You want some adult books that arent full of negative crap go read some Terry Pratchett. All my life these are some of the only ones that make me laugh out loud consistently while still having a great plot, characters, and just overall excellent writing in so many ways.
And when you’re done you go read Douglas Adams, and not just the book with the towels.
I agree but the towel books are a good place to start. I also recommend the Dirk Gently series. But don’t stop with fiction. At least read the meaning of liff.
And Last Chance to See! It’s somehow almost as absurd as his fictional works.
I scoffed at the idea of a comedy book until I my friend lent me one of Terry’s books. It was so funny, great jokes and great characters.
Terry Pratchett.
I always get Pratchett and Brooks confused. Too many Terrys.
All my life these are some of the only ones that make me laugh out loud consistently while still having a great plot, characters, and just overall excellent writing in so many ways.
He does a great job of writing a series that can be read piecemeal but pays off if you go through the whole things.
I’m also a big fan of the Myth Adventure series by Robert Aspirin. It’s more comedic, but has a similar vibe.
Just don’t read the biography. I just finished it, and while it’s amazing it will leave you devastated.
GNU PTerry. Just got both biographical books for fathers day. I entirely expect to be crushed, given how big a part of growing up his books were to me, and how devastated I was to watch his decline and eventual passing…
I’ve hardly been able to read his books since, which is awful.
My husband got both of those books and I hope to read them. A part of me feels that, if I read them, it will make everything more definite (if you know what I mean). Heck, I haven’t even read the Shepard’s Crown.
