6 Amusing Fiction Novels with a Heartwarming Tone
Posted on September 17, 2018
by April S
Welcome to our funny fiction series. We’re highlighting a variety of appeal factors or elements of humorous fiction to help our readers find that next great read (and hopefully a few laughs along the way). This blog post highlights novels with an amusing or heartwarming tone.
Exploring Tone and Appeal Factors
In terms of storytelling, tone is the approach an author takes to convey the main elements of a story. Examples of tone in literature include humorous, intimate, sentimental and solemn to name a few. Authors often use tone, plot and setting along with other literary devices to set the mood within the framework of a story.
What does it mean when a novel has an amusing or heartwarming tone?
According to Novelist, novels with an amusing tone may not make you laugh out loud, but instead these entertaining stories are known for their light humor often accentuated by more serious themes. And novels with a heartwarming tone include stories that are uplifting that ultimately leave readers feeling emotionally satisfied.
Learn more about tone and appeal factors:
7 Ways to Perfect Your Writing Tone – Writer’s Digest
155 Words to Describe an Author’s Tone – Writers Write
The Secret Language of Books: A Guide to Appeal – Novelist
Finding Books Using Appeal – Novelist
Check out these Amusing and Heartwarming novels
1. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce Harold Fry is convinced that he must deliver a letter to an old love in order to save her, meeting various characters along the way and reminiscing about the events of his past and people he has known, as he tries to find peace and acceptance. Amazon 4.4* | Goodreads 3.90* |
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2. The Patron Saint of Lost Dogs by Nick Trout Reluctantly returning home to Eden Falls, Vermont, to revive his late father’s failing veterinary practice and then sell it as quickly as possible, Dr. Cyrus Mills finds his plans changing when he gets more and more entrenched in the community and in his relationships with a cast of colorful characters. Also available in eAudio from hoopla. Amazon 4.3* | Goodreads 3.63* |
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3. The Bertie Project by Alexander McCall Smith The return of his overbearing mother and other local dramas compel Bertie to consider moving away from Scotland Street, where newfound love, an estranged marriage and a high-profile guest render his grandmother’s home a tempting alternative. Amazon 4.2* | Goodreads 4.09* |
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4. The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George Prescribing books that offer therapeutic benefits to his customers, a literary apothecary in a floating bookstore on the Seine struggles with private heartbreak before embarking on a journey of healing at the side of a blocked writer and a lovelorn chef. Amazon 4* | Goodreads 3.5* |
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5. Love in Lowercase by Francesc Miralles ; translated by Julie Wark A homebody linguistics teacher in Barcelona has his world turned upside down when a stray cat, Mishima, introduces him to places he’s never been and people he’s never met, in an internationally best-selling romantic comedy. Amazon 3.2* | Goodreads 3.52* |
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6. Sneaky Pie for President by Rita Mae Brown In a story written from Sneaky Pie’s perspective, the intrepid feline sleuth temporarily halts her busy writing career to run for president, a campaign marked by a revolutionary animal-rights agenda and a frisky flock of prospective cabinet members. Amazon 3* | Goodreads 3* |
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