theharbourreader's Reviews (73)

Sense and Sensibility

Jane Austen

4.25

emotional funny lighthearted reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen

4.5

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Anne of Green Gables

L.M. Montgomery

4.5

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Little Women

Louisa May Alcott

4.5

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Comfort Book

Matt Haig

4.25

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

This isn’t a book you read in one sitting - or if you do, it won’t be in the way you read a novel. The Comfort Book is a companion. A patchwork of thoughts, quotes, affirmations, and little reminders that it’s okay to feel lost, okay to need gentleness, okay to begin again.

I reached for this on a quiet afternoon, when everything felt just a little bit too much - and I’m glad I did. It doesn’t try to be profound or polished. It’s not hiding behind big ideas. Instead, it offers a steady voice in the dark. A hand on your shoulder. A reminder that being human is messy and hard, and that we’re allowed to sit with that truth without fixing it all at once.

Some entries resonated deeply. Others drifted by more softly, like clouds - not untrue, just not meant for me in that moment. But I think that’s part of the beauty: The Comfort Book meets you where you are, and will likely meet you differently next time.

It’s the kind of book I’ll keep by my bedside, or in my bag for train journeys, or next to the kettle on quiet mornings. A collection of comforts - imperfect, but offered with care.