Looking for a “feel-good” novel that could change how someone sees reading

I’m on the hunt for one novel — just one — that ticks a very specific box: a book so engaging that it’s impossible to be bored while reading it, one that genuinely lifts your mood every single time you pick it up.

But here’s the bigger ask: I don’t just want a good read for myself. I want a book that could convert non-readers into readers. Something that changes how people see books altogether — the kind of novel that makes someone who “doesn’t really read” suddenly want to read more, and walk away happier and more motivated because of it.

So — what’s that one novel for you? The book you’d hand to literally anyone, confident it’d make their day better and maybe even turn them into a reader for life?

Drop your picks below, and if you can, a line on why it hit you that way. Thanks