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Comic in the sense that it is amusing. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Nikhar
Nominations so far:
1. God Knows by Joseph Heller
2. The Studhorse Man by Robert Kroetsch
3. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith
4. Carry on Jeeves by P G Wodehouse
5. Three Men In a Boat
6. A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
7. Villa Incognito by Tom Robbins
8. Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis
I would say Yes manI laughed till I cried when I read that but unfortunately it is not fictitious.
Pig Tales by Marie Darrieussecq. I'm not sure if this could be categorized as a comic novel. It's humorous but very dark. The tale is set in a dystopic society...the protagonist is a woman who became a pig in the latter part of the story.
How about Rumpole of the Bailey by Sir John Mortimer in the dry humour column?
And under the heading of pulp funny (I-may-never-admit-in-public-I-read-it-let-alone-laughed) I nominate Tim Dorsey's...hmmm...tough one, Orange Crush or start at the beginning with Florida Roadkill?
~L
Scoop- Evelyn Waugh
Nominations so far:
1. God Knows by Joseph Heller
2. The Studhorse Man by Robert Kroetsch
3. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith
4. Carry on Jeeves by P G Wodehouse
5. Three Men In a Boat
6. A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
7. Villa Incognito by Tom Robbins
8. Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis
9. Scoop by Evelyn Waugh
You need at least 50 posts to be able to nominate.Quote:
Originally Posted by haraf_ish
Please choose only one book to nominate.Quote:
Originally Posted by LMK
I hope A Confederacy of Dunces wins; I have been meaning to read this for so long.
I would not mind reading A Confederacy of Dunces, there are a few choices on this list I want to read. I just hope Pride and Prejudice and Zombies does not win.
I saw my friend reading that. Is it bad?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dark Muse
Well I just don't have a personal inclination to read the book, but I have heard from several people that basicaly it just takes the original Pride and Prejudice word for word, and throws in a few zombie scenes here and there.
I hope A Confederacy of Dunces wins because I was planning on reading it anyway
I have read it Sche, and think it is one of the best comic novels to come out of the US in the later 20th century, but I would not know how it would translate for the English. Toole isn't Waugh.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
Unfortunately, I am not in the mood to revisit the book; the author's suicide deters me somewhat, but I also remember the novel fairly well; it is still too fresh.
Yay, finally something I am interested in is leading in the poll!
:D
Me too. Because I have a copy and haven't read it yet. :nod:Quote:
Originally Posted by damaris77
Got my copy from the library already!
:p