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A relentless, real-time descent into the raw, tragicomic depths of a performer's soul. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with A horse walks into a bar.
- claustrophobic
- uncomfortable
- electric
- devastating
- 01
Interrupting chicken
McGraw Hill
A hilarious, high-energy ode to the chaotic joy of bedtime reading and the boundless enthusiasm of a child who just can't hold it in.
- 02
Everything Is Illuminated
Jonathan Safran Foer
A hilarious, linguistically inventive road trip that slowly peels back its absurd layers to reveal a devastating core of historical grief.
- 03
God knows
Joseph Heller
A dying king delivers a hilarious, heartbreaking, and deeply irreverent monologue to a God who has stopped returning his calls.
- 04
Sabbath's Theater
Philip Roth
A torrential, darkly hilarious howl of grief and obscenity from a man refusing to go quietly into old age.
- 05
Suddenly, a knock on the door
Etgar Keret
An unpredictable collection of translated short fiction that arrives with the abruptness of an unexpected visitor.
- 06
Bel Kaufman's up the down stair case
Bel Kaufman
A chaotic, hilarious, and deeply moving collage of life in an underfunded public school.
- 07
It's Kind of a Funny Story
Ned Vizzini
A candid, surprisingly funny exploration of teenage depression and the unexpected moments of light found within a psychiatric hospital.
- 08
People Love Dead Jews
Dara Horn
A startling, urgent exploration that challenges the world's fascination with historical tragedy while fiercely defending the vitality of living identity.
- 09
Zuckerman unbound
Philip Roth
An anxious, introspective exploration of the heavy costs of creation and the inescapable weight of family grief.
- 10
Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk
David Sedaris
A darkly hilarious, misanthropic menagerie that uses woodland creatures to expose the ugliest, pettiest corners of the human psyche.
- 11
Gentlemen of the road
Michael Chabon
A swashbuckling, erudite buddy-comedy wrapped in a dusty historical epic.
- 12
He came with the couch
David Slonim
A delightfully absurd and deadpan exploration of what happens when you embrace life's weirdest surprises.
