Books matching: absurd plotline
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When several British scientists turn up dead, Edwardian painter and secret agent Lucifer Box sets off across Europe to track down those responsible. Leaving his residence at 9 Downing Street, Box delves into all things seedy and debauched as he follows the clues and the dead bodies to Naples, leading him to the mysterious and deadly Vesuvius Club. The book is presented as a turn of the century adventure novel, with the style reminiscent of 'The Thirty Nine Steps', involving weird and wonderful characters, and a plotline similar to those found in James Bond novels.
He was an imposing cove of sixty-odd, built like a pugilist, who had made a fortune in the diamond mines of the Cape. His declining years, he’d told me during the second sitting – when a client begins... - #2
'The Great American Novel' by Philip Roth is a satirical masterpiece that delves into the world of baseball in an alternative universe. The book explores the bygone era of the 1920s and 40s, using baseball as a backdrop to discuss racial and social mores, paranoia of Communism, and the national obsession with the sport. Roth weaves together colorful characters and absurd plotlines, such as the creation of a mythical third baseball league, The Patriot League, and the antics of the bottom-dwelling team, the Ruppert Mundys. The writing style is described as humorous, witty, and informative, with elements of alliteration, fantasy, and off-color stories contributing to the overall tone of the book.
Containing as much of the history of the Patriot League as is necessary to acquaint the reader with its precarious condition at the beginning of the Second World War. The character of General Oakhart—... - #3
'In an Adventure with Scientists' in the series 'Pirates!' by author Gideon Defoe follows a group of pirates on an adventure with Charles Darwin to exhibit his new discovery, a Manpanzee, and save his brother Erasmus from the evil Bishop. The story is a mix of historical inaccuracies, comical elements, and meandering plotlines that blend 17th-century pirates with 21st-century humor. The writing style is described as dense, funny, and interesting, with educational elements on Darwinism and themes of evolution intertwined with slapstick humor and adult-oriented jokes.
The rest of the pirates, sunning themselves on the deck of the pirate boat, soon joined in. It had been several weeks since the Pirates’ Adventure with Cowboys, and they had a lot of time on their han...