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Books like xkcd
A delightfully nerdy exploration of romance, sarcasm, math, and language told through minimalist stick figures. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with xkcd.
- playful
- inquisitive
- lighthearted
- existential
- 01
What If?
Randall Munroe
A delightful exercise in taking the most ridiculous questions imaginable and answering them with rigorous, cheerfully apocalyptic science.
- 02
Thing Explainer
Randall Munroe
A delightfully constrained, blueprint-filled journey that strips away jargon to reveal the simple mechanics of the world.
- 03
The Perry Bible Fellowship
Nicholas Gurewitch
A brisk, unpredictable collection of abstract wit and visual humor.
- 04
Humble Pi
Matt Parker
A hilarious, eye-opening tour through the catastrophic and comical consequences of getting the math wrong.
- 05
The cartoon guide to physics
Larry Gonick · 1991
A playful, highly visual journey that transforms complex scientific laws into clear, accessible understanding.
- 06
You're all just jealous of my jetpack
Tom Gauld
A deadpan, delightfully nerdy collision of high literature and sci-fi tropes that feels like sharing an inside joke with your favorite librarian.
- 07
How to fail at almost everything and still win big
Scott Adams
A wry, contrarian playbook for turning a string of embarrassing failures into a personalized system for success.
- 08
Soonish
Kelly Weinersmith
A hilarious, comic-studded joyride through the weird, wild, and highly improbable technologies of tomorrow.
- 09
The Dilbert future
Scott Adams · 1997
A hilariously cynical crystal ball that promises tomorrow's workplace will be just as incompetent and absurd as today's.
- 10
Calvin and Hobbes
Bill Watterson
A wildly imaginative romp through the woods of childhood that hides deep philosophical truths beneath snowball fights and cardboard box time machines.
- 11
More information than you require ...
John Hodgman
A delightfully unhinged, faux-authoritative encyclopedia of absolute nonsense delivered with impeccable deadpan grace.
- 12
Sex Criminals
Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky
A laugh-out-loud, neon-drenched romp that uses a wildly explicit premise as a Trojan horse for a tender story about intimacy and mental health.
