Юмор

Абсурдность жизни и человеческие слабости выходят на первый план в этих остроумных и дерзких произведениях проницательных наблюдателей нашего мира. Будь то исследование научных курьёзов, препарирование социальных условностей или рассказы о личных злоключениях — эти книги раскрывают юмор как в повседневном опыте, так и в глубоких истинах.

Юмор Саммари книг

Survivor

— Chuck Palahniuk • 1999

A cult survivor turned media star hijacks a plane to confess his life before it crashes.

3.93

100 000+

🖤 Transgressive Fiction 🔥 Cult Survival 📺 Media Satire 😈 Dark Comedy 😨 Existential Dread

Survivor

A cult survivor turned media star hijacks a plane to confess his life before it crashes.

— Chuck Palahniuk 1999 289 стр.

3.93

100 000+ оценок

🖤 Transgressive Fiction 🔥 Cult Survival 📺 Media Satire 😈 Dark Comedy 😨 Existential Dread

Приключения Алисы в Стране чудес / Алиса в Зазеркалье

— Льюис Кэрролл • 1871

Alice falls into a wonderland of vanishing cats, living cards, and a queen who collects heads.

4.06

600 000+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🃏 Literary Nonsense 🛌 Dream World Adventure 🧐 Philosophical Absurdity 👧 Victorian Childhood

Приключения Алисы в Стране чудес / Алиса в Зазеркалье Саммари

Иммерсивные

Приключения Алисы в Стране чудес / Алиса в Зазеркалье

Alice falls into a wonderland of vanishing cats, living cards, and a queen who collects heads.

— Льюис Кэрролл 1871 239 стр.

4.06

600 000+ оценок

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🃏 Literary Nonsense 🛌 Dream World Adventure 🧐 Philosophical Absurdity 👧 Victorian Childhood

Ниже нуля

— Али Хейзелвуд • 2022

Stranded in the Arctic, a NASA engineer's rescue comes from the rival she's always despised.

3.56

100 000+

🔥 Enemies-To-Lovers 🏔️ Forced Proximity 🔬 Women In Stem ❄️ Arctic Setting 💼 Workplace Rivalry

Ниже нуля

Stranded in the Arctic, a NASA engineer's rescue comes from the rival she's always despised.

— Али Хейзелвуд 2022 112 стр.

3.56

100 000+ оценок

🔥 Enemies-To-Lovers 🏔️ Forced Proximity 🔬 Women In Stem ❄️ Arctic Setting 💼 Workplace Rivalry

It's Kind of a Funny Story

— Ned Vizzini • 2006

Craig got into the best school in Manhattan. Then his mind tried to kill him.

4.07

200 000+

🏥 Teen Psychiatric Ward 🌧️ Teenage Depression 🤝 Found Family 🎨 Art As Therapy 😅 Darkly Comic

It's Kind of a Funny Story

Craig got into the best school in Manhattan. Then his mind tried to kill him.

— Ned Vizzini 2006 444 стр.

4.07

200 000+ оценок

🏥 Teen Psychiatric Ward 🌧️ Teenage Depression 🤝 Found Family 🎨 Art As Therapy 😅 Darkly Comic

How to Age Disgracefully

— Clare Pooley • 2024

A lonely seventy-year-old makes her first friends as their community center faces the wrecking ball.

4.11

67 000+

🖤 Found Family 🖤 Older Protagonists 🖤 Quirky Ensemble 🖤 Heartwarming Humor 🖤 Secret Criminal Past

How to Age Disgracefully

A lonely seventy-year-old makes her first friends as their community center faces the wrecking ball.

— Clare Pooley 2024 337 стр.

4.11

67 000+ оценок

🖤 Found Family 🖤 Older Protagonists 🖤 Quirky Ensemble 🖤 Heartwarming Humor 🖤 Secret Criminal Past

It's Called a Breakup Because It's Broken

— Greg Behrendt • 2005

Stop calling him. Sixty days, zero contact, and the rules to actually stick to it.

3.97

12 000+

💔 Breakup Recovery 💪 Tough Love Advice 😂 Humorous Self-Help 🚫 No Contact Rule 🧘 Emotional Detox

It's Called a Breakup Because It's Broken

Stop calling him. Sixty days, zero contact, and the rules to actually stick to it.

— Greg Behrendt 2005 208 стр.

3.97

12 000+ оценок

💔 Breakup Recovery 💪 Tough Love Advice 😂 Humorous Self-Help 🚫 No Contact Rule 🧘 Emotional Detox

Calm The Fuck Down

— Sarah Knight • 2018

One question tells you what matters. Then a five-point scale sorts the rest.

3.41

11 000+

🧠 Anxiety Management 🚑 Mental Triage 🤬 Profane Self-Help 🎯 Locus Of Control 💭 Overthinking Relief

Calm The Fuck Down

One question tells you what matters. Then a five-point scale sorts the rest.

— Sarah Knight 2018 304 стр.

3.41

11 000+ оценок

🧠 Anxiety Management 🚑 Mental Triage 🤬 Profane Self-Help 🎯 Locus Of Control 💭 Overthinking Relief

When to Rob a Bank

— Steven D. Levitt • 2015

Why sumo wrestlers cheat, why pools are more dangerous than guns, and what economics reveals.

3.53

15 000+

💡 Behavioral Economics 🎯 Incentive Design 🌊 Unintended Consequences 🤥 Dishonesty 👥 Social Norms

When to Rob a Bank

Why sumo wrestlers cheat, why pools are more dangerous than guns, and what economics reveals.

— Steven D. Levitt 2015 387 стр.

3.53

15 000+ оценок

💡 Behavioral Economics 🎯 Incentive Design 🌊 Unintended Consequences 🤥 Dishonesty 👥 Social Norms

Marcovaldo ovvero Le stagioni in città

— Italo Calvino • 1963

A poor laborer chases mushrooms and moonlight through a city that has no room for wonder.

3.83

17 000+

🌀 Story Cycle 🌿 Urban Pastoral 😅 Comic Misadventure 🌻 Hapless Idealist 🪶 Gentle Satire

Marcovaldo ovvero Le stagioni in città

A poor laborer chases mushrooms and moonlight through a city that has no room for wonder.

— Italo Calvino 1963 134 стр.

3.83

17 000+ оценок

🌀 Story Cycle 🌿 Urban Pastoral 😅 Comic Misadventure 🌻 Hapless Idealist 🪶 Gentle Satire

Несносная шестёрка

— Джанет Иванович • 2000

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

4.19

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

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

The Armchair Economist

— Steven E. Landsburg • 1993

Why seat belts kill, recycling destroys forests, and good intentions so often backfire.

3.72

4 000+

🛋️ Everyday Economics 📊 Microeconomics 🎯 Incentives ⚡ Unintended Consequences 🏛️ Chicago School

The Armchair Economist

Why seat belts kill, recycling destroys forests, and good intentions so often backfire.

— Steven E. Landsburg 1993 336 стр.

3.72

4 000+ оценок

🛋️ Everyday Economics 📊 Microeconomics 🎯 Incentives ⚡ Unintended Consequences 🏛️ Chicago School

Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye

— Geronimo Stilton • 2004

A timid mouse editor is thrust into a high-seas treasure hunt by his sister's mysterious map.

4.09

16 000+

🗺️ Treasure Hunt Adventure 🐭 Anthropomorphic Animals 😰 Reluctant Adventurer 👫 Sibling Adventure ✨ Whimsical

Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye

A timid mouse editor is thrust into a high-seas treasure hunt by his sister's mysterious map.

— Geronimo Stilton 2004 128 стр.

4.09

16 000+ оценок

🗺️ Treasure Hunt Adventure 🐭 Anthropomorphic Animals 😰 Reluctant Adventurer 👫 Sibling Adventure ✨ Whimsical

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

— Hunter S. Thompson • 1971

Journalist and attorney tear through Vegas on a drug-fueled hunt for the American Dream.

4.06

300 000+

📰 Gonzo Journalism 💊 Drug Trip 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 😈 Dark Comedy 🇺🇸 1970s America

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Journalist and attorney tear through Vegas on a drug-fueled hunt for the American Dream.

— Hunter S. Thompson 1971 204 стр.

4.06

300 000+ оценок

📰 Gonzo Journalism 💊 Drug Trip 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 😈 Dark Comedy 🇺🇸 1970s America

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

Bird by Bird

— Anne Lamott • 1994

Great writing starts with a bad page. Shrink the project, write one small square, then repeat.

4.24

100 000+

✍️ Writing Craft 🎨 Creative Process 🔒 Creative Perfectionism 🗣️ Inner Critic ✨ Creative Intuition

Bird by Bird

Great writing starts with a bad page. Shrink the project, write one small square, then repeat.

— Anne Lamott 1994 272 стр.

4.24

100 000+ оценок

✍️ Writing Craft 🎨 Creative Process 🔒 Creative Perfectionism 🗣️ Inner Critic ✨ Creative Intuition

Sum

— David Eagleman • 2009

Forty afterlives where God is flawed, heaven disappoints, and death is only the first question.

4.11

23 000+

🧠 Speculative Vignettes 🤔 God As Flawed Creator 🌌 Cosmic Scale 💭 Satirical Cosmology 🪞 Memory And Identity

Sum

Forty afterlives where God is flawed, heaven disappoints, and death is only the first question.

— David Eagleman 2009 110 стр.

4.11

23 000+ оценок

🧠 Speculative Vignettes 🤔 God As Flawed Creator 🌌 Cosmic Scale 💭 Satirical Cosmology 🪞 Memory And Identity

Bonk

— Mary Roach • 2008

Rats in tiny pants. Camera dildos. The hidden history of sex research is stranger than fiction.

3.85

60 000+

🔬 Sex Research 🧪 Pop Science 📜 Science History 🩺 Sexual Health 💕 Human Sexuality

Bonk

Rats in tiny pants. Camera dildos. The hidden history of sex research is stranger than fiction.

— Mary Roach 2008 303 стр.

3.85

60 000+ оценок

🔬 Sex Research 🧪 Pop Science 📜 Science History 🩺 Sexual Health 💕 Human Sexuality

Хижина в лесу

— Джефф Кинни • 2011

Greg Heffley's journal captures middle school: a world where moldy cheese decides your social fate.

4.23

100 000+

📓 Journal Format 😂 School Comedy 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 👫 Frenemy Friendship 👨‍👩‍👦 Embarrassing Family

Хижина в лесу

Greg Heffley's journal captures middle school: a world where moldy cheese decides your social fate.

— Джефф Кинни 2011

4.23

100 000+ оценок

📓 Journal Format 😂 School Comedy 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 👫 Frenemy Friendship 👨‍👩‍👦 Embarrassing Family

Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It

— Daniel Klein • 2015

The thinkers who insisted we create our own meaning, and the catch they overlooked.

3.95

4 000+

🧭 Philosophy Of Life 🛠️ Practical Philosophy 🎭 Existentialism 💭 Thought Experiments 🪞 Personal Identity

Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It

The thinkers who insisted we create our own meaning, and the catch they overlooked.

— Daniel Klein 2015 210 стр.

3.95

4 000+ оценок

🧭 Philosophy Of Life 🛠️ Practical Philosophy 🎭 Existentialism 💭 Thought Experiments 🪞 Personal Identity

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

Memento Mori

— Muriel Spark • 1959

An anonymous caller warns aging Londoners: death is coming. Old secrets and rivalries ignite.

3.61

7 000+

💰 Inheritance Schemes 🖤 Dark Comedy 👴 Elderly Protagonists 🇬🇧 Postwar England 📞 Anonymous Caller

Memento Mori

An anonymous caller warns aging Londoners: death is coming. Old secrets and rivalries ignite.

— Muriel Spark 1959 224 стр.

3.61

7 000+ оценок

💰 Inheritance Schemes 🖤 Dark Comedy 👴 Elderly Protagonists 🇬🇧 Postwar England 📞 Anonymous Caller

Три желания

— Лиана Мориарти • 2003

One birthday dinner, a fondue fork, and three sisters whose secrets are about to destroy them.

3.78

100 000+

⚔️ Sibling Rivalry 🔐 Family Secrets 💔 Infidelity Fallout 💍 Marriage In Crisis 🤰 Unexpected Pregnancy

Три желания

One birthday dinner, a fondue fork, and three sisters whose secrets are about to destroy them.

— Лиана Мориарти 2003 384 стр.

3.78

100 000+ оценок

⚔️ Sibling Rivalry 🔐 Family Secrets 💔 Infidelity Fallout 💍 Marriage In Crisis 🤰 Unexpected Pregnancy

Lawn Boy

— Jonathan Evison • 2018

Mike Muñoz is a lawn boy, a caretaker, and a man who's never been honest about who he loves.

3.83

10 000+

🏗️ Working Class Fiction 🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 👨‍👦 Sibling Caretaker 🤝 Found Family 💔 Absent Father

Lawn Boy

Mike Muñoz is a lawn boy, a caretaker, and a man who's never been honest about who he loves.

— Jonathan Evison 2018 312 стр.

3.83

10 000+ оценок

🏗️ Working Class Fiction 🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 👨‍👦 Sibling Caretaker 🤝 Found Family 💔 Absent Father

Благие знамения

— Терри Пратчетт • 1990

An angel and a demon, after millennia on Earth, would rather sabotage the apocalypse than win it.

4.25

800 000+

🎭 Comedic Fantasy 🇬🇧 British Humor 💕 Found Family 🏘️ Small Town England 🤝 Unlikely Allies

Благие знамения

An angel and a demon, after millennia on Earth, would rather sabotage the apocalypse than win it.

— Терри Пратчетт 1990 491 стр.

4.25

800 000+ оценок

🎭 Comedic Fantasy 🇬🇧 British Humor 💕 Found Family 🏘️ Small Town England 🤝 Unlikely Allies

Starter Villain

— John Scalzi • 2023

A broke teacher inherits a supervillain island where dolphins unionize, cats spy, and killers wait.

4.11

99 000+

🏢 Corporate Satire 👑 Reluctant Heir 🐬 Sentient Animals 🏝️ Secret Island Base 🕵️ Spy Thriller Lite

Starter Villain

A broke teacher inherits a supervillain island where dolphins unionize, cats spy, and killers wait.

— John Scalzi 2023 264 стр.

4.11

99 000+ оценок

🏢 Corporate Satire 👑 Reluctant Heir 🐬 Sentient Animals 🏝️ Secret Island Base 🕵️ Spy Thriller Lite

Grumpy Darling

— Alexandra Moody • 2025

When her grumpy hockey star best friend becomes her flirting coach, their practice blurs into real.

4.05

19 000+

🫶 Friends To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏒 Hockey Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💕 Flirting Lessons

Grumpy Darling

When her grumpy hockey star best friend becomes her flirting coach, their practice blurs into real.

— Alexandra Moody 2025

4.05

19 000+ оценок

🫶 Friends To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏒 Hockey Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💕 Flirting Lessons

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

The Great Indian Novel

— Shashi Tharoor • 1989

India's history as myth: Gandhi the celibate warrior, Indira the empress, democracy lost at dice.

3.89

6 000+

🎭 Political Satire 📜 Mythological Retelling 🌏 Postcolonial Fiction 🏛️ Reimagined Epic 🌳 Generational Saga

The Great Indian Novel

India's history as myth: Gandhi the celibate warrior, Indira the empress, democracy lost at dice.

— Shashi Tharoor 1989 423 стр.

3.89

6 000+ оценок

🎭 Political Satire 📜 Mythological Retelling 🌏 Postcolonial Fiction 🏛️ Reimagined Epic 🌳 Generational Saga

Зелёные яйца и ветчина

— Доктор Сьюз • 1960

Sam-I-Am won't quit offering green eggs and ham, and one grump's resolve is wearing thin.

4.32

800 000+

🎵 Rhyming Picture Book 📖 Beginner Reader 😊 Persistent Optimist 😤 Grumpy Skeptic 🍳 Trying New Things

Зелёные яйца и ветчина

Sam-I-Am won't quit offering green eggs and ham, and one grump's resolve is wearing thin.

— Доктор Сьюз 1960 64 стр.

4.32

800 000+ оценок

🎵 Rhyming Picture Book 📖 Beginner Reader 😊 Persistent Optimist 😤 Grumpy Skeptic 🍳 Trying New Things

Уродливая правда

— Джефф Кинни • 2010

Greg Heffley's friendless school year brings a lock-in fiasco, a wedding, and the panic of puberty.

4.18

100 000+

📓 Illustrated Diary 🎒 Middle School Comedy 🤝 Best Friend Feud 😳 Puberty Panic 👾 Chaotic Siblings

Уродливая правда

Greg Heffley's friendless school year brings a lock-in fiasco, a wedding, and the panic of puberty.

— Джефф Кинни 2010 217 стр.

4.18

100 000+ оценок

📓 Illustrated Diary 🎒 Middle School Comedy 🤝 Best Friend Feud 😳 Puberty Panic 👾 Chaotic Siblings

Финли Донован — убийственный успех

— Элль Косимано • 2021

A novelist is mistaken for a hitwoman, and the target turns up dead in her garage.

3.99

200 000+

🏠 Suburban Noir 🎭 Mistaken Identity 🙈 Reluctant Criminal 🫣 Crime Cover-Up 😂 Comic Thriller

Финли Донован — убийственный успех

A novelist is mistaken for a hitwoman, and the target turns up dead in her garage.

— Элль Косимано 2021 368 стр.

3.99

200 000+ оценок

🏠 Suburban Noir 🎭 Mistaken Identity 🙈 Reluctant Criminal 🫣 Crime Cover-Up 😂 Comic Thriller

Мелкие боги

— Терри Пратчетт • 1992

A god as a tortoise, a boy who hears him, and a church that burns doubters.

4.32

100 000+

🎭 Religious Satire 🤝 God And Mortal Duo ⛓️ Oppressive Theocracy 🙏 Reluctant Prophet ⚖️ Reason Vs Faith

Мелкие боги

A god as a tortoise, a boy who hears him, and a church that burns doubters.

— Терри Пратчетт 1992 389 стр.

4.32

100 000+ оценок

🎭 Religious Satire 🤝 God And Mortal Duo ⛓️ Oppressive Theocracy 🙏 Reluctant Prophet ⚖️ Reason Vs Faith

He's Not My Type

— Meghan Quinn • 2023

A flood sends her crashing with a brooding hockey player, and their close quarters ignite.

4.25

83 000+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💕 Friends To Lovers 🖤 Grief And Healing

He's Not My Type

A flood sends her crashing with a brooding hockey player, and their close quarters ignite.

— Meghan Quinn 2023 394 стр.

4.25

83 000+ оценок

🏒 Hockey Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💕 Friends To Lovers 🖤 Grief And Healing

Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life

— Rachel Renée Russell • 2009

A diary, a crush, and a mean-girl nemesis: an artistic dork's survival guide to private school.

4.10

100 000+

📓 Diary Novel 🏫 Middle School Drama 😈 Mean Girl Rivalry 🎒 Private School Outsider 💖 First Crush

Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life

A diary, a crush, and a mean-girl nemesis: an artistic dork's survival guide to private school.

— Rachel Renée Russell 2009 327 стр.

4.10

100 000+ оценок

📓 Diary Novel 🏫 Middle School Drama 😈 Mean Girl Rivalry 🎒 Private School Outsider 💖 First Crush

The Defender

— Ana Huang • 2025

Fleeing a stalker, a football captain crashes with his coach's daughter. Rule one: don't kiss.

3.90

53 000+

🏒 Sports Romance 🔍 Romantic Suspense 🏠 Forced Proximity 👨‍👧 Coach's Daughter 👫 Best Friend's Brother

The Defender

Fleeing a stalker, a football captain crashes with his coach's daughter. Rule one: don't kiss.

— Ana Huang 2025 466 стр.

3.90

53 000+ оценок

🏒 Sports Romance 🔍 Romantic Suspense 🏠 Forced Proximity 👨‍👧 Coach's Daughter 👫 Best Friend's Brother

Нимона

— Н.Д. Стивенсон • 2015

A chaotic shapeshifter forces her way into a villain's life to expose the hero institution's lies.

4.18

100 000+

🦎 Shapeshifter Fantasy 🦸‍♂️ Hero Deconstruction 🏛️ Corrupt Institutions 👥 Found Family 🎭 Identity Exploration

Нимона

A chaotic shapeshifter forces her way into a villain's life to expose the hero institution's lies.

— Н.Д. Стивенсон 2015 272 стр.

4.18

100 000+ оценок

🦎 Shapeshifter Fantasy 🦸‍♂️ Hero Deconstruction 🏛️ Corrupt Institutions 👥 Found Family 🎭 Identity Exploration

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

Hard Luck

— Jeff Kinney • 2013

When Rowley finds a girlfriend, Greg Heffley lets a Magic 8 Ball call the shots.

4.26

98 000+

📖 Illustrated Diary 🚲 Third Wheel 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 😬 Awkward Humor 🏫 School Comedy

Hard Luck

When Rowley finds a girlfriend, Greg Heffley lets a Magic 8 Ball call the shots.

— Jeff Kinney 2013 217 стр.

4.26

98 000+ оценок

📖 Illustrated Diary 🚲 Third Wheel 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 😬 Awkward Humor 🏫 School Comedy

Caps for Sale

— Esphyr Slobodkina • 1940

While a peddler naps, monkeys steal every cap off his head.

4.17

94 000+

📚 Cumulative Tale 🐒 Mischievous Monkeys 🐵 Monkey See Monkey Do 💡 Resourceful Hero 🔄 Trickster Reversal

Caps for Sale

While a peddler naps, monkeys steal every cap off his head.

— Esphyr Slobodkina 1940 48 стр.

4.17

94 000+ оценок

📚 Cumulative Tale 🐒 Mischievous Monkeys 🐵 Monkey See Monkey Do 💡 Resourceful Hero 🔄 Trickster Reversal

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

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.

3.69

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

Чарли и шоколадная фабрика

— Роальд Даль • 2005

A starving boy tours a candy wizard's sealed factory, where spoiled children meet their match.

4.17

900 000+

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Чарли и шоколадная фабрика

A starving boy tours a candy wizard's sealed factory, where spoiled children meet their match.

— Роальд Даль 2005 176 стр.

4.17

900 000+ оценок

🎭 Whimsical Morality Tale 🏆 Virtue Rewarded 😈 Spoiled Child Downfall 🌟 Poor Hero Rises 🎩 Eccentric Mentor

Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn

— Mark Dunn • 2001

Letters are outlawed one by one on an island of language. A young woman writes back.

3.94

59 000+

🖋️ Epistolary Novel 🎭 Satirical Fable 🔇 Censorship 🧩 Wordplay And Language 📐 Experimental Fiction

Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn

Letters are outlawed one by one on an island of language. A young woman writes back.

— Mark Dunn 2001

3.94

59 000+ оценок

🖋️ Epistolary Novel 🎭 Satirical Fable 🔇 Censorship 🧩 Wordplay And Language 📐 Experimental Fiction

Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs

— Chuck Klosterman • 2003

Your Saved by the Bell reruns taught you more about love than Jane Austen.

3.74

72 000+

🎭 Pop Culture Criticism ✍️ Personal Essays 🎵 Music Criticism 🎬 Film Criticism 📼 Generation X

Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs

Your Saved by the Bell reruns taught you more about love than Jane Austen.

— Chuck Klosterman 2003 256 стр.

3.74

72 000+ оценок

🎭 Pop Culture Criticism ✍️ Personal Essays 🎵 Music Criticism 🎬 Film Criticism 📼 Generation X

The Twenty-One Balloons

— William Pène du Bois • 1947

A reclusive balloonist crash-lands on Krakatoa, where a hidden utopia runs on diamonds and dinner.

3.95

26 000+

🎈 Balloon Adventure 🏝️ Hidden Utopia 🔧 Whimsical Inventions 🤷 Reluctant Adventurer 🍽️ Culinary Worldbuilding

The Twenty-One Balloons

A reclusive balloonist crash-lands on Krakatoa, where a hidden utopia runs on diamonds and dinner.

— William Pène du Bois 1947 180 стр.

3.95

26 000+ оценок

🎈 Balloon Adventure 🏝️ Hidden Utopia 🔧 Whimsical Inventions 🤷 Reluctant Adventurer 🍽️ Culinary Worldbuilding

Do the F*cking Work

— Brian Buirge • 2019

How to stop waiting for inspiration, survive your own bad taste, and ship work that matters.

3.92

281

🎨 Creative Process 🤬 Profane Self-Help 💥 Embracing Failure 🛠️ Creative Discipline ✨ Creative Confidence

Do the F*cking Work

How to stop waiting for inspiration, survive your own bad taste, and ship work that matters.

— Brian Buirge 2019 256 стр.

3.92

281 оценок

🎨 Creative Process 🤬 Profane Self-Help 💥 Embracing Failure 🛠️ Creative Discipline ✨ Creative Confidence

Lazarillo de Tormes and The Swindler

— Francisco de Quevedo • 1969

Two penniless rogues claw through golden-age Spain, trading masters and morals for the next meal.

3.62

1 000+

🎭 Picaresque Novel 👑 Spanish Golden Age 🦊 Rogue Protagonist 📈 Social Climbing ⛪ Corrupt Clergy

Lazarillo de Tormes and The Swindler

Two penniless rogues claw through golden-age Spain, trading masters and morals for the next meal.

— Francisco de Quevedo 1969 240 стр.

3.62

1 000+ оценок

🎭 Picaresque Novel 👑 Spanish Golden Age 🦊 Rogue Protagonist 📈 Social Climbing ⛪ Corrupt Clergy

Hector and the Search for Happiness

— François Lelord • 2002

A psychiatrist who cannot make his patients happy travels the world to learn what does.

3.48

17 000+

🦊 Philosophical Fable 🧭 Quest For Wisdom 🌍 World Journey 😏 Gentle Satire 🌤️ Feel-Good Philosophy

Hector and the Search for Happiness

A psychiatrist who cannot make his patients happy travels the world to learn what does.

— François Lelord 2002 135 стр.

3.48

17 000+ оценок

🦊 Philosophical Fable 🧭 Quest For Wisdom 🌍 World Journey 😏 Gentle Satire 🌤️ Feel-Good Philosophy

The Dice Man

— Luke Rhinehart • 1971

A bored psychiatrist surrenders his will to a die. His cure for emptiness becomes his addiction.

3.54

22 000+

💥 Transgressive Fiction 🎲 Surrender To Chance 🎭 Identity Dissolution 😈 Darkly Comic 🤥 Unreliable Narrator

The Dice Man

A bored psychiatrist surrenders his will to a die. His cure for emptiness becomes his addiction.

— Luke Rhinehart 1971 541 стр.

3.54

22 000+ оценок

💥 Transgressive Fiction 🎲 Surrender To Chance 🎭 Identity Dissolution 😈 Darkly Comic 🤥 Unreliable Narrator

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