18 books like American humor

What to read after American humor — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

The Bell Jar Sylvia Plath · 1948 · ★ 4.5 · 272p · ≈ 9h · Challenging The Bell Jar is the only novel written by American poet Sylvia Plath. It is an intensely realistic and emotional record of a successful and talented young woman's descent into madness. Shares: Community pick

The lighter side of Irish life George A. Birmingham · 1911 · 270p · ≈ 9h · Challenging Shares: National characteristics, Humor

More Fables George Ade · 1900 · 218p · ≈ 7h · Challenging After he had Registered at the Hotel and Swelled Up properly when addressed as "Mister" by the Clerk, he wanted to know if there was a Lively Show in Town. The Clerk told him to follow the Street until he came to all the Electric Lights and there he would find a Ballet. Uncle Brewster found the Place and looked in through the Hole at an Assistant Treasurer who was Pale and wore a Red Vest. Shares: American wit and humor, Wit and humor, Humor

Are you a bromide?, or, The sulphitic theory expounded and exemplified according to the most recent researches into the psychology of boredom Gelett Burgess · 1906 · 63p · ≈ 2h · Challenging This book is perfectly adapted and layout for a pleasant reading on a tablet, smartphone or computer. To improve your reading experience, this digital version has been edited and formatted according to the requirements of this platform. Shares: American wit and humor, Wit and humor, Humor

Observations by Mr. Dooley Finley Peter Dunne · 1902 · 279p · ≈ 9h · Challenging Observations by Mr Dooley presents a witty and sharp examination of society through the eyes of an observer who spends each day surrounded by conversations, opinions, and shifting beliefs. The narrative uses a relaxed conversational tone to explore how people respond to cultural trends, political debates, and the constant urge to appear informed. Instead of focusing on individuals, the book… Shares: American wit and humor, Wit and humor, Humor

The True-Born Englishman Daniel Defoe · 1700 · 42p · ≈ 1h · Demanding "The True-Born Englishman" is a satirical poem published in 1701 by Daniel Defoe defending the then King of England William, who was Dutch-born, against xenophobic attacks by his political enemies, and ridiculing the notion of English racial purity. Shares: National characteristics, Humor

A fable for critics James Russell Lowell · 1848 · 80p · ≈ 2h · Challenging A Fable for Critics By James Russell LowellA Fable for Critics is a book-length poem by American writer James Russell Lowell, first published anonymously in 1848. The poem made fun of well-known poets and critics of the time and brought notoriety to its author.A Fable for Critics satirized many of the most important figures in American literature at the time, including Ralph Waldo Emerson and… Shares: American wit and humor, Humor, American literature

Character & opinion in the United States George Santayana · 1920 · 233p · ≈ 7h · Challenging This is an essay book. About the middle of the nineteenth century, in the quiet sunshine of provincial prosperity, New England had an Indian summer of the mind; and an agreeable reflective literature showed how brilliant that russet and yellow season could be. There were poets, historians, orators, preachers, most of whom had studied foreign literatures and had travelled; they demurely kept up… Shares: National characteristics, American National characteristics

Dilbert Scott Adams · 1992 · ★ 3.7 · 128p · ≈ 4h · Moderate The World's Most Influential Book on Personal SuccessThe bestselling classic that made Systems Over Goals, Talent Stacking, and Passion Is Overrated universal success advice has been reborn.Once in a generation, a book revolutionizes its category and becomes the preeminent reference that all subsequent books on the topic must pay homage to, in name or in spirit.How to Fail at Almost Everything… Shares: Humour américain, American wit and humor, Humor

Life with father Clarence Day · 1935 · ★ 3.9 · 258p · ≈ 8h · Challenging Life with Father is a humorous autobiographical book of stories compiled in 1935 by Clarence Day, Jr., which was adapted by Lindsay and Crouse in 1939 into the longest running non-musical Broadway play in history, which was, in turn, made into a 1947 movie and a television series. Shares: American wit and humor, Wit and humor

The Lonely Crowd David Riesman · 1950 · ★ 4.0 · 364p · ≈ 12h · Moderate The Lonely Crowd is a 1950 sociological analysis by David Riesman, Nathan Glazer, and Reuel Denney. Together with White Collar: The American Middle Classes (1951), it is considered a landmark study of American character. (Source: Wikipedia) Shares: National characteristics, American National characteristics

Stupid white men Michael Moore · 2001 · ★ 3.0 · 309p · ≈ 10h · Moderate OCLC 685134910 ISBN13 9788589362146 Shares: Humour américain, American wit and humor, Humor

The Far Side Gallery 5 Gary Larson · 1982 · ★ 4.5 · 105p · ≈ 3h · Moderate The Far Side is a single-panel comic created by Gary Larson and syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate, which ran from January 1, 1980, to January 1, 1995. Its surrealistic humor is often based on uncomfortable social situations, improbable events, an anthropomorphic view of the world, logical fallacies, impending bizarre disasters, (often twisted) references to proverbs, or the search for… Shares: American wit and humor, Wit and humor, Humor

Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys Dave Barry · 1995 · ★ 3.9 · 189p · ≈ 6h · Moderate For thousands of years, women have asked themselves: What is the deal with guys, anyway? What are they thinking? The answer, of course, is: virtually nothing. Shares: American wit and humor, Humor

Westward ha! S. J. Perelman · 1948 · 159p · ≈ 5h · Challenging Shares: American wit and humor, Humor

American Literature and American Identity Patrick Colm Hogan · 2020 · 240p · ≈ 8h · Moderate In recent years, cognitive and affective science have become increasingly important for interpretation and explanation in the social sciences and humanities. However, little of this work has addressed American literature, and virtually none has treated national identity formation in influential works since the Civil War. In this book, Hogan develops his earlier cognitive and affective analyses of… Shares: National characteristics, History and criticism, American literature

Letters from the Earth Mark Twain · 1962 · ★ 4.4 · 240p · ≈ 8h · Moderate The eponymous story, “Letters from the Earth,” is a set of eleven letters written by Satan to the archangels Gabriel and Michael about his travels. Satan finds human beliefs about themselves almost insane, pointing out that their conception of heaven leaves out everything humans find most pleasurable in life (particularly sex). He also considers God’s hypocrisies: not forgiving Adam and Eve even… Shares: American wit and humor, Wit and humor, Humor, American literature

Routledge Revivals David E. E. Sloane · 2017 · 332p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Originally published in 1979, Mark Twain as a Literary Comedian looks at how Mark Twain addressed social issues through humour. The Southwest provided the subject for much of Twain’s writing, but the roots of his style lay principally in north-eastern humour. In the mid-1800s the northern United States underwent social changes that reflected in the writing of the literary humourists like Twain.… Shares: American wit and humor, History and criticism, Humor, American literature

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