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In this humorous tale, Liam Pennywell finds himself in a hospital, not knowing how he got there and grappling for memories. In a wonderful tale of a life contracted and then expanded, we have an unlikely hero – the schmucky father and ex-husband who finally becomes beloved.
Tagged: Fiction, Humor, Psychological fiction
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I fell in love with the songs of Michael Flanders and Donald Swann as a teenager when I discovered At the Drop of a Hat among my parents neglected collection of LPs. I couldn’t imagine any songs more wonderfully silly than “The gnu song” and “The reluctant cannibal”, and Flanders and Swann’s delivery was charismatic, charming, more than a little endearing. The same album also contained the wonderfully clever “Ill wind”, which consisted of an amusing text set to the music of a Mozart horn concerto—complete with a cadenza. I was hooked.
The Complete Flanders and Swann contains all those familiar songs from At the Drop of a Hat, as well as songs from At the drop of another hat, The bestiary of Flanders and Swann, and some previously unreleased material. I recommend it!
Tagged: Humor
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The first collection of Richard Thompson’s wonderful daily comic strip. Cul de Sac has been compared to Peanuts and Calvin and Hobbes, and yet manages to hold its own. Quirky, funny, animated, and totally addictive.
Tagged: Humor
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A brief but hilarious introduction to Western philosophy as told through jokes. Learn while you laugh.
Tagged: Humor, Non-fiction, Philosophy