The Comfort Book: A Hug In Book Form

Without having read Matt Haig’s previous works, one might expect his new title The Comfort Book to be more of a methodical, sequenced explainer of how to give oneself comfort. Instead, the reader is met with what Haig calls “little islands of hope”; a collection of different stories – some spanning two pages, others simply one sentence – all written to instil a sense of ease and solace in the reader. Due to the format, the first 50 pages can feel slightly disjointed but once you are fully engrossed, every page of Haig’s smooth prose will inspire you to think. Whether it is about fitting in, facing one’s demons or happiness itself, each short anecdote, quote or simple sentence does just what the book aims to do: give comfort.

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