Re: Books reading recommendation request

tony cooper wrote:
> On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 14:37:59 -0400, Neil Jones
> <castellan2004-cnews@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>>
>> I am interested in reading novels or books in general that are funny
>> or comedy inclined.  The only funny author that I know is P.G.
>> Wodehouse who makes fun of the mistakes of the rich.  Are there any
>> other good authors or classic books that are funny?  Could anyone
>> recommend such a list?
>>
>> Thank you in advance.
>
> For something to be "funny", the reader must have some familiarity of
> the subject.  The reader has to know what is straight description and
> what is humorous description.
>
> If you are not an American, and don't know what is "normal" in
> America, you might not be able to find the humor in an American
> author's book.  What we usually laugh at is when the boundaries of
> "normal" are pushed.
>
> It's very difficult to recommend a humorous author without know what
> your background is.

He's posting from (or through) the Mountain Time Zone - if that is a clue.
-- 
John Briggs