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Humorous fiction suggestions
Posted on 12/30/17 at 11:48 pm
Posted on 12/30/17 at 11:48 pm
Something to kickstart the new year. Murakami (i like his style and some of the translations are hilarious) or Vonnegut are usually my go-tos.
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Posted on 12/30/17 at 11:55 pm to S
Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth
Posted on 12/31/17 at 8:31 am to S
The Martian -Andy Weir
Good Omens - Gaiman and Pratchett
Pretty much any Terry Pratchett, but Eric is one of my favorites. Mort is great too.
Good Omens - Gaiman and Pratchett
Pretty much any Terry Pratchett, but Eric is one of my favorites. Mort is great too.
Posted on 12/31/17 at 8:45 am to S
Chimera--John Barth
Posted on 12/31/17 at 7:46 pm to S
Little Big Man could almost be considered historical fiction, but it's very funny. Return of Little Big Man ain't bad either.
Posted on 12/31/17 at 7:50 pm to S
Confederacy Of Dunces.
Posted on 1/2/18 at 7:58 am to rebelrouser
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Series by Douglas Adams.
It's 5 (6) books.
It's 5 (6) books.
Posted on 1/2/18 at 2:49 pm to S
Puddin Head Wilson - Twain.
Don Quixote
Don Quixote
Posted on 1/2/18 at 4:45 pm to S
Handling Sin by Michael Malone. If you are from the South, you'll get a kick out of it.
Catch 22.
Catch 22.
Posted on 1/3/18 at 12:28 pm to S
May be too low brow for you, but Lamb: the Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal is laugh out loud funny. Fool is also quite good. Both by Christopher Moore.
You sound like a guy who would like Tom Robbins, though. Start with Jitterbug Perfume.
You sound like a guy who would like Tom Robbins, though. Start with Jitterbug Perfume.
This post was edited on 1/3/18 at 12:29 pm
Posted on 1/3/18 at 12:53 pm to S
I've been contemplating reading Huckleberry Finn for the first time since I was required to read it.
Posted on 1/3/18 at 2:56 pm to LoveThatMoney
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a guy who would like Tom Robbins, though. Start with Jitterbug Perfume.
Great book, Still Life with Woodpecker is really fun too.
Posted on 1/3/18 at 4:38 pm to S
R.A. Wilson's Illuminatus! trilogy is funny (but not light reading).
Confederacy of Dunces (obviously)
Confederacy of Dunces (obviously)
Posted on 1/3/18 at 5:18 pm to S
Terry Pratchett
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series
Carl Hiaasen
Big Trouble (Dave Barry)
Catch 22
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series
Carl Hiaasen
Big Trouble (Dave Barry)
Catch 22
This post was edited on 1/3/18 at 5:19 pm
Posted on 1/3/18 at 7:07 pm to rebelrouser
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Confederacy Of Dunces.
Only book I ever read that really made me laugh out loud.
Posted on 1/3/18 at 8:57 pm to S
Shoot low boys, they’re riding Shetland ponies
Posted on 1/4/18 at 4:46 am to BitBuster
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Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Series by Douglas Adams. It's 5 (6) books.
I was going to say this as well. One of my favorites. Some of the best satire on humanity.
Posted on 1/4/18 at 2:35 pm to S
Forrest Gump, by Winston Groome.
It's one of the few books that's BETTER after the movie, because you can hear Tom Hank as Forrest Gump as you read. Not nearly as serious as the movie. The movie was funny, but they were trying to be serious, and make some sort of statement.
Groome, doesn't come across that way, and it's uproariously funny. His second effort was forced and not funny because of it.
It's one of the few books that's BETTER after the movie, because you can hear Tom Hank as Forrest Gump as you read. Not nearly as serious as the movie. The movie was funny, but they were trying to be serious, and make some sort of statement.
Groome, doesn't come across that way, and it's uproariously funny. His second effort was forced and not funny because of it.
Posted on 1/4/18 at 11:46 pm to Ham And Glass
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Catch 22
I would cautiously recommend this to save for "last" - in my estimation, there is no book that can exceed this one for the category, particularly if you throw in "military". Mind you, I read the book very early in my military career, but it is so accurate in tone, if not specifics, that it boggles the imagination, and I joined the army over 40 years after the events depicted.
ETA: And the Douglas Adams Hitchhiker's Guide series would be right there with Catch-22.
This post was edited on 1/4/18 at 11:48 pm
Posted on 1/5/18 at 7:15 am to S
The Stench of Honolulu by Jack Handey
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