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11-13-2007, 02:12 AM | #1 |
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recommendations for humorous fiction
i am in need of a finding a humorous laugh out loud kind of book. preferrably something fiction, but i'm not picky. any suggestions?
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11-13-2007, 02:17 AM | #2 |
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Catch 22 by Joseph Heller.
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11-13-2007, 02:21 AM | #3 |
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A Confederacy of Dunces. Seriously.
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11-13-2007, 02:22 AM | #4 |
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Here's another one:
"How to start your own religion and still be home by 5" By SeattleUte, the lauded author of the well-known self-help book "What Shall I Do?"
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11-13-2007, 03:06 PM | #5 |
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You can't re-second a seconded motion, you must move for a vote.
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How could I forget. The Depford Trilogy by Robertson Davies. The first of these, Fifth Business, is one of the best novels I've ever read. It's one of the all-time greats that will be read and loved in 100 years, and it's got a lot of very funny stuff. The Cornish trilogy is good too.
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I think it's anti-Canadian bigotry. Actually, I think he's plenty appreciated by the experts as one of the greats of the Twentieth Century. As for popular success, I continue to see his novels in various forms (the trilogies single bound and individual, etc.) at book stores though he's no Dan Brown and probaby never was. You really need to read Fifth Business. It's very funny, and just a great story. It ends dramtically and satisfyingly explosive, like the Godfather.
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