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Teckelvik t1_j29fxnf wrote

I never thought of it as funny or satire, just social commentary. It’s bleak. It’s reputation comes from how well written it is.

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TheRedditoristo t1_j2ajf9n wrote

Having read it fairly recently, my impression is that the first book -or whatever term you want to use- was meant to be fairly humorous (I think it was a big influence on Pratchett's Small Gods). The next two were not.

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Reader124-Logan t1_j2bvnq3 wrote

I read a lot of dystopian fiction, and I think absurdism is a coping mechanism. It adds some dark humor, but definitely not funny.

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