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You can fight the blues in different ways: eat chocolate, drink alcohol, or go for a walk. But still, the most effective, useful and proven way is a good and funny book. We have collected for you 10 humorous, ironic and simply kind and cheerful books that will dispel your bad mood.

1. "Naive. Super" Erlend Lu



The novel "Naive. Super" by the Norwegian writer Erlend Lu is his most famous book. It is written from the perspective of a 30-year-old hero who is going through a “midlife crisis.” The book was translated into almost 20 languages, and was enthusiastically received in Russia. This ironically restrained and charming novel is akin to “naive” painting. At first glance, everything is funny and simple, but just look closely - the details, despite the apparent simplicity, are drawn out masterfully and accurately, and the plot itself is touching and smart.

2. “The plumber, his cat, his wife and other details” Slava Se



The main character is a nondescript, strong man, whose male loneliness smells like a hamster that lives under his bathtub, and is carried away by sad, unapproachable women who easily give out kisses. He is the only plumber in the entire Baltics who plays in the theater, knows how to grow onions in the window and fry meat, and writes a blog on LiveJournal. The reader has to find out who it is – Slava Se himself, his hero, and whether he really is Slava Se.

3. "Heaven Is Out There" by Fannie Flagg



Life is still a strange thing. As soon as the tireless Elner found herself on a fig tree, where she climbed for ripe fruits, literally a second later she was already communicating with the inhabitants of Paradise and with the Lord God himself. While Elmer is having heavenly conversations, a real doomsday begins on Earth. Her boyfriend ended up in a ditch with his truck, her niece fainted, and her neighbor suddenly started studying the Bible. Looking at what is happening, the Lord comes to the conclusion that while it is too early for Eamer to go to heaven, let him deal with earthly affairs first.

As a result, it turns out that heaven is among the people we love and who need our help. Fannie Flagg's new novel is further proof that she was sent to Earth to write good and wonderful books, in which there is not an ounce of falsehood.

4. "The Book of Deceptions" by Martha Ketro



The heroes of this book take deception more than seriously. For them, this is a kind of creative act and a means of strengthening such a fragile reality. They consider the path of the Liar to be the only true path and valiant path for the artist. But the time comes and each of them understands that the most ordinary self-deception has become the main thing of her whole life. In fact, they are all trying to extract the soul from the darkness of despair and lull their wounded pride. And it is precisely because of this that they write this damned book in the hope that the time will come when they will be able to escape through green grass or white snow to where there is no pain.

5. "Eat, Pray, Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert


This book is about how sometimes you find joy where you don’t expect to find it, and how you shouldn’t look for happiness where it cannot be found by definition. “A modern book about a modern woman, for whom eating, praying, loving means enjoying life,” critics wrote about this book.

6. "Year of the Hare" by Arto Paasilinna

The plot of the book begins with the Helsinki journalist Vatanen accidentally hitting a hare with his car. He feels sorry for the unfortunate animal, he leaves the car and, together with the hare, goes on an exciting journey around Finland. From that day on, the journalist decided to end everything that made up his life. This is how the main character gains complete freedom.

7. “Waffle Heart” by Maria Parr



The book "Waffle Heart" was the debut of the young Norwegian writer Maria Parr. Critics have already called her the new Astrid Lindgren. The book was enthusiastically received in Sweden, France, Poland, Germany, and in the Netherlands the novel received the Silver Pencil Award.

The book describes just a year in the life of two little residents of Shchepki-Matilda Bay - 9-year-old Trille (his face is the story), and his classmate and neighbor Lena. But this year contains an unimaginable number of touching, funny and dangerous adventures and events. The idealistic life on a Norwegian farm is disrupted by dramatic circumstances, but not destroyed. But friendship is stronger.

8. "A Dog's Life" by Peter Mayle



The book is written from the perspective of the dog Boy - a pure paranoid, suffering from delusions of grandeur, which is organically combined with a delusion of persecution. True, all this manifests itself only when it is beneficial to him. Combat as a writer is a cross between Eeyore and Proust. He is self-sufficient and at the same time prone to slander. In the book, quotes from the works of great sages are interspersed with dog topics, and references to Machiavelli and Voltaire are adjacent to advice on how to protect paws and tails from clumsy people under the dinner table.

9. "Apricot Blossom" by Bi Xiaosheng



The Chinese romance novel "The Blossom of Apricot" is a controversial book. On the one hand, this is an ironic anecdotal story about the adventures of a young man who got hold of a miraculous drug that stimulates male power, and immediately acquired 12 wives. But there is another side to this book. This is a book about intimate life, about passion, which occupies a significant part in human life. This novel can easily be considered erotic reading.

10. “About Fedot the Sagittarius, a daring fellow” Leonid Filatov



“About Fedot the Sagittarius, a daring fellow” is a real pearl of the literary heritage of the great Russian actor Leonid Filatov. The author of witty, elegant and satirical comedies has played with classic literary plots in a new way. The play, every word of which many are ready to quote by heart, is interesting and relevant today.

“The Tale of Fedot the Archer, a Daring Young Man” is a fairy tale in verse, the most famous poetic work of Leonid Filatov, written in 1985. Many performances were staged based on it in various theaters in Russia and the CIS, as well as films and cartoons. The video recording of Filatov’s solo performance will not leave anyone indifferent.

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1. Alternating between sadness and happiness is important for motivation.

Psychologists from the University of Ghent (Belgium) found that those whose mood changed from sad to happy throughout the day were more enthusiastic at work (unlike those who remained in the same mood throughout the day). In their opinion, this proves the importance of emotional switching to maintain rhythm. “We need to understand that stressful events, such as conflicts with colleagues, mistakes and disruptions, are an inevitable part of the work process,” the researchers say. “Negative experiences spur people to action and keep them focused.”

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2. Accept your sadness and it will bother you less.

Sometimes we are more concerned not with the emotions themselves, but with the fact that they seem wrong and inappropriate to us. Psychologist Gloria Luong and her colleagues surveyed 365 college students about how they felt about positive and negative emotions. Then, for three weeks, the researchers observed them and recorded how certain emotions affected their psychological state. In general, most young people showed the expected consequences of emotions (for example, complaining of fatigue and headaches due to depression, and, conversely, not noticing them when they were uplifted). But it turned out that those who treated negative emotions calmly suffered less from them. And those who were angry with themselves because they were depressed experienced even greater decline in energy.

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3. Sometimes it's good to have a good cry.

In some cases, instead of holding back the tears that come to your eyes, you should let them spill out. In an experiment by American psychologist Lauren Bylsma, 97 female students, over the course of one to two months, noted in their diaries episodes when they could not hold back their tears. 60% reported that their mood did not change after crying. But 30% admitted that they felt better. Moreover, the stronger (but not longer) the crying attack was, the greater the relief that followed.

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4. We are more persuasive when we are sad.

Psychologists from the University of South Wales (Australia) showed volunteers short films to make them feel sad or cheerful. They were then asked to come up with arguments to convince an imaginary interlocutor of their point of view on a controversial issue. This experiment was repeated several times, and always those who were in a bad mood offered more convincing arguments. According to the authors, sadness motivates people to be more focused and cautious.

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5. Mild depression helps you feel better about the emotions of others.

When depressed, a person often feels lonely and disconnected from the world around them. But psychologists at Queens University in Canada found that mild depression actually increased the ability to recognize people's emotions in photographs in which only the eyes were visible. However, there is one caveat: depression is usually accompanied by low self-esteem, and people susceptible to it cannot always correctly interpret other people's emotions (for example, thinking that others are angry with them or are judging them).

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6. Bad mood does not reduce mental acuity

Is it possible to work regardless of your mood? Psychologists at Goldsmiths University (UK) asked participants in their study to perform various intellectual tests for concentration, memory and speed of information processing over five days. Every day before starting work, participants filled out a questionnaire about their mood. Productivity and mood scores fluctuated throughout the study, but overall there was no connection between them. In other words, a bad mood had no effect on the functioning of the mind.

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7. Sadness stimulates analytical thinking.

In an experiment by Dutch psychologists, business students listened to instructions and a motivational speech from their tutor via video link. In one case, the curator spoke in a confident and cheerful voice, smiled and radiated joy with his whole appearance, in the other, on the contrary, he looked preoccupied and upset. Those students who listened to the curator's parting words in a good mood performed better when completing creativity tasks. But those who saw the second recording performed better on analytical thinking games.

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8. Sadness makes us more attentive.

Australian psychologists also found that people in a depressed mood are more attentive to inconsistencies in information. Researchers showed volunteers a film about a traffic accident, and then some of them were asked to remember sad events from their lives. After a while, they were asked questions about the film, which included tricks (for example, “did you notice the fireman with the hose?”). Those who were reminded of events associated with feelings of sadness were more likely to identify the catch and were generally more accurate.

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9. When we're sad, it's harder to fool us.

The same scientists found that sad people are better at identifying liars by facial expressions, gestures and other signs. Study participants were shown videos of people testifying about the theft. Some of them told the truth, others lied. Those who had watched films with sad endings before the experiment were more likely than others to point out the deceivers.

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10. Sadness is a sign of a meaningful life

They say that only a fool is always happy. An American survey published in 2013 found that those who felt their lives were meaningful were also more likely to experience anxiety, stress and worry. “People who sacrifice their pleasure in order to do something constructive for society make an important contribution to its development,” says psychologist Roy Baumeister. “We must encourage people to act despite the possibility of losing peace and momentary happiness.”

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Target lesson: the influence of a bad mood not only on a person’s behavior, but also on his creativity.

Lesson objectives:

  • show, using the example of the works of M.Yu. Lermontov and N.A. Nekrasov, how a bad mood can be transformed into talented poetry;
  • teach behavioral techniques so that a bad mood does not develop into depression;
  • develop communicative UUD:

A) learn to participate in dialogue in the classroom and in life situations;

B) teach to listen and understand others.

Epigraph to the lesson: “Life is short: Break the rules - Goodbye quickly - Kiss slowly - Love sincerely - Laugh uncontrollably.” (Chinese wisdom)

Lesson equipment: photos of students in a bad mood, portraits and poems by M.Yu. Lermontov and N.A. Nekrasov, computer presentation, printed assignments.

During the classes

1. Announcement of the purpose of the lesson by the teacher.

Today is a very unusual lesson for you: we will talk not just about a bad mood, but about what poets wrote at moments when they were in a bad mood. Let us dwell in more detail on the work of M.Yu. Lermontov and N.A. Nekrasov. First, let’s find out what kind of mood we call bad and what words can be used to describe it.

Torment, suffering. sadness, sadness, melancholy, mental discomfort, loss of strength, depression, depression, moral weakness, tearfulness, tearfulness, whining, indifference, emptiness, feelings of guilt (your own or a loved one’s, no matter whom, even God), boringly unhappy, everything is disgusting , gloominess, despondency and, finally, poisoned joy.

Slide 2. (Roden’s sculpture “The Thinker”)

Teacher: I will console you with the fact that a bad mood is a completely normal state of a civilized person. And the more civilized we are, the richer for us - in content, theme, intensity and significance - is a bad mood. Let's try to figure this out. And subtle experts on the human soul and their own experiences - poets - will help us.

Now let's try to describe, with the help of poets, some of the nuances of a bad mood.

Reading poems by M.Yu. Lermontov:

  1. “Loneliness” p.45.
  2. “We parted…” p.162–163.
  3. “Both boring and sad...” p.185.
  4. “Duma” p.168.
  5. “Farewell, unwashed Russia...” pp. 213–214.

Teacher: This poem was written in 1841, when Lermontov was traveling to the Caucasus into exile, offended by the whole world.

“Unwashed Russia” is dense, backward, lazy and, of course, dirty. In general, completely unpresentable. But was Lermontov right when he called Russia “unwashed”? Princess Anna Yaroslavna, daughter of Yaroslav the Wise, married King Henry I of France in 1051. And then she wrote to her father in horror that Paris is a very dirty city, the French are very unclean, they have no idea about regular washing, they wash in tubs, and there is no sewerage system at all - waste products pour out of pots directly onto the streets, aromatize in sewers ditches.

The princess’s surprise at the morals of the Parisians is understandable - in Kyiv, even the most seedy courtyard was equipped with appropriate amenities (a traditional booth over a pit), and slop did not flow through the streets. Well, as for regular washing, baths appeared in Rus' long before Anna and were used with enviable consistency.

N.A. Nekrasov’s poems about Russia are also full of sadness. He was burdened by serfdom in his homeland. Therefore, it is difficult to read his poems: not in terms of reading technique, but in terms of content.

Reading poetry by N.A. Nekrasov:

1. “Motherland” pp. 29–30.

2.”Uncompressed strip” pp. 51–52.

3.”Yesterday, at about six o’clock…” p. 36.

Both N.A. Nekrasov and M.Yu. Lermontov are in a bad mood. But what do you think causes this mood?

Pain for the fate of the people.

Unhappy love.

Character properties.

For example, the poet Apukhtin invented (erected) a statue of Melancholy for himself and dedicated poems to it. Alexander Blok created a Beautiful Lady in his imagination. and dedicated poems to her. Poets feel differently than we do. They have a very vulnerable soul, their nervous system is constantly agitated, their senses are heightened. That's why their poems are sad. They melt their bad mood into poetry.

Here are more lines from the eastern poet Omar Khayyam:

The flow of times is harsh, danger is everywhere
I am wounded and expect more and more wounds.
In the garden of creatures I am a shriveled rose.
The heart is drenched in blood, like a tulip.

Bad mood... But is it always bad? Probably not. If only because, by changing the passage of time, it forces a person to look back at himself, evaluate everything and re-evaluate it again. A bad mood makes people whose hearts have not dried up into philosophers and introduces them to human wisdom, leavened by the suffering of the soul.

Here's another Omar Khayyam:

Learn all the secrets of wisdom! - And there?
Arrange your world in your own way! - And there?
Live carefree until you are a hundred years old and happy...
You will miraculously last until two hundred! - And there? ...

But aren’t the poems of “offended by the whole world” poets always sad? In their sadness there is a lot of joy, a bright feeling. A bad mood is a cloud, a cloud on the horizon of our soul, under which there is always a bright, warm, gentle sun!

Slide 5 (portrait of Varenka Lopukhina)

Reading poems by M.Yu. Lermontov:

1. “Why” p. 197.

2. “Sadness in my songs...” p.137.

3. Motherland” p. 207.

Reading poetry by N.A. Nekrasov:

Slide 6 (portraits of Panaeva and Zinaida Nekrasova)

“I don’t like your irony...” p. 41.

“Zine” p. 230.

“I’m in such a sad mood today” p. 53.

Amazing poems! They are a celebration of love!

People of art create masterpieces. Well, we, mere mortals, how can we live in moments when we are in a bad mood? How can we protect our psyche? First, a little history:

... The ancient Egyptians were deep and subtle psychologists: doctors, clairvoyants, and, of course, priests. Wall stone writings of Luxor and the tombs of the pharaohs, their wives and priests preserved the classification of human experiences, including “bad mood”. According to the four elements - cold, heat, dryness and humidity, bad mood occurs accordingly

“cold” (dullness, grayness, alienation, orphanhood, etc.)

“hot” (irritability, anger, tearfulness without tears, whining, self-deprecation, sadness, guilt)

“dry” (lost taste, decreased appetite, insomnia, discomfort, lethargy)

“wet” (tearfulness, wet eyes, tearfulness - tears flow in streams for no reason)

When a “bad mood” consisted of different combinations, the ancients characterized this condition as a disease and the person was sent to priests or clairvoyants who would help figure out who caused the evil.

Knowledge about “bad mood” came to Europe not only from Egypt, but also from the ancient Chinese, Tibetans and Japanese. Their teaching dealt with “low” and “high” moods. Scientists came to the view of the asymmetry of our experiences only in the 60s of the 20th century. That is, after 6 thousand years. Now the science of functional asymmetry is rapidly developing.

When we are in a bad mood, we are overcome by fear or anxiety. When a person is simultaneously tormented by both fear and anxiety, this is depression. Depression is a disease. Depression paralyzes the will and suppresses pain sensitivity, sometimes to such an extent that a person becomes like a stone. Bad mood and depression are two different things. You cannot allow yourself to become depressed. Before moving on to specific practical tips, i.e. To answer the question: what to do?, when we are in a “bad mood”, let’s touch on another aspect of this phenomenon. Sometimes we are surrounded by people who are gloomy, gloomy, grumpy or grumpy. Thank God that not everyone is like that! At first glance, you might think that these creatures are constantly in a bad mood. No need to rush to conclusions! The fact is that “gloomy, grumpy” people most often do not know what a “bad mood” is, because they take it out on their neighbors, transferring their unpleasant emotions to them. Very often, a “bad mood” turns out to be a mask behind which a person hides his aggressiveness. Thus, a bad mood can be considered in some cases as a character trait.

Now write on the sheets of paper offered to you what makes you feel good?

What lifts your spirits?

Trips;

Drawing;

Communication;

Fragrances;

2 students count notes and announce the results

Reflection. What can cause a bad mood?

Pain for the fate of the people, for loved ones;

Unhappy love;

Character traits;

Failures in studies, unwillingness to obey the rules of life.

How to cheer up? You have already answered.

How important it is to rejoice
Even in small things,
How important it is to hold back
So as not to send everyone to hell!
How important it is to find the good
Yes, where he is not,
How important it is to meet with a smile
And on a cloudy day dawn!

Essay-discussion on the topic “Bad mood” based on the text by Ilyin

All people know that the world we live in is far from ideal. There is a lot of hatred and anger in it, so we are not comfortable with each other: we walk with caution and often expect a trip from our neighbor, not help. This happened because we do not know how to pacify hatred either in ourselves or in the people around us. The philosopher I. Ilyin writes about this problem.

He compares sympathy and antipathy to rays that penetrate the human soul and carry a certain emotional charge. When the sun of goodness gently shines on us, we feel good and calm. When the black rays of mistrust and misunderstanding gather around us, we feel bad, even if we move away from the conflict and the person creating it. This negative emotion remains with us as a weight on our hearts, which is not so easy to throw off.

The author offers a rather difficult, but the only possible way to solve this problem: one must respond to anger with goodness. Often we ourselves are to blame for the fact that a person has become our enemy. Perhaps we accidentally touched him, perhaps he is so persecuted by the circumstances of his difficult life that he hates the whole world. In any case, any enmity may be partly our fault. Therefore, in response to unmotivated aggression, we must say a kind word, because people become bitter because they do not hear it. Love disarms them, who are not accustomed to mercy and compassion. In addition, this approach to conflicts will not leave an unpleasant burden and sediment on the soul, we will not stain it with hatred. I completely agree with the author, since I have read more than once about friendship and enmity in books and I know what the power of good and the poison of evil are.

As an example, I can cite A. S. Pushkin’s novel “The Captain’s Daughter.” The main character meets with Pugachev, a dangerous rebel who spares no one and has no mercy on anyone. He has dozens of deaths to his name; Grinev would have suffered the same fate, but he was able to evaluate Pugachev’s actions as a human being, without class prejudices. Peter could not help Pugachev because of the oath, but he understood the revolutionary’s motives, sympathized with him, but did not betray his idea. For this decent attitude, the rebel did not kill the nobleman: thanks to Petrusha’s kindness, he was able to defeat the fierce beast within himself.

As a second argument, I would like to cite Lermontov’s novel “A Hero of Our Time.” In it, the heroes did not forgive each other for their insults, and as a result, the enmity ended in a duel. Pechorin deliberately provoked his friend to meanness, and Grushnitsky went mad with jealousy and committed this meanness. They both tried to fight back and respond to anger with anger. All this led to a shameful outcome, but if only a little understanding had been shown, the fatal consequences of hostility could have been avoided.

Perhaps we are not given the opportunity to change the world for the better and eradicate its vices. However, each of us has the power not to make it worse, at least. If we fight hatred, at least within ourselves, we will not make the world an evil place, and this is already a lot.

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When we are in a bad mood, our energy potential is noticeably weakened, and we are sometimes unable to sensibly assess our condition and make effective decisions.

In a modern, dynamic world, the real causes of a bad mood can be external stimuli. In this case, we resort to external “auxiliary” tools, such as music, movies, books, communication with friends, playing sports, etc.

We regularly buy various motivational literature and re-read those books that we find in our home library, but we do not always think about the invaluable help that such a source of information could provide. Let's look at what benefits a book can bring if you have...

Book therapy as a remedy for bad mood

Book therapy is a complement to psychological treatment that includes appropriate books and other written materials, usually intended for reading outside of psychotherapy sessions. The purpose of book therapy- expand understanding of the reader’s specific problem that requires treatment or in-depth study.

Written materials often help to optimally analyze and synthesize information, thanks to which a person is able to sensibly assess his mental state. The ability to “read” your problem in a similar way allows you not only to cope with a stressful situation, but also to optimally improve your mood.

Psychological or fiction - what to choose

Many studies show that most of the population primarily turns to books, namely psychological and fiction, for psychological help. But what is the difference between them and how to choose the right book that best suits your mood?

The influence of psychological literature on mood

If you don’t see a way out of a difficult life situation, don’t know how to cope with stress or depressive disorders, or need advice from a professional psychologist or doctor, then it’s better to choose book on practical psychology.

A book on practical psychology should provide you with advice on those issues and aspects that currently interest you most. Also, such manuals show real examples from the lives of people who coped with a similar situation.

pay attention to author's qualifications, his experience working with real people, find reviews of his research in the field. It should be taken into account that authors with academic backgrounds in psychology have often conducted actual research in the field of human relationships and have real, not actual, experience.

Also unconditionally popular are authors specializing in the field of NLP, Feng Shui and esotericism. Their books contain a lot of positive and motivating information.

Here are several publications on psychology that will help you cheer up and overcome difficulties of any kind:

  • .A guide for those who want to improve family relationships. The author is a specialist in the field of anthropology.
  • . The manual belongs to a qualified teacher, researcher in the field of cognitive psychology. Written for those who want to learn how to make decisions quickly.
  • . The authors of the book are certified psychologists. The book is based on many years of experience working with clients who suffered from codependency and codependent relationships, who are unable to express their feelings and who suffer from shyness and fear of communication.
  • . The author is a well-known master in the field of Feng Shui and positive psychology. The book is addressed to those who strive to believe in themselves, their strengths, and learn to fulfill their desires.
  • . The author is an NLP master, trainer. The book teaches how to meet every day with a positive mood, how to achieve career heights, and how to find happiness in your personal life.

The influence of fiction on a person's mood

Today, experts in the field of pedagogy and psycholinguistics have proven that fiction is capable of significantly influencing the reader’s consciousness, changing or cultivating certain values, and creating guidelines for self-development. In works of art, a person is depicted in different guises: in the form of internal dialogue and in the form of dialogue with other people, in impulsive actions and actions. Consequently, fiction is a source of self-knowledge and influence on mood.

If you want to plunge into the world of fantasy, adventure, and find answers to exciting questions through the prism of literary characters and their problems, choose books from the “fiction” section.

What principles should you follow when choosing a book for your mood?

  1. Focus on your preferences: consider the genre, volume of the book, And subject matter, which would help reveal and analyze your life situation.
  2. Unfortunately, not every bookstore consultant is well versed in literature. In this case, online libraries and forums can help you, where you can read reviews of the selected book.
  3. Read a work based on the plot your favorite movie was made. It will be interesting for you to follow what was included in the film script, and what remained only in the book.
  4. If you have suffered mental trauma, try not to look for something “heartbreaking”. It is better to choose a book with a lyrical hero similar to you, who was able to cope with a similar problem.

“Eternal” books that have helped many generations in difficult life situations

Human- this is the eternal value of society, book- the eternal value of humanity. Each of us remembers the books we read with emotional excitement, because... they revealed to us the beauty of life, the greatness and meanness of man, gave us unforgettable meetings with our favorite literary characters, and helped us overcome difficult life situations.

However, in the literature there is several works whose significance is difficult to overestimate. These works are eternal because they contain an image with the characteristic features of any person.

  • . A story-parable by an American writer, a story about the life of a young bird that learns to fly, overcome life's difficulties, and sacrifice itself for others. Useful for those who have stopped believing in themselves and are looking for new ways of self-improvement.
  • . A philosophical novel, which, according to critics, in the 90s of the XX century. had a great influence on American readers.
  • . The story is about a 16-year-old teenager who talks in the first person about the difficulties of adolescence, does not accept the moral canons and morals of modern society. The main theme of the essay is disappointment. You can find out how the young man rebuilt his life by reading this work.
  • . The story of a man who was on the verge of death, but managed to save his life thanks to courage, perseverance and love of life. The hero goes through severe torment on the way to salvation.
  • Lauren Oliver "Before I Fall" The story is about the life of a young girl who, after death, relives the last day of her life, trying to realize her mistakes and the value of everything she lost. She has one more try to live her life.

Book- one of the oldest tools for understanding the world. The use of literature as an experienced assistant for various psychological problems is the subject of book therapy, since in books we look for other ways to comprehend our problems and doubts.

Literature expands our perceptions, provides us with new emotional strength, illuminates our individual circumstances, and confirms the basic commonalities of humanity that give us a greater perspective in overcoming any problem. Therefore, by reading books that suit your mood, you use an invaluable gift to find inner balance and happiness.

Read books and have a good mood!

Video: What to read for your mood

A small list of books for positivity and good mood.