The Basic Humor Process: A Cognitive-Shift Theory and the Case against Incongruity (Humor Research, No. 5)
Robert L. Latta


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1 Good Stuff, but Very Verbose
Unless you are part of the 0.00001% of the population that is into deeply philosophical humor theory (as I am), this book is not for you; however, if you like verbosely-written, semi-combatant, yet subtly persuasive, arguments for an alternative to the ever-popular 'Incongruity' theory of humor, then this book is golden.

Latta's does fine work in establishing a process-oriented understanding of humor. His theory is compelling and interesting, but his writing is very thick.

This book is a great reference for humor theorists, but it is not for the casual reader. Like Tolkien was for the genre of fantasy, Latta is for humor theory: good, but really, really, really hard to read in one sitting.



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