Looking for a funny book...

taffersshadow on 9/7/2012 at 02:23

If you want funny and horror: (http://johndiesattheend.com/) John Dies at the End.

I thoroughly enjoyed it.

LarryG on 10/7/2012 at 07:52

Somehow I forgot all about Practical Demonkeeping by (http://www.amazon.com/Christopher-Moore/e/B000APFLHC/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1) Chistopher Moore. Worth the read. As are all the rest of his books.

And all the (http://www.amazon.com/Carl-Hiaasen/e/B000AQ2LMO/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1) Carl Hiaasen books. I know, I know, he makes fun of Florida. So he really doesn't have to go very far from the truth to come up with all the weirdos, wackos, grifters, and real estate salespeople necessary to get you to wet your pants while laughing, but his books are both poignant and hilarious.

Sg3 on 10/7/2012 at 10:55

Quote Posted by Yakoob

A great book indeed, though, one of the few rare cases where I would say the movie is actually better than the book.

[nod] The Princess Bride is, in fact, the only movie I like better than the book, of all the books-to-movies where I've both read the book and seen the movie.

Vivian on 10/7/2012 at 10:57

Oh yeah, forgot - vote two for Flashman. If you like Blackadder you'll like it, basically. Wicked character, really funny books.

Muzman on 10/7/2012 at 15:34

What about some Celebrity Hardbacks? They're funny, (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKidDPgFh4o&t=20s) in an oblique sort of way

MsLedd on 11/7/2012 at 00:26

My vote is for (http://www.amazon.com/Good-Omens-Accurate-Prophecies-Nutter/dp/0060853972/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1341966247&sr=1-1&keywords=good+omens) "Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch" written by both Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman

It's pee-your-pants funny! :cheeky:

jstnomega on 12/7/2012 at 14:47

F In Exams - The Very Best Totally Wrong Answers :D

(http://www.amazon.com/Exams-Very-Totally-Wrong-Answers/dp/0811878317/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1342104302&sr=1-1&keywords=f+in+exams)

gunsmoke on 21/7/2012 at 13:32

Just about anything by Christopher Moore, Bukowski, or even Hunter Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

the_grip on 8/8/2012 at 19:01

Man, I'm trying to get through American Psycho, but it is incredibly tough to read. The graphic brutality makes it almost unreadable to me. I guess I can find *some* humor in how tweaky Pat Bateman is; however, it seems like it is more a product of his mental condition than eccentric behavior.

Still not sure if I can even get through it (I'm about 75% of the way there)... I'm reading Catch-22 at the same time (which is incredible, great recommendation!) which definitely gives me something to go to after I finish one of the violent scenes in AP. I'm not quite sure how AP is considered a classic... some of the social commentary present in the book is interesting, but the delivery is painful (no pun intended). Some of these scenes get "stuck" in the head, too.

Thanks for all these recommendations, however... the sample list on my Kindle has about 10 books that I plan to follow up on from this thread.

Yakoob on 9/8/2012 at 01:56

Funny book I am reading right now: (http://www.amazon.com/Death-Interruptions-Jose-Saramago/dp/0151012741) Death With Interruptions by Jose Saramago. Basically, randomly, people within a certain unspecified country stop dying. The book does an interesting job of showing how various different industries are affected and respond to the 'crisis' in a satirical and sometimes even self-referential manner.

That being said, I loathe the writing style; it's one of those "hey I don't believe in punctuation" where literally dialogues are all in one line with mere commas separating the speakers. Very annoying to read, but the content's good.