The Yucks-Files
“The laughs are out there.”
There’s no shelf in the bookshop. There’s no category on the web page. There’s no subscriber option on the discount book email. But hilarious novels exist. The Society To Impede Funny Fiction (STIFF) works in the shadows to categorize humorous fiction as mystery, or sci-fi, or even general fiction, so you, the fans of satirical and silly stories, can’t find them. Oh, yeah, there’s a “humor” section, but it’s non-fiction, mostly collections of blog posts about the trials of being a [insert blogger’s life situation here]. Those of us who prefer hilarious, completely made-up stories have no place to go.
Until now. The Yucks-Files seeks out new and established writers who write stories that make us laugh. We read their books and post reviews, with special emphasis on how funny we found them. So join your fellow members of Yuck Nation and check out the books and series below. Just don’t let STIFF, or their elite Pompous Advocates of Literary Fiction division, catch you doing it.
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Grinningly yours,
#SewerGator
The reviews:
Ratings are 1 (bad) to 5 (excellent) — Story rates the plot and characters, Craft rates the writing skill and editing, and Humor rates the hilarity, all of which are admittedly subjective. Each of the series links below takes you a descriptive review and the titles in the series. The book titles there have links to Amazon so you can get other opinions from other reviewers and/or purchase the book.
Space Team series by Barry J. Hutchison — Sci-Fi — Story 3, Craft 4, Humor 4 — Recommended
Shot in the Buff by Joan Dash — Cozy nudist camp mystery — Story 3, Craft 4, Humor 4 — Recommended
The Sheriff of Yrnameer by Michael Rubens — Sci-Fi — Story 4, Craft 5, Humor 5 — Highly recommended