Laughter is an audible expression of happiness

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	"Man struggling to come to terms with the greed and stupidity of others? 'I don't want X, but if he wants it, it must be worth something!' Ebay in a nutshell."

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	"Every day i am reminded of a passage from this novel and smile"

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	"Old age: the decaying of the mind and body, counting down to death in weeks, or hours, rather than years. You have to laugh."

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	"Digressive and meandering narrative, and plenty of d**k jokes."

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	"Tolstoy is funny because life is funny and no one knew more about the human condition than Leo"

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	"The greatest love story ever written, albeit one that considers all interaction between the sexes to be 'baboonery'"

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	"I find Borges' dry detached style very droll"

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	"Those with a death wish were punished with death..."

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	"Overly sentimental? A novel that features a flammable old spinster in permanent wedding dress, who raises a young girl to hate and manipulate men? You decide. Wonderfully humorous narrative voice."

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	"Casaubon is one of literatures great comic creations. Eliot's prose is never less than sharp and witty."

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	"Friedrich's 'autobiography' is hilarious as well as profound. That one of the chapter titles is 'Why i am so Wise' should give you a flavour of what to expect."

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	"Iago is essentially going through a mid-life crisis (sexual frustration? passed over for promotion?) which is always amusing."

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	"A gleefully hateful 300+ page rant about a man returning to his home town for the funeral of most of his immediate family. Doesn't sound like it will be full of laughs, but it is"

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	"The simple man in conflict with authority. Proto Catch 22. Long and aimless, but always amusing."

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	"''Jose and Inez led/for some time an unhappy life/wishing each other, not divorced, but dead.''"

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	"Worth it's place for the 'putting the devil into hell' section. We've all been there Rustico."

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	"The plot is about as mobile as a lame tortoise on crutches but it is wonderfully funny and full of profound insight"

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	"This made me 'LOL' like a fool to myself. The relationship between Ilya and Zakhar is pure Steptoe and Son"

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	"Chaos, mischief, and a talking cat. The Russians are always funny."