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Anyone know any good books with similar humor to Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy? (self.bookrecs)

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I finished that series a few weeks ago and I still crave that kind of humor

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[–] MoistTummy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Mallworld by Somtow Sucharitkul is pretty close as far as being absurdist humor in a sci fi setting. Collection of short stories involving a planet sized mall complete with drugs that make you float and rich people so obsessed with loosing weight they become floating heads.

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