A large percentage of American adults lean heavily on alcohol as a coping mechanism to make it through these gatherings by numbing themselves silly. Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) said it best when ...
Americans are weary, possibly emotionally bruised and battered, and likely concerned about what the next few weeks will bring to a nation bitterly divided.
During election week or whenever life gets stressful and you need to decompress (or step away from reality entirely), these are PEOPLE staffers' favorite cozy, comforting, stress-free books.