Hopecore books
For when things seem hopeless. We can always try again and again ❤️
This list is a community project, I asked in the club and received multiple suggestions which I then added onto a list: fiction and nonfiction, fantasy, contemporary, sci-fi, the main theme is just hope. Some people said their recommendation might not fit very well but I added it anyways.
Also, in the og post, I mentioned The Good Place and if people have recommendations tending to that, so some books are related to that.
created by owlibrary
last updated February, 2026
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This is just what I need right now <3 I was literally about to message you on a different app asking if you had any recs for books like this but you beat me to it!
So glad I could provide that to you!! 🥰 Also please never hesitate to reach out to me, I'll gladly offer my companionship
Thanks ❤️
Also! I haven't finished it yet but I think John Green's The Anthropocene Reviewed might make a good addition to this list. I'm about half way through the audiobook right now and something about the way he talks about big and small and hard and silly things feels like a lovely sense of perspective to me in the face of despair.
thank you so much!!! i waited for this one, I'm sure it's going to be wonderful 🥰🥰🥰
This is so cool! I saw your post and was really excited to see how it turned out! I think I remember you mentioning The Lord of the Rings in your post as an example, I think it'd do really well on this list!
Thank you for your suggestion! I added it. I was unsure of whether I should add it to the list because nobody else said anything about it so I thought maybe it's just me thinking that.
I love this!
Don't know if you'd consider it a good fit, but 1632 by Eric Flint always hits that hopeful vibe, at least to me.(The rest of the series, while good, does get a ad darker)
Thank you for the recommendation, added it!
Oh my gosh I forgot about Little Weirds. What a book! That's some hopecore right there..
