Humourous Books

[beeseejay]

After a year of reading police procedurals and thrillers, I want something light and amusing. The ones I've read over the years that come to mind are 'The Virgin Soldiers' and 'The Choirboys', the latter was a black kind of humour. I now want a book to make me laugh out loud again. Any suggestions folks? TIA

[Buenchico]

Any of Tom Sharpe's early works should have you rolling on the floor. (Some of his later stuff is not so good, in my opinion):
http://www.fantasticf...n.co.uk/s/tom-sharpe/

[beeseejay]

Hi, yes I agree wholeheartedly. I've read his books also. That is the kind of thing I'm after now. It's frightening really - it was the late 70s when I read those I've mentioned!

[ummmm]

'Round Ireland with a fridge' was quite funny.

[webbo3]

Try these two, very very funny.

A walk in the woods or Down Under by Bill Bryson.


Dave.

[jno]

Cold Comfort Farm? Catch 22?

[ummmm]

Is Catch 22 funny?

[Buenchico]

I'm currently listening to Tom Holt's 'Faust Among Equals' on audio tape. I'm only a quarter of the way through but it's certainly very funny!

Totally different in style, but still (IMO) the funniest book ever written, is Jerome K Jerome's 'Three Men in a Boat'.

Alida Baxter's 'Frankenstein Is Alive and Well and Living with Mrs Frankenstein' is worth a read too.

[DTCwordfan]

I'd endorse Tom Sharpe.

Porterhouse Blues, Wilt, The Wilt Alternative and also do not forget Riotous Assemble and Indecent Exposure (certainly not for the pc and he was extradited for them from South Africa).

I remember reading Wilt at Heathrow and bursting out laughing in public though sitting by myself (the rosebush scene) and his brilliance is the way he can write page after page of brilliant laugh-out-loud stuff.

[DTCwordfan]

Riotous Assembly....

[jno]

very black comedy/satire, ummmm. I think it's funny but I know not everyone does.

[beeseejay]

Thanks. Done Bill Bryson and Catch 22 also. Seems we have the same tastes!

[quinie]

James Herriot -the vet series.
If you're Scottish the Lillian Beckwith books but they might be out of print now-it's a long time since I read them .They made me laugh but what makes one person laugh might not have the same effect on others

[ummmm]

I might give it a go then. I have it somewhere...

[beeseejay]

Lillian Beckworth books are on Amazon. I've read a couple of hers so I will go back for more.

[Jan1957]

I thought Roddy Doyle's books were funny especially The Van.

[owdhamer]

I seem to recall a someahat rude novel with a character called wilt

[WyeDyed]

W E Bowman - The Ascent of Rumdoodle.
Short (300 or so pages) and laugh out loud funny IMO.

[mccfluffy]

Any terry pratchett

[bigbadmarty]

Was once on a train and heard another passenger laugh out loud - thought to myself " Bet he's reading Tom Sharpe " When I looked around later he had a copy of Wilt . Spike Milligan's Puckoon and war memoirs are also LOL material... and David Nivens autobiography

[quinie]

Thanks,beeseejay, there are several on Amazon I haven't read-enjoyed the Hebridean series.Was going to start reading the Paul Henke" Tears "series I bought for my OH but will try some of the books recommended to you first