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Light but not (too) dumb
This is an eclectic list of books to read when you're just not in the mood for something heavy or overly depressing, but don't want a lot of eye-rolling moments either. It can be a thriller, romance, chick-lit, family saga, memoir, non-fiction, or anything else that's enjoyable and easy to read.

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Bridget Jones's Diary
Bridget Jones's Diary
by Helen Fielding 18 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
2
White Oleander
White Oleander
by Janet Fitch (Goodreads author) 13 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
3
Water for Elephants
Water for Elephants
by Sara Gruen 12 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
4
High Fidelity
High Fidelity
by Nick Hornby 11 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
5
The Eyre Affair
The Eyre Affair
by Jasper Fforde 11 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
7
Little Children
Little Children
by Tom Perrotta 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
8
The Firm
The Firm
by John Grisham 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
9
The Nanny Diaries
The Nanny Diaries
by Emma McLaughlin, Nicola Kraus 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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The Da Vinci Code
The Da Vinci Code
by Dan Brown 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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I Don't Know How She Does It
I Don't Know How She Does It
by Allison Pearson 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
12
About a Boy
About a Boy
by Nick Hornby 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
13
The Time Traveler's Wife
The Time Traveler's Wife
by Audrey Niffenegger (Goodreads author) 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
14
A Long Way Down
A Long Way Down
by Nick Hornby 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
15
My Sister's Keeper
My Sister's Keeper
by Jodi Picoult 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
16
Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables
by L.M. Montgomery, Jennifer Lee Carrell (Goodreads author) (Afterword) 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
17
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
by Stephen Chbosky 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
17
Love Walked In
Love Walked In
by Marisa de los Santos 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
19
The Hundred Secret Senses
The Hundred Secret Senses
by Amy Tan 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
20
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
by Ann Brashares 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
20
I Know This Much Is True
I Know This Much Is True
by Wally Lamb 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
20
The Center of Everything: A Novel
The Center of Everything: A Novel
by Laura Moriarty 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
23
Love Story
Love Story
by Erich Segal 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
24
Circle of Friends
Circle of Friends
by Maeve Binchy 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
25
Revolutionary Road
Revolutionary Road
by Richard Yates 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
26
The Book Thief
The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
27
The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible As Literally As Possible
The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble...
by A.J. Jacobs 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
28
The Big Over Easy
The Big Over Easy
by Jasper Fforde 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
29
The Septembers of Shiraz
The Septembers of Shiraz
by Dalia Sofer 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
30
Welcome to the World, Baby Girl!: A Novel
Welcome to the World, Baby Girl!: A Novel
by Fannie Flagg 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
31
How to Be Good
How to Be Good
by Nick Hornby 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
32
On Love: A Novel
On Love: A Novel
by Alain de Botton (Goodreads author) 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
33
Joe College
Joe College
by Tom Perrotta 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
34
Timeline
Timeline
by Michael Crichton 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
35
Marjorie Morningstar
Marjorie Morningstar
by Herman Wouk 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
36
The Future Homemakers of America
The Future Homemakers of America
by Laurie Graham 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
37
No Way to Treat a First Lady: A Novel
No Way to Treat a First Lady: A Novel
by Christopher Buckley 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
38
Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park
by Michael Crichton, Daniel Yagolkolwski (Translator) 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
39
Inamorata
Inamorata
by Joseph Gangemi (Goodreads author) 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
40
Mortified: Real Words. Real People. Real Pathetic.
Mortified: Real Words. Real People. Real Pathetic.
by David Nadelberg (editor ) 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
41
The Pleasure of My Company: A Novel
The Pleasure of My Company: A Novel
by Steve Martin 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
42
The Runaway Jury
The Runaway Jury
by John Grisham 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
43
The Ten-Year Nap
The Ten-Year Nap
by Meg Wolitzer 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
44
Then We Came to the End
Then We Came to the End
by Joshua Ferris 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
45
High Fidelity
High Fidelity
by Nick Hornby 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
45
The Moon-Spinners
The Moon-Spinners
by Mary Stewart 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
47
Flavor of the Month
Flavor of the Month
by Olivia Goldsmith 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
48
The Glass Lake
The Glass Lake
by Maeve Binchy 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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The Pact: A Love Story
The Pact: A Love Story
by Jodi Picoult 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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Election
Election
by Tom Perrotta 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
51
The Amateur Marriage: A Novel
The Amateur Marriage: A Novel
by Anne Tyler 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
52
Drowning Ruth
Drowning Ruth
by Christina Schwarz (Goodreads author) 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
53
Light a Penny Candle
Light a Penny Candle
by Maeve Binchy 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
54
Before and After: A Novel
Before and After: A Novel
by Rosellen Brown 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
55
Final Payments
Final Payments
by Mary Gordon 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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Seven Blessings: A Novel
Seven Blessings: A Novel
by Ruchama King Feuerman 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
57
Moloka'i
Moloka'i
by Alan Brennert 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
57
Snobs
Snobs
by Julian Fellowes 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
59
Q and A
Q and A
by Vikas Swarup 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
59
Love among the Walnuts
Love among the Walnuts
by Jean Ferris 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
59
A Royal Pain
A Royal Pain
by Rhys Bowen 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
62
Someone to Run With: A Novel
Someone to Run With: A Novel
by David Grossman 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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The Zig Zag Kid
The Zig Zag Kid
by David Grossman 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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Partners in Crime
Partners in Crime
by Agatha Christie 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
65
Kick Me: Adventures in Adolescence
Kick Me: Adventures in Adolescence
by Paul Feig 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
65
Montmorency: Thief, Liar, Gentleman?
Montmorency: Thief, Liar, Gentleman?
by Eleanor Updale 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
65
Teen Idol
Teen Idol
by Meg Cabot 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
65
Solos
Solos
by Kitty Burns Florey 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
70
Liberating Paris: A Novel
Liberating Paris: A Novel
by Linda Bloodworth Thomason 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
70
Superstud: Or How I Became a 24-Year-Old Virgin
Superstud: Or How I Became a 24-Year-Old Virgin
by Paul Feig 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
70
Twilight
Twilight
by Stephenie Meyer 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
73
Midwives
Midwives
by Chris Bohjalian (Goodreads author) 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
73
New Moon
New Moon
by Stephenie Meyer 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
75
King Dork
King Dork
by Frank Portman 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
75
Eclipse
Eclipse
by Stephenie Meyer 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
77
Breaking Dawn
Breaking Dawn
by Stephenie Meyer 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
78
Just Here Trying to Save a Few Lives: Tales of Life and Death from the ER
Just Here Trying to Save a Few Lives: Tales of ...
by Pamela Grim 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
78
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
by J.K. Rowling 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
80
Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress
Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress
by Susan Jane Gilman 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
80
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
by J.K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré (Illustrator) 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
82
The Wife
The Wife
by Meg Wolitzer 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
82
Thumbsucker
Thumbsucker
by Walter Kirn 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
82
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
by J.K. Rowling 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
85
One True Thing: A Novel
One True Thing: A Novel
by Anna Quindlen 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
85
Unaccustomed Earth
Unaccustomed Earth
by Jhumpa Lahiri 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
85
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
by J.K. Rowling 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
88
For the Sake of Elena
For the Sake of Elena
by Elizabeth George 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
88
Quiet, Please: Dispatches From A Public Librarian
Quiet, Please: Dispatches From A Public Librarian
by Scott Douglas (Goodreads author) 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
88
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
by J.K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré (Illustrator) 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
91
Saving Fish from Drowning: A Novel
Saving Fish from Drowning: A Novel
by Amy Tan 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
91
10th Grade: A Novel
10th Grade: A Novel
by Joseph Weisberg 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
91
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
by J.K. Rowling 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
94
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
by J.K. Rowling 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
95
Outlander
Outlander
by Diana Gabaldon 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
95
Death on Demand
Death on Demand
by Carolyn Hart 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
97
The Treatment
The Treatment
by Daniel Menaker 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
98
The War Between the Tates
The War Between the Tates
by Alison Lurie 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
98
The Mind-Body Problem
The Mind-Body Problem
by Rebecca Goldstein 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
100
Sister of My Heart: A Novel
Sister of My Heart: A Novel
by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (Goodreads author) 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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message 1: by Stephanie (new)

985619 I was surprised by some of the books here. Tis list is supposed to be for not-too-heavy books. And, for example, The Book Theif for me was a really thought-provoking and powerful book. Anything that takes place in Nazi Germany isn't light. And My Sister's Keeper wasn't light either.

Right. So my point? None.
I hope I wasn't an annoyance. I suppose I just wished to express my dissagreement. And I suppose that would be my point.

Right. Have a good day.


message 2: by Kate (new)

1490915 White Oleander is "light"??


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