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The Importance of Being Earnest The Importance of Being Earnest (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as farce)
avg rating 4.17 — 414,242 ratings — published 1895
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Skios Skios (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as farce)
avg rating 3.08 — 4,246 ratings — published 2012
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The Master and Margarita The Master and Margarita (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as farce)
avg rating 4.28 — 443,533 ratings — published 1967
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Don Quixote Don Quixote (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as farce)
avg rating 3.91 — 313,110 ratings — published 1605
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Noises Off: A Play in Three Acts Noises Off: A Play in Three Acts (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as farce)
avg rating 4.18 — 15,599 ratings — published 1982
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Good Omens Good Omens (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as farce)
avg rating 4.25 — 841,997 ratings — published 1990
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Catch-22 Catch-22 (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as farce)
avg rating 3.99 — 901,319 ratings — published 1961
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The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as farce)
avg rating 3.82 — 9,534 ratings — published 2014
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The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1; Rincewind, #1) The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1; Rincewind, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as farce)
avg rating 3.99 — 431,170 ratings — published 1983
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The Code of the Woosters (Jeeves, #7) The Code of the Woosters (Jeeves, #7)
by (shelved 5 times as farce)
avg rating 4.32 — 32,849 ratings — published 1938
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Unseen Academicals (Discworld, #37; Rincewind, #8) Unseen Academicals (Discworld, #37; Rincewind, #8)
by (shelved 4 times as farce)
avg rating 4.02 — 59,929 ratings — published 2009
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Rumors Rumors (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as farce)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,543 ratings — published 1988
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The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (Hundred-Year-Old Man, #1) The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (Hundred-Year-Old Man, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as farce)
avg rating 3.82 — 310,232 ratings — published 2009
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Equal Rites (Discworld, #3; Witches, #1) Equal Rites (Discworld, #3; Witches, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as farce)
avg rating 4.07 — 204,869 ratings — published 1987
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Carry On, Jeeves (Jeeves, #3) Carry On, Jeeves (Jeeves, #3)
by (shelved 4 times as farce)
avg rating 4.25 — 28,001 ratings — published 1925
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Something Fresh (Blandings Castle, #1) Something Fresh (Blandings Castle, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as farce)
avg rating 4.12 — 13,364 ratings — published 1915
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Joy in the Morning (Jeeves, #8) Joy in the Morning (Jeeves, #8)
by (shelved 4 times as farce)
avg rating 4.28 — 13,649 ratings — published 1947
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The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1-5) The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1-5)
by (shelved 4 times as farce)
avg rating 4.38 — 341,883 ratings — published 1996
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Aunts Aren't Gentlemen (Jeeves, #15) Aunts Aren't Gentlemen (Jeeves, #15)
by (shelved 3 times as farce)
avg rating 4.18 — 9,026 ratings — published 1974
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The Grand Sophy The Grand Sophy (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as farce)
avg rating 4.17 — 37,275 ratings — published 1950
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Our Man in Havana Our Man in Havana (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as farce)
avg rating 3.94 — 42,869 ratings — published 1958
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The Matchmaker The Matchmaker (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as farce)
avg rating 3.69 — 854 ratings — published 1954
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Fool Fool (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as farce)
avg rating 3.97 — 58,127 ratings — published 2009
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Feet of Clay (Discworld, #19; City Watch, #3) Feet of Clay (Discworld, #19; City Watch, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as farce)
avg rating 4.33 — 95,560 ratings — published 1996
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Reaper Man (Discworld, #11; Death, #2) Reaper Man (Discworld, #11; Death, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as farce)
avg rating 4.28 — 115,764 ratings — published 1991
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Small Gods (Discworld, #13) Small Gods (Discworld, #13)
by (shelved 3 times as farce)
avg rating 4.32 — 136,736 ratings — published 1992
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Lords and Ladies (Discworld, #14; Witches, #4) Lords and Ladies (Discworld, #14; Witches, #4)
by (shelved 3 times as farce)
avg rating 4.22 — 87,678 ratings — published 1992
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Jingo (Discworld, #21; City Watch, #4) Jingo (Discworld, #21; City Watch, #4)
by (shelved 3 times as farce)
avg rating 4.19 — 75,383 ratings — published 1997
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Witches Abroad (Discworld, #12; Witches, #3) Witches Abroad (Discworld, #12; Witches, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as farce)
avg rating 4.26 — 100,287 ratings — published 1991
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The Fifth Elephant (Discworld, #24; City Watch, #5) The Fifth Elephant (Discworld, #24; City Watch, #5)
by (shelved 3 times as farce)
avg rating 4.32 — 81,351 ratings — published 1999
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The Last Continent (Discworld, #22; Rincewind, #6) The Last Continent (Discworld, #22; Rincewind, #6)
by (shelved 3 times as farce)
avg rating 4.00 — 63,192 ratings — published 1998
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Thief of Time (Discworld, #26; Death, #5) Thief of Time (Discworld, #26; Death, #5)
by (shelved 3 times as farce)
avg rating 4.28 — 79,197 ratings — published 2001
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as farce)
avg rating 4.22 — 2,064,885 ratings — published 1979
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The Inimitable Jeeves (Jeeves, #2) The Inimitable Jeeves (Jeeves, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as farce)
avg rating 4.20 — 31,367 ratings — published 1923
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A Night of Blacker Darkness A Night of Blacker Darkness (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as farce)
avg rating 3.93 — 976 ratings — published 2011
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Thud! (Discworld, #34; City Watch, #7) Thud! (Discworld, #34; City Watch, #7)
by (shelved 3 times as farce)
avg rating 4.36 — 80,816 ratings — published 2005
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Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit (Jeeves, #11) Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit (Jeeves, #11)
by (shelved 3 times as farce)
avg rating 4.24 — 9,226 ratings — published 1954
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The Cottage The Cottage
by (shelved 2 times as farce)
avg rating 3.97 — 60 ratings — published
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Telecom Troubles Telecom Troubles (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as farce)
avg rating 4.50 — 4 ratings — published
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Boeing-Boeing: A Farce in Two Acts Boeing-Boeing: A Farce in Two Acts (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as farce)
avg rating 3.69 — 389 ratings — published 1967
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The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as farce)
avg rating 3.82 — 48,307 ratings — published 1908
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The Play That Goes Wrong The Play That Goes Wrong (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as farce)
avg rating 4.38 — 992 ratings — published 2013
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Never Fall for Your Fiancée (The Merriwell Sisters, #1) Never Fall for Your Fiancée (The Merriwell Sisters, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as farce)
avg rating 3.56 — 19,230 ratings — published 2021
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Kill the Farm Boy (The Tales of Pell, #1) Kill the Farm Boy (The Tales of Pell, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as farce)
avg rating 3.44 — 11,457 ratings — published 2018
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The Baron in the Trees The Baron in the Trees (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as farce)
avg rating 4.02 — 55,565 ratings — published 1957
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Captain Vorpatril's Alliance (Vorkosigan Saga, #15) Captain Vorpatril's Alliance (Vorkosigan Saga, #15)
by (shelved 2 times as farce)
avg rating 4.21 — 17,404 ratings — published 2012
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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as farce)
avg rating 4.04 — 94,137 ratings — published 1967
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Scoop Scoop (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as farce)
avg rating 3.78 — 23,071 ratings — published 1938
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The Marriage Proposal The Marriage Proposal (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as farce)
avg rating 3.64 — 1,388 ratings — published 1890
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Riotous Assembly Riotous Assembly (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as farce)
avg rating 4.06 — 4,529 ratings — published 1971
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar WildeThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenGood Omens by Terry Pratchett
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C.A.A. Savastano
“If you are visiting the capital on a budget, the US Congress has a more successful farce exhibition than anywhere in the Washington DC art district and tickets are free.”
Carmine Savastano

Christopher Hitchens
“I saw exactly one picture of Marx and one of Lenin in my whole stay, but it's been a long time since ideology had anything to do with it. Not without cunning, Fat Man and Little Boy gradually mutated the whole state belief system into a debased form of Confucianism, in which traditional ancestor worship and respect for order become blended with extreme nationalism and xenophobia. Near the southernmost city of Kaesong, captured by the North in 1951, I was taken to see the beautifully preserved tombs of King and Queen Kongmin. Their significance in F.M.-L.B. cosmology is that they reigned over a then unified Korea in the 14th century, and that they were Confucian and dynastic and left many lavish memorials to themselves. The tombs are built on one hillside, and legend has it that the king sent one of his courtiers to pick the site. Second-guessing his underling, he then climbed the opposite hill. He gave instructions that if the chosen site did not please him he would wave his white handkerchief. On this signal, the courtier was to be slain. The king actually found that the site was ideal. But it was a warm day and he forgetfully mopped his brow with the white handkerchief. On coming downhill he was confronted with the courtier's fresh cadaver and exclaimed, 'Oh dear.' And ever since, my escorts told me, the opposite peak has been known as 'Oh Dear Hill.'

I thought this was a perfect illustration of the caprice and cruelty of absolute leadership, and began to phrase a little pun about Kim Jong Il being the 'Oh Dear Leader,' but it died on my lips.”
Christopher Hitchens, Love, Poverty, and War: Journeys and Essays

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