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Books that made you laugh out loud.
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15 Jul 2009 20:29 BST
DevonMat says:
Any suggestions of books that made you laugh out loud, biography or fiction I don't mind, one that made me laugh out loud was A walk in the woods by Bill Bryson.
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15 Jul 2009 20:39 BST
PrivateRadiator says:
All Spike Miliigan's War Memoirs. e.g. Mussolini: His Part In My Downfall.
But all the books are very funny (and sad).
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15 Jul 2009 23:56 BST
Greysuit says:
There's a section in Ken Kesey's ' Sailor Song ' where a couple of the characters end up sliding down a mountainside - very similar to the run away carts in the Indiana Jones film - but in print - so much funnier. The whole book is good but I do remember getting some very strange looks from people around me when I read that bit - I really couldn't stop myself.
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16 Jul 2009 03:08 BST
jasper says:
Things Can Only Get better by John OFarrell, I thought it was hilarious!
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16 Jul 2009 09:27 BST
E. Harrison says:
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16 Jul 2009 09:59 BST
E. Harrison says:
"Look who it is... Alan Carr".......VERY down to earth!!!....made me laugh!....different but...in my opinion worth a read.
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16 Jul 2009 10:14 BST
H. Taylor says:
I agree - I remember sitting on a flight home from Sweden and reading Adolf Hitler, my part....... and laughing out loud all the way back to London
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16 Jul 2009 10:14 BST
justtryingtobehelpful says:
What's my Motivation? by Michael Simkins and
Fatty Batter by Michael Simkins Both laugh-out-loud books.
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16 Jul 2009 10:53 BST
DN PERKS says:
Howard Jacobsens novels are often very funny- especially Coming from Behind and No More Mr Nice Guy. similarly, The Wimbledon Books by Nigel Williams are amusing as are David Lodge and David Nobbs
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16 Jul 2009 10:58 BST
DT says:
Anything by Alan Coren or Spike Milligna, (Puckoon is particularly funny). Barry Cryer's Autobiog is also very funny, Also Blott On The Landscape by Tom Sharpe.
There are lots more but these spring immediately to mind.
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16 Jul 2009 11:23 BST
J. Sullivan says:
'three men in a boat, to say nothing of the dog' is a classic of course.
The same goes for 'Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy'. From the wiki: In The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, Arthur Dent tries to get a Nutrimatic drinks dispenser to produce a cup of tea. Instead, it invariably produces a concoction (which most people found unpleasant) that is "almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea". Bill Bryson is a very prolific writer, have you read the rest of his books? I've enjoyed them all.
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16 Jul 2009 17:21 BST
DevonMat says:
Yes I have read all Bill Brysons books, but A Walk in the woods is my favourite, the scene when he reads from a book about bears and what to do if you're confronted by one is hilarious, I had tears running down my face!
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16 Jul 2009 17:25 BST
Elaine Simpson-long says:
Try Diary of a Nobody by Grossmith
three Men on a Boat and Three men on a Bummel by Jerome K Jerome and yes I also endorse bill Bryson who is just so funny you should not read his books in public areas......
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16 Jul 2009 17:38 BST
David Buwe says:
Elaine Simpson-long, you have good taste! However, DT's Blott on the Landscape is a good suggestion. Try I Heard Lenin Laugh by Martin Sixsmith.
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16 Jul 2009 18:13 BST
Iris Ellis says:
i remember when i was doing my O LEVEL english at school, i read A KESTREL FOR A KNAVE by Barry Hines, it made me laugh and cry.he actually came to our school for a visit, we had to interview him as part of our exam. as you will know it was turned into the very good film,KES.
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16 Jul 2009 18:26 BST
Collette says:
'true - an autobiography of martin kemp' was really really amusing in places, like the time when spandau ballet were playing a concert mega years ago. martin was stoned and needed the loo. the rest of the band were on stage waiting for him to come back and he got lost and couldn't find the stage. the book is really serious as well ie his brain cancer fight, ec. but a lot of it is laugh out loud funny.
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16 Jul 2009 19:47 BST
Ms. Felicia Davis-burden says:
Julie Burchill's memoir 'I Knew I Was Right' - love her or loathe her, this is often hilarious.
Spike Milligan's 'Silly Verse For Kids' - it still cracks me up, and I'm 43! 'I Hate New Music' by Dave Thompon - opinianated, often side-splitting and has inspired me to seek out many CDs I hadn't played in ages. Good book!
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16 Jul 2009 21:09 BST
Cornish Deadhead says:
Bill Bryson books always make me laugh out loud, and very few ever do that!
A very funny (at times) autobiography which made me laugh was "Things The Grandchildren Should Know" by Mark O Everett, but beware because it it also tragic. "Never had such a good time in my life before"
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16 Jul 2009 21:14 BST
K. Lamb says:
My suggestion is very close... Notes from a Small Island also by Bill Bryson but I do agree with you, A walk in the woods is fantastic too!
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16 Jul 2009 21:43 BST
Gemima Pippins says:
I've never read a Bill Bryson, so as a literary virgin to something so many of you have rated as a good hilarious read ...... where do I start? Which book? At least I won't waste time fumbling in the dark and can plunge straight in.
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16 Jul 2009 21:53 BST
Cornish Deadhead says:
I recommend "The Life And Times Of The Thunderbolt Kid (Travels Through My Childhood)" which does exactly what it says - I'm sure that you'll enjoy it!
As a little background, Bryson's from the US, but has spent many years in the UK which gives him a very quirky view of the US. His observational humour is brilliant. "Life may be sweeter for this"
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16 Jul 2009 22:35 BST
J. F. Crystal-farrell says:
most carl hiaasen books are funny with some outlandish characters !
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16 Jul 2009 23:04 BST
Mr. E. O'callaghan says:
Try Steve Martin's Pure Drivel a collection of inspired essays.
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17 Jul 2009 10:18 BST
G. Ridgley says:
I have to add Nigel Planer's "I, an actor". The pictures alone are worth buying it for. I picked it up one day in Waterstone's and was in fits in the shop.
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