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I realise that humour is a very subjective thing, but what is the funniest book you’ve ever read?

I realise that humour is a very subjective thing, but what is the funniest book you’ve ever read ???

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Frank

Bill Brysons “Notes From A Small Island”

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Clare

@Frank definitely ????

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Dawn

@Frank I loved Down Under

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Frank

Dawn Evans, me too. And the sequel to “Notes From A small island”, ” The Road To Little Dribbling” is a hoot too!

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Dawn

@Frank just picked up walk in the woods in a charity shop hope it’s good ,

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Frank

It’s a corker, Dawn Evans. Laugh Out Loud!

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Karen

Peter Kay’s autobiography

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Jeni

The Hathaways

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Robert

Blue Movie by Terry Southern

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Robert

BTW, the Key West Citizen book reviewer said my older thriller Interception City was “…seriously hilarious…” mostly because of the POV I choose to use. https://www.amazon.com/Interception-City-Parker-T-Mattson/dp/1608726894

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Robert

Or is it bad form to mention it? If so, sorry….

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Lesley

The Queen and I by Sue Townsend.

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Tania

@Lesley I love that book

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Lauren

Pelvic flaws by Nikki ashton is hilarious, it has serious cringe and laugh out loud moments

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Adam

My Uncle Oswald by Roald Dahl – totally outrageous and utterly hilarious

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Helen

Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. Have read it countless times and it still makes me laugh

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Helen

bridget jones baby

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Carolyn

Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove by Christopher Moore. In my re-read pile and I laugh out loud every time

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Robert

Have to get back to Christopher Moore, will check that one out.

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Mary

Just finished Bill Bryson’s Walk in the Woods, really funny, also Maureen Lipman’s autobiogrphical books are very funny x

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Kelly

Joe Lycett’s book is hilarious

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Louisa

Why mummy drinks

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Barbara

The Throwback by Tom Sharpe, fell off my sun lounger reading it, and one mention of cheese grater even now sets me off…..deliciously rude !!

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Terri

Only strange people go to church ? I can’t for the life of my remember the author just now though ?

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Louise

Sorting out billy
The other side of the story
Second chance

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Jane

Agree with Bill Bryson and Douglas Adams. Also Round Ireland with a Fridge by Tony Hawkes

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Alan

Tom Holt – May contain traces of magic.

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Samantha

Skipping Christmas

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Lorna

This made me laugh out loud on my train journey into work a few years ago…It was one of the monthly reads here

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Louise

Oh I loved this!!

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Ellie

The wedding date … I could not stop laughing … made me think that’s what would happen to me!

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