I love the comedy in all the hitchhikers' guide to the galaxy books.
To all you book experts out there, is there any other books with lots of comedy like hitchhikers' guide to the galaxy? Thx.
2006-07-30 06:34:10 · 11 answers · asked by Arthur 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
According to Amazon.com - see following link - you might like:
Just a Couple of Days by Tony Vigorito
Foop by Chris Genoa
Douglas Adams' Starship Titanic by Terry Jones
2006-08-06 07:38:47 · answer #1 · answered by Stephanie H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can try Fredric Brown ("Martians, go home !", "What mad universe", "Space on my hands"). It's very funny science fiction.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredric_Brown
Robert Sheckley's novels are also known to be very comical:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Sheckley
And this article tells:
"His novel Dimension of Miracles is often cited as an influence on Douglas Adams, although in an interview for Neil Gaiman's book Don't Panic: The Official Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Companion, Adams claimed not to have read it until after writing The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
2006-07-30 19:04:13 · answer #2 · answered by gosseyn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not exactly like Hitchhiker's Guide, but very funny. Carpe Demon; Adventures of a Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom, by Julie Kenner.
It is great fun and very humerous.
2006-08-06 21:00:54 · answer #3 · answered by chris 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely anything by Terry Pratchett. The wit is just as entertaining and loveable as the humor found in all of Douglas Adams' books. Neil Gaiman is also a great read-- not as funny, with more big concepts and more of a plot, but there is humor and most people (myself included) that read Douglas Adams that I know also enjoy Pratchett and Gaiman.
2006-07-30 14:56:17 · answer #4 · answered by mocaica 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I second Neil Gaiman, especially Neverwhere.
Also try Jasper Fforde's The Eyre Affair and its three sequels + The Big Over Easy and The Fourth Bear.
Enjoy!
http://www.jasperfforde.com/index2.html
2006-07-30 16:35:16 · answer #5 · answered by msmiligan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christopher Moore writes some hilarious irreverent stuff. Some titles are : Practical Demonkeeping and The Stupidest Angel
2006-08-07 00:21:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try Neil Gaiman books - they aren't as funny, but do often have unusual characters based on gods of common mythology.
You may also want to go on Amazon and look up those books and see the section that says "People who bought this book also bought..."
2006-07-30 13:38:56 · answer #7 · answered by Silent Kninja 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Terry Pratchett is the author you are looking for. He has 31 books out (so far), called the Discworld series. The first is "The Color of Magic", but you can read them in any order.
2006-07-30 13:41:26 · answer #8 · answered by shrimplouie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
If the Buddha Got Stuck
Possibly the Tao of Pooh (but that was not as good as the other two in my opinion).
2006-08-06 03:28:55 · answer #9 · answered by Dawn M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look for old Roland Green books at used book stores or Terry Pratchett at both new and used stores.
2006-07-30 14:43:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋