General Fiction - Nice Reads - Christchurch City Libraries
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Enjoyable and engaging reads with interesting stories, charming characters and transporting language. Depicting the ups and downs of everyday life with depth and warmth, you'll find narratives rich with meaning here, and always a hopeful note to end on. Simply put, these are books you'll love spending time with, ones that you'll breeze through while also not wanting them to end. A Christchurch City Libraries list.
For lovers of the Thelma and Louise trope, this book centers around Tanner, a college dropout with limited options, who takes up the position of live-in carer, and Louise, an elderly lady who has more than her fair share of mysterious…
After a bit of a wakeup call, Amanda decides to quit her safe, deathly boring job, and try her hand at all of the jobs she's ever fantasized about doing. Now her life is filled with a host of exciting encounters with thrilling people and…
A joyous coming of age story ultimately about human connection, tender moments, loss, and determination. 'True Biz' focuses on two students and the headmistress at a deaf boarding school and the cultural complexity of being deaf in a…
This is a quirky and charming story of the unlikely friendship formed between a 70-year-old widow and the giant octopus at the aquarium where she works as a night cleaner. Told in alternating chapters from the perspectives of Tova the…
A heartfelt read about love, grief, and reconnecting with parents. Smith's writing is instantly captivating, filled with interesting characters and settings that feel so alive. This story focuses on a daughter's journey of connecting with…
A touching story about questioning the choices you've made in life and wondering what you would change if you could. Alice is about to turn 40, sitting by her ailing father's hospital bed when she suddenly finds herself transported back to…
Iona commutes every day, and every day she sees the same people, who she gives names to but doesn't speak to. Then one day one of these characters needs assistance, and suddenly a chain reaction is kicked off that means this group of…
A beautiful humble story of a friendship forged through art and healing. A tale of two men with a playful idea to create intricate crop circle art late at night near London. Myers constructs a strong story layered with depth and prose,…
The sisterly bond between teenage triplets with wholly unique voices elevates this tale of the search for justice. In the tiny town of Bourne, plagued by illness and defects caused by pollution from a chemical plant, Mab, Monday and…
This story is pure magic: sweet friendship, musings of old memories, and adventures that can renew once lost connections. A story of two friends who haven't spoken since high school find themselves reunited to hike the trail they once…
Take a sleepless 48-hour stroll through Marseille with 'Three O'Clock in the Morning,' a tender and moving story of a father and son reunited. 18-year-old Antonio has traveled with his father to the French port city to undergo testing for…
Inventive and philosophical with a touch of magical realism, Ruth Ozeki's first novel since 'A Tale for the Time Being' is quite a long one, but absolutely worth the effort. After Benny's father dies, the objects in his house begin talking…
An uplifting, quirky story about ordinary people and a crime that didn't go according to plan. A failed bank robber holds an apartment full of people hostage, this story will have you laughing, crying, and thinking about it long after…
An absolutely magical read, where the realities and minutiae of life are put into real perspective with compassion, imagination and more than a few reminders to live in the present. Haig explores what makes life worth living and poses the…
Set in the Boston summer of 1997 and headed by an endearing protagonist to root for, 'Writers and Lovers' is a witty, introspective and romantic portrait of a woman on the brink of truly starting her life. Reeling from the sudden loss of…
A quirky little book about a cafe that serves more than just coffee, offering time travel with only one rule: you must be back before the coffee gets cold. Toshikazu creates fun, unique stories with strange characters and interesting life…
This is a delightful read set in Tokyo where we meet Keiko Furukura who is anything but your ordinary protagonist. Keiko loves her job at the convenience store but struggles to live her life outside of its four walls and without the store…
Arthur Pepper has been living a simple regular life since his wife passed away. But on the anniversary of Miriams death, Arthur finds a bracelet that he never knew Miriam owned. Arthur sets off on a life changing adventure that takes him…
