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amother
Chartreuse
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 Sat, Dec 03 2016, 10:13 pm
I'm looking for light books that are genuinely funny.
Examples of what I adored: Sophie Kinsella, Jill Mansell, Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld (HIGHLY recommend) and I think that's about it.
Any other suggestions? Funny is important, not just the 'light'...
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simcha2
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Sat, Dec 03 2016, 10:18 pm
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Anything by Bill Bryson. They are not novels but very easy reading.
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MagentaYenta
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Sat, Dec 03 2016, 10:47 pm
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shanie5
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Sat, Dec 03 2016, 11:06 pm
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The Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich
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lucky14
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Sun, Dec 04 2016, 8:45 am
have you read Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple?
ooh and how about Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty? She's written some other books as well.
I reeeeeeeally recommend both of these books!
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tzimip
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Sun, Dec 04 2016, 9:02 am
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Meg Cabot. Her books are pretty funny
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amother
Pewter
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Sun, Dec 04 2016, 12:04 pm
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PinkFridge
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Sun, Dec 04 2016, 5:19 pm
| amother wrote: | | Mordechai Schmutter |
I was going to say that. Probably especially his last two books as he's getting better with practice.
And Judaica-wise, there's also M.C. Millman's Juggling Act, One Step Ahead, Amen Allowed, Mastermind and Mind Your Own Business. (It's been a while since I read the last two; IIRC you'll enjoy them more if you're actually a middle-school boy  )
Dave Barry (who's not totally clean, his novels are really off color), Donna Andrews Meg Langslow series - they're mysteries but light-hearted.
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amother
Floralwhite
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Sun, Dec 04 2016, 5:22 pm
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These are kids book, but I still read them and laugh - Gordon Korman. His books are so, so funny!
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PinkFridge
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Sun, Dec 04 2016, 5:28 pm
| amother wrote: | | These are kids book, but I still read them and laugh - Gordon Korman. His books are so, so funny! |
Absolutely! Bugs Potter, A Semester in the Life of a Garbage Can...not the newer YA stuff, and watch out for his trilogy series. Entertaining but not funny.
And of course, you can get out cartoon collections - Zits, Bizzaro, Calvin and Hobbes, Far Side, pick your poison.
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amother
Floralwhite
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Sun, Dec 04 2016, 6:08 pm
| PinkFridge wrote: | Absolutely! Bugs Potter, A Semester in the Life of a Garbage Can...not the newer YA stuff, and watch out for his trilogy series. Entertaining but not funny.
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Yes, and Slacker, Ungifted, Losing Joe's Place, Zoobreak, No More Dead Dogs, This can't be happening at Macgonall Hall, Hideout, Don't Care High, Take Me Home, and a bunch more... I read them all as kids, and I'm still reading and enjoying them now!
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rachel6543
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Sun, Dec 04 2016, 6:50 pm
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If you want books that make fun of fairy tales, I recommend the Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia C Wrede. These books are often sold in the young adult section, but I love them as an adult and reread them every few years. It's a series of 4 books and they are very clean. The first book is about a princess who doesn't want to be princess and she runs away from an arranged marriage and becomes a dragon's princess. The books are just light enjoyable reading and make fun of lots of fairy tales.
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amother
Denim
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Sun, Dec 04 2016, 8:06 pm
Oh my...I am a huge Gordon Korman fan but was embarrassed to write that here bec. they are kids books! I still read them! Some of those posted above I did find very juvenile and not that funny. Best GK book ever: SCHOOLED.
And the old McDonald Hall books from when I was in elementary school...
The War with Mr. Wizzle
Go Jump in the Pool
The Zucchini Warriors - very funny
Others besides Schooled:
I Want to Go Home
The Toilet Paper Tigers
Pop - not too funny, but a GREAT book. Might even be my fav, besides Schooled.
Son of the Mob - kind of dark, but classic Gordon Korman awesomeness
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gold21
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Sun, Dec 04 2016, 10:36 pm
Gordon Kormans books are awesome!!
I generally read regular adult novels, but sometimes find the genres to be limited to mystery, romance, and drama. Not enough comedy!! And sometimes you just want something fun and funny.
I love the books I Want To Go Home, Radio Fifth Grade, A Semester In The Life Of A Garbage Bag, Son of the Mob, all of them.
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amother
Gold
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Sun, Dec 04 2016, 10:45 pm
P. G. Wodehouse
(Anon bec I am probably the only person I know who reads him!)
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