Humor

A comic novel is usually a work of fiction in which the writer seeks to amuse the reader, sometimes with subtlety and as part of a carefully woven narrative, sometimes above all other considerations. It could indeed be said that comedy fiction is literary work that aims primarily to provoke laughter, but this isn't always as obvious as it first may seem. ...more

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Safari Murder Party
It's Hard to Be an Animal
Startup Hell
Men Like Ours
This Could All Go Bad
'Tis Thee, Not Me: A Modern Medieval Guide to Bad Dates and Worse Decisions
Read This to Look Cool: Essays and Overthinkings
The Unchosen One
Śpij kochany, śpij (Róża Krull na tropie, #8)
Dear Monica Lewinsky
Trouble's Turn to Lose (Carolina Tales, #3)
Like This, But Funnier
Kiss, Marry, Kill
The Edge of Space-Time: Particles, Poetry, and the Cosmic Dream Boogie
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