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Hello /lit/, i´m looking for some good comedy literature; something that will lighten up my spirit and put me into a good mood before i go to sleep, or.. whenever i feel like reading of course.

Any suggestions? Authors, titles?

>> No.4847387

Bitches and
whores
bitter NEET, bitter sweet
sweaty palm plunder,
monitoring droplets,
shade monitor, droppings pleased
posted gall post-mail, mailman may "man" to no avail
sheathe
please robot boy to android girl wrapping arms and nails around
press pound, depress or uncompress
cables, quilt and our crown's fingers
the oak stood
yellow in raining rays from a motherless breath.

>> No.4847398

Try this: Siddharta - Hermann Hesse

When I first read it, I had many epiphanies. It's like you obviously known that particular something but only subconciously. I really don't know how to describe it in words tho. Also, I'm not a regular poster (just lurking shit on 4chan)

>> No.4847405

That doesnt sound like comedy at all

>> No.4847413

>>4847373
The problem is, the good laughs are always directly related to the shit you catch. Optimists are always relatively humourless people. Humour arises from shitty circumstances, and so any truly funny work you'll read will not necessarily lighten your spirit and put you in a good mood if you're looking for happy cuddly shit. It depends on your constitution. Grimly funny shit always lightens my mood though, so I'd suggest works like Journey to the End of the Night or Lucky Jim or Schopenhauer's essays for some good keks.

>> No.4847414

Daniil Kharms

>> No.4847419

>>4847413
You could also check out Bukowski, I read a couple of his books last week and found myself laughing out loud plenty of times. It's also an easy read.

>> No.4847428

>>4847413
>>4847414
>>4847419

Much thanks, such appreciate.

>> No.4848358

Check out Robert Rankin. I quite enjoyed "The hollow chocolate bunnies of the apocalypse".

>> No.4848369

>>4847413
>Schopenhauer's essays for some good keks.
I am interested, any specific ones which you would recommend?

>> No.4848405

Catch-22 gave me lots of laughs, but it isn't necessarily spirit-lifting

>> No.4848416

>>4848369
On women, wisdom of life, studies in pessimism. Not sure if they're conventionally funny, but I just love Schoppy's style and insights. Nietzsche is also very funny.

>> No.4848423

John Swartzwelder

>> No.4848709

wodehouse

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4851073

No Don Quijote?

>> No.4851074

>>4851073
it's seriously fun

>> No.4851079

catch 22
tartuffe
don quixote

>> No.4851080

Calvino
Pynchon

>> No.4851092

Tris
tram
shan
dy

>> No.4851096

>>4851092
I like this.

>> No.4851640

Discworld

>> No.4853193

how do you guys feel about Antic Hay? I'm finding it (haven't finished it yet) pretty hilarious, even more so when i notice similar situations occur to me in everyday life.

>> No.4853223

Tom Sharpe

>> No.4853227

>>4851092
That piece of crap is Confederacy of Dunces of it's time indeed.

>> No.4853230

>>4851640
Parodies of fantasy tropes aren't even funny anymore, they're just trite and boring. Not to mention Terry copies and pastes whole paragraphs between books.

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4853248

No other book has made me laugh as hard as when I read this.

>> No.4853293

the funniest book I've read recently is infinite jest

>> No.4853326

Gogol. I love his writing style, no author makes me smile as much as Gogol with his choice of similes and metaphors, and the strong current of surrealism and absurdity that he writes with.

There's a compilation of his short stories called The Collected Tales, translated by P&V. The first half of it is all based on Ukrainian folk tales. I can't recommend it strongly enough

>> No.4853336

>>4847398
The best kind of poster.

>> No.4853346

>>4847398
i wanted to suggest siddhartha but then i remembered how sad it made me. the language is simple and beautiful but what happens in the book is rather tragic

>> No.4853473

>>4851080
What by Calvino?

>> No.4853481

>>4853473
marcovaldo and mr palomar

>> No.4853483

>>4853473
If on a winter's night a traveler

>> No.4853485

Oblomov is laugh out loud funny, that's pretty special for 19th century lit.

>> No.4855289

>>4853230
Discworld hasn't been a parody of fantasy since the first several novels.