| Funniest book you’ve read. 19:21 - Oct 26 with 2353 views | Mick_S |
Cheers Bristol!
We’ve both mentioned Spike Milligan’s war memoirs. I’m a bookshop mug when I read “ the funniest” etc on the sleeve because they rarely are, but it’s too late as it’s in my bag. I think my favourite may be A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole. He killed himself because initially people didn’t get his work and when they did it was a bit on the late side. [Post edited 26 Oct 19:23]
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| Funniest book you’ve read. on 07:35 - Oct 27 with 728 views | rbee |
Another vote for Spikes war memoirs. Google says that there were seven books in the series so I don't think I read the last couple.
From the same era David Nivens autobiographies are very funny
The Moon's A Balloon
Bring On the Empty Horses |  | | |
| Funniest book you’ve read. on 07:37 - Oct 27 with 718 views | qprxtc |
Catch 22 |  | | |
| Funniest book you’ve read. on 07:40 - Oct 27 with 699 views | Paddyhoops |
Roddy Doyle’s books were outstanding . |  | | |
| Funniest book you’ve read. on 08:33 - Oct 27 with 606 views | dmm |
| Funniest book you’ve read. on 07:37 - Oct 27 by qprxtc |
Catch 22 |
How could I forget that book! An utterly brilliant comedy satire. |  | | |
| Funniest book you’ve read. on 09:04 - Oct 27 with 554 views | Esox_Lucius |
Roddy Doyle The Van & The Snapper
Spike Milligan Puckoon
Tom Sharpe Indecent Exposure, Riotous Assembly, Wilt & Blott On The Landscape.
I have laughed out loud in public reading all of those. Riotous Assembly was one I had to stop taking with me to read outside. |  |
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| Funniest book you’ve read. on 09:26 - Oct 27 with 514 views | R_from_afar |
When I was a teenager, I thought "Cricket mad" by Michael Parkinson was hilarious but I haven't read it again recently, so perhaps it hasn't stood the test of time (to be honest, I'm not sure I've stood the test of time either  ).
The Tim Moore books about cycling the three grand tours on decrepit, period bikes - all of which I have read recently - are a hoot. They all have multiple strands: His fitness and equipment challenges, a travelogue element and a lot of historical analysis, both of the races and of major events in the countries. The works are "French Revolutions," "Gironimo," and "Helta Vuelta". |  |
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| Funniest book you’ve read. on 10:07 - Oct 27 with 444 views | HoosWho |
Hard to add to this really when two of my favourites have already been mentioned.
Confederacy of Dunces is a fabulous book, although I now worry about my valve.
Portnoi's Complaint really put me off Xmas dinner.
The Average American Male by Chad Kultgen is a quick read and reminds me of a good pal of mine which might be why I find it funny. It's incredibly laddish and crass but worth a try. | | | |
| Funniest book you’ve read. on 15:49 - Oct 27 with 231 views | kensalriser |
Italy for Beginners by George Mikes.
It helps if you're somewhat familiar with travelling in Italy and with the style of guide books. |  |
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| Funniest book you’ve read. on 16:16 - Oct 27 with 177 views | OldPedro |
Atkinson For England: A Tale of Mistaken Identity, the England National Team & Plumbing
I first read this on a flight to the Lanzarote and my wife kept telling me off for laughing and disturbing the person sat next to me. |  |
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| Funniest book you’ve read. on 16:18 - Oct 27 with 176 views | bosh67 |
Forrest Gump by Winston Groom. The original Phonetic edition was the funniest book I ever read. A million miles from what the film became with a really hilarious sub plot that see Forrest continually in the same place as Raquel Welsh with disastrous outcomes. I was told to be quiet for laughing too much reading it on a plane. I was on my way to meet my new inlaws in France and I didn't speak any French. They found it really funny that every time I sat down to read it I would laugh almost to collapse. They found this odd book reading laughing Brit quite amusing. But it is a masterpiece of character writing and even though it is so different to the film you can hear Tom Hanks narrating it in your head in that southern accent. |  |
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| Funniest book you’ve read. on 16:30 - Oct 27 with 133 views | Third_Division_South |
Catch 22, the only book I’ve ever had to stop reading on a train because I couldn’t stop laughing. The soldier in white | | | |
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