🤪 Bumbling Protagonist

A lovably inept main character who lurches from one mishap to the next, proving that heroism sometimes wears the disguise of total cluelessness.

The Color of Magic

by Terry Pratchett • 1983

An inept wizard and an indestructible tourist flee a burning city on a flat world.

3.99

425k+

🃏 Comic Fantasy 😬 Reluctant Hero 📸 Fantasy Tourist

The Color of Magic 86%

An inept wizard and an indestructible tourist flee a burning city on a flat world.

by Terry Pratchett 1983

3.99

425k+ ratings

🃏 Comic Fantasy 😬 Reluctant Hero 📸 Fantasy Tourist

Whiskey Rebellion

by Liliana Hart • 2011

A broke teacher's stripping gig ends with a dead principal and a detective who can't look away.

3.94

12k+

🕵️‍♀️ Amateur Sleuth 😂 Comedic Mystery 💥 Disaster Protagonist

Whiskey Rebellion 86%

A broke teacher's stripping gig ends with a dead principal and a detective who can't look away.

by Liliana Hart 2011

3.94

12k+ ratings

🕵️‍♀️ Amateur Sleuth 😂 Comedic Mystery 💥 Disaster Protagonist

Scoop by Waugh, Evelyn Reprint Edition

by Evelyn Waugh • 1938

A country columnist is mistaken for a war reporter and sent to a phantom African revolution.

3.78

23k+

🎙️ Media Satire 🎭 Mistaken Identity 🐟 Fish Out Of Water

Scoop by Waugh, Evelyn Reprint Edition Summary

Scoop by Waugh, Evelyn Reprint Edition 86%

A country columnist is mistaken for a war reporter and sent to a phantom African revolution.

by Evelyn Waugh 1938

3.78

23k+ ratings

🎙️ Media Satire 🎭 Mistaken Identity 🐟 Fish Out Of Water

The Light Fantastic

by Terry Pratchett • 1986

The spell that can save the Discworld chose the worst possible wizard to hide inside.

4.01

170k+

🎭 Comic Fantasy 🪞 Satirical Fantasy 😰 Reluctant Protagonist

The Light Fantastic 86%

The spell that can save the Discworld chose the worst possible wizard to hide inside.

by Terry Pratchett 1986

4.01

170k+ ratings

🎭 Comic Fantasy 🪞 Satirical Fantasy 😰 Reluctant Protagonist

Stanley, Flat Again!

by Jeff Brown • 2003

Stanley Lambchop is flat again. This time, his strangest problem might be someone's only hope.

3.92

3k+

📚 Early Chapter Books 🎈 Absurd Premise 😊 Gently Humorous

Stanley, Flat Again! 86%

Stanley Lambchop is flat again. This time, his strangest problem might be someone's only hope.

by Jeff Brown 2003

3.92

3k+ ratings

📚 Early Chapter Books 🎈 Absurd Premise 😊 Gently Humorous

Sin noticias de Gurb

by Eduardo Mendoza • 2001

An alien searches Barcelona for his lost partner, recording every human absurdity in his diary.

3.75

24k+

👽 Alien Observer 🎭 Absurdist Satire 🐟 Fish Out Of Water

Sin noticias de Gurb 86%

An alien searches Barcelona for his lost partner, recording every human absurdity in his diary.

by Eduardo Mendoza 2001

3.75

24k+ ratings

👽 Alien Observer 🎭 Absurdist Satire 🐟 Fish Out Of Water

The Satsuma Complex

by Bob Mortimer • 2022

Dream date, dead mate, fake cops: a legal assistant's life pivots on a corn-cob USB stick.

3.68

75k+

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 🎭 Comic Crime 😐 Deadpan Humor

The Satsuma Complex 86%

Dream date, dead mate, fake cops: a legal assistant's life pivots on a corn-cob USB stick.

by Bob Mortimer 2022

3.68

75k+ ratings

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 🎭 Comic Crime 😐 Deadpan Humor

Service Model

by Adrian Tchaikovsky • 2024

A robot valet kills his master, then crosses a dead civilization to find out why.

4.03

23k+

🎭 Philosophical Satire 🤖 Robot Self-Discovery 📋 Bureaucratic Absurdity

Service Model 85%

A robot valet kills his master, then crosses a dead civilization to find out why.

by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2024

4.03

23k+ ratings

🎭 Philosophical Satire 🤖 Robot Self-Discovery 📋 Bureaucratic Absurdity

The Rabbit Factor

by Antti Tuomainen • 2020

An actuary inherits his brother's failing adventure park and the criminals who own its debts.

3.78

6k+

❄️ Nordic Noir 🎪 Absurdist Crime 🐠 Fish Out Of Water

The Rabbit Factor 85%

An actuary inherits his brother's failing adventure park and the criminals who own its debts.

by Antti Tuomainen 2020

3.78

6k+ ratings

❄️ Nordic Noir 🎪 Absurdist Crime 🐠 Fish Out Of Water

Pnin

by Vladimir Nabokov • 1957

Professor Pnin takes the wrong train, loves the wrong woman, and outlives the right country.

3.87

30k+

🏫 Campus Novel 🧳 Exile Fiction 👨‍🏫 Awkward Professor

Pnin 85%

Professor Pnin takes the wrong train, loves the wrong woman, and outlives the right country.

by Vladimir Nabokov 1957

3.87

30k+ ratings

🏫 Campus Novel 🧳 Exile Fiction 👨‍🏫 Awkward Professor

The Hot Rock

by Donald E. Westlake • 1970

After stealing a priceless emerald, a crew of thieves chases the vanishing stone across New York.

3.95

7k+

💰 Heist Caper 💎 Cursed Treasure 🧠 Reluctant Mastermind

The Hot Rock 85%

After stealing a priceless emerald, a crew of thieves chases the vanishing stone across New York.

by Donald E. Westlake 1970

3.95

7k+ ratings

💰 Heist Caper 💎 Cursed Treasure 🧠 Reluctant Mastermind

The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared

by Jonas Jonasson • 2009

At a hundred, a man escapes his nursing home and accidentally steals a gangster's fortune.

3.82

306k+

🧳 Picaresque Adventure 😐 Deadpan Humor 🎲 Accidental Adventurer

The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared Summary

The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared 85%

At a hundred, a man escapes his nursing home and accidentally steals a gangster's fortune.

by Jonas Jonasson 2009

3.82

306k+ ratings

🧳 Picaresque Adventure 😐 Deadpan Humor 🎲 Accidental Adventurer

Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama

by Bob Odenkirk • 2022

From cult sketch comedy to Saul Goodman: a late-blooming actor's unlikely second act.

3.60

13k+

🎭 Sketch Comedy 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 📝 Tv Writing

Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama 85%

From cult sketch comedy to Saul Goodman: a late-blooming actor's unlikely second act.

by Bob Odenkirk 2022

3.60

13k+ ratings

🎭 Sketch Comedy 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 📝 Tv Writing

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

by Douglas Adams • 1979

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

4.22

2.0M+

🌀 Absurdist Sci-Fi 🐟 Fish Out Of Water 🤖 Depressed Robot

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Summary

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy 85%

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

by Douglas Adams 1979

4.22

2.0M+ ratings

🌀 Absurdist Sci-Fi 🐟 Fish Out Of Water 🤖 Depressed Robot

Our Man in Havana

by Graham Greene • 1958

A Havana vacuum salesman invents spy reports for cash, then his made-up agents start dying.

3.94

42k+

🎭 Spy Farce 🕴️ Accidental Spy 🖤 Dark Comedy

Our Man in Havana 85%

A Havana vacuum salesman invents spy reports for cash, then his made-up agents start dying.

by Graham Greene 1958

3.94

42k+ ratings

🎭 Spy Farce 🕴️ Accidental Spy 🖤 Dark Comedy

The Android's Dream

by John Scalzi • 2006

A diplomatic fart kills a negotiator. Peace requires one extinct sheep: a woman who never knew.

3.99

24k+

🛸 Comic Space Opera 🦸 Reluctant Hero 🤖 AI Companion

The Android's Dream 85%

A diplomatic fart kills a negotiator. Peace requires one extinct sheep: a woman who never knew.

by John Scalzi 2006

3.99

24k+ ratings

🛸 Comic Space Opera 🦸 Reluctant Hero 🤖 AI Companion

Three Men in a Boat

by Jerome K. Jerome • 1889

Three overworked hypochondriacs row up the Thames seeking rest, and find only chaos and damp.

3.83

81k+

🔹 Comic Travelogue 🤪 Bumbling Friends 🫖 Dry Wit

Three Men in a Boat 85%

Three overworked hypochondriacs row up the Thames seeking rest, and find only chaos and damp.

by Jerome K. Jerome 1889

3.83

81k+ ratings

🔹 Comic Travelogue 🤪 Bumbling Friends 🫖 Dry Wit

Starter Villain

by John Scalzi • 2023

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

4.11

100k+

🏢 Corporate Satire 👑 Reluctant Heir 🐬 Sentient Animals

Starter Villain 85%

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

by John Scalzi 2023

4.11

100k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Satire 👑 Reluctant Heir 🐬 Sentient Animals

No Brainer

by Jeff Kinney • 2023

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

4.27

14k+

🏫 Middle School Comedy 🗳️ School Election 🎭 Lighthearted Satire

No Brainer 85%

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

by Jeff Kinney 2023

4.27

14k+ ratings

🏫 Middle School Comedy 🗳️ School Election 🎭 Lighthearted Satire

One for the Money

by Janet Evanovich • 1994

An unemployed lingerie buyer turns bounty hunter. Her first target: the ex cop accused of murder.

4.05

581k+

🕵️ Comic Mystery 🤦 Accidental Detective 💕 Second Chance Romance

One for the Money 85%

An unemployed lingerie buyer turns bounty hunter. Her first target: the ex cop accused of murder.

by Janet Evanovich 1994

4.05

581k+ ratings

🕵️ Comic Mystery 🤦 Accidental Detective 💕 Second Chance Romance

Marcovaldo ovvero Le stagioni in città

by Italo Calvino • 1963

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

3.83

17k+

🌀 Story Cycle 🌿 Urban Pastoral 😅 Comic Misadventure

Marcovaldo ovvero Le stagioni in città Summary

Marcovaldo ovvero Le stagioni in città 85%

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

by Italo Calvino 1963

3.83

17k+ ratings

🌀 Story Cycle 🌿 Urban Pastoral 😅 Comic Misadventure

Sex Criminals, Vol. 1

by Matt Fraction • 2014

Suzie's orgasms stop time. So do Jon's. Their plan: rob a bank, save a library.

3.90

41k+

🍆 Raunchy Humor 🎭 Meta Fiction 💰 Partners In Crime

Sex Criminals, Vol. 1 85%

Suzie's orgasms stop time. So do Jon's. Their plan: rob a bank, save a library.

by Matt Fraction 2014

3.90

41k+ ratings

🍆 Raunchy Humor 🎭 Meta Fiction 💰 Partners In Crime

The Eight Characters of Comedy

by Scott Sedita • 2005

Eight character types underpin every sitcom; here is the craft to write and play them.

4.03

357

📺 Television Writing 🏛️ Character Archetypes 🎭 Comedy Craft

The Eight Characters of Comedy 85%

Eight character types underpin every sitcom; here is the craft to write and play them.

by Scott Sedita 2005

4.03

357 ratings

📺 Television Writing 🏛️ Character Archetypes 🎭 Comedy Craft

Finlay Donovan Is Killing It

by Elle Cosimano • 2021

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

3.99

243k+

🏠 Suburban Noir 🎭 Mistaken Identity 🙈 Reluctant Criminal

Finlay Donovan Is Killing It 85%

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

by Elle Cosimano 2021

3.99

243k+ ratings

🏠 Suburban Noir 🎭 Mistaken Identity 🙈 Reluctant Criminal

Your Mom's Gonna Love Me

by Matt Rife • 2024

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

3.83

10k+

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy 📚 Comedy Memoirs 🥊 Underdog Mentality

Your Mom's Gonna Love Me 85%

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

by Matt Rife 2024

3.83

10k+ ratings

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy 📚 Comedy Memoirs 🥊 Underdog Mentality

Fever Beach

by Carl Hiaasen • 2025

Her landlord leads a hate group, funded by a crooked congressman. She's infiltrating from inside.

4.01

23k+

🏖️ Florida Crime Satire 🤡 Incompetent Villains 🏛️ Political Corruption

Fever Beach 85%

Her landlord leads a hate group, funded by a crooked congressman. She's infiltrating from inside.

by Carl Hiaasen 2025

4.01

23k+ ratings

🏖️ Florida Crime Satire 🤡 Incompetent Villains 🏛️ Political Corruption

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

by 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

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

The Jewish-Japanese Sex & Cook Book and How to Raise Wolves 85%

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

by Jack Douglas 1972

3.27

205 ratings

🎤 Comic Memoir 🐺 Exotic Pets 💍 Marital Comedy

Dog Man Unleashed

by Dav Pilkey • 2016

A dog-headed cop faces a scheming cat whose robot fish plunges the city into chaos.

4.42

24k+

🦸 Superhero Comedy 🐕 Unlikely Hero 🐈 Dog Vs Cat Feud

Dog Man Unleashed 85%

A dog-headed cop faces a scheming cat whose robot fish plunges the city into chaos.

by Dav Pilkey 2016

4.42

24k+ ratings

🦸 Superhero Comedy 🐕 Unlikely Hero 🐈 Dog Vs Cat Feud

Mort

by Terry Pratchett • 1987

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

4.24

275k+

🎭 Comic Fantasy 💀 Grim Reaper 🌐 Altered Reality

Mort 85%

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

by Terry Pratchett 1987

4.24

275k+ ratings

🎭 Comic Fantasy 💀 Grim Reaper 🌐 Altered Reality

Harpo Speaks!

by Harpo Marx • 1961

He went silent onstage after one review, then charmed the Algonquin wits and the Soviet Union.

4.23

4k+

🎭 Vaudeville Roots 🎬 Hollywood Golden Age 🤹 Physical Comedy

Harpo Speaks! 85%

He went silent onstage after one review, then charmed the Algonquin wits and the Soviet Union.

by Harpo Marx 1961

4.23

4k+ ratings

🎭 Vaudeville Roots 🎬 Hollywood Golden Age 🤹 Physical Comedy

High Five

by Janet Evanovich • 1999

Broke bounty hunter Stephanie Plum hunts her missing uncle and finds crime-scene photos in his desk.

4.18

137k+

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 😂 Comedic Mystery 💔 Love Triangle

High Five 85%

Broke bounty hunter Stephanie Plum hunts her missing uncle and finds crime-scene photos in his desk.

by Janet Evanovich 1999

4.18

137k+ ratings

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 😂 Comedic Mystery 💔 Love Triangle

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

The World According to Cunk 85%

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

by Philomena Cunk 2024

3.90

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Parody History 🤪 Absurdist Humor 🎓 Fake Expertise

Falling for My Boyfriend's Dad

by Cassandra Dee • 2017

Your mandatory fantasy tour guide: useless maps, colorless stew, and a Dark Lord at the end.

3.34

977

🎭 Fantasy Parody 🪞 Meta Fantasy 🗺️ Quest Deconstruction

Falling for My Boyfriend's Dad 85%

Your mandatory fantasy tour guide: useless maps, colorless stew, and a Dark Lord at the end.

by Cassandra Dee 2017

3.34

977 ratings

🎭 Fantasy Parody 🪞 Meta Fantasy 🗺️ Quest Deconstruction

Cornholed

by Robert Bevan • 2014

A pest-control quest in a cornfield unearths gold, a basilisk, and a goblin uprising.

4.28

145

🎲 Tabletop Fantasy 🧙 RPG Parody 🗣️ Snarky Adventurers

Cornholed 85%

A pest-control quest in a cornfield unearths gold, a basilisk, and a goblin uprising.

by Robert Bevan 2014

4.28

145 ratings

🎲 Tabletop Fantasy 🧙 RPG Parody 🗣️ Snarky Adventurers

Holding On to Chaos

by Lucy Score • 2017

When a secret romance writer is rescued from a fire by the town's stoic sheriff, sparks fly.

4.24

29k+

🏡 Small Town Romance 🕵️ Secret Identity 🤦‍♀️ Klutzy Heroine

Holding On to Chaos 85%

When a secret romance writer is rescued from a fire by the town's stoic sheriff, sparks fly.

by Lucy Score 2017

4.24

29k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town Romance 🕵️ Secret Identity 🤦‍♀️ Klutzy Heroine

Strange Worlds of Lunacy

by Lyndon Perry • 2008

When laughter breaks magic curses and bureaucracy conquers aliens, fairy tales don't stand a chance.

4.67

🃏 Comic Fantasy 🧚 Fairy Tale Parody 🤪 Absurdist Fiction

Strange Worlds of Lunacy 85%

When laughter breaks magic curses and bureaucracy conquers aliens, fairy tales don't stand a chance.

by Lyndon Perry 2008

4.67

9 ratings

🃏 Comic Fantasy 🧚 Fairy Tale Parody 🤪 Absurdist Fiction

The Adventures of Captain Underpants

by Dav Pilkey • 1997

Two fourth graders hypnotize their principal into a superhero; a giant toilet is destroying school.

4.04

60k+

🚽 Potty Humor Adventures 👬 Boyhood Mischief Duo 🩲 Accidental Superhero

The Adventures of Captain Underpants Summary

The Adventures of Captain Underpants 85%

Two fourth graders hypnotize their principal into a superhero; a giant toilet is destroying school.

by Dav Pilkey 1997

4.04

60k+ ratings

🚽 Potty Humor Adventures 👬 Boyhood Mischief Duo 🩲 Accidental Superhero

How to Disappear Completely

by David Bowick • 2009

A ring-swallowing rottweiler, a rejected proposal, and a barista's offbeat path to love.

3.32

692

😏 Sardonic Narrator 💘 Strangers To Lovers 💔 Post-Breakup Romance

How to Disappear Completely 85%

A ring-swallowing rottweiler, a rejected proposal, and a barista's offbeat path to love.

by David Bowick 2009

3.32

692 ratings

😏 Sardonic Narrator 💘 Strangers To Lovers 💔 Post-Breakup Romance

Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead

by Elle Cosimano • 2022

A single-mom novelist finds a hit on her ex. She and her nanny hunt the anonymous buyer.

3.96

124k+

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 😂 Humorous Mystery 🤝 Partner In Crime

Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead 85%

A single-mom novelist finds a hit on her ex. She and her nanny hunt the anonymous buyer.

by Elle Cosimano 2022

3.96

124k+ ratings

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 😂 Humorous Mystery 🤝 Partner In Crime

The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant

by Drew Hayes • 2014

A vampire who'd rather do taxes than bite necks must save his girlfriend from his sire.

3.84

18k+

🦇 Vampire Comedy 💼 Reluctant Vampire 🫂 Found Family

The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant Summary

The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant 85%

A vampire who'd rather do taxes than bite necks must save his girlfriend from his sire.

by Drew Hayes 2014

3.84

18k+ ratings

🦇 Vampire Comedy 💼 Reluctant Vampire 🫂 Found Family

Axis Church vs. Eris Sect

by Natsume Akatsuki • 2016

When an adventurer learns his thief friend is a goddess, two cults declare a festival war.

4.16

799

🌀 Isekai Comedy ⛪ Religious Satire 🏠 Found Family

Axis Church vs. Eris Sect 85%

When an adventurer learns his thief friend is a goddess, two cults declare a festival war.

by Natsume Akatsuki 2016

4.16

799 ratings

🌀 Isekai Comedy ⛪ Religious Satire 🏠 Found Family

The Legend of Uh

by Aaron N. Hall • 2025

A knight by name only, a teen gathers misfits on a sacred quest to become worthy.

4.04

2k+

🃏 Comic Quest Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Misfit Band Of Heroes

The Legend of Uh 85%

A knight by name only, a teen gathers misfits on a sacred quest to become worthy.

by Aaron N. Hall 2025

4.04

2k+ ratings

🃏 Comic Quest Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Misfit Band Of Heroes

The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England

by Brandon Sanderson • 2023

He wakes in medieval England with amnesia, a pen, and a discount interdimensional travel guide.

3.76

75k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🤔 Amnesiac Protagonist 🌌 Dimensional Travel

The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England Summary

The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England 85%

He wakes in medieval England with amnesia, a pen, and a discount interdimensional travel guide.

by Brandon Sanderson 2023

3.76

75k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🤔 Amnesiac Protagonist 🌌 Dimensional Travel

Billionaire Boy

by David Walliams • 2010

A billionaire twelve-year-old with no friends switches to the local school to find a real one.

4.12

20k+

🚽 Toilet Humor 🏫 School Comedy 🇬🇧 British Humor

Billionaire Boy 85%

A billionaire twelve-year-old with no friends switches to the local school to find a real one.

by David Walliams 2010

4.12

20k+ ratings

🚽 Toilet Humor 🏫 School Comedy 🇬🇧 British Humor

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

by Douglas Adams • 1984

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

4.08

187k+

🌌 Absurdist Sci-Fi 💕 Unlikely Romance 🤖 Depressed Robot

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish Summary

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish 85%

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

by Douglas Adams 1984

4.08

187k+ ratings

🌌 Absurdist Sci-Fi 💕 Unlikely Romance 🤖 Depressed Robot

I Funny

by James Patterson • 2012

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

4.14

13k+

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy ♿ Disabled Protagonist 😂 Humor As Coping

I Funny 84%

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

by James Patterson 2012

4.14

13k+ ratings

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy ♿ Disabled Protagonist 😂 Humor As Coping

Going Postal

by Terry Pratchett • 2004

A conman dodges execution by reviving a haunted post office that killed its last four postmasters.

4.41

137k+

🔮 Comic Fantasy 🎭 Con Artist Protagonist 🌅 Redemption Arc

Going Postal 84%

A conman dodges execution by reviving a haunted post office that killed its last four postmasters.

by Terry Pratchett 2004

4.41

137k+ ratings

🔮 Comic Fantasy 🎭 Con Artist Protagonist 🌅 Redemption Arc

Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits

by David Wong • 2015

A barista inherits a crime empire and becomes the star of a live murder show.

3.98

24k+

🤖 Cyberpunk Satire 🌆 Near-Future Dystopia 👑 Reluctant Heir

Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits Summary

Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits 84%

A barista inherits a crime empire and becomes the star of a live murder show.

by David Wong 2015

3.98

24k+ ratings

🤖 Cyberpunk Satire 🌆 Near-Future Dystopia 👑 Reluctant Heir

Old School

by Jeff Kinney • 2015

Greg's mom unplugs the town; camp serves no Wi-Fi, a ghost legend, and Dad's old secret.

4.29

71k+

🖊️ Diary Format 🎨 Illustrated Fiction 🎭 Sarcastic Narrator

Old School 84%

Greg's mom unplugs the town; camp serves no Wi-Fi, a ghost legend, and Dad's old secret.

by Jeff Kinney 2015

4.29

71k+ ratings

🖊️ Diary Format 🎨 Illustrated Fiction 🎭 Sarcastic Narrator

The Twenty-One Balloons

by William Pène du Bois • 1947

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

3.95

26k+

🎈 Balloon Adventure 🏝️ Hidden Utopia 🔧 Whimsical Inventions

The Twenty-One Balloons 84%

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

by William Pène du Bois 1947

3.95

26k+ ratings

🎈 Balloon Adventure 🏝️ Hidden Utopia 🔧 Whimsical Inventions

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