A hilarious pandemic memoir (of sorts)
Well, it’s not the equal of They Eat Puppies, Don’t They?, The Relic Master, or Thank You...
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Category: Humor
A comic novel about India today, and Big Science, too
A review of Serious Men, by Manu Joseph. @@@@@ (5 out of 5). In his debut novel, Indian magazine editor Manu Joseph takes on the caste system, Big Science, love, marriage, and sex, corruption in government, the news media, office politics, loyalty and betrayal, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, and the fate of the Universe — yet it all hangs together somehow. This is Black Comedy, Indian-style.
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A snake stars in Carl Hiaasen’s savage takedown of Donald Trump
Carl Hiaasen sure knows how to lead off a story, and he proves it all over again in a savage...
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Satirizing Donald Trump is a tall order
Christopher Buckley is far and away the most accomplished political satirist writing today in...
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Groucho Marx solves another baffling murder
In the sixth and final entry in Ron Goulart’s series of Groucho Marx Mysteries, the...
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Groucho Marx exposes Nazi spies in Hollywood
You can read the Groucho Marx Mysteries as detective stories in an historical setting. Certainly,...
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A satirical novel about Donald Trump by Dave Eggers
It’s a little hard to believe that anyone could write a satirical story about Donald Trump,...
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Groucho Marx solves two baffling murders
For most Americans who recognize the name, Groucho Marx was one of the three Marx Brothers who...
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Carl Hiaasen introduces Florida’s feral one-eyed ex-Governor
If you’ve read many of Carl Hiaasen’s more than two dozen novels, you’ve...
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A kidnapping tale from the master of the comic caper novel
In the course of his 75 years, Donald E. Westlake (1933-2008) published more than 100 novels and...
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Groucho Marx versus Sherlock Holmes: guess who wins
Every self-respecting film buff is well acquainted with the Marx Brothers. Both Duck Soup and A...
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A new Jeeves and Wooster novel is almost as funny as the originals
What is this? A new Jeeves and Wooster novel? Didn’t P. G. Wodehouse die in 1975? Surprise!...
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In “Groucho Marx, Private Eye,” the comedian solves a baffling murder
Groucho Marx was the third-born of the five Marx Brothers but far and away the best known. When I...
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Carl Hiaasen on religious scam artists, Florida’s natural wonders, and the decline of local journalism
Carl Hiaasen can show you the dark side of life in Florida and make you laugh in the process. In...
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A hilarious crime novel featuring dumb criminals and a harebrained scheme
Dumb criminals populate some of the funniest novels ever written. Jimmy Breslin’s 1969...
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