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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
I think I need a "Speculative Fiction with Heart (and some humor)" thread. Slapstick/wacky humor is OK (but I have to be in the right frame of mind for it), and gallows or buddy-cop humor tends to get old very quickly. But both of those seem to represent the majority of the humor found in SFF. I need a guide to speculative fiction that bridges that gap and includes heartfelt, everyday humor (while telling a compelling story). I assume it's hard to pull off successfully (consistently anyway).
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I think you're describing the difference between "humour" and "wit". I think it was W.B. Yeats who said "The funny man makes me laugh, but the witty man makes me think."