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Комедия Саммари книг

We Solve Murders

— Ричард Осман

A bodyguard is framed with her own blood when her influencer clients are killed around the world.

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100 000+

🕵️ Unlikely Sleuths ⚖️ Framed For Murder 💬 Witty Banter 🌍 International Intrigue ❤️ Found Family

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We Solve Murders

A bodyguard is framed with her own blood when her influencer clients are killed around the world.

— Ричард Осман 2024 400 стр.

4.05

100 000+ оценок

🕵️ Unlikely Sleuths ⚖️ Framed For Murder 💬 Witty Banter 🌍 International Intrigue ❤️ Found Family

The Comic Toolbox

— John Vorhaus • 1994

Comedy is a craft you can learn. Draft ugly, ask smaller questions, and disarm creative fear.

3.97

500+

🎭 Comedy Writing 🔧 Creative Process 🃏 Joke Structure 📚 Comedy Theory 😰 Imposter Syndrome

Иммерсивные

The Comic Toolbox

Comedy is a craft you can learn. Draft ugly, ask smaller questions, and disarm creative fear.

— John Vorhaus 1994 191 стр.

3.97

500+ оценок

🎭 Comedy Writing 🔧 Creative Process 🃏 Joke Structure 📚 Comedy Theory 😰 Imposter Syndrome

The Comedy Bible

— Judy Carter • 2001

The joke is a machine built from your worst moments. The manual.

3.85

500+

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy ✍️ Comedy Writing 📺 Sitcom Writing 🧱 Joke Structure 😅 Confessional Comedy

Иммерсивные

The Comedy Bible

The joke is a machine built from your worst moments. The manual.

— Judy Carter 2001 368 стр.

3.85

500+ оценок

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy ✍️ Comedy Writing 📺 Sitcom Writing 🧱 Joke Structure 😅 Confessional Comedy

The Humor Code

— Peter McGraw • 2014

Why puns, tickling, and dark jokes all work: violation that also feels safe, road-tested globally.

3.44

1 000+

🧠 Psychology Of Humor 📚 Humor Studies 🌍 Cross-Cultural Comedy 🎤 Stand-Up Comedy ⚙️ Joke Mechanics

The Humor Code

Why puns, tickling, and dark jokes all work: violation that also feels safe, road-tested globally.

— Peter McGraw 2014 239 стр.

3.44

1 000+ оценок

🧠 Psychology Of Humor 📚 Humor Studies 🌍 Cross-Cultural Comedy 🎤 Stand-Up Comedy ⚙️ Joke Mechanics

Tartuffe

— Molière • 2002

A man hands his home to a sham saint; his wife makes him hide and listen.

3.66

44 000+

🎭 Comedy Of Manners 🤡 Satirical Farce ⛪ Religious Hypocrisy 🃏 Trickster Exposed 👑 17th Century France

Tartuffe

A man hands his home to a sham saint; his wife makes him hide and listen.

— Molière 2002 180 стр.

3.66

44 000+ оценок

🎭 Comedy Of Manners 🤡 Satirical Farce ⛪ Religious Hypocrisy 🃏 Trickster Exposed 👑 17th Century France

The Simpsons and Philosophy

— William Irwin • 2001

Nietzsche through Ned Flanders. Aristotle through Homer. A course in Western thought, in yellow.

3.45

3 000+

📺 Tv Criticism 🧩 Applied Philosophy 🎬 Pop Culture Criticism 🤡 Satire ⚖️ Ethics And Morality

The Simpsons and Philosophy

Nietzsche through Ned Flanders. Aristotle through Homer. A course in Western thought, in yellow.

— William Irwin 2001 322 стр.

3.45

3 000+ оценок

📺 Tv Criticism 🧩 Applied Philosophy 🎬 Pop Culture Criticism 🤡 Satire ⚖️ Ethics And Morality

What If?

— Randall Munroe • 2014

Dead-serious answers to the internet's dumbest questions, and why the math almost always ends badly.

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100 000+

⚛️ Pop Physics 💭 Thought Experiments 😂 Physics Humor 🧪 Quirky Science 📝 Fermi Problems

What If?

Dead-serious answers to the internet's dumbest questions, and why the math almost always ends badly.

— Randall Munroe 2014 303 стр.

4.14

100 000+ оценок

⚛️ Pop Physics 💭 Thought Experiments 😂 Physics Humor 🧪 Quirky Science 📝 Fermi Problems

The Suicide Shop

— Jean Teulé • 2008

A suicide shop's gloom business is upended when the owner's youngest son is born smiling.

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25 000+

🖤 Dark Humor 💀 Whimsical Death 🌞 Relentless Optimist 📖 Satirical Fable 🌍 In Translation

The Suicide Shop

A suicide shop's gloom business is upended when the owner's youngest son is born smiling.

— Jean Teulé 2008 169 стр.

3.46

25 000+ оценок

🖤 Dark Humor 💀 Whimsical Death 🌞 Relentless Optimist 📖 Satirical Fable 🌍 In Translation

The Jewish-Japanese Sex & Cook Book and How to Raise Wolves

— Jack Douglas • 1972

The title promised sex and cooking. The book delivered wolves, vacuums, and a marriage under siege.

3.27

205

🎤 Comic Memoir 🐺 Exotic Pets 💍 Marital Comedy 🏡 Suburban Satire 🌿 Nature Ethics

The Jewish-Japanese Sex & Cook Book and How to Raise Wolves

The title promised sex and cooking. The book delivered wolves, vacuums, and a marriage under siege.

— Jack Douglas 1972 256 стр.

3.27

205 оценок

🎤 Comic Memoir 🐺 Exotic Pets 💍 Marital Comedy 🏡 Suburban Satire 🌿 Nature Ethics

Improvise. Scene from the Inside Out

— Mick Napier • 2004

Improv rules make you timid. The key to great scenes is bold action before your brain objects.

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1 000+

🎭 Improv Comedy 🎤 Comedy Technique 🔨 Creative Rule-Breaking 🎬 Long-Form Improv 🏙️ Chicago Improv

Improvise. Scene from the Inside Out

Improv rules make you timid. The key to great scenes is bold action before your brain objects.

— Mick Napier 2004 272 стр.

4.28

1 000+ оценок

🎭 Improv Comedy 🎤 Comedy Technique 🔨 Creative Rule-Breaking 🎬 Long-Form Improv 🏙️ Chicago Improv

Сговор остолопов

— Джон Кеннеди Тул • 1980

In 1960s New Orleans, a corpulent medievalist is forced into the job market by his mother.

3.89

300 000+

🃏 Picaresque 🌿 Southern Gothic 🖤 Dark Comedy 🤪 Eccentric Protagonist 🎷 New Orleans

Сговор остолопов

In 1960s New Orleans, a corpulent medievalist is forced into the job market by his mother.

— Джон Кеннеди Тул 1980 394 стр.

3.89

300 000+ оценок

🃏 Picaresque 🌿 Southern Gothic 🖤 Dark Comedy 🤪 Eccentric Protagonist 🎷 New Orleans

The Hidden Tools of Comedy

— Steve Kaplan • 2013

Stop writing jokes and start building characters who are outmatched but refuse to quit.

4.24

500+

✍️ Comedy Writing 🎬 Screenwriting Craft 🎭 Performance Technique 🧑 Character-Driven Comedy 🧠 Humor Psychology

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The Hidden Tools of Comedy

Stop writing jokes and start building characters who are outmatched but refuse to quit.

— Steve Kaplan 2013 280 стр.

4.24

500+ оценок

✍️ Comedy Writing 🎬 Screenwriting Craft 🎭 Performance Technique 🧑 Character-Driven Comedy 🧠 Humor Psychology

The Rosie Project

— Graeme Simsion • 2013

A professor's wife questionnaire meets its match: a bartender who's never seen the test.

4.01

500 000+

🧩 Neurodivergent Protagonist 🎭 Romantic Comedy 🧲 Opposites Attract 🌦️ Grumpy Sunshine 🧪 Scientific Matchmaking

The Rosie Project

A professor's wife questionnaire meets its match: a bartender who's never seen the test.

— Graeme Simsion 2013 292 стр.

4.01

500 000+ оценок

🧩 Neurodivergent Protagonist 🎭 Romantic Comedy 🧲 Opposites Attract 🌦️ Grumpy Sunshine 🧪 Scientific Matchmaking

The Eminence in Shadow (Light Novel), Volume 1

— Daisuke Aizawa

Reincarnated with magic, a boy invents a shadow conspiracy for fun, only to find it real.

4.23

1 000+

🌏 Isekai Fantasy 🏫 Magic Academy 💪 Overpowered Protagonist 🎭 Secret Mastermind 🕶️ Secret Identity

The Eminence in Shadow (Light Novel), Volume 1 Саммари

Иммерсивные

The Eminence in Shadow (Light Novel), Volume 1

Reincarnated with magic, a boy invents a shadow conspiracy for fun, only to find it real.

— Daisuke Aizawa 2018 285 стр.

4.23

1 000+ оценок

🌏 Isekai Fantasy 🏫 Magic Academy 💪 Overpowered Protagonist 🎭 Secret Mastermind 🕶️ Secret Identity

No Brainer

— Jeff Kinney • 2023

His school might close, so Greg Heffley runs for president on pizza promises and zero plans.

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13 000+

🏫 Middle School Comedy 🗳️ School Election 🤪 Bumbling Protagonist 🎭 Lighthearted Satire 🌀 Comic Chaos

No Brainer

His school might close, so Greg Heffley runs for president on pizza promises and zero plans.

— Jeff Kinney 2023 224 стр.

4.27

13 000+ оценок

🏫 Middle School Comedy 🗳️ School Election 🤪 Bumbling Protagonist 🎭 Lighthearted Satire 🌀 Comic Chaos

Bad Habits

— Jenny McCarthy • 2012

Catholic schoolgirl. Playboy model. Mom. One woman's escape from the faith that raised her.

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1 000+

⛪ Catholic Upbringing 🔨 Religious Deconstruction 😰 Catholic Guilt 🌌 Spiritual Seeking 🎬 Hollywood Tell-All

Bad Habits

Catholic schoolgirl. Playboy model. Mom. One woman's escape from the faith that raised her.

— Jenny McCarthy 2012 222 стр.

3.61

1 000+ оценок

⛪ Catholic Upbringing 🔨 Religious Deconstruction 😰 Catholic Guilt 🌌 Spiritual Seeking 🎬 Hollywood Tell-All

Don Juan

— Molière • 2001

He worships pleasure, mocks heaven, invites a dead man's statue to dinner. The stone nods.

3.55

18 000+

🎭 Comedy Of Manners 🎩 Master And Servant 💔 Unrepentant Rake ⚡ Divine Retribution 🖤 Dark Comedy

Don Juan

He worships pleasure, mocks heaven, invites a dead man's statue to dinner. The stone nods.

— Molière 2001 146 стр.

3.55

18 000+ оценок

🎭 Comedy Of Manners 🎩 Master And Servant 💔 Unrepentant Rake ⚡ Divine Retribution 🖤 Dark Comedy

Thank You for Smoking

— Christopher Buckley • 1994

A tobacco spokesman charms his critics until extremists cover him in nicotine patches.

3.94

13 000+

🏢 Corporate Satire 📺 Media Spin 🏛️ Lobbying Culture 🤝 Unlikely Allies 🖤 Dark Comedy

Thank You for Smoking

A tobacco spokesman charms his critics until extremists cover him in nicotine patches.

— Christopher Buckley 1994 272 стр.

3.94

13 000+ оценок

🏢 Corporate Satire 📺 Media Spin 🏛️ Lobbying Culture 🤝 Unlikely Allies 🖤 Dark Comedy

Good Material

— Долли Олдертон • 2023

A breakup list becomes a comedian's sharpest material and his most unforgiving mirror.

3.81

200 000+

🖤 Witty Heartbreak 🎤 Stand-Up Comedy 🧍 Male Vulnerability 🇬🇧 Dry British Wit 🏙️ London Creative Life

Good Material

A breakup list becomes a comedian's sharpest material and his most unforgiving mirror.

— Долли Олдертон 2023 345 стр.

3.81

200 000+ оценок

🖤 Witty Heartbreak 🎤 Stand-Up Comedy 🧍 Male Vulnerability 🇬🇧 Dry British Wit 🏙️ London Creative Life

Your Mom's Gonna Love Me

— Matt Rife • 2024

Bad teeth, small town, zero connections: the raw rules for outworking your flaws to sell out arenas.

3.83

10 000+

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy 📚 Comedy Memoirs 🥊 Underdog Mentality 💪 Hustle Culture 😅 Self-Deprecation

Your Mom's Gonna Love Me

Bad teeth, small town, zero connections: the raw rules for outworking your flaws to sell out arenas.

— Matt Rife 2024 272 стр.

3.83

10 000+ оценок

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy 📚 Comedy Memoirs 🥊 Underdog Mentality 💪 Hustle Culture 😅 Self-Deprecation

Несносная шестёрка

— Джанет Иванович • 2000

Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum must find her missing mentor before a vengeful mob boss does.

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100 000+

👩‍❤️‍👨 Love Triangle 🤪 Zany Comedy 💘 Mentor Crush 🔫 Organized Crime 💑 Will They Won't They

Несносная шестёрка

Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum must find her missing mentor before a vengeful mob boss does.

— Джанет Иванович 2000 336 стр.

4.19

100 000+ оценок

👩‍❤️‍👨 Love Triangle 🤪 Zany Comedy 💘 Mentor Crush 🔫 Organized Crime 💑 Will They Won't They

Born Standing Up

— Steve Martin • 2007

Arrow through the head, 20,000-seat arenas, and a deliberate exit from stand-up at his peak.

3.88

100 000+

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy ✍️ Comedy Writing 🏋️ Creative Discipline 🎭 Fame And Isolation 🎬 Hollywood Memoir

Born Standing Up

Arrow through the head, 20,000-seat arenas, and a deliberate exit from stand-up at his peak.

— Steve Martin 2007 271 стр.

3.88

100 000+ оценок

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy ✍️ Comedy Writing 🏋️ Creative Discipline 🎭 Fame And Isolation 🎬 Hollywood Memoir

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

— Douglas Adams

Earth demolished for a space bypass, Arthur Dent hitchhikes a galaxy run by bureaucrats.

4.22

2 000 000+

🌀 Absurdist Sci-Fi 🐟 Fish Out Of Water 🤖 Depressed Robot 🌌 Cosmic Insignificance 🎲 Accidental Hero

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Саммари

Иммерсивные

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

Earth demolished for a space bypass, Arthur Dent hitchhikes a galaxy run by bureaucrats.

— Douglas Adams 1979 216 стр.

4.22

2 000 000+ оценок

🌀 Absurdist Sci-Fi 🐟 Fish Out Of Water 🤖 Depressed Robot 🌌 Cosmic Insignificance 🎲 Accidental Hero

Impro

— Keith Johnstone • 1979

Every glance is a status move you don't see. A director reveals the invisible game.

4.20

4 000+

🎭 Improvisational Theater 👑 Status Dynamics ⚡ Spontaneity Training 🎪 Mask Work 🔄 Applied Improvisation

Impro

Every glance is a status move you don't see. A director reveals the invisible game.

— Keith Johnstone 1979 208 стр.

4.20

4 000+ оценок

🎭 Improvisational Theater 👑 Status Dynamics ⚡ Spontaneity Training 🎪 Mask Work 🔄 Applied Improvisation

The NEW Comedy Bible

— Judy Carter • 2020

The formula for turning everyday frustrations into stand-up jokes, from blank page to stage.

4.32

302

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy ✍️ Comedy Writing 🗣️ Authentic Voice 😰 Stage Fright 🎭 Live Performance

The NEW Comedy Bible

The formula for turning everyday frustrations into stand-up jokes, from blank page to stage.

— Judy Carter 2020 337 стр.

4.32

302 оценок

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy ✍️ Comedy Writing 🗣️ Authentic Voice 😰 Stage Fright 🎭 Live Performance

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4

— Sue Townsend • 1982

At 13 3/4, a spot-prone diarist resolves to improve himself while his parents implode.

3.88

52 000+

📓 Diary Novel 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🤓 Self-Absorbed Narrator 💔 Family Dysfunction 🧑 Adolescent Angst

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4

At 13 3/4, a spot-prone diarist resolves to improve himself while his parents implode.

— Sue Townsend 1982 272 стр.

3.88

52 000+ оценок

📓 Diary Novel 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🤓 Self-Absorbed Narrator 💔 Family Dysfunction 🧑 Adolescent Angst

Жизнь, Вселенная и всё остальное

— Дуглас Адамс • 1982

Marooned in prehistory, Arthur Dent is drafted to stop a robot plot to annihilate the universe.

4.16

200 000+

🇬🇧 British Humor 🛸 Satirical Sci-Fi 🚀 Cosmic Quest 🌌 Save The Universe ⏳ Time Travel

Жизнь, Вселенная и всё остальное

Marooned in prehistory, Arthur Dent is drafted to stop a robot plot to annihilate the universe.

— Дуглас Адамс 1982 224 стр.

4.16

200 000+ оценок

🇬🇧 British Humor 🛸 Satirical Sci-Fi 🚀 Cosmic Quest 🌌 Save The Universe ⏳ Time Travel

Мор, ученик Смерти

— Терри Пратчетт • 1987

Mort's new boss is Death. His first mistake: saving a princess who was meant to die.

4.24

200 000+

🎭 Comic Fantasy 💀 Grim Reaper 🌐 Altered Reality 👸 Saving A Princess 📚 Unlikely Apprentice

Мор, ученик Смерти

Mort's new boss is Death. His first mistake: saving a princess who was meant to die.

— Терри Пратчетт 1987 243 стр.

4.24

200 000+ оценок

🎭 Comic Fantasy 💀 Grim Reaper 🌐 Altered Reality 👸 Saving A Princess 📚 Unlikely Apprentice

Двенадцатая ночь

— Уильям Шекспир • 1623

Shipwrecked and dressed as a man, she must woo a countess for the duke she loves.

3.96

100 000+

🎭 Shakespearean Comedy 🔄 Mistaken Identity 👗 Cross-Dressing Heroine 💕 Love Triangle 🤡 Wise Fool

Двенадцатая ночь

Shipwrecked and dressed as a man, she must woo a countess for the duke she loves.

— Уильям Шекспир 1623 222 стр.

3.96

100 000+ оценок

🎭 Shakespearean Comedy 🔄 Mistaken Identity 👗 Cross-Dressing Heroine 💕 Love Triangle 🤡 Wise Fool

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Light Novel), Vol. 3

— Fuse • 2014

A slime befriends an all-powerful demon lord, but her presence invites a magic-nullifying calamity.

4.38

2 000+

🌀 Isekai Reincarnation 🏗️ Nation Building 🫂 Found Family 💪 Overpowered Hero 👾 Monster Protagonist

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Light Novel), Vol. 3

A slime befriends an all-powerful demon lord, but her presence invites a magic-nullifying calamity.

— Fuse 2014 342 стр.

4.38

2 000+ оценок

🌀 Isekai Reincarnation 🏗️ Nation Building 🫂 Found Family 💪 Overpowered Hero 👾 Monster Protagonist

Do You Talk Funny?

— David Nihill • 2015

Stand-up's sharpest tools for the boardroom: structure laughs, hold attention, handle the hecklers.

3.91

1 000+

🎤 Public Speaking ✍️ Comedy Writing 🎭 Stage Presence 📖 Storytelling Techniques 😰 Performance Anxiety

Do You Talk Funny?

Stand-up's sharpest tools for the boardroom: structure laughs, hold attention, handle the hecklers.

— David Nihill 2015 208 стр.

3.91

1 000+ оценок

🎤 Public Speaking ✍️ Comedy Writing 🎭 Stage Presence 📖 Storytelling Techniques 😰 Performance Anxiety

How to Be Perfect

— Michael Schur • 2022

Five ethical systems. One working moral compass. No perfection required.

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35 000+

🍿 Pop Philosophy 🧭 Practical Ethics 🏛️ Ethical Frameworks 🌱 Everyday Ethics 📜 Western Philosophy

How to Be Perfect

Five ethical systems. One working moral compass. No perfection required.

— Michael Schur 2022 304 стр.

4.13

35 000+ оценок

🍿 Pop Philosophy 🧭 Practical Ethics 🏛️ Ethical Frameworks 🌱 Everyday Ethics 📜 Western Philosophy

Bossypants

— Tina Fey • 2011

How a scarred, self-doubting improv nerd became SNL's head writer and the force behind 30 Rock.

3.96

1 000 000+

🎤 Comedy Memoir 👩‍🎤 Women In Comedy 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 😂 Self-Deprecating Humor 🤔 Imposter Syndrome

Bossypants

How a scarred, self-doubting improv nerd became SNL's head writer and the force behind 30 Rock.

— Tina Fey 2011 290 стр.

3.96

1 000 000+ оценок

🎤 Comedy Memoir 👩‍🎤 Women In Comedy 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 😂 Self-Deprecating Humor 🤔 Imposter Syndrome

The Infinite and the Divine

— Robert Rath

Two deathless rivals feud ten thousand years for a puzzle box mapping a god's tomb.

4.44

7 000+

🥊 Immortal Rivals 💎 Artifact Heist 🖤 Grimdark Comedy ⏳ Temporal Warfare 🚀 Far Future

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The Infinite and the Divine

Two deathless rivals feud ten thousand years for a puzzle box mapping a god's tomb.

— Robert Rath 2020 361 стр.

4.44

7 000+ оценок

🥊 Immortal Rivals 💎 Artifact Heist 🖤 Grimdark Comedy ⏳ Temporal Warfare 🚀 Far Future

The Message of You

— Judy Carter • 2013

Your life stories are worth paying for. A blueprint for turning them into a speaking career.

4.39

159

🎤 Public Speaking 💰 Speaking Careers 📖 Personal Storytelling 😂 Humor In Speaking ✍️ Speech Writing

The Message of You

Your life stories are worth paying for. A blueprint for turning them into a speaking career.

— Judy Carter 2013 336 стр.

4.39

159 оценок

🎤 Public Speaking 💰 Speaking Careers 📖 Personal Storytelling 😂 Humor In Speaking ✍️ Speech Writing

The Joke and Its Relation to the Unconscious

— Sigmund Freud • 2003

A joke is a bribe of pleasure that lets forbidden thoughts past the guard.

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1 000+

🛋️ Psychoanalytic Theory 😂 Humor Studies 🎭 Comic Theory 🔧 Joke Mechanics 💬 Verbal Wit

The Joke and Its Relation to the Unconscious

A joke is a bribe of pleasure that lets forbidden thoughts past the guard.

— Sigmund Freud 2003 229 стр.

3.69

1 000+ оценок

🛋️ Psychoanalytic Theory 😂 Humor Studies 🎭 Comic Theory 🔧 Joke Mechanics 💬 Verbal Wit

Венецианский купец

— Уильям Шекспир • 1596

To woo a clever heiress, a young man borrows money secured by his friend's flesh.

3.77

200 000+

🎭 Shakespearean Comedy 👤 Disguised Heroine ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 💬 Witty Heroine 🖤 Dark Comedy

Венецианский купец

To woo a clever heiress, a young man borrows money secured by his friend's flesh.

— Уильям Шекспир 1596 249 стр.

3.77

200 000+ оценок

🎭 Shakespearean Comedy 👤 Disguised Heroine ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 💬 Witty Heroine 🖤 Dark Comedy

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Light Novel), Vol. 2

— Fuse • 2014

A slime must unite rival monsters before a ravenous orc army consumes their forest home.

4.44

2 000+

🌀 Isekai Fantasy 🧬 Monster Evolution 🏗️ Nation Building 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💪 Overpowered Protagonist

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Light Novel), Vol. 2

A slime must unite rival monsters before a ravenous orc army consumes their forest home.

— Fuse 2014 304 стр.

4.44

2 000+ оценок

🌀 Isekai Fantasy 🧬 Monster Evolution 🏗️ Nation Building 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💪 Overpowered Protagonist

Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory

— Raphael Bob-Waksberg • 2019

Love stories for the battered optimist: surreal, funny, and unflinchingly tender.

3.98

49 000+

🌀 Absurdist Love Stories 🔀 Alternate Lives 💔 Ordinary Heartbreak 🍬 Bittersweet Humor 💒 Wedding Satire

Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory

Love stories for the battered optimist: surreal, funny, and unflinchingly tender.

— Raphael Bob-Waksberg 2019 256 стр.

3.98

49 000+ оценок

🌀 Absurdist Love Stories 🔀 Alternate Lives 💔 Ordinary Heartbreak 🍬 Bittersweet Humor 💒 Wedding Satire

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

— Douglas Adams • 1984

After Earth inexplicably returns, Arthur Dent meets a woman who forgot creation's secret.

4.08

100 000+

🌌 Absurdist Sci-Fi 💕 Unlikely Romance 🤖 Depressed Robot 🥲 Bittersweet Humor 🇬🇧 1980s England

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

After Earth inexplicably returns, Arthur Dent meets a woman who forgot creation's secret.

— Douglas Adams 1984 225 стр.

4.08

100 000+ оценок

🌌 Absurdist Sci-Fi 💕 Unlikely Romance 🤖 Depressed Robot 🥲 Bittersweet Humor 🇬🇧 1980s England

The Blonde Identity

— Ally Carter

An amnesiac mistaken for her spy twin must trust the agent sent to hunt her sister.

3.77

37 000+

🕵️ Spy Romance 💍 Fake Marriage 🧠 Amnesia Romance 👯 Twin Swap ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Иммерсивные

The Blonde Identity

An amnesiac mistaken for her spy twin must trust the agent sent to hunt her sister.

— Ally Carter 2023 304 стр.

3.77

37 000+ оценок

🕵️ Spy Romance 💍 Fake Marriage 🧠 Amnesia Romance 👯 Twin Swap ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

How To Write Funny

— Scott Dikkers • 2014

Comedy demystified: a set of learnable devices that turn humor from mystery into repeatable craft.

4.13

500+

🎭 Comedy Writing 🎯 Satire And Parody ⚙️ Joke Mechanics 🗣️ Wordplay And Punning ⏱️ Writing Productivity

How To Write Funny

Comedy demystified: a set of learnable devices that turn humor from mystery into repeatable craft.

— Scott Dikkers 2014 146 стр.

4.13

500+ оценок

🎭 Comedy Writing 🎯 Satire And Parody ⚙️ Joke Mechanics 🗣️ Wordplay And Punning ⏱️ Writing Productivity

The Wingman

— Stephanie Archer • 2024

Her ex's best friend becomes her dating coach. Their first practice date stops being practice.

3.90

84 000+

🔥 Hockey Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 📋 Dating Coach 🏠 Forced Proximity 😍 He Falls First

The Wingman

Her ex's best friend becomes her dating coach. Their first practice date stops being practice.

— Stephanie Archer 2024 448 стр.

3.90

84 000+ оценок

🔥 Hockey Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 📋 Dating Coach 🏠 Forced Proximity 😍 He Falls First

The Brilliant World of Tom Gates

— Liz Pichon • 2014

A doodle-crazy boy ducks homework, a rival, and his sister to score concert tickets with his band.

4.19

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The Brilliant World of Tom Gates

A doodle-crazy boy ducks homework, a rival, and his sister to score concert tickets with his band.

— Liz Pichon 2014 256 стр.

4.19

15 000+ оценок

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Любовное письмо иммигранта Западу

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A Russian immigrant watches the West abandon freedoms his family fled the Soviet Union to reach.

4.24

1 000+

🏛️ Western Civilization 🗣️ Free Speech 📝 Cultural Commentary ⚡ Anti-Woke Critique 🛂 Immigration Policy

Любовное письмо иммигранта Западу

A Russian immigrant watches the West abandon freedoms his family fled the Soviet Union to reach.

— Константин Кисин 2022 208 стр.

4.24

1 000+ оценок

🏛️ Western Civilization 🗣️ Free Speech 📝 Cultural Commentary ⚡ Anti-Woke Critique 🛂 Immigration Policy

What in the World?!

— Leanne Morgan • 2024

Canceled sitcom. Shrimp-grilling husband. Makeup counter. Her hilarious detour to sold-out theaters.

4.34

16 000+

🏡 Southern Memoir 🎤 Comedian Memoir 🌟 Second Acts 👶 Motherhood Humor 🏘️ Small Town Life

What in the World?!

Canceled sitcom. Shrimp-grilling husband. Makeup counter. Her hilarious detour to sold-out theaters.

— Leanne Morgan 2024 240 стр.

4.34

16 000+ оценок

🏡 Southern Memoir 🎤 Comedian Memoir 🌟 Second Acts 👶 Motherhood Humor 🏘️ Small Town Life

Tremendous

— Joey "Coco" Diaz • 2023

Homeless at twenty-one, sleeping in a rocket ship. How Joey Diaz traded crime for stand-up.

4.46

3 000+

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy 💊 Addiction Memoirs 🔫 Criminal Past 🏙️ Street Hustle 💔 Childhood Trauma

Tremendous

Homeless at twenty-one, sleeping in a rocket ship. How Joey Diaz traded crime for stand-up.

— Joey "Coco" Diaz 2023 280 стр.

4.46

3 000+ оценок

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy 💊 Addiction Memoirs 🔫 Criminal Past 🏙️ Street Hustle 💔 Childhood Trauma

How to Rule the World

— André de Guillaume • 2002

Forget ethics: a satirical guide to seizing absolute power, from career choice to crushing dissent.

3.67

500+

🏛️ Dictatorship 🤣 Satirical Self-Help ⚖️ Power Dynamics 📜 Machiavellianism 🎭 Political Satire

How to Rule the World

Forget ethics: a satirical guide to seizing absolute power, from career choice to crushing dissent.

— André de Guillaume 2002 144 стр.

3.67

500+ оценок

🏛️ Dictatorship 🤣 Satirical Self-Help ⚖️ Power Dynamics 📜 Machiavellianism 🎭 Political Satire

I Funny

— James Patterson • 2012

An orphaned middle schooler in a wheelchair bets everything on a comedy contest.

4.14

13 000+

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy ♿ Disabled Protagonist 😂 Humor As Coping 🫂 Found Family 💔 Grief And Loss

I Funny

An orphaned middle schooler in a wheelchair bets everything on a comedy contest.

— James Patterson 2012 320 стр.

4.14

13 000+ оценок

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy ♿ Disabled Protagonist 😂 Humor As Coping 🫂 Found Family 💔 Grief And Loss

Based on a True Story

— Norm Macdonald • 2016

SNL stardom from a barber-shop town, ruinous gambling nights, and a memoir that admits it's lying.

4.03

19 000+

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy 📖 Comedic Memoir 🎬 Snl Alumni 🎰 Gambling Addiction 🎭 Show Business

Based on a True Story

SNL stardom from a barber-shop town, ruinous gambling nights, and a memoir that admits it's lying.

— Norm Macdonald 2016 256 стр.

4.03

19 000+ оценок

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