Best Comedy Fiction: A Short Review

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

One of the best safe ways to escape from reality is to read. And, perhaps, the most suitable genre for a complete immersion in the atmosphere of the book is science fiction. A sort of fairy tale for adults with a good psychological background. And if you also want to cheer up, then humorous fiction is really what you need. Let's talk about some of the brightest representatives of the genre.

Humorous fiction. Best Books

Perhaps it would be better to start from the beginning. Swift can be considered the founder of this genre. His "Gulliver's Travels" is considered by many to be a children's book, a banal fairy tale, but this is not at all the case. In the book, the author masterfully ridicules conceit as a trait of human character. He shows this in the nature of people, and midgets, and giants. This humorous fiction can please readers of all ages.

If you want to read an easy, but at the same time deep book, go to the shelf with the creations of Harry Harrison. The most popular series is the Steel Rat sci-fi novel series.

Many book lovers consider this to be the best humorous fiction about the indefinite future. Interplanetary and even intergalactic travel is possible here. The Steel Rat is the nickname of a clever swindler with an extraordinary mind. It is about his incredible adventures and adventures that this book series is told.

We can be proud that the genre of "humorous fiction" has been developed not only abroad, but also in Russia. The Strugatsky brothers can be called the most famous and, of course, talented writers. To get started with their work, the book "Monday begins on Saturday" is ideal. This is a story about the Leningrad programmer Privalov, who, having agreed to give a lift to two employees of the Research Institute of the city of Solovets, soon ends up there as an employee. You can learn about what events happen to him in this unusual place by reading the book. The work is distinguished by subtle humor and ease of syllable.

Another (of many) book by the Strugatskys, written in the genre of "humorous fiction", is "The Second Invasion of the Martians". Here, on behalf of an elderly professor named Apollo, it is told about the strange events taking place in a calm provincial town. Soon the heroes of the book understand: the real Martians have come to earth!

Many people like modern humorous fiction. One of the most widely read authors today is Andrey Belyanin, and his most popular work is “The Sword withoutname. This book tells about a young man named Andrew. One day he comes to the festival of folk art. Having won in one of the competitions, he wins the sword. The weapon looks normal, but almost immediately Andrei, with the help of a sword, finds himself not just anywhere, but in the real Middle Ages! There he meets various people and gets into trouble - in general, everything is according to the laws of the genre. With only one correction: the adventures of the protagonist are described with a fair amount of humor.

These works, of course, are far from the only ones in the genre, but they are worthy examples of it.