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The Importance of Being Earnest The Importance of Being Earnest (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as farce)
avg rating 4.17 — 414,220 ratings — published 1895
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Skios Skios (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as farce)
avg rating 3.08 — 4,246 ratings — published 2012
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The Master and Margarita The Master and Margarita (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as farce)
avg rating 4.28 — 443,470 ratings — published 1967
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Don Quixote Don Quixote (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as farce)
avg rating 3.91 — 313,096 ratings — published 1605
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Noises Off: A Play in Three Acts Noises Off: A Play in Three Acts (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as farce)
avg rating 4.18 — 15,599 ratings — published 1982
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Good Omens Good Omens (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as farce)
avg rating 4.25 — 841,945 ratings — published 1990
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Catch-22 Catch-22 (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as farce)
avg rating 3.99 — 901,284 ratings — published 1961
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The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as farce)
avg rating 3.82 — 9,534 ratings — published 2014
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The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1; Rincewind, #1) The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1; Rincewind, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as farce)
avg rating 3.99 — 431,148 ratings — published 1983
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The Code of the Woosters (Jeeves, #7) The Code of the Woosters (Jeeves, #7)
by (shelved 5 times as farce)
avg rating 4.32 — 32,844 ratings — published 1938
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Unseen Academicals (Discworld, #37; Rincewind, #8) Unseen Academicals (Discworld, #37; Rincewind, #8)
by (shelved 4 times as farce)
avg rating 4.02 — 59,928 ratings — published 2009
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Rumors Rumors (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as farce)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,543 ratings — published 1988
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The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (Hundred-Year-Old Man, #1) The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (Hundred-Year-Old Man, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as farce)
avg rating 3.82 — 310,208 ratings — published 2009
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Equal Rites (Discworld, #3; Witches, #1) Equal Rites (Discworld, #3; Witches, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as farce)
avg rating 4.07 — 204,851 ratings — published 1987
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Carry On, Jeeves (Jeeves, #3) Carry On, Jeeves (Jeeves, #3)
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avg rating 4.25 — 28,000 ratings — published 1925
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Something Fresh (Blandings Castle, #1) Something Fresh (Blandings Castle, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as farce)
avg rating 4.12 — 13,364 ratings — published 1915
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Joy in the Morning (Jeeves, #8) Joy in the Morning (Jeeves, #8)
by (shelved 4 times as farce)
avg rating 4.28 — 13,649 ratings — published 1947
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The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1-5) The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1-5)
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avg rating 4.38 — 341,875 ratings — published 1996
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Aunts Aren't Gentlemen (Jeeves, #15) Aunts Aren't Gentlemen (Jeeves, #15)
by (shelved 3 times as farce)
avg rating 4.18 — 9,025 ratings — published 1974
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The Grand Sophy The Grand Sophy (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as farce)
avg rating 4.17 — 37,274 ratings — published 1950
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Our Man in Havana Our Man in Havana (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as farce)
avg rating 3.94 — 42,862 ratings — published 1958
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The Matchmaker The Matchmaker (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as farce)
avg rating 3.69 — 854 ratings — published 1954
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Fool Fool (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as farce)
avg rating 3.97 — 58,127 ratings — published 2009
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Feet of Clay (Discworld, #19; City Watch, #3) Feet of Clay (Discworld, #19; City Watch, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as farce)
avg rating 4.33 — 95,557 ratings — published 1996
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Reaper Man (Discworld, #11; Death, #2) Reaper Man (Discworld, #11; Death, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as farce)
avg rating 4.28 — 115,756 ratings — published 1991
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Small Gods (Discworld, #13) Small Gods (Discworld, #13)
by (shelved 3 times as farce)
avg rating 4.32 — 136,722 ratings — published 1992
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Lords and Ladies (Discworld, #14; Witches, #4) Lords and Ladies (Discworld, #14; Witches, #4)
by (shelved 3 times as farce)
avg rating 4.22 — 87,673 ratings — published 1992
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Jingo (Discworld, #21; City Watch, #4) Jingo (Discworld, #21; City Watch, #4)
by (shelved 3 times as farce)
avg rating 4.19 — 75,381 ratings — published 1997
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Witches Abroad (Discworld, #12; Witches, #3) Witches Abroad (Discworld, #12; Witches, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as farce)
avg rating 4.26 — 100,279 ratings — published 1991
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The Fifth Elephant (Discworld, #24; City Watch, #5) The Fifth Elephant (Discworld, #24; City Watch, #5)
by (shelved 3 times as farce)
avg rating 4.32 — 81,346 ratings — published 1999
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The Last Continent (Discworld, #22; Rincewind, #6) The Last Continent (Discworld, #22; Rincewind, #6)
by (shelved 3 times as farce)
avg rating 4.00 — 63,191 ratings — published 1998
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Thief of Time (Discworld, #26; Death, #5) Thief of Time (Discworld, #26; Death, #5)
by (shelved 3 times as farce)
avg rating 4.28 — 79,193 ratings — published 2001
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as farce)
avg rating 4.22 — 2,064,784 ratings — published 1979
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The Inimitable Jeeves (Jeeves, #2) The Inimitable Jeeves (Jeeves, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as farce)
avg rating 4.20 — 31,361 ratings — published 1923
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A Night of Blacker Darkness A Night of Blacker Darkness (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as farce)
avg rating 3.93 — 976 ratings — published 2011
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Thud! (Discworld, #34; City Watch, #7) Thud! (Discworld, #34; City Watch, #7)
by (shelved 3 times as farce)
avg rating 4.36 — 80,816 ratings — published 2005
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Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit (Jeeves, #11) Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit (Jeeves, #11)
by (shelved 3 times as farce)
avg rating 4.24 — 9,226 ratings — published 1954
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The Cottage The Cottage
by (shelved 2 times as farce)
avg rating 3.97 — 60 ratings — published
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Telecom Troubles Telecom Troubles (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as farce)
avg rating 4.50 — 4 ratings — published
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Boeing-Boeing: A Farce in Two Acts Boeing-Boeing: A Farce in Two Acts (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as farce)
avg rating 3.69 — 389 ratings — published 1967
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The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as farce)
avg rating 3.82 — 48,307 ratings — published 1908
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The Play That Goes Wrong The Play That Goes Wrong (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as farce)
avg rating 4.38 — 992 ratings — published 2013
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Never Fall for Your Fiancée (The Merriwell Sisters, #1) Never Fall for Your Fiancée (The Merriwell Sisters, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as farce)
avg rating 3.56 — 19,229 ratings — published 2021
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Kill the Farm Boy (The Tales of Pell, #1) Kill the Farm Boy (The Tales of Pell, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as farce)
avg rating 3.44 — 11,457 ratings — published 2018
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The Baron in the Trees The Baron in the Trees (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as farce)
avg rating 4.02 — 55,557 ratings — published 1957
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Captain Vorpatril's Alliance (Vorkosigan Saga, #15) Captain Vorpatril's Alliance (Vorkosigan Saga, #15)
by (shelved 2 times as farce)
avg rating 4.21 — 17,403 ratings — published 2012
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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as farce)
avg rating 4.04 — 94,137 ratings — published 1967
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Scoop Scoop (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as farce)
avg rating 3.78 — 23,071 ratings — published 1938
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The Marriage Proposal The Marriage Proposal (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as farce)
avg rating 3.64 — 1,387 ratings — published 1890
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Riotous Assembly Riotous Assembly (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as farce)
avg rating 4.06 — 4,528 ratings — published 1971
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Candide by VoltaireCooking with Fernet Branca by James Hamilton-PatersonHop Frog by Edgar Allan PoeLet's Get Lade by Thomas AmoWerewolf Nights by Mari Hamill
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15 books — 9 voters
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Lev Shestov
“After a tragedy, a farce. Philosophy enters into her power, and the earth returns under one's feet.”
Lev Shestov, All Things are Possible

Jacques Monod
“One of the great problems of philosophy, is the relationship between the realm of knowledge and the realm of values. Knowledge is what is; values are what ought to be. I would say that all traditional philosophies up to and including Marxism have tried to derive the 'ought' from the 'is.' My point of view is that this is impossible, this is a farce.”
Jacques Monod

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