Going through a tough time - what's the funniest book you've read?

[Anonymous]

All th Chelsea handler books. I never thought her show or stand up was funny but omg her books had me in stitches!

[Anonymous]

I will second or third the Sedaris. His older stuff is funnier than the newer IMO.

Bossypants by Tina Fey had me cackling in a few places

[Anonymous]

Me Talk Pretty One Day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:David Sederis books- Me Talk Pretty One Day, When You are Engulfed in Flames, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim. These are books that I can't read in public places because I laugh like a crazy person when I read them.

Another vote for Sedaris. Whichever book had the bit about Santa and 6-8 black men would literally make me LOL every single time. I love that piece.

Love the suggestions - our family is having a rough time right now as well and I think I'll read a few of these

[Anonymous]

Bill Bryson vote.

[Anonymous]

Stephanie Plum books.

If you have time to let the humor work its way in, read Guards Guards by Terry Pratchett. And then the next of his Nightwatch books, they getting progressively funnier and better as you know the characters.

[Anonymous]

Confessions of a Prairie Bitch - though she does discuss her childhood sexual abuse, the rest is hilarious
Bossyboots
David Sedalia
Jeeves and Wooster books - the language is so amazing and I do find myself laughing a bunch.
The Gallery of Regrettable Food

[Anonymous]

He died with a falafel in his hand

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Me Talk Pretty One Day - David Sedaris

Laughed until it hurt all over.

+1. Like a PP, I like his older stuff better.

[Anonymous]

If you like mysteries, there is none better than Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series (One for the Money" is the first book). I rarely laugh out loud when I read and this series did it. She has great characters that have heart, depth and weirdness.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:P.G. Wodehouse -- The Jeeves stories. I laugh out loud every time.

I read these when I want to escape from the real world into a gentile, fun, funny one where all problems are trivial.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:P.G. Wodehouse -- The Jeeves stories. I laugh out loud every time.

I read these when I want to escape from the real world into a gentile, fun, funny one where all problems are trivial.

I'm the PP you quoted. In the same vein, but full-length: Connie Willis "To Say Nothing of the Dog." Absolutely hilarious just because they take the trivial so very seriously.

[Anonymous]

Confederacy of Dunces.

Bossypants is better as an audio book than a written book.

[Anonymous]

Honeymoon with My Brother.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4647014

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Let's Pretend This Never Happened

+1 I laughed aloud at this book, in public. I also loved the audiobook of Samantha Bee's "I Know I Am, But What Are You?"