Best Humor Books | Summaries & Audio

Humor Book Summaries

Dear Wendy

by Ann Zhao • 2024

Two rival anonymous advice columnists become best friends, not knowing they are online rivals.

3.93

3k+

🎓 College Campus Fiction 🖤 Asexual Protagonists 📱 Social Media Fiction 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🏠 Found Family

Dear Wendy

Two rival anonymous advice columnists become best friends, not knowing they are online rivals.

by Ann Zhao 2024 368 pages

3.93

3k+ ratings

🎓 College Campus Fiction 🖤 Asexual Protagonists 📱 Social Media Fiction 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🏠 Found Family

A Lesbian's Guide to Women

by Erica Lee • 2023

Grandma's hookup-nudge leads Annalise to Brinley: a bartender with a thorough syllabus.

4.26

2k+

🌈 Bisexual Awakening 📚 Sex Tutoring ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 😌 Low Angst 🏠 Found Family

A Lesbian's Guide to Women

Grandma's hookup-nudge leads Annalise to Brinley: a bartender with a thorough syllabus.

by Erica Lee 2023 236 pages

4.26

2k+ ratings

🌈 Bisexual Awakening 📚 Sex Tutoring ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 😌 Low Angst 🏠 Found Family

The Stupidest Angel

by Christopher Moore • 2004

A child wishes Santa back from the dead. An incompetent angel raises the whole graveyard instead.

3.80

47k+

🧠 Zombie Comedy 😈 Dark Comedy 🤪 Absurdist Humor 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🌊 Quirky Coastal Town

The Stupidest Angel

A child wishes Santa back from the dead. An incompetent angel raises the whole graveyard instead.

by Christopher Moore 2004 306 pages

3.80

47k+ ratings

🧠 Zombie Comedy 😈 Dark Comedy 🤪 Absurdist Humor 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🌊 Quirky Coastal Town

Holiday Romance

by Catherine Walsh • 2022

Nine years of platonic Christmas flights. One travel nightmare. A kiss that rewrites the rules.

3.96

91k+

🤝 Friends To Lovers 🎄 Holiday Romance ✈️ Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 🕯️ Cozy Holiday Vibes

Holiday Romance

Nine years of platonic Christmas flights. One travel nightmare. A kiss that rewrites the rules.

by Catherine Walsh 2022 354 pages

3.96

91k+ ratings

🤝 Friends To Lovers 🎄 Holiday Romance ✈️ Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 🕯️ Cozy Holiday Vibes

I Must Say

by Martin Short • 2014

Orphaned at twenty, widowed decades later. The memoir that reveals grief as just another tough room.

4.12

18k+

🎙️ Comedy Memoirs 🇨🇦 Canadian Comedy 🕊️ Grief And Loss 🛡️ Humor As Resilience 🏙️ Second City Alumni

I Must Say

Orphaned at twenty, widowed decades later. The memoir that reveals grief as just another tough room.

by Martin Short 2014 336 pages

4.12

18k+ ratings

🎙️ Comedy Memoirs 🇨🇦 Canadian Comedy 🕊️ Grief And Loss 🛡️ Humor As Resilience 🏙️ Second City Alumni

Gold Digger

by Susie Tate • 2024

A cleaner hides her silent sister in a duke's mansion and can't afford to fall for him.

4.12

23k+

🏛️ Class Divide Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 👭 Sister Bond 🩹 Trauma Healing

Gold Digger

A cleaner hides her silent sister in a duke's mansion and can't afford to fall for him.

by Susie Tate 2024 344 pages

4.12

23k+ ratings

🏛️ Class Divide Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 👭 Sister Bond 🩹 Trauma Healing

The World According to Cunk

by Philomena Cunk • 2024

A documentary presenter who missed every history lesson explains all world events, with pictures.

3.90

2k+

🏛️ Parody History 🤪 Absurdist Humor 🎓 Fake Expertise 🇬🇧 British Satire 📺 Bbc Comedy

The World According to Cunk

A documentary presenter who missed every history lesson explains all world events, with pictures.

by Philomena Cunk 2024 256 pages

3.90

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Parody History 🤪 Absurdist Humor 🎓 Fake Expertise 🇬🇧 British Satire 📺 Bbc Comedy

Hi, Anxiety

by Kat Kinsman • 2016

A trembling hand extended: one journalist's messy memoir of anxiety behind the social media smiles.

3.64

1k+

📖 Anxiety Memoir 💬 Mental Health Stigma 😂 Humor As Coping 🛠️ Coping Strategies 🧒 Childhood Influences

Hi, Anxiety

A trembling hand extended: one journalist's messy memoir of anxiety behind the social media smiles.

by Kat Kinsman 2016 229 pages

3.64

1k+ ratings

📖 Anxiety Memoir 💬 Mental Health Stigma 😂 Humor As Coping 🛠️ Coping Strategies 🧒 Childhood Influences

Sure, I'll Join Your Cult

by Maria Bamford • 2023

Every group she joined to feel better was a cult: recovery, Hollywood, even her family.

3.71

25k+

🧠 Mental Illness Memoir 😈 Dark Humor 🗣️ Confessional Memoir 🏚️ Family Dysfunction 🔄 Recovery Narratives

Sure, I'll Join Your Cult

Every group she joined to feel better was a cult: recovery, Hollywood, even her family.

by Maria Bamford 2023 287 pages

3.71

25k+ ratings

🧠 Mental Illness Memoir 😈 Dark Humor 🗣️ Confessional Memoir 🏚️ Family Dysfunction 🔄 Recovery Narratives

The Best Advice in Six Words

by Larry Smith • 2015

Hundreds of writers, six words each: blunt advice on love, work, and everything else.

3.90

143

💬 Aphorisms ✍️ Creative Constraints 👥 Crowdsourced Wisdom 🎁 Gift Books 📝 Writing Prompts

The Best Advice in Six Words

Hundreds of writers, six words each: blunt advice on love, work, and everything else.

by Larry Smith 2015 229 pages

3.90

143 ratings

💬 Aphorisms ✍️ Creative Constraints 👥 Crowdsourced Wisdom 🎁 Gift Books 📝 Writing Prompts

Yoga Bitch

by Suzanne Morrison • 2011

Two months in Bali to become enlightened. She mostly just learned to hate her nickname.

3.67

4k+

🧘 Spiritual Memoir 🕉️ Yoga Culture 🔍 Spiritual Skepticism 😅 Self-Deprecating Humor 😔 Guru Disillusionment

Yoga Bitch

Two months in Bali to become enlightened. She mostly just learned to hate her nickname.

by Suzanne Morrison 2011 169 pages

3.67

4k+ ratings

🧘 Spiritual Memoir 🕉️ Yoga Culture 🔍 Spiritual Skepticism 😅 Self-Deprecating Humor 😔 Guru Disillusionment

I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder

by Sarah Kurchak • 2020

She 'overcame' her autism to earn praise, then broke under the weight of the act.

4.16

1k+

🎭 Autistic Masking 🔥 Autistic Burnout 🎯 Special Interests ⏰ Late Diagnosis 👩‍🦰 Autistic Women

I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder

She 'overcame' her autism to earn praise, then broke under the weight of the act.

by Sarah Kurchak 2020 240 pages

4.16

1k+ ratings

🎭 Autistic Masking 🔥 Autistic Burnout 🎯 Special Interests ⏰ Late Diagnosis 👩‍🦰 Autistic Women

Stupid Things I Won't Do When I Get Old

by Steven Petrow • 2021

The anti-bucket list for aging: name what you won't do, and the rest falls into place.

3.67

5k+

🧓 Aging With Humor 🫀 Healthy Aging 🎬 Third Act Living 📝 End Of Life Planning 📖 Personal Legacy

Stupid Things I Won't Do When I Get Old

The anti-bucket list for aging: name what you won't do, and the rest falls into place.

by Steven Petrow 2021 272 pages

3.67

5k+ ratings

🧓 Aging With Humor 🫀 Healthy Aging 🎬 Third Act Living 📝 End Of Life Planning 📖 Personal Legacy

Home to Harmony

by Philip Gulley • 2000

A weary pastor returns home to find himself pastoring the town's quirky Quaker meeting.

3.99

5k+

⛪ Small-Town Ministry 😄 Quirky Townspeople 🤷 Reluctant Pastor 😊 Gentle Humor ☕ Comfort Read

Home to Harmony

A weary pastor returns home to find himself pastoring the town's quirky Quaker meeting.

by Philip Gulley 2000 256 pages

3.99

5k+ ratings

⛪ Small-Town Ministry 😄 Quirky Townspeople 🤷 Reluctant Pastor 😊 Gentle Humor ☕ Comfort Read

LeaderShift

by Orrin Woodward • 2013

Divorced at fifty, a writer navigates dating apps, younger men, and the cost of staying visible.

4.39

1k+

🦋 Midlife Reinvention 💔 Divorce Recovery 👯 Female Friendship Bonds 📱 Modern Dating Critique 🌸 Child-Free Reflections

LeaderShift

Divorced at fifty, a writer navigates dating apps, younger men, and the cost of staying visible.

by Orrin Woodward 2013 191 pages

4.39

1k+ ratings

🦋 Midlife Reinvention 💔 Divorce Recovery 👯 Female Friendship Bonds 📱 Modern Dating Critique 🌸 Child-Free Reflections

mental floss presents Condensed Knowledge

by Will Pearson • 2004

A smart aleck's guide to the universe: relativity, radiation, and why Hollywood gets physics wrong.

3.92

500+

🗂️ Trivia Compendiums 🔬 Popular Science 🚫 Science Myths Debunked 😏 Irreverent Knowledge 📜 Science History

mental floss presents Condensed Knowledge

A smart aleck's guide to the universe: relativity, radiation, and why Hollywood gets physics wrong.

by Will Pearson 2004 345 pages

3.92

500+ ratings

🗂️ Trivia Compendiums 🔬 Popular Science 🚫 Science Myths Debunked 😏 Irreverent Knowledge 📜 Science History

Depression the Comedy

by Jessica Holmes • 2018

A comedian's depression hid in plain sight. The recovery was as funny as it was hard.

3.45

139

🌧️ Depression Memoir 😂 Mental Health And Humor 🎤 Comedian Memoir 🧸 Parenting With Depression 😰 Social Anxiety

Depression the Comedy

A comedian's depression hid in plain sight. The recovery was as funny as it was hard.

by Jessica Holmes 2018 202 pages

3.45

139 ratings

🌧️ Depression Memoir 😂 Mental Health And Humor 🎤 Comedian Memoir 🧸 Parenting With Depression 😰 Social Anxiety

I Think, Therefore I Laugh

by John Allen Paulos • 1985

A mathematician's tour of logic's strangest corners, where every lesson arrives disguised as a joke.

3.48

245

🗣️ Philosophy Of Language 🔄 Logical Paradoxes 🔬 Philosophy Of Science 📝 Analytic Philosophy 📚 Popular Philosophy

I Think, Therefore I Laugh

A mathematician's tour of logic's strangest corners, where every lesson arrives disguised as a joke.

by John Allen Paulos 1985 192 pages

3.48

245 ratings

🗣️ Philosophy Of Language 🔄 Logical Paradoxes 🔬 Philosophy Of Science 📝 Analytic Philosophy 📚 Popular Philosophy

Vera, or Faith

by Gary Shteyngart • 2025

A ten-year-old spies on her father and uncovers a secret more dangerous than her parents' divorce.

3.87

8k+

🎭 Political Satire 🇺🇸 Near Future America 🧠 Precocious Narrator 🔍 Search For Origins 🔒 Family Secrets

Vera, or Faith

A ten-year-old spies on her father and uncovers a secret more dangerous than her parents' divorce.

by Gary Shteyngart 2025 256 pages

3.87

8k+ ratings

🎭 Political Satire 🇺🇸 Near Future America 🧠 Precocious Narrator 🔍 Search For Origins 🔒 Family Secrets

Diaries 1969-1979

by Michael Palin • 2006

The Python years, day by day: Palin's diaries from the decade they built a comedy revolution.

4.04

3k+

🎭 British Comedy 📺 Television History ✍️ Sketch Comedy 🎬 Behind The Scenes ✏️ Comedy Writing

Diaries 1969-1979

The Python years, day by day: Palin's diaries from the decade they built a comedy revolution.

by Michael Palin 2006 650 pages

4.04

3k+ ratings

🎭 British Comedy 📺 Television History ✍️ Sketch Comedy 🎬 Behind The Scenes ✏️ Comedy Writing

The Right Chemistry

by Joe Schwarcz • 2012

Why soap cleans, what killed Napoleon, and 106 other chemical mysteries of daily life.

3.84

🔬 Everyday Science 🍎 Food Chemistry 📚 Scientific Literacy 🕵️ Pseudoscience Debunking 📜 History Of Science

The Right Chemistry

Why soap cleans, what killed Napoleon, and 106 other chemical mysteries of daily life.

by Joe Schwarcz 2012 304 pages

3.84

79 ratings

🔬 Everyday Science 🍎 Food Chemistry 📚 Scientific Literacy 🕵️ Pseudoscience Debunking 📜 History Of Science

Disaster Preparedness

by Heather Havrilesky • 2010

She planned for every disaster except the one that actually happened: growing up.

3.53

500+

😂 Comic Memoir 🌱 Coming Of Age 👨‍👩‍👧 Family Dysfunction 😟 Anxiety And Coping 💼 Work And Identity

Disaster Preparedness

She planned for every disaster except the one that actually happened: growing up.

by Heather Havrilesky 2010 256 pages

3.53

500+ ratings

😂 Comic Memoir 🌱 Coming Of Age 👨‍👩‍👧 Family Dysfunction 😟 Anxiety And Coping 💼 Work And Identity

The Do-Over

by Sharon M. Peterson • 2022

A public breakup pushes Perci to ban dating. Her neighbor's fake romance offer tests that rule.

4.05

7k+

🎭 Fake Relationship 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 💔 Difficult Mothers 💪 Body Positivity 🏡 Small Town Romance

The Do-Over

A public breakup pushes Perci to ban dating. Her neighbor's fake romance offer tests that rule.

by Sharon M. Peterson 2022 335 pages

4.05

7k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Relationship 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 💔 Difficult Mothers 💪 Body Positivity 🏡 Small Town Romance

Operation Ironman

by George Mahood • 2015

Spinal surgery to Ironman in 4 months. Couldn't swim, no bike, never run a marathon.

4.52

2k+

🏃 Endurance Sports 🚴 Triathlon Training 😂 Humorous Memoir 🏥 Recovery Memoir 🤸 Unconventional Training

Operation Ironman

Spinal surgery to Ironman in 4 months. Couldn't swim, no bike, never run a marathon.

by George Mahood 2015 315 pages

4.52

2k+ ratings

🏃 Endurance Sports 🚴 Triathlon Training 😂 Humorous Memoir 🏥 Recovery Memoir 🤸 Unconventional Training

SuperFreakonomics

by Steven D. Levitt • 2009

Prostitutes earn more on holidays, suicide bombers buy life insurance. An economist explains why.

4.00

100k+

📉 Pop-Economics 🧠 Incentive Design 🧐 Myth Busting 🎁 Altruism 🔢 Data Analysis

SuperFreakonomics

Prostitutes earn more on holidays, suicide bombers buy life insurance. An economist explains why.

by Steven D. Levitt 2009 6 pages

4.00

100k+ ratings

📉 Pop-Economics 🧠 Incentive Design 🧐 Myth Busting 🎁 Altruism 🔢 Data Analysis

Step by Step to Stand-Up Comedy

by Greg Dean • 2000

The hidden architecture of a joke: master it, write comedy on demand, and deliver it cold.

3.95

399

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy ✍️ Joke Writing 🎭 Comedy Performance 🌱 Creative Process 😰 Performance Anxiety

Step by Step to Stand-Up Comedy

The hidden architecture of a joke: master it, write comedy on demand, and deliver it cold.

by Greg Dean 2000 191 pages

3.95

399 ratings

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy ✍️ Joke Writing 🎭 Comedy Performance 🌱 Creative Process 😰 Performance Anxiety

I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom

by Jason Pargin • 2024

A driver, a stranger, a locked box, and an internet that thinks it's a bomb.

3.93

17k+

🖥️ Internet Satire 📱 Viral Paranoia 🚗 Odd Couple Road Trip 🤷 Reluctant Everyman 😂 Absurdist Humor

I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom

A driver, a stranger, a locked box, and an internet that thinks it's a bomb.

by Jason Pargin 2024 400 pages

3.93

17k+ ratings

🖥️ Internet Satire 📱 Viral Paranoia 🚗 Odd Couple Road Trip 🤷 Reluctant Everyman 😂 Absurdist Humor

Merry Little Kissmas

by Lauren Blakely • 2025

Fake dating for Christmas: a grumpy hockey dad and a sunny matchmaker find real sparks.

3.81

14k+

🎄 Holiday Romance 🏒 Hockey Romance 🎭 Fake Dating ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👨‍👧 Single Dad

Merry Little Kissmas

Fake dating for Christmas: a grumpy hockey dad and a sunny matchmaker find real sparks.

by Lauren Blakely 2025 538 pages

3.81

14k+ ratings

🎄 Holiday Romance 🏒 Hockey Romance 🎭 Fake Dating ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👨‍👧 Single Dad

Thug Notes

by Sparky Sweets • 2015

What if CliffsNotes were written by a hip-hop scholar who treats classics like street parables?

3.96

500+

🤣 Comic Literary Criticism 📝 Study Guides 🔑 Accessible Classics 📖 Reluctant Readers 🎓 Humor In Education

Thug Notes

What if CliffsNotes were written by a hip-hop scholar who treats classics like street parables?

by Sparky Sweets 2015 304 pages

3.96

500+ ratings

🤣 Comic Literary Criticism 📝 Study Guides 🔑 Accessible Classics 📖 Reluctant Readers 🎓 Humor In Education

One in a Millennial

by Kate Kennedy • 2024

The MySpace top eight was a leaderboard, not a friend list, and she played to win.

3.70

21k+

💿 Millennial Memoir 📺 Pop Culture Criticism 🧠 Mental Health Memoir ⛪ Purity Culture 🕯️ Fertility And Loss

One in a Millennial

The MySpace top eight was a leaderboard, not a friend list, and she played to win.

by Kate Kennedy 2024 336 pages

3.70

21k+ ratings

💿 Millennial Memoir 📺 Pop Culture Criticism 🧠 Mental Health Memoir ⛪ Purity Culture 🕯️ Fertility And Loss

Funny on Purpose

by Joe Randazzo • 2015

How to write, pitch, and perform comedy across every format, without waiting for a magic break.

3.99

244

🖊️ Comedy Writing 🎤 Comedy Career 🎭 Improv Comedy ✍️ Sketch Comedy 🎙️ Standup Comedy

Funny on Purpose

How to write, pitch, and perform comedy across every format, without waiting for a magic break.

by Joe Randazzo 2015 336 pages

3.99

244 ratings

🖊️ Comedy Writing 🎤 Comedy Career 🎭 Improv Comedy ✍️ Sketch Comedy 🎙️ Standup Comedy

Have You Eaten Grandma?

by Gyles Brandreth • 2018

Bad grammar is sabotaging you. A funny, practical guide to fixing it.

3.93

1k+

📝 English Usage ❗ Punctuation ❌ Common Errors 🧱 Vocabulary Building 😂 Humorous Reference

Have You Eaten Grandma?

Bad grammar is sabotaging you. A funny, practical guide to fixing it.

by Gyles Brandreth 2018 256 pages

3.93

1k+ ratings

📝 English Usage ❗ Punctuation ❌ Common Errors 🧱 Vocabulary Building 😂 Humorous Reference

Sourdough

by Robin Sloan • 2017

When a San Francisco coder inherits a singing sourdough starter, her optimized life begins to rise.

3.75

62k+

🪄 Magical Realism 🍞 Foodie Fiction ☕ Cozy Fantasy Energy 🤝 Unlikely Mentorship 💻 Women In Stem

Sourdough

When a San Francisco coder inherits a singing sourdough starter, her optimized life begins to rise.

by Robin Sloan 2017 259 pages

3.75

62k+ ratings

🪄 Magical Realism 🍞 Foodie Fiction ☕ Cozy Fantasy Energy 🤝 Unlikely Mentorship 💻 Women In Stem

Finding My Badass Self

by Sherry Stanfa-Stanley • 2017

52 scary firsts in one year, at age 52. The nude beach was the easy part.

4.03

168

🔄 Midlife Reinvention 📅 Year-Long Challenges 🤸 Comfort Zone Challenges 😄 Humor As Resilience 🧪 Personal Experiments

Finding My Badass Self

52 scary firsts in one year, at age 52. The nude beach was the easy part.

by Sherry Stanfa-Stanley 2017 225 pages

4.03

168 ratings

🔄 Midlife Reinvention 📅 Year-Long Challenges 🤸 Comfort Zone Challenges 😄 Humor As Resilience 🧪 Personal Experiments

Love at First Sighting

by Mallory Marlowe • 2025

Her UFO video was a joke to everyone except the agent sent to debunk it.

3.69

5k+

📱 Influencer Culture ⚡ Opposites Attract 🏠 Forced Proximity 🕵️ Conspiracy Thriller 🔥 Slow Burn

Love at First Sighting

Her UFO video was a joke to everyone except the agent sent to debunk it.

by Mallory Marlowe 2025 352 pages

3.69

5k+ ratings

📱 Influencer Culture ⚡ Opposites Attract 🏠 Forced Proximity 🕵️ Conspiracy Thriller 🔥 Slow Burn

Nature Girl

by Carl Hiaasen • 2006

A single mom baits the telemarketer who insulted her into a Florida ecotour he cannot escape.

3.68

27k+

🐊 Florida Crime Caper 🌿 Eco-Satire 🎯 Revenge Comedy 🎪 Misfit Ensemble 🖤 Dark Comedy

Nature Girl

A single mom baits the telemarketer who insulted her into a Florida ecotour he cannot escape.

by Carl Hiaasen 2006 306 pages

3.68

27k+ ratings

🐊 Florida Crime Caper 🌿 Eco-Satire 🎯 Revenge Comedy 🎪 Misfit Ensemble 🖤 Dark Comedy

Humour

by Terry Eagleton • 2019

From gloating superiority to utopian carnival, a philosopher surveys every major theory of laughter.

3.19

500+

🎭 Philosophy Of Humor 📜 History Of Laughter 📖 Literary Theory 🤝 Humor And Society 🗳️ Humor And Politics

Humour

From gloating superiority to utopian carnival, a philosopher surveys every major theory of laughter.

by Terry Eagleton 2019 224 pages

3.19

500+ ratings

🎭 Philosophy Of Humor 📜 History Of Laughter 📖 Literary Theory 🤝 Humor And Society 🗳️ Humor And Politics

The Canterbury Tales

by Peter Ackroyd • 2009

A storytelling contest on a spring pilgrimage to Canterbury unmasks the soul of medieval England.

3.57

2k+

📖 Frame Narrative 🏰 Medieval England 🍻 Bawdy Humor 🦊 Trickster Tales ⛪ Church Corruption

The Canterbury Tales

A storytelling contest on a spring pilgrimage to Canterbury unmasks the soul of medieval England.

by Peter Ackroyd 2009 436 pages

3.57

2k+ ratings

📖 Frame Narrative 🏰 Medieval England 🍻 Bawdy Humor 🦊 Trickster Tales ⛪ Church Corruption

The Body in the Backyard

by Lucy Score • 2024

A psychic and her PI boyfriend protect her ex-husband after a corpse lands in his backyard.

4.14

23k+

🕵️‍♀️ Psychic Sleuth 💔 Ex-Husband In Trouble 🏠 Chaotic Found Family 🕶️ Protective PI 😂 Laugh-Out-Loud

The Body in the Backyard

A psychic and her PI boyfriend protect her ex-husband after a corpse lands in his backyard.

by Lucy Score 2024 368 pages

4.14

23k+ ratings

🕵️‍♀️ Psychic Sleuth 💔 Ex-Husband In Trouble 🏠 Chaotic Found Family 🕶️ Protective PI 😂 Laugh-Out-Loud

The Seventh Function of Language

by Laurent Binet • 2015

After Barthes is killed, a detective and a scholar hunt a manuscript that weaponizes language.

3.76

6k+

📚 Literary Thriller 🔒 Secret Society 👥 Odd Couple Detectives 🧠 Real-Life Figures 🎭 Academic Satire

The Seventh Function of Language

After Barthes is killed, a detective and a scholar hunt a manuscript that weaponizes language.

by Laurent Binet 2015 359 pages

3.76

6k+ ratings

📚 Literary Thriller 🔒 Secret Society 👥 Odd Couple Detectives 🧠 Real-Life Figures 🎭 Academic Satire

In a Sunburned Country

by Bill Bryson • 2000

24 rabbits became 300 million. Bill Bryson crosses Australia, dodging lethal seashells.

4.07

100k+

🇦🇺 Australian Travel 😂 Humor Travel 🐍 Deadly Wildlife 🐇 Invasive Species ⛓️ Convict Legacy

In a Sunburned Country

24 rabbits became 300 million. Bill Bryson crosses Australia, dodging lethal seashells.

by Bill Bryson 2000 335 pages

4.07

100k+ ratings

🇦🇺 Australian Travel 😂 Humor Travel 🐍 Deadly Wildlife 🐇 Invasive Species ⛓️ Convict Legacy

Paladin's Faith

by T. Kingfisher • 2023

A hunted spy and a guilt-ridden paladin seek an invention that could shatter a deadly monopoly.

4.19

17k+

🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🕵️ Spy Heroine 💬 Witty Banter 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 👑 Court Intrigue

Paladin's Faith

A hunted spy and a guilt-ridden paladin seek an invention that could shatter a deadly monopoly.

by T. Kingfisher 2023 446 pages

4.19

17k+ ratings

🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🕵️ Spy Heroine 💬 Witty Banter 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 👑 Court Intrigue

How to Flirt with a Hellhound

by Shannon Mae • 2024

An anxious writer asks his hot neighbor about dismemberment. He's a hellhound. He's into it.

4.13

5k+

🖤 Dark Paranormal Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 😈 Morally Grey Hero

How to Flirt with a Hellhound

An anxious writer asks his hot neighbor about dismemberment. He's a hellhound. He's into it.

by Shannon Mae 2024 226 pages

4.13

5k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Paranormal Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 😈 Morally Grey Hero

The Wrong Mr. Right

by Stephanie Archer • 2022

A shy bookstore owner blackmails a surfer into boldness lessons, and learns he is hiding too.

3.97

45k+

🏄 Beach Town Romance 📚 Bookstore Romance ⚡ Opposites Attract 🌷 Shy Heroine 🤝 Bargain Romance

The Wrong Mr. Right

A shy bookstore owner blackmails a surfer into boldness lessons, and learns he is hiding too.

by Stephanie Archer 2022 376 pages

3.97

45k+ ratings

🏄 Beach Town Romance 📚 Bookstore Romance ⚡ Opposites Attract 🌷 Shy Heroine 🤝 Bargain Romance

488 Rules for Life

by Kitty Flanagan • 2019

Four hundred and eighty-eight cranky rules for not becoming the person everyone quietly resents.

3.87

6k+

🧐 Modern Etiquette 📖 Parody Self-Help ✍️ Comedy Essays 😤 Pet Peeves 🇦🇺 Australian Humor

488 Rules for Life

Four hundred and eighty-eight cranky rules for not becoming the person everyone quietly resents.

by Kitty Flanagan 2019 302 pages

3.87

6k+ ratings

🧐 Modern Etiquette 📖 Parody Self-Help ✍️ Comedy Essays 😤 Pet Peeves 🇦🇺 Australian Humor

Uh-oh

by Robert Fulghum • 1991

Life's philosophy lives inside your refrigerator door and in the first sound you ever made.

4.13

3k+

🧠 Everyday Philosophy ✍️ Personal Essays ✨ Finding Wonder 🕯️ The Sacred Ordinary 🌱 Embracing Imperfection

Uh-oh

Life's philosophy lives inside your refrigerator door and in the first sound you ever made.

by Robert Fulghum 1991 244 pages

4.13

3k+ ratings

🧠 Everyday Philosophy ✍️ Personal Essays ✨ Finding Wonder 🕯️ The Sacred Ordinary 🌱 Embracing Imperfection

I'd Rather Be Reading

by Anne Bogel • 2018

Finished her first book by flashlight at 2 a.m. and never stopped: a bibliophile's confessions.

4.02

20k+

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I'd Rather Be Reading

Finished her first book by flashlight at 2 a.m. and never stopped: a bibliophile's confessions.

by Anne Bogel 2018 156 pages

4.02

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Nice Is Just a Place in France

by The Betches • 2013

Why niceness is a losing strategy, and the unapologetic playbook for getting everything you want.

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Nice Is Just a Place in France

Why niceness is a losing strategy, and the unapologetic playbook for getting everything you want.

by The Betches 2013 338 pages

3.11

4k+ ratings

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I'm Judging You

by Luvvie Ajayi • 2016

Common sense is dead. A manual for navigating a world of selfish friends and clout chasers.

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I'm Judging You

Common sense is dead. A manual for navigating a world of selfish friends and clout chasers.

by Luvvie Ajayi 2016 241 pages

3.69

14k+ ratings

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Billy the Kid

by Morris • 1961

An orphaned teen becomes a legendary outlaw, hunted by a former friend turned relentless lawman.

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Billy the Kid

An orphaned teen becomes a legendary outlaw, hunted by a former friend turned relentless lawman.

by Morris 1961 46 pages

3.96

2k+ ratings

🐴 Western Comic 🎭 Outlaw Mythmaking 🔍 Relentless Manhunt 🖤 Orphaned Antihero ⌛ Tragic Inevitability

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