10 best comic works in literature

A list of the top 10 comic works – books you don't want to miss. 

4. "Norwood," by Charles Portis (1966)

Norward Pratt, a war hero who fantasizes about being a country music star, is living in a little town in Texas. Looking for a means to get out of the town, Norwood decides to seek out an old friend from the Marines who still owes him $70. As he travels to New York and then Memphis, Norwood encounters peculiar and interesting characters along the way, meets unexpected situations, and even garners some wisdom.  

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