MattK Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Hi! I've been feeling a little down recently and I'm looking for some books to lift my spirits. Any recommendations. I would prefer some British authors but it's not that important. Any topic would do - just something optimistic and/or funny, etc. Thank you for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onion Budgie Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Hi Matt, It would help if you could let us know your preferred style of humour: dark, surreal, dry, punny, silly, etc. We'll be able to give you better recommendations that way. Here are a few to start with anyway: Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (War Memoirs #1) by Spike Milligan. Surreal and silly, laugh-out-loud funny. Augustus Carp Esq. by Henry H. Bashford. Dry, silly, and tongue-in-cheek. Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh. Drawn in a crude comic style, but very funny and relatable. (A couple of excellent chapters on depression, btw.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattK Posted March 18, 2018 Author Share Posted March 18, 2018 1 hour ago, Onion Budgie said: It would help if you could let us know your preferred style of humour: dark, surreal, dry, punny, silly, etc. We'll be able to give you better recommendations that way. Anything that wouldn't be too difficult to grasp by a non-native speaker. I've read Adolf Hitler and found it quite entertaining, on the other hand, I had some problems with P.G. Wodehouse;s books. Perhaps you need to be an English person to enjoy his books and understand his sense of humor. I'll try Carp and Brosh. Thanks for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmeagain Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Try Saki. The collected Saki. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bel-ami Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 How about H.E. Bates' Larkins family series - a light-hearted look at rural English life in by-gone days. The Darling Buds of May, Oh To Be in England, When The Green Woods Laugh, A Breath of French Air and A Little of What You Fancy. Uplifting and fun. Or maybe try the Mapp & Lucia books by E.F. Benson? Again maybe old-fashioned, but a comedic look at the world, away from the modern pressures of life today. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattK Posted March 25, 2018 Author Share Posted March 25, 2018 Once again thank you all for your recommendations. On Wednesday I'm going to my local library which has a large collection of English books and I hope they will have some of the books you mentioned. If not, I'll try to buy some e-books on Amazon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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