Shelf: comedy
Randall Munroe - What if?: serious scientific answers to absurd hypothetical questions
Same as in How to, it’s a pleasure to see Randall’s thought process when answering absurd but interesting physics questions. The following snippet from the book shows this well: A mole …
Finished 29 January 2021
Terry Pratchett - Snuff
Reading Snuff was a bittersweet experience. Sweet because by now it’s impossible to disappoint me with stories about the Ankh-Morpork city watch. Bitter because this is the last book fo the …
Finished 29 January 2021
Terry Pratchett - Night Watch
Time travelling done right. That’s the book summed up in four words. As you can tell, I’m now a full-blown groupie of the Watch series. It would be as hard to disappoint me as having …
Finished 22 December 2020
Terry Pratchett - The Fifth Elephant
This book takes the watch outside of Ankh-Morkork. I’m always surprised how fresh, non-repetitive and unpredictable the story is even though this is the fifth book on the same theme. Kudos to …
Finished 4 December 2020
Terry Pratchett - Jingo
The disadvantage of listening to the Discworld books in the form of audiobooks is that the uncontrollable bursts of laughter make you look quite silly. Jingo is a story of nationalism, war and murder. …
Finished 30 October 2020
Terry Pratchett - Feet of Clay
Who can mix crime novel with thoughtful discrimination critique and make it hilarious enough that you are going to be bursting out laughing? Only Sir Terrance. The main characters of the city watch …
Finished 9 October 2020
Terry Pratchett - Men at Arms
After reading Guards! Guards!, I was hooked to the Watch series and this book was no disappointment. Pratchett develops the peculiar characters of the Ankh-Morpork city night watch (Nobby, Carrot) …
Finished 9 August 2020
Terry Pratchett - Guards! Guards!
This is the fantasy series I was looking for. After reading this book, I’m using the Discworld reading guide to binge read all the watch novels. This book is following the story of a police unit …
Finished 3 July 2020
Terry Pratchett - Small Gods
I’m a firm believer in the God of lettuce. It’s a safe bet I’m told. The dynamic between a god needing his follower more than follower the god creates tricky and funny situations …
Finished 2 February 2020
Randall Munroe - How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems
Is it a fiction, is it non-fiction? Who knows, who cares. This book looks long but thanks to the rich imagery I chewed through it in no time. The clarity of Munroe’s explanation makes me feel …
Finished 17 January 2020