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« Reply #25 on: September 21, 2011, 11:10:38 AM » |
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I really loved How to Lose Friends and Alienate People....the closest to male chick lit I've ever read  and laugh out loud, hysterically funny. |
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« Reply #26 on: September 22, 2011, 10:31:26 AM » |
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Wow, thanks so much for all the replies - it could take me a while to get through this lot!!
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« Reply #27 on: September 27, 2011, 06:50:59 PM » |
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Not lately, but I read "About a Boy" a while back, and there were some really funny scenes in that book. It's not one big laugh, but some great scenes.
I'm watching reruns of Curb Your Enthusiasm on TV now, and those are funny. they're not books, but they're funny.
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« Reply #29 on: October 11, 2011, 04:27:14 PM » |
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What's Not To Love by Jonathan Ames is funny, just finished it.
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« Reply #30 on: October 11, 2011, 05:53:28 PM » |
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Robert Rankin is another one. I mentioned him in another thread but forgot to bring up his name here.
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« Reply #31 on: October 11, 2011, 07:03:22 PM » |
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And seeing the post above mine reminds me: Simon Haynes writes some funny stuff too. Oh sure, some of it is over the top, but it is good old fashioned space adventure with humor. I haven't read his new YA book, but I enjoyed the Hal series. (And for the record I didn't care for Hitchhiker's Guide much. That mostly left me scratching my head.)
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« Reply #32 on: October 12, 2011, 04:54:34 AM » |
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« Reply #33 on: October 12, 2011, 09:27:50 AM » |
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Anything by David Sedaris is good for a laugh! Also, How I Became A Famous Novelist by Steve Hely was one of the funniest books I've read this year.
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« Reply #34 on: October 12, 2011, 04:39:44 PM » |
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If you want to stray from fiction, Carrie Fisher's quick and witty memoir Wishful Drinking made me laugh out loud, especially as she dissects her sordid Hollywood family tree.
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« Reply #35 on: October 12, 2011, 05:39:05 PM » |
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This is one of my favorite funny books ever: My Name Is Russell FinkSadly, the paperback is priced much more attractively than the Kindle version (I'm pretty sure I paid less than $9.99 at Barnes & Noble the weekend of release). But on the plus side, the paperback also doubles as a flip book with little pictures of the dog on the cover printed on the bottom corner of the pages, running and playing. |
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« Reply #36 on: October 13, 2011, 05:10:28 AM » |
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I know I started off this thread, but if anyone else is looking for comedy authors, try Danny Wallace. He doesn't write fiction, but his book was the inspiration for the Jim Carey film Yes Man.
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« Reply #37 on: October 29, 2011, 05:57:32 PM » |
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I bought this but haven't read it yet. You can't fault the celebrity endorsements and reviews: Are We Nearly There Yet?: A Family's 8000 Miles Around Britain in a Vauxhall Astra http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005K15D4W/And the UK site with 28 5-star reviews ... http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1849531552/ |
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« Reply #38 on: October 29, 2011, 10:13:50 PM » |
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I don't know the books you mentioned, but one of the funniest books I've read was The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. A contemporary mystery writer I also like a lot is Linwood Barclay, who has written a series about a family man with a wife and two kids. Great stuff! Light and enjoyable!
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« Reply #40 on: November 05, 2011, 02:29:22 PM » |
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Hey, I am on the look-out for a new book to read, and I could do with something light-hearted and funny. Any suggestions? I am quite keen on stuff by Danny Wallace and Mike Gayle, so if anyone knows any similar-style authors that would be great!
I'm not familiar with those authors, but I recently read Mercury Rises, the sequel to Mercury Falls. I enjoyed both books and liked Kroese's style of humor -- not "great" books, but definitely worth sampling, I think. And I guess I should mention that The Color of Magic, book #1 of the Discworld series, is currently available at 99 cents. |
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« Reply #41 on: November 05, 2011, 07:02:40 PM » |
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Try DRIVING ME NUTS by P.J. Jones. |
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« Reply #42 on: November 06, 2011, 04:52:49 PM » |
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Bruce Campbell's If Chins Could Kill was great, but then again I don't think the man is capable of anything not great. Also the Hitchhiker's Guide series is always a classic for me. |
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« Reply #44 on: January 23, 2012, 02:38:41 AM » |
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This is not strictly a comedy novel, but I just read The Book With No Name, but it certainly had a a lot of funny little one-liners and parts that made me chuckle. Great good!
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« Reply #45 on: January 23, 2012, 05:07:13 PM » |
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I find any of Kurt Vonnegut's novels hilarious. I know it is dark comedy, but it is very witty!
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« Reply #46 on: January 23, 2012, 05:25:03 PM » |
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Vollidiot by Tommy Jaud. But I don't believe there is an English translation (It's a German book and I've read the Hungarian translation.).
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« Reply #47 on: January 23, 2012, 05:55:43 PM » |
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« Reply #48 on: January 23, 2012, 09:15:05 PM » |
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I love Demetri Martin. His comedy albums are great too.
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« Reply #49 on: January 24, 2012, 11:40:54 AM » |
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Not in the comedy genre but Steve Brewer's "LOST VEGAS" had me laughing so many times as I read it. Might be worth a try.
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