Funny Books? (1 Viewer)

[Squiggle]

Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K Jerome, over a hundred years old and still hilarious and relevant.

I also second (or third) the Woodehouse, Wilde and Third Policeman recommendations.

 

[washingcattle]

Catch 22 by joseph Heller

White Noise by Don Dellillo

dark comedy but funny non the less.

 

[rettucs]

That Catch-22 book is way too heavy going.

For dark/uncomfortable humour, try the Virgin Suicides by Eugenides. You'll laugh, but you'll feel bad about doing so. Its short and its an easy read. But so clever.

 

[evil bandit]

I'll forth that reccomendation of Confederacy of Dunces and second the Catch 22 vote, I just finished that new Nick Cave book The Death of Bunny Monroe and there are plenty of lol moments in it but it is very graphic in terms of sex and violence so mightn't suit everyone.

 

[bogmanfan]

Woody Allen - Complete Prose. It's his first 3 short story collections in one volume. My all-time favourite book.

 

[GO]

that sounds great.Think I'll see if they have that in the library.Nice one.

 

[Unicron]

Another confederacy of dunces recommendation here.

 

[Unicron]

That Catch-22 book is way too heavy going.

It took be two goes to get through it. Once it clicked with me I loved it.

 

[F. Fred Palakon]

I've never known anyone to not like David Sedaris.
Or Bill Bryson.

I can't actually read David Sedaris because I've heard him too often on podcasts (This American Life, I guess) and Jesus his nasal voice is so annoying and I can hear it in the prose.

 

[pissypants]

Thanks all, great suggestions!
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[snakybus]

Tom Sharpe is good value rib-tickling stuff

The Throwback is worth a read

 

[billygannon]

English Passengers by Matthew Kneale

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

I can't actually read David Sedaris because I've heard him too often on podcasts (This American Life, I guess) and Jesus his nasal voice is so annoying and I can hear it in the prose.

Ha.
I was going to say that the real way to appreciate his stories is to listen to him on audiobook.
I like his delivery.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

Thanks all, great suggestions!
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No they're not. Not all of them.

Some of them are in direct opposition to each other. How could they all be great?

 

[Jasper]

This is definitely the funniest book i ever read - "Well-Remembered Days : Eoin O'Ceallaigh's Memoir of a Twentieth-century Catholic Life" by Arthur Matthews. It's a spoof memor of 20th Century Ireland.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0330481142/?tag=thumpedcom04-21

 

[worthit]

Skippy Dies

 

[washingcattle]

Is it good I've passed by it now about fifteen times and thought "modern Irish fiction..... meh" I'll buy it on a recomendation.

Death of Bunny Monro is funny but a little bit empty. That could just be me though.

 

[Mormon Nailer]

This is good.

Money by Martin Amis is one of the funniest things I've ever read.