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[gollum38]

hi !

i'd like to know some books with a sarcastic tone ...i'm french, and i'm just starting to read english books, that's why i have no idea where to look for this kind of book. i mean, i love this sens of humor, and that's the kind of book that i enjoy reading...so if you have ever read some, tell me !!!

hope read your answer soon, thanks a lot !!!!

[thecount]

the most sarcastic book i can think of is 'don quixote' by cervantes. especially the comments of sancho panza, don quixote's squire.

[gollum38]

thank you !!! i've heard a lot about this book, nonetheless , i've never thought about read it

does anyone else have any other ideas ?

[Cristi]

Hey you Gollum38, I like your name!

Well, Don Quijote de la Mancha is the oldest written book in spanish, I think... It's incredibly long, but absolutely beautiful.

Hmn, sarchastic books... I gotta tell you that I've read two, but I don't know if you'll like them. It all depends on how you view politics and society, specially US's... I'm talking about Stupid White Men and Dude, Where's my Country? by Michael Moore. Those books are sarchastic, indeed. I don't believe everything this guy says there, I mean I'm not from US, I definitely don't know what's their society like by myself. I've just seen it on TV and read it in the newspaper. But still, I think they are very funny and somehow interesting.

So, hope you can find a good book to read.

Bye.

[RedRose]

if you are looking for some sarcastic books, then Mark Twain's masterpieces would be good. His books consist of lots of elements: humor, sarcasm, adventure, criticism, realism... He was a great auther, very brilliant.

His main works:

the adventures of Tom Sawyer

the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
his works are too many to list. just read them, I guess you would like him.

[Pommezani]

[quote="Cristi"]Well, Don Quijote de la Mancha is the oldest written book in spanish, I think... It's incredibly long, but absolutely beautiful. quote]


Cristi!! el Don Quijote is NOT the oldest book written in spanish... I can tell you so, cause I had to read older books in university when I was studying spanish... Don Quijote is just the more famous spanish book all around the world.. and it's a really funny one hehe!!