Looking for funny books and novels. Any genre is ok, though I’d prefer fiction, and I’m not too picky about length. I ask not for those three authors because I’m pretty familiar with them already; they don’t have to be super obscure recommendations but those three authors I’ve read a decent amount from already.
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Sick City by Tony O’Neal
***French Exit*** by Patrick Dewitt had me actually laughing out loud (aloling). His prose is excellent and his characters are easy to fall in love with.
*The Once and Future King* by T. H. White. I laughed at several points while reading this book, though not as often as I laughed at Douglas Adams.
Skippy Dies by Paul Murray
Lamb – Christopher Moore
John Dies at the End – Jason Pargin
Tales from the Gas Station – Jack Townsend
Flashman – George Macdonald Fraser
The Dortmunder books by Donald Westlake
If you’re open to very long books, [Between](https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/9ac5b146-c504-45e6-9f1e-eb9081707903) by L.L. Starling! It made both me and my dad laugh out loud many times, and some parts of it to me feel reminiscent of Pratchett.
A Confederacy of Dunces.
*Sex and Drugs and Sausage Rolls* – Robert Rankin
Ilona Andrews Innkeeper Chronicles –A magic Inn, space werewolves and vampires, a lot of really unique aliens, mystery, romance, action, a fun and humorous series
Jana DeLeon Miss Fortune series and Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich are both laugh out loud light mysteries.
I like Mhairi McFarlane’s newer books (2019 onward). They are marketed as romance but I don’t find them to be very cliche or overly-focused on the romance, TBH. for example, *Don’t You Forget About Me* – or any of the subsequent novels. they are all standalone.
Also the *Kill the Farm Boy* trilogy by Delilah S. Dawson and Kevin Hearne was punny but also very funny.
The Rosie Project – Graeme Simsion
Every book by Bill Bryson
I Feel Bad About My Neck by Nora Ephron is a series of essays about life and is one of the funniest books I’ve ever read. She’s so witty and writes with elegant pith. I laughed so much reading it (once waking up my husband). Heartburn is brilliant as well.
I’m also a big fan of Bill Bryson. Down Under and The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid are so, so funny.
The Screwtape Letters by CS Lewis is a different sort of funny, but very funny all the same.
Caitlin Moran is another very funny writer. How to Build a Girl is a particular highlight.
Bachelor Brothers Bed and Breakfast by Bill Richardson
Eve Dallas / In Death series by J. D. Robb had a lot of snark at the beginning. Probably not fun for everyone and eventually I had enough of the police violence that was sometimes very unnecessary.
Random drunk woman yelling: “fuck off you bitch!”
Dallas: “it’s lieutenant Bitch, ma’am”
Starter Villain, I read it yesterday and couldn’t put it down.
Helen and Troy’s Epic Road Trip
A Walk in the Woods, Bill Bryson
Rounders by Max Evans.
Highfire by Eoin Colfer
Nonfiction but all of Jenny Lawson’s books have made me laugh out loud. I listened to Furiously Happy twice back to back because I listened by myself and then made my spouse listen to it right away.
Running the Light by Sam Tallent