humor

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Without sacrificing the book’s dark humor, Burke doesn’t shy away from the repercussions of Natalie’s choices, and scenes with her children are the most frustrating and emotionally resonant.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

The incident has ignited a wave of internet humor and memes, with some joking that Waffle Houses nationwide should prepare for unexpected visitors.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

When attached to a character, indeterminacy manifests itself as confusion, and the novel mines a lot of humor from the bumbling of its poet-antihero.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Random observations on the silliness of all the action—“That monkey just used his cuteness for crime!”—are about as close as we get to humor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

That journal held Eddie’s humor, his silly jokes, his stories, his dreams.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia