There is a lot about these novels to recommend. They’re close to the writing of humorists like Jack Handey, Woody Allen, and even S. J. Perelman.
The Frank Burly books are all really funny, and kind of a buried gem that only comedy nerds seem to know about.
Frankly, Swartzwelder writes the funniest books I've read in a long, long time. It's my opinion that John Swartzwelder is the funniest working writer today.
I’ve laughed so hard while reading them that tears came (literally, not just using an expression), which is not something you usually get from a book.