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Can any of you recommend me some light humorous reading like picrel? Getting tired of heavy themes

>> No.21208887

>>21208854
Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde

>> No.21208892

>>21208854
Frank Burly series by John Swartzwelder

>> No.21208899

>>21208854
Discworld, well written, funny, and there's a fucktonne.

>> No.21208913

>>21208854
Kurt Vonnegut is real comfy, very witty. Try Cat's Cradle

>> No.21208924

>>21208854
Don Quijote

>> No.21208929

>>21208899
Isnt it written for children though?

>> No.21208936

>>21208929
Some of it is, most of it isn't

>> No.21209026

>>21208929
I started reading them as a kid but there's quite a lot of sexual innuendo, and a lot of word play that went over my head untik I reread some later.

He has written kids books, and the last few of the Discworld books were aimed at them.

>> No.21209036

>>21208854
Dead Souls, by Gogol.

>> No.21209047

>>21209026
Yeah, I think he did that for parents to read to their children

>> No.21209068

>>21208854
Did you finish that? End's kind of a downer.
>>21208899
This is the one you want for similar humor, but positive and optimistic tone throughout.

>> No.21209148

Vonnegut is great (I'd start with the Sirens of Titan)
The Red Dwarf novels, particularly the first two
Also, Garth Marenghi's Terrortome just came out.

>> No.21209233

>>21209068
>End's kind of a downer
I vaguely remember it, because Ive read it 7-8 years ago, but that humouristic style sticked in my head. Ive focused more on some heavier themes ever since (currently Camus Plague) and I feel kinda depressed. Jovan Ducic, famous writer and poet from my country once said that one who looks for meaning and truth in philosophy and books will find nothing but darkness, the more he searches, the more dark it will be. I feel overwhelmed, just need lighter stuff
>>21209148
Definitely will try Vonnegut, saw him mentioned on other book forums as well