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Blurb

Growing up under a dictatorship and the toil of academic life don't seem like laughing matters, but the lighthearted stories in A Good Day and Other (Mostly) Humorous Stories and Lists find humour in all corners. Radu Guia?u draws on his own experiences of academia, research, teaching, exploring nature, and growing up in Romania as inspiration for thirty-six short pieces that offer an entertaining escape from the mundane.

A Good Day and Other (Mostly) Humorous Stories and Lists is a wide-ranging collection that includes prose fiction as well as more inventive literary forms, such as lists, all-dialogue stories, and hermit-crab pieces such as a fake rejection letter. Full of clean, intelligent humour, this collection is unified by Radu Guia?u's wry, satirical voice, sure to put a smile on your face.

What Our Readers Think

Star Rating: 5

'A wonderfully eclectic set of shorts that will never be accused of being predictable. Lots of fun!' The Wishing Shelf

REVIEW
I must say, I very much enjoyed this set of shorts from this talented author. It's always important I think, that if you put 'humorous' in the title of a book, it's important that the book is, in fact, funny. And you know what, it is. It's also rather odd in as much as you never know what's coming next. In fact, there's a little bit of everything including - your thoughts are controlled by a microchip implanted by your dentist in a filling, Bring Your Pants To Work Day, and my personal favourite, everything that's similar between a turnip and a Bob. As I say, it's all very odd.
The writer is talented in many ways – here's my top three. Firstly, he's got good comic timing, hitting the mark (almost) all of the time. Secondly, he's not frightened of 'going for it'; as a result, the book's never boring with plenty of 'well, that's a bit different' moments. And, thirdly, what he's written is, as we say in England, a f***ing good laugh. I particularly liked the list of comments from a HR person looking at a CV – 'Is that it?' and 'You don't have to sit down. This won't take long.' and 'I hope these are food stains...'
So, if you are feeling a bit down and you need a good book that'll get you giggling, I'd recommend this. It's accessibly written, full of laugh-out-loud moments, and it'd be fun to dive into and pick a story/list at random. Then, the next day, you can pick another. All good fun!

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