Comforts

[primroseburrows]

ari_o asks a wonderful question about our comfort books, books we read when we're needy. I'm shamelessly gacking it for my own curiosity.

So...what are your comfort books? Y'know, the ones you turn to when you're sick, or tired, or depressed, or stressed out,or just want to bury yourself in something that's not directly connected to your life? Those ones, those books that never cease to comfort.

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[ex-mommybir.livejournal.com]

In This House of Brede.
The Shining
Julian of Norwich (for times of *really* low spirits)
Deidre Bair's biography of Anais Nin, lately--open it anywhere, fall in
Oh, there must be more, but I can't think. I love fiction.

[primroseburrows.livejournal.com]

Believe it or not, I have never read The Shining. I have no idea why. I think I keep seeing the Kubrick thing when I think of picking it up. It'll happen, though, hopefully.

[ex-mommybir.livejournal.com]

There is no comparison between Kubrick's film and the novel. They are not even telling the same story, IMO. Read the book. You love Stevie--I think The Shining is one of his best works.