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post #41 of 49
9/8/09 at 4:28am
never mind
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post #42 of 49
9/8/09 at 8:33am
If you don't have the energy for the "Hitchhiker's Guide" books ... the ultimate ... then go for "A Confederacy of Dunces." You won't be disappointed.





I would've said "Catch 22" as well, but I have a problem with war books being funny. Which isn't to say that "Catch 22" isn't a classic and very funny ... it's just that it's a war story. Which is inherently serious. So ... ohnevermind. You get my point. It's funny with a pang.
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post #43 of 49
9/8/09 at 11:12pm
I think all of Barbara Kingsolver's books are laugh out loud funny. The one exception being *The Poisonwood Bible* which has funny parts but is much darker in tone than her others. The Bean Trees is sooo funny!

~traci
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post #44 of 49
9/9/09 at 12:25am
Sellevision.

I can recommend a lot of hilarious memoirs, but that's the only novel that comes to mind right now.
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post #45 of 49
9/9/09 at 1:41pm
DH is reading Good Omens right now and is laughing out loud quite frequently.

I love Hitchhikers Guide and Confederacy of Dunces too.
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post #46 of 49
9/9/09 at 1:50pm
Oh, I forgot Thank You for Smoking, by Christopher Buckley -- hilarious!

I'll add another vote for Hitchhiker's Guide, too.
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post #47 of 49
9/9/09 at 1:52pm
"Are you there vodka? It's me Chelsea" by Chelsea Handler was hilarious!!!

I also like the stephanie plum series by Janet Evonovich.
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post #48 of 49
9/9/09 at 2:04pm
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"Are you there vodka? It's me Chelsea" by Chelsea Handler was hilarious!!!\
That was going to be my contribution. Hands down the funniest books I've read are by Chelsea Handler, David Sedaris and Jen Lancaster. I went to a reading for Lancaster's latest "Pretty in Plaid"... it's good, but "Bitter is the New Black" is by far my favorite of the bunch.
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post #49 of 49
9/9/09 at 2:31pm
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"Are you there vodka? It's me Chelsea" by Chelsea Handler was hilarious!!!
Yes! I wanted to add this one, but it's not a novel. Her other book (My Horizontal Life) is really funny too.

I'm also a huge Sedaris fan, though again none of his books are novels. He's extremely funny though. I also like Burroughs. After all the recommendations for Jen Lancaster, I'm going to give her a try.
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