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5. Here's an obscure work for you --

Islandia by Austin Tappan Wright. It's a utopian novel set back in the 1920's. I found it in the 1970's and fell straight into it, as I found that its world building built a world that I would actually like to live in. I've had a copy since the 70's and have read it several times.

I also recommend Ecotopia by Ernest Callenbach as a more modern utopian novel, which also depicts a world I could easily live in. I've read this many times and have always owned a copy.

As you can see, my definition of 'uplifting' is a book that imagines a world much different than the one we are in at present. However, these utopian novels depict worlds that seem very possible to create, so I find them very happy and hopeful.