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Question: Can anyone recommend a really funny book!?
I just read Naked, by David Sedaris!. I laughed so hard, I cried!. Anyone else got suggestions for something hilarious!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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One of the funniest Laugh Out Loud books I've ever read was "Book" by Whoopi Goldberg!. Nearly every page made me laugh, and a few I cried as hard as you did! It's a VERY easy read!. I did a cover to cover in one day, easy!Www@QuestionHome@Com

Terry Pratchett writes really funny fantasy!.
Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is classic!.
Anything by P!.G!. Wodehouse is worth a read!. His books are old-fashioned but always hilarious!. I recommend starting with on of his Wooster and Jeeves books!.
Spanking Shakespeare by Jake Wizner is a hilarious teen novel!.
Anything by Bill Bryson is great!. He writes humorous travel logs!. His most famous is A Walk in the Woods, but I recommend I'm A Stranger Here Myself!.

Hope this helps you!Www@QuestionHome@Com

In the non-fic category I find Bill Bryson's books very funny!. You can also download Jerome K Jerome's Three Men in a Boat for free from Project Gutenberg - well worth a read!.

For SF & Fantasy, try the following:

Douglas Adams
Jasper Fforde
Tom Holt
Terry Pratchett
Robert RankinWww@QuestionHome@Com

Anything by Dave Eggers!. His books are sort of depressing, but in a way that's completely hillarious!. If you like Sedaris, I'd reccommend "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius" by Dave Eggers!. It honestly had me crying with laughter!. It was hysterical!. And if you appreciate good wit, definitely "The Gun Seller" by Hugh Laurie!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Read Catch-22, by Joseph Heller!. It's serious, but so absurd that you'll laugh out loud and cry at the same time!.

You can also try the McSweeney's books!. I don't remember the exact title, but they have stories and lists by different contributors that are usually humorous!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

i read the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy!. i personally found a lot of humor in it!. if you haven't seen the movie yet, make sure you read the book before you see the film!. it makes it a lot more enjoyable!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

its kind of a funny story by ned vizzini
the stephenie plum series by janet evanovich
^best ever:D
How I became stupid by martin pageWww@QuestionHome@Com

Stephanie Plum Series by Janet Evanovich i love the book very funnyWww@QuestionHome@Com

Read "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Boy by Roald Dahl!. Hilarious autobiography of his elemenatry and middle school lifeWww@QuestionHome@Com

Personally, I liked "Dear American Airlines"!. It turned a situation we have all been in(being stuck at an airport) into a humerous storyWww@QuestionHome@Com

Try "A short history of a small place" By TR Pearson!.

It is a gem!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Any thing by Chealsea Handler, Steven Colbert, and John StewartWww@QuestionHome@Com

Anything by Bill Bryson!. He cracks me up!.Www@QuestionHome@Com