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Aug 20, 2019 · We know you could use a laugh right now — and luckily, several thousand of you told us all about the books, stories and poems that make you laugh.
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- A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole. Genre: Humorous fiction. John Kennedy Toole won a posthumous Pulitzer Prize for his epic 1987 novel. In short, A Confederacy of Dunces is a modern masterpiece and hands-down one of the greatest comedy books of all time.
- Shit, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema by Lindy West. Genre: Nonfiction. In her 2020 release, Lindy West goes back to her movie critic roots to hilariously critique well-known films in pop culture, from Twilight to The Notebook to Forrest Gump and The Lion King.
- This Is Really Happening by Erin Chack. Genre: Memoir. I truly think this incredibly humorous and heartfelt memoir deserves more recognition. In her 2017 collection of personal essays, Erin Chack explores her first chemotherapy session at age 19, studying abroad in London, meeting her soulmate in high school, using a menstrual cup for the first time—and so much more.
- My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh. Genre: Fiction. Ottessa Moshfegh’s 2018 darkly humorous, satirical novel is told from the viewpoint of an unreliable and self-proclaimed beautiful narrator who has graduated from Columbia University and lives in New York City.
Mar 14, 2024 · With all this in mind, we’ve put together a list of 22 of the funniest novels written in English since Joseph Heller’s “Catch-22” (1961). That book presented a voice that was fresh ...
Dec 11, 2021 · And you can tell he's mostly just in awe of the power comedy has to bring people together. So if you want a light read that sheds light on a lineage of really funny people, this is your...
In need of a good laugh? From comic novels to memoirs, here are our favourite side-splitting reads that are guaranteed to make you laugh.
Nov 10, 2020 · The fiction that makes us laugh the most is, paradoxically, often the most profound and intelligent, argues John Self. So why isn’t it being rewarded?
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Jun 21, 2023 · Most people who identify as funny learn to make people laugh in the short term, at the level of quips and retorts; to come up with a humorous turn of events is another thing.
