A Confederacy of Dunces. Every page makes me laugh
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The PG Wodehouse Jeeves books are pretty funny if you’re tuned into that sort of humor.
I second the Hitchhiker’s Guide suggestion too.
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“The guy who killed the guy who killed Lincoln” Jesse Joyce
Honestly hilarious, a little history and I laughed out loud a few times. Never had that happen with a book before.
That and Ms. Pats memoir “Rabbit” was sad at parts but her humor is laced through the book
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Me Talk Pretty One Day
DentistsAreCool on
Let Sleeping Vets Lie by James Herriot
Blandings Castle by PG Wodehouse
Made me genuinely laugh.
Esav16 on
Me Talk Pretty One Day or Let’s Explore Owls With Diabetes by David Sedaris
liskeeksil on
Pick up literally anythig from Carl Hiaasen
RummyMilkBoots on
P. J. O’Rourke
Baroque1750 on
Calvin & Hobbes?
downthecornercat on
So Many Good Answers!
+1 for Sedaris, Moore, Hiaasen, Ali Brosh (Hyperbole & a half – though I didn’t *love the sequel), Watterson, Wodehouse, Adams… all fine choices
Will add Jenny Lawson’s *Let’s Pretend This Never Happened*
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The Book of the Subgenius
and…
I Am America, and So Can You
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I will always recommend Laurie Notaro’s books for laughing out loud (or for crying silently and try to breathe normally while you make clicking sounds in your throat so you don’t wake up your partner/kid/animals)! I have never read an author who writes so much like that one friend who always has the good stories, lol
BE AWARE, THOUGH—there are some very poignant pieces, as well as reflections/memorials. These are still very good, but you won’t be laughing. Luckily, if it’s something that you just can’t read for any reason, you can skip that essay without it impacting the rest of the stories!
Limmy1984 on
My Family and Other Animals
Birds, Beasts, and Relatives
both by Gerald Durrell
sqqueen2 on
Let’s Pretend This Never Happened
Luckyangel2222 on
Letters From A Nut by Ted L. Nancy
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Swamp Story, by Dave Barry.
DctrMrsTheMonarch on
I just finished Wizard of the Crow by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o–it’s very deep, but also just so SO funny! There’s a lot to learn from it and a lot to think about, but the first time in a long time I have laughed out loud so often!
Made me think of both Confederacy of Dunces and One Hundred Years of Solitude…which is a weird combo…
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Hyperbole and a Half (and its sequel)
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series.
Lamb by Christopher Moore.
A Confederacy of Dunces. Every page makes me laugh
The PG Wodehouse Jeeves books are pretty funny if you’re tuned into that sort of humor.
I second the Hitchhiker’s Guide suggestion too.
“The guy who killed the guy who killed Lincoln” Jesse Joyce
Honestly hilarious, a little history and I laughed out loud a few times. Never had that happen with a book before.
That and Ms. Pats memoir “Rabbit” was sad at parts but her humor is laced through the book
Me Talk Pretty One Day
Let Sleeping Vets Lie by James Herriot
Blandings Castle by PG Wodehouse
Made me genuinely laugh.
Me Talk Pretty One Day or Let’s Explore Owls With Diabetes by David Sedaris
Pick up literally anythig from Carl Hiaasen
P. J. O’Rourke
Calvin & Hobbes?
So Many Good Answers!
+1 for Sedaris, Moore, Hiaasen, Ali Brosh (Hyperbole & a half – though I didn’t *love the sequel), Watterson, Wodehouse, Adams… all fine choices
Will add Jenny Lawson’s *Let’s Pretend This Never Happened*
The Book of the Subgenius
and…
I Am America, and So Can You
I will always recommend Laurie Notaro’s books for laughing out loud (or for crying silently and try to breathe normally while you make clicking sounds in your throat so you don’t wake up your partner/kid/animals)! I have never read an author who writes so much like that one friend who always has the good stories, lol
Every single one of her [essay collections](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurie_Notaro) that I’ve read has had me cracking up at some point!
BE AWARE, THOUGH—there are some very poignant pieces, as well as reflections/memorials. These are still very good, but you won’t be laughing. Luckily, if it’s something that you just can’t read for any reason, you can skip that essay without it impacting the rest of the stories!
My Family and Other Animals
Birds, Beasts, and Relatives
both by Gerald Durrell
Let’s Pretend This Never Happened
Letters From A Nut by Ted L. Nancy
Swamp Story, by Dave Barry.
I just finished Wizard of the Crow by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o–it’s very deep, but also just so SO funny! There’s a lot to learn from it and a lot to think about, but the first time in a long time I have laughed out loud so often!
Made me think of both Confederacy of Dunces and One Hundred Years of Solitude…which is a weird combo…