Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meeting Mungo Thunk | 2018 | Keith A. Pearson | Buy |
| 2 | The Way We Thunk | 2023 | Keith A. Pearson | Buy |
Meeting Mungo Thunk (2018) introduces another one of Keith A. Pearson’s memorable comic creations. Like Clement before him, Mungo Thunk is a character whose eccentricities drive the plot and test the patience of everyone around him. The comedy comes from Pearson’s ability to construct situations where Mungo’s particular brand of oddness creates maximum disruption.
The Way We Thunk (2023) arrived five years after the first book, giving readers a second helping of the character. The gap between installments suggests Pearson returns to Mungo when inspiration strikes rather than on a fixed schedule. Both books are light, fast reads that showcase the same observational British humor that runs through all of Pearson’s comedy work. They can be read after the Clement series or on their own, though readers new to Pearson might want to start with Who Sent Clement? to see where his comic style first took shape.