Sarcastic Reads
Is
life just too upbeat? Try
these titles of dark humor and sarcasm.
Adams,
Douglas … The
hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy
Arthur
Dent survives the destruction of earth by hitching a ride on a
passing spaceship.
Campbell,
Bruce … Make Love The Bruce Campbell Way
A
B-movie actor tries to make it in a big budget film.
Crews,
Harry … The Mulching of America
A
door to door salesman, selling soap to the elderly, does not
find happiness when he finally beats the sales record of “The
Boss”.
Dunn,
Catherine … Geek love
The Binewskis, a carny family, set
out–with the help of amphetamine, arsenic, and
radioisotopes–to breed their own exhibit of human oddities.
Gaiman,
Neil … Good omens
An
angel and a demon team up to prevent Armageddon—and preserve
their cushy jobs on earth.
Heller,
Joseph … Catch-22
Soldiers
during World War II must deal with military bureaucracy.
Heller,
Zoe … What was she thinking?:
Notes from a scandal
Schoolteacher Barbara tries to explain her
colleague Sheba’s passionate affair with an underage male
student, and reveals not only an unwitting Sheba's secrets, but
her own.
Hooker,
Richard … MASH
Young
doctors sent to an army hospital in Korea use humor to get by.
McCrumb,
Sharyn … Bimbos of the death sun
For one fateful weekend, the annual science
fiction and fantasy convention, Rubicon, has all but taken over
a usually ordinary hotel. When bestselling author Appin
Dungannon is done in, the question becomes: who didn’t want
Dungannon dead?
Moody,
Rick … The Diviners
A
television producer struggles to produce The Next Best Thing—a
13 part miniseries about dowsing.
Moore,
Christopher … Dirty job
“Charlie Asher has been recruited for a
new job, an unpleasant but utterly necessary one: Death. It's a
dirty job. But hey, somebody's gotta do it."
Parker,
Robert B. … Spenser series
Pierre, D.B.C. … Vernon God Little
Fifteen
year old Vernon Little is mistakenly accused of
a school shooting, and must avoid the media circus, well
meaning relatives and the death penalty.
Pratchett,
Terry … Discworld books
Although
inhabited by dwarves, trolls, vampires, and cynical leaders,
Discworld seems oddly familiar.
Scalzi, John … The android's dream
Earth is on the verge of war with a vastly
superior alien race, and a sheep is the only hope for the
planet.
Saunders,
George…CivilWarLand in bad decline
The
title story, about a Civil War theme park fallen on hard times,
sets the tone for this collection.
Shankman,
Sarah … I still miss my man, but my aim is getting better
Aspiring country songwriter Shelby Tate's
no-good-ex-husband wants her back.
Vonnegut,
Kurt … Breakfast of Champions
A science fiction writer struggles to find
peace and sanity in the world.
Waugh,
Evelyn … Loved one: an
Anglo-American tragedy
An
embalmer and a cosmetician find love at a funeral home.
Westlake,
Donald … Sacred monster
Stoned
movie star Jack Pine relates his life story to an interviewer
and reveals more than he intends.
Willett, Jincy … Winner of the National Book Award:
a novel of fame, honor, and really bad weather
Twins
Abby and Dorcus are both wooed by women-hating Conrad.
