Moore-like Books?

[Jason]

Ed, you should try A. Lee Martinez, specfically "Divine Misfortune" I picked it up not expecting much, and the whole way through I was thinking "Damn this is like Christopher Moore" I enjoyed very much. Just a thought.

[Scott]

Jason wrote: "Ed, you should try A. Lee Martinez, specfically "Divine Misfortune" I picked it up not expecting much, and the whole way through I was thinking "Damn this is like Christopher Moore" I enjoyed very ..."

Try Gil's All Fright Diner. It was excellent.

[Jason]

Lol it's on my list to read. After reading Divine Misfortune, I went a little crazy and bought most of his books. I'm only missing a few. lol

[Jason]

I'm glad you enjoyed Divine Misfortune, it's not 100% Moore, but it's damn close to his type of humor and banter between characters.

I started reading Gil's All Fright Diner (Lee's first book), and you can really tell the growth as an author he has had. Interesting stuff.

[Yolanda]

Cant go wrong with anything from Jasper Fforde (the Big Over Easy & the Fourth Bear), Robert Rankin (The Hallow Chocolate Bunny of the Apocalypse) and Terry Pratchett (Good Omens). Oh, and Neil Gaimans American Gods and Anazi Boys are a MUST READ!!

[Brandon]

Moore is amazing ! And Martinez is as well ive tried palahniuk and he bores me but just picked up 2 books at barned and nobles today jitterbug by tom Robbins and fated by s.g. Browne

[Fletcher]

As many have mentioned, Carl Hiaasen is very Moore-like, but I wanted to add that in case the movie turned you off, "Strip Tease" is actually a very good book.

[Erik]

Try The Crash of Hennington by Patrick Ness. A little Tom Robbinsesque as well.

[Mark]

I started reading Christopher Moore a few years ago, and quickly became a fan. He and I are about the same age, and have some similar comic sensibilities.

After writing mostly fantasy and some mainstream for thirty years, three years ago I turned my attention to comic fantasy. Last Friday, HELL'S SUPER, about a man whose eternal damnation is to be Mr. Fixit for the underworld, was published by Taylor Street Books on Kindle. The hard copy will come out in about a month after a review from a newspaper (which hopefully provides a good quote for the back of the book jacket.)

HELL'S SUPER is a mix of slapstick, sardonic wit, and absurdist humor. Steve, Hell's Super, must fix Hell's Escalator and find out who sabotaged it. Along the way he has a love affair with one of the great women in history.

Check out HELL'S SUPER. We priced it at 99 cents, because it's the first in the series, and we're trying to build a readership. The next book, A COLD DAY IN HELL, about a failure of Hell's HVAC system, will come out in the Spring of 2014.

Here's a URL to HELL'S SUPER:

http://www.amazon.com/Hells-Super-ebo...

[Miss Ryoko]

Awesome!! Thanks for sharing Mark!! I'll definitely check it out!! It sounds awesome!!

[Juli Pennock]

Ed wrote: "Just finished Divine Misfortune by A. Lee Martinez. I can report that I did find many a Moore like quality in the book. Finally, haha. Simply, off the top of my head.

In Moore books, the protagoni..."

You might want to try Hell's Super by Mark Cain (who posted just above, lol). I just finished it and thought it was very Moore-like AND I liked all the characters almost immediately. I giggled a loud quite a few times, a very fun book (ooo and there's a giant bat!).

As for other Moore-like authors, I agree with whomever said Vonnegut, who is my all-time favorite writer. I think he defined (invented/perfected) the absurdist-with-a-deadly-point thing.

Fredric Brown is VERY good, as well. Quirky and very science-fiction-y and full of cheeks stuffed with tongues (if you get me). Martians Go Home is a great place to start with him.

I also really love Chuck Wendig. Also on the left-of-center side, but he skews quite a bit darker. Just as entertaining, though.

There's also an ebook I read while back called "Vonnegut and Douglas Adams rewrite Brave New World and find The Future Perfect." It's VERY weird and funny and honestly reads at a breakneck pace.

In other news, I'm excited to explore the writers mentioned in this thread!

[Aric]

I'm presently about 1/3 of the way through "Apocalypse Cow" by Michael Logan. Very Moore-like but darker and British. The Author Guy himself gave it a 4 out of 5 star review.

[Erik]

Thought Apocalypse Cow was fair. NOT comparable with any Chris Moore books. Sorry, Mr. Moore, I know he's your friend, but not on pat with you.

[John]

Ethan wrote: "I, Lucifer: Finally, the Other Side of the Story by Glen Duncan"

I'll second Glen Duncan!

[Lisa]

Read Tom Robbins!

[Ames]

The Thomas Covenant series by Stephen Donaldson might fit someones fancy.

[John]

I agree with many of the suggestions made above, and will add one I hadn't seen .... Ben Aaronovitch and his Rivers of London series. Great for Moore fans like myself!

[Todd]

I think https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...

[Elizabeth]

Pretty much anything written by Jasper Fforde. Although Moore & Sedaris are the only authors whose books I consistently laugh through, Fforde is witty & his writing fast paced. Look for the Thursday Next series.

[John]

Elizabeth wrote: "Pretty much anything written by Jasper Fforde. Although Moore & Sedaris are the only authors whose books I consistently laugh through, Fforde is witty & his writing fast paced. Look for the Thursda..."

Thanks! Will look into his books ....

[Paul]

Horror-Comedy has become a pretty burgeoning genre of its own these days. A. Lee Martinez, Grady Hendrix, Jeff Strand,David Wong, Michael Logan, and I'd also toss in Darynda Jones just because they're more supernatural than mystery even if that's the shelf they get put on

[ahmadzaidee]

Mark Cain. Check him out.

[Paul]

Can I mention myself here, or is that poor taste?