What's the funniest book you've read?

[Arcadio]

I don't remember the last time I read a book that made me laugh. I think the last one I read was Catch-22. What are some books that might get a laugh out of me. Keep in mind that I am a serious person.

 

[IronWing]

Hitchhiker's Guide is a bit dated but still funny.

Bored of the Rings is worthy.

Ananthem has a few really good lines.

 

[SlitheryDee]

Hitchhiker's guide

 

[BurnItDwn]

Several of the Hichhikers books had me laughing good.
I also got a lot of entertainment out of Zombie Survival Guide, America: the Book, I am America & So Can You, and Earth: The book. (but then again I find Daily Show and Colbert Report funny usually, so it makes sense)

 

[dank69]

By Patrick McManus:
A Fine and Pleasant Misery
They Shoot Canoes, Don't They?
Never Sniff a Gift Fish
The Grasshopper Trap​

Haven't read his other ones but I have to imagine they are all just as funny.

EDIT: These are geared towards the outdoorsy type, so probably not for you, Arcadio.​

 

[Pardus]

The bible, best fiction book ever.

 

[AMDZen]

Just not many comedy books out there.

"Shit my dad says" by Justin Halpern was pretty decent. Was a quick read

 

[Arcadio]

The bible, best fiction book ever.

AAA: Angry Atheist Alert.

Please read the title of the thread carefully. This is not about fiction vs. non-fiction books.

 

[waggy]

of course hitchhikers guide
Phules series
..and others i can't think of right now

 

[mundane]

I enjoy Terry Pratchett's Discworld series.

 

[lxskllr]

I'm not much into comedy. I don't think I've ever read a comedic book outside of comic compilations.

 

[LookBehindYou]

Letters from a nut

 

[Connoisseur]

I enjoy Terry Pratchett's Discworld series.

Seconded. Also, "Good Omens" by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. If you don't laugh your ass off with that book, you're not actually a human being.

 

[D1gger]

"Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" has its moments.

 

[xSauronx]

everyday drinking was a fun read, i seem to recall getting a few chuckles out of it...and its cheap

edit: i just noticed the kindle edition is 8 bucks...jesus i hate that shit. the print book is cheaper!

http://www.amazon.com/Everyday-Drink...8090060&sr=8-1

/mostly reads hardcore non fiction

 

[Mr. Pedantic]

A lot of the Discworld books are really good. And Good Omens. That thing is a work of genius.

I didn't find bored of the rings that good to be honest. And the Hitchhiker's Guide was initially good, but by the middle of the 2nd book it started getting really old.

 

[nageov3t]

The bible, best fiction book ever.

even read as a fiction novel, the bible is fucking boring.

I took "The Bible as Literature" during college (I was a Lit major) and it was a struggle to get through.

(funnily enough, the class was taught by an atheist professor)

 

[Dirigible]

A Confederacy of Dunces.


Although as you are a self proclaimed serious person I wonder why you want funny books and whether you would enjoy them.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

Bloom County Babylon: Five Years of Basic Naughtiness

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

The red Dwarf novels are pretty good. The Taxi Hopper scene at the begining of Infinty Welcomes Careful Drivers is friggen hilarious.

I can't read books. I'll try and i'll put them down after a chapter. But the Red Dwarf Books I read cover to cover in one sitting.

 

[shortylickens]

Pat McManus, but I cant think of one thats best.
Probably A Fine and Pleasant Misery.

 

[Platypus]

Infinite Jest, though you need a dark sense of humor.

 

[mmntech]

If I need a good laugh, the works of Noam Chomsky always give me a chuckle.

 

[SphinxnihpS]

Breakfast of Champions -Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Still Life with Woodpecker -Tom Robbins
Snow Crash -Neal Stephenson
Pulp -Charles Bukowski

 

[preslove]

Dirk Gently books >>> Hitchhiker's guide

Et Tu Babe amused me greatly, too: http://www.amazon.com/Tu-Babe-Mark-Leyner/dp/0679745068