Ready Player One will probably grab you — I thought it was great
DTownForever on
Project Hail Mary?
BottomPieceOfBread on
The house in the cerulean sea and The bones beneath my skin by Tj Klune (both lgbt)
Nyuk_Fozzies on
*All My Friends are Superheroes* by Andrew Kaufman
NiobeTonks on
Travis Baldree’s books about Viv the retired Orc are low stakes and relaxing.
mhopkirk on
Rivers of London-Aaronovitch
Oud-west on
Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch and maybe the Alex Verus series by Benedict Jacka. If you feel comfortable reading him, try Neil Gaiman’s American Gods or Neverwhere, and Good Omens by Gaiman and Terry Pratchett.
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You might like The Wandering Inn; a few friends of mine like that one a lot!
OwlBusy1116 on
Three Men in a Boat
NesnayDK on
Since you like Old man’s war, try Scalzi’s other books. Starter Villain or the Interdependency series would be a good place to start.
Incarn8-1 on
The Couplehood trilogy by Paul Reiser
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Fiction recommendations
Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells: A security robot manages to override its core programming and gains sentience and independence. He uses this independence to watch TV shows while he should be working but consistently gets interrupted by his humans doing stupid risky things as he has to intervene. It’s a multi-book series and very silly.
Tales from the Gas Station by Jack Townsend: weird paranormal comedy about a gas station attendant who encounters the most bizarre things while working. You’re trying to parse delusions from reality as to what’s actually happening to the narrator. This may be a little too close to home as it touches on some serious mental health stuff, but it may also be helpful for the same reasons. Hard to say without knowing what you’re going through.
Starter Villain by John Scalzi – Silly book about a man who inherits his estranged uncles supervillain business. Chaos ensues. Many sillies are had.
Non-fiction recommendation
A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum by Emma Southon: A fantastically light hearted silly retelling of Roman history. Lots of humor interspersed with a pretty comprehensive high level view.
Goodluck friend. Hope one of these brings you some joy And respite.
Yanni_Schmitt on
Fred, the Vampire Accountant Series by Drew Hayes
Expeditionary Force Series by Craig Alanson
Identifiable2023 on
Jasper Fforde. You could start with the Eyre Affair or The Big Over Easy, but my favourite is Shades of Grey (nothing like Fifty Shades of Grey)
Otherwise I second/third/whatever Pratchett and Aaronovitch
pre1988 on
My man Jeeves.
GeneralCommand4459 on
The Penguin Lessons by Tom Michell, it’s a true story about an Englishman man who accidentally adopts a penguin while on a teaching job in South America during the 1970s.
unremarkableDragon on
Similar vibe to DCC, Dresden is the Rivers of London series. I’ve heard that the audiobook is also really great. Its hilarious. About an ordinary police constable in London that gets swept up in a series of magical criminal cases.
JuniorSupervisor on
The 100 Year Old Man who jumped out a Window, anything by Carl Hiaasen (very funny) and anything by Christopher Moore (also funny) – I particularly loved Lamb by Christopher Moore.
Forward_Base_615 on
Hey just wanted to say good on you for getting treatment and taking care of yourself. Hang in there and best wishes to you
xialateek on
Just wanted to throw you a fist bump and say hope it’s alright enough in there for you. I have a family member going through a crisis currently (absolutely not our first rodeo) and he’s been relatively lucky with placements, fortunately. Hope you are too.
Sky__Hook on
Anything by Terry Pratchett or Douglas Adams
booksandbenzos on
Hyperbole and a Half! Wishing you all the best.
Chemical-Mix-6206 on
Have you read any Becky Chambers? Her Monk & Robot books are wonderful. And the Long Way to a Small Angry Planet. Super fun reads!
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The answer, as always, is Discworld.
Ready Player One will probably grab you — I thought it was great
Project Hail Mary?
The house in the cerulean sea and The bones beneath my skin by Tj Klune (both lgbt)
*All My Friends are Superheroes* by Andrew Kaufman
Travis Baldree’s books about Viv the retired Orc are low stakes and relaxing.
Rivers of London-Aaronovitch
Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch and maybe the Alex Verus series by Benedict Jacka. If you feel comfortable reading him, try Neil Gaiman’s American Gods or Neverwhere, and Good Omens by Gaiman and Terry Pratchett.
You might like The Wandering Inn; a few friends of mine like that one a lot!
Three Men in a Boat
Since you like Old man’s war, try Scalzi’s other books. Starter Villain or the Interdependency series would be a good place to start.
The Couplehood trilogy by Paul Reiser
Fiction recommendations
Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells: A security robot manages to override its core programming and gains sentience and independence. He uses this independence to watch TV shows while he should be working but consistently gets interrupted by his humans doing stupid risky things as he has to intervene. It’s a multi-book series and very silly.
Tales from the Gas Station by Jack Townsend: weird paranormal comedy about a gas station attendant who encounters the most bizarre things while working. You’re trying to parse delusions from reality as to what’s actually happening to the narrator. This may be a little too close to home as it touches on some serious mental health stuff, but it may also be helpful for the same reasons. Hard to say without knowing what you’re going through.
Starter Villain by John Scalzi – Silly book about a man who inherits his estranged uncles supervillain business. Chaos ensues. Many sillies are had.
Non-fiction recommendation
A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum by Emma Southon: A fantastically light hearted silly retelling of Roman history. Lots of humor interspersed with a pretty comprehensive high level view.
Goodluck friend. Hope one of these brings you some joy And respite.
Fred, the Vampire Accountant Series by Drew Hayes
Expeditionary Force Series by Craig Alanson
Jasper Fforde. You could start with the Eyre Affair or The Big Over Easy, but my favourite is Shades of Grey (nothing like Fifty Shades of Grey)
Otherwise I second/third/whatever Pratchett and Aaronovitch
My man Jeeves.
The Penguin Lessons by Tom Michell, it’s a true story about an Englishman man who accidentally adopts a penguin while on a teaching job in South America during the 1970s.
Similar vibe to DCC, Dresden is the Rivers of London series. I’ve heard that the audiobook is also really great. Its hilarious. About an ordinary police constable in London that gets swept up in a series of magical criminal cases.
The 100 Year Old Man who jumped out a Window, anything by Carl Hiaasen (very funny) and anything by Christopher Moore (also funny) – I particularly loved Lamb by Christopher Moore.
Hey just wanted to say good on you for getting treatment and taking care of yourself. Hang in there and best wishes to you
Just wanted to throw you a fist bump and say hope it’s alright enough in there for you. I have a family member going through a crisis currently (absolutely not our first rodeo) and he’s been relatively lucky with placements, fortunately. Hope you are too.
Anything by Terry Pratchett or Douglas Adams
Hyperbole and a Half! Wishing you all the best.
Have you read any Becky Chambers? Her Monk & Robot books are wonderful. And the Long Way to a Small Angry Planet. Super fun reads!
The Witchstone by Henry H. Neff