Suggtions on a few Genres I'd like to get into

[Tyking]

I would like to get into:

Humor Book(I haven't read any real funny books)

Polish Lit

Mystery(I'd would like you to recommend me with the basic that everyone should read)

Thank you so much guys

[johann cruyff]

As for humour,try the Discworld series - Terry Pratchett is a very funny man.Also,of course,The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams,absolutely brilliant humour,albeit it gets a bit draggy towards the end.

I'm not an expert,but off the top of my head,try Henryk Sienkiewicz,Boleslaw Prus,Stanislav Lem,Wislawa Szymborska,Leopold Staff...you can probably get better recommendations from someone more knowledgeable on Polish literature...

Mystery?I'm not sure I know what you mean...Mystery,as in a detective story?Try Sherlock Holmes(Arthur Conan Doyle),something by Agatha Christie perhaps...not sure,since this genre isn't exactly my cup of tea.Well,I guess you could say The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco has a fair bit of mystery in it as well,but bear in mind that's not such a lightweight read such as the aforementioned...

[Tyking]

Thanks I will look in to those

[manolia]

I second the Discworld series and Hitchiker's guide to the galaxy. I'd also add "Dirk Gently" by Dougls Adams..hillarious..along with most Dicken's novels ("Bleak House" is my favourite).

As for mystery..try Wilkie Collins "The woman in White".

[Tyking]

Ok Thanks SO I am going To look at Douglas Adam and get a few of his books,

[Niamh]

Douglas adams is very funny. :nod:

[Shea]

Yeah! Douglas Adams is great! I also laughed out loud when I read Don Quixote by Cervantes.

I haven't read any polish lit, but I also second Doyle for mystery. He's a staple, must read for mystery.

[livelaughlove]

Yeah... Don Quijote isn't a book that I would label "comedy" but I too have laughed aloud countless times reading it. It's more of an ironic hilarity than anything else, but I did enjoy it (especially if you know spanish or have read it in spanish).

As for mystery, I would suggest Mary Higgins Clark. Rita Mae Brown is a great mystery author, too, if you like horses and the horse-scene.

[Igetanotion]

A lot of literature in the category of Magical Realism is quite funny. I'm a huge Marquez fan, and he cracks me up, but its funny in a strange way. Check him out. :)

[Tyking]

Ok thanks for everyones suggtions.

[Dori]

Polish Lit: Quo Vadis by Henryk Sienkiewicz

Humor: Don Quixote by Cervantes. You might also try a few authors from American literature. I wrote something a while ago here that might point you in the right direction:


In my American Literature class (for that is what it really is---English class doesn't fit the description, I think), we're reading short works from various authors. A few of the authors we've read recently include Robert Benchley ("Sporting Life in America: Dozing") and Langston Hughes ("Four 'Simple' Tales"), James Thurber ("The Night the Ghost Got In"), O. Henry ("Jeff Peters as a Personal Magnet" (http://www.literaturecollection.com/a/o_henry/50/)), and Ellis Parker Butler ("Pigs is Pigs" (http://www.ellisparkerbutler.info/epb/pigsispigs_html.asp)). Looks like Kurt Vonnegut Jr. is on deck (EPICAC).

I think all of the abovementioned works are humorous to say the least. I found "Pigs is Pigs" (http://www.ellisparkerbutler.info/epb/pigsispigs_html.asp) by Ellis Parker Butler to be my favorite and "Four 'Simple' Tales" to be my second. Actually, "Sporting Life in America: Dozing" is probably tied for second. All in all, a week of English class well spent (in my opinion---my classmates might beg to differ :D).

You can find some of these online. Others might be a little more difficult to get a hold of.

I read an informal essay a few days ago entitled "A Dissertation Upon Roast Pig" (http://www.angelfire.com/nv/mf/elia1/pig.htm) by Charles Lamb, which I found to be somewhat humorous.

You could also try "The Superior Person's Field Guide to Deceitful, Deceptive & Downright Dangerous Language" by Peter Bowler. Very humorous and interesting, in my opinion.

[Kafka's Crow]

Polish Lit: Quo Vadis by Henryk Sienkiewicz

Humor: Don Quixote by Cervantes. You might also try a few authors from American literature. I wrote something a while ago here that might point you in the right direction:



You can find some of these online. Others might be a little more difficult to get a hold of.

I read an informal essay a few days ago entitled "A Dissertation Upon Roast Pig" (http://www.angelfire.com/nv/mf/elia1/pig.htm) by Charles Lamb, which I found to be somewhat humorous.

You could also try "The Superior Person's Field Guide to Deceitful, Deceptive & Downright Dangerous Language" by Peter Bowler. Very humorous and interesting, in my opinion.

Lamb is so very quintessentially English. His Essays of Elia will make you laugh and they will make you cry (you must read 'Dream Children: A Reverie) he is one of the most humane, kind, funny and lovable of the 19th century essayists.

[Tyking]

Ok Thanks I am making a list n what to buy.