The 2022 Pratchat Challenge - hosted by mcbenzie

A comic novel by another author
Books with humour in them are a dime a dozen, but books that bill themselves as funny have become thin on the ground. Take a punt on someone else! A few names to get you started: Sue Townsend, Jasper Fforde, Stella Gibbons, or any of a host of comedians who've turned to writing.
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Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Gideon the Ninth

The Locked Tomb #1

Tamsyn Muir

448 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

Slaughterhouse-Five

Kurt Vonnegut

215 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary science fiction dark funny reflective medium-paced
Early Riser by Jasper Fforde

Early Riser

Jasper Fforde

402 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy challenging funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

The Kaiju Preservation Society

John Scalzi

264 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
The Fandom of the Operator by Robert Rankin

The Fandom of the Operator

Robert Rankin

368 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

fiction fantasy science fiction adventurous fast-paced
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

Dirk Gently #1

Douglas Adams

320 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

fiction fantasy science fiction adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
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