Operation Hail Storm by Brett Arquette is the most recent. Being a rock/metal music fan, the names the author gives to the flying drones is hilarious and had me literally laughing out loud ?
Nah….he may not be your cup of tea. If I feel like a book is dragging I do not make myself trudge on. I don’t remember”Bad Monkey” specifically. All his books make me laugh out loud. If your try another one of his and feel the same way then he probably is just not for you. People find different things humorous. Karl Hiassen lives in Florida where I have spent some time …a lot of his humor is poking fun at Floridians…
yes this one takes place in Fl. There are some laugh out loud parts for sure!! I like the parts with the main character but when it leaves him to go to other things going on is when it gets a little boring. I may pick it up and try again another time and see if I just need to get through this section… ?
I mean, obviously it is a “scary story” but there are a ton of references to farts and boners and all of the other fun things that people like myself find hilarious 🙂
Have you read it then? I keep meaning to. My son has, when he was dating a lovely Muslim girl, and said that it’s a good read. She read the bible in return.
@Darren no one said that u r a bad person .. after all u didnt say nothing bad ! but as a muslim (not extremiste) i just want some clarification for the thing that make u laugh for it
@Dhia. The whole story is unbelievable and funny in a off way. I just find it funny in a black humor way, no particular part stood out, just the sum of the whole book. Like I stated, its my opinion. I do not dislike any religion or person. I am not that person that thinks if you read the Qur’an, your a Muslim extremist or terrorist. Also, if you read the bible, I’m not saying your a Christian extremist either. Religion is a personal choice and I don’t judge.
@Darren well said .. i feel the same way , there are some stories in quraan are funny for sure , i’ve also read the bible ( not all of it ) it”s quiet different from the quraan is the way of writing but share most religion standers
Thanks. Everyone is going to have a different opinion to my comment, and that’s understandable in this day and age. This shouldn’t turn into a religious post and I hope it doesn’t
James Herriot’s “All Creatures Great and Small” and the rest of this series make me laugh till I have side stitches and I’ve read them over and over through the years.
I know, me too! Do you remember the part when he had been drinking that farmer’s wine all day and then had to go deliver a calf plastered? OMG that was the first time I ever laughed out loud!
I think my favorite scene was when Tristan mistakenly shipped a stool sample James had prepared for the lab instead to a difficult sheep farmer with instructions to rub it in thoroughly.
I laughed so hard at that part too! Poor Tristan! I’ve got to put those books on my TBR (again) list! I enjoyed the series on TV also. The actors were so convincing that you felt they were the REAL vets!
All of the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich. They are designed to make you laugh. Inept Stephanie; hot cop Joe; super hot Ranger; crazy Grandma Mazur; and the way Stephanie’s vehicles have such a short life span (blown up, fire, flattened by dump truck of a building falling on them); Grandma Mazur’s funeral viewing habits & attempts to look in the closed coffins; Bob the dog; Randy the little person accountant/hacker; Lula who wears neon spandex thats 2 sizes too small for her plus sized body; Lula’s crazy diets to lose weight (eat only bacon, as much as you want & the weight will just fall off). Lots of stuff to laugh at.
The Heart of Falcon Ridge by DL @D.L. and. A McLendon Christmas (the McLendon family saga book 2). by DL Roan. (Same story that continues on) loved it !!!
@Brian I watched it, and I feel that due to the complexity of it, it shouldn’t have been made into a movie. Maybe a series. I feel because of the limited time, non-readers were not able to enjoy it as much ad they should have. They tried to create a bit of laughter in the Cavendish scenes but the book was way better. ?
Hhmmm… I never thought cloud atlas would be funny. I was always really hesitant to read it but now after what you said I think I should buy a copy when I see it at my local thrift store
That just sounded a bit odd, because on the whole it’s definitely not a funny book. But I’m sure there are some funny moments. 🙂 (It’s been a long time since I read it.)
You’re right. The story itself isn’t funny, but there are scenes where the narrator perfectly portrayed the character that were funny. This is one of my all-time favorite books. I thoroughly enjoyed the audio version. That’s all I meant.
A’Lisa Aust Ratledge I could only find Frank Muller reading The Prince of Tides, so maybe that’s what you’re thinking of. Beach Music has an abridged version read by Peter MacNicol and and unabridged one by Jonathan Marosz. Both wonderful books!
Fletch Won (1985) Fletch, Too (1986) Fletch and the Widow Bradley (1981) Fletch (1974) Carioca Fletch (1984) Confess, Fletch (1976) Fletch’s Fortune (1978) Fletch’s Moxie (1982) Fletch and the Man Who (1983) Son of Fletch (1993) Fletch Reflected (1994)
The Stephanie Plum books. Grandma is so funny
Oh ya, I’m addicted to Janet Evanovich’s books, especially these. Grandma is such a hoot!
Yes!
Nightlight. It’s a Twilight parody. It’s terrible and awesome at the same time
Becoming a Vincent by C.M. Owens
Operation Hail Storm by Brett Arquette is the most recent. Being a rock/metal music fan, the names the author gives to the flying drones is hilarious and had me literally laughing out loud ?
Hitchhikers’ Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, the movie is pretty funny too.
This^^^
I think it was Remember me by Sophie Kinsella.
Dangerous Davis the Last Detective. Fell about laughing on the train and everyone who saw me must of thought I was on something.
Maneater of Malgudi by R.K. Narayanan
Guards Guards by Terry Pratchett
Terry Pratchett was amazing.
His Discworld series is brilliant, laugh at every book.
Any book by Carl Hiiasen…..or early Margaret Atwood such as “The Edible Woman”
Yes!
I was reading Bad Monkey by Carl Hiiasen and I had to put it down bc it kept dragging… It started out so good too!!! Should I force to keep going?
Nah….he may not be your cup of tea. If I feel like a book is dragging I do not make myself trudge on. I don’t remember”Bad Monkey” specifically. All his books make me laugh out loud. If your try another one of his and feel the same way then he probably is just not for you. People find different things humorous. Karl Hiassen lives in Florida where I have spent some time …a lot of his humor is poking fun at Floridians…
yes this one takes place in Fl. There are some laugh out loud parts for sure!! I like the parts with the main character but when it leaves him to go to other things going on is when it gets a little boring. I may pick it up and try again another time and see if I just need to get through this section… ?
Laura Levine’s Jane Austen mystery series and Sophie Kinsella especially the Shopaholic series the movie was garbage
All of Sophie Kinsella’s books
Last days of summer by Steve kluger
I’m only like a quarter into it, but A Confederacy of Dunces.
“The Cockroach Dance” by Meja Mwangi.
The Global War on Morris by Steve Israel
Sophie Kinsella’s Shopaholic series! OMG especially the one after she had the baby! ?
Just about anything by Kurt Vonnegut.
The Funny Thing Is… by Ellen Degeneres. I laughed out loud.
I love Tom Sharpe – especially The Throwback
James Herriot books written about his experiences as a country vet in Yorkshire, England.
Lets Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson.
IT by Stephen King
Is IT funny?
Extremely.
Stephen King’s sense of humor is wonderful
I mean, obviously it is a “scary story” but there are a ton of references to farts and boners and all of the other fun things that people like myself find hilarious 🙂
Turnabout by Thorne Smith ❤️. So funny.
The Quran
Not heard of it
The Muslim bible is the Qur’an
Ah. Now I see. I also see that you have edited the spelling in your original post.
Yeah…its early and yeah
Have you read it then? I keep meaning to. My son has, when he was dating a lovely Muslim girl, and said that it’s a good read. She read the bible in return.
In my opinion, they all read like fantasy books and mythology.
?
A religious book is funny? When I go to Amazon it pulls up Qur’an.
The question was asked, I gave my opinion
I was giving you the benefit of the doubt.
Have a good day ??
My opinion only. You asked
But have you read it?
Yes I have
can u tell specifically the part that made u laugh ?
Which bits were particularly funny. I cited Tom Sharpe’s The Throwback and found it hilarious – especially the scene with LSD tripping dog.
@Darren that’s great. I applaud your open mindedness (assuming that you are not a Muslim. Forgive me if your are, Sir)
I haven’t assumed you are a bad person. I’ve just applauded you for your open mindedness.
@Darren no one said that u r a bad person .. after all u didnt say nothing bad ! but as a muslim (not extremiste) i just want some clarification for the thing that make u laugh for it
@Dhia. The whole story is unbelievable and funny in a off way. I just find it funny in a black humor way, no particular part stood out, just the sum of the whole book. Like I stated, its my opinion. I do not dislike any religion or person. I am not that person that thinks if you read the Qur’an, your a Muslim extremist or terrorist. Also, if you read the bible, I’m not saying your a Christian extremist either. Religion is a personal choice and I don’t judge.
@Darren well said .. i feel the same way , there are some stories in quraan are funny for sure , i’ve also read the bible ( not all of it ) it”s quiet different from the quraan is the way of writing but share most religion standers
Thanks. Everyone is going to have a different opinion to my comment, and that’s understandable in this day and age. This shouldn’t turn into a religious post and I hope it doesn’t
I never thought thr qur’an was funny just thought it was dry like the torah. The bible was good tho.
The satanist bible made me laugh so much. Every few pages i had to stop because it was just so stupid.
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. !
All of joan jonkers books..make me lough out loud.
I can read any onr them again well still make me lough.
Fifty Shades of Grey.
Catch 22
James Herriot’s “All Creatures Great and Small” and the rest of this series make me laugh till I have side stitches and I’ve read them over and over through the years.
I know, me too! Do you remember the part when he had been drinking that farmer’s wine all day and then had to go deliver a calf plastered? OMG that was the first time I ever laughed out loud!
I think my favorite scene was when Tristan mistakenly shipped a stool sample James had prepared for the lab instead to a difficult sheep farmer with instructions to rub it in thoroughly.
I laughed so hard at that part too! Poor Tristan! I’ve got to put those books on my TBR (again) list! I enjoyed the series on TV also. The actors were so convincing that you felt they were the REAL vets!
Agreed. I thought the TV series was the best book to screed adaptation I’ve ever encountered.
A Man called Ove by Frederick Backman. Also the Britt-Marie made me laugh written by same author. 🙂
scully
Virgin by Radika Sanghani
Will Grayson Will Grayson by David Levithan and John Green. We are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby.
I hope they serve beer in hell.
Catcher in the rye
“God, No!” by Penn Jillette. Some of the most hilarious stories I’ve ever read, and they’re all supposedly true…
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
“Following Atticus”
It’s not nice to laugh on someone hard work so for me none of the books have made me laugh cause I respect the effort of the writer
?
Pretty sure she meant books that are written intentionally to be funny.
But then to it’s an effort however insseable it is
That’s not what she meant!
She meant books with humour
K
Harris and Me by Gary Paulsen
Let’s pretend this never happened: a mostly true memoir. By Jenny Lawson.
Portnoy’s Complaint
Teacher Man by Frank McCourt, Catcher In The Rye by JDSalinger, and To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
All of the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich. They are designed to make you laugh. Inept Stephanie; hot cop Joe; super hot Ranger; crazy Grandma Mazur; and the way Stephanie’s vehicles have such a short life span (blown up, fire, flattened by dump truck of a building falling on them); Grandma Mazur’s funeral viewing habits & attempts to look in the closed coffins; Bob the dog; Randy the little person accountant/hacker; Lula who wears neon spandex thats 2 sizes too small for her plus sized body; Lula’s crazy diets to lose weight (eat only bacon, as much as you want & the weight will just fall off). Lots of stuff to laugh at.
Confederacy Of Dunces
Tim Dorsey, Florida Roadkill
The Princess Bride.
‘A Walk In The Woods’ by Bill Bryson
I never laugh at books. I have wondered why.
Mistborn by brandon sanderson.
Pretty much every book by Sir Terry Pratchett.
The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud
Catch22
The martian!
A Walk in the Woods / Bil Bryson
The Mating Season: P.G. Wodehouse
A Man Called Ove
likewise!
I am Ozzy by Ozzy Osbourne
Catch 22–laughed, cried, laughed, repeat.
Prince of Tides. I grew up with an alcoholic Father, so I could relate. Probably not funny to most.
Captain Corelli’s Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres. Many chapters with lots of humor. 🙂
the monster
Popcorn by Ben Elton
An Abundance of Katherines
A Man Called Ove
A Walk in the Woods, Bill Bryson true funny adventure of hiking the Appalachia Trail.
My favourite Bryson book !
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
Gils all fright diner, by A Lee Martinez.
Any Stephanie Plum book by Janet Evanovich!!!
Can you keep a secret. Sophie Kinsela
The Bible
Bless Me, Father by Neil Boyd. Like all Creatures but the main character is a priest
The Myth books by Robert Asprin
Good Omens.
“Tourist Season,” Carl Hiaasen
pg woodhouse any
Montana Ash!!
J.p.donnlevee s books
The Beer and Bacon Diet
Twenties girl by Sophie Kinsella
Bette Midler’s book about her circa 1980 European Tour, “A View From A Broad”.
A Confederacy of Dunces
“Seriously .. I’m Kidding” & “The funny thing is” by Ellen Degeneres
Bible
“Murder with Peacocks” by Donna Andrews!!
Barrel Fever
“Breakfast with Buddha.”
Tom Sawyer
The Heart of Falcon Ridge by DL @D.L. and. A McLendon Christmas (the McLendon family saga book 2). by DL Roan. (Same story that continues on) loved it !!!
Hitchhiker’s guide to the Galaxy
Look Who’s Back by Timur Vermes
Cloud Atlas!
I loved the movie…I have the book! Have yet to read it!
the book is way way way way better. ! And even funnier.
@Vasudha I didn’t find the movie at all funny,pretty disturbing actually!
@Brian I watched it, and I feel that due to the complexity of it, it shouldn’t have been made into a movie. Maybe a series. I feel because of the limited time, non-readers were not able to enjoy it as much ad they should have. They tried to create a bit of laughter in the Cavendish scenes but the book was way better. ?
@Vasudha Thank you,I will try to work it in!!!
Do let me know what you thought of it?
@Vasudha I just went to your FB page,so amazing,such lovely people and places.I Have a blessed day.
you too Brian?
Hhmmm… I never thought cloud atlas would be funny. I was always really hesitant to read it but now after what you said I think I should buy a copy when I see it at my local thrift store
Carl haiisen
Terry Pratchett’s DiscWorld books
Green Eggs and Ham
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26545557-wild-pieces
The Truth by Terry Pratchett
The Plum Number series (One for the money, Two for the dough…..) by Janet Evenivich
This Is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper, Love, Rosie by Cecelia Ahern, The Trouble With Mary by Millie Criswell
Stephen King Duma Key
Any book written by Sophie Kinsella.
Catarina I agree. Had to read them all. Worst piece of ca-ca. Horrible.
Trout Fishing In America by Richard Brautigan
I listened to an audio of Beach Music by Pat Conroy and laughed out loud many times. The narrator was perfect.
That just sounded a bit odd, because on the whole it’s definitely not a funny book. But I’m sure there are some funny moments. 🙂 (It’s been a long time since I read it.)
You’re right. The story itself isn’t funny, but there are scenes where the narrator perfectly portrayed the character that were funny. This is one of my all-time favorite books. I thoroughly enjoyed the audio version. That’s all I meant.
I have it on my wish list at Audible – guess I should get it. 🙂
I “think” it was Frank Muller’s rendition.
A’Lisa Aust Ratledge I could only find Frank Muller reading The Prince of Tides, so maybe that’s what you’re thinking of. Beach Music has an abridged version read by Peter MacNicol and and unabridged one by Jonathan Marosz. Both wonderful books!
I borrowed it from the library. Maybe they can check my record, but it was years ago. https://www.recordedbooks.com/title-details/9781449871871
@A'Lisa As I said, they’re both great books – I’ll look around, but I still have his version of the Prince of Tides. 🙂
Seriously…I’m kidding by Ellen Degeneres.
I Shouldn’t Even Be Doing This!: And Other Things That Strike Me as Funny by Bob Newhart.
Bossy Pants by Tina Fey
FICTION BOOKS
Mr Blandings Builds his Dream House
Fletch
Fletch Won (1985)
Fletch, Too (1986)
Fletch and the Widow Bradley (1981)
Fletch (1974)
Carioca Fletch (1984)
Confess, Fletch (1976)
Fletch’s Fortune (1978)
Fletch’s Moxie (1982)
Fletch and the Man Who (1983)
Son of Fletch (1993)
Fletch Reflected (1994)
Fletch is a 10!
Unfortunately the rest of the Fletch books score less than 3.
(Turns out if I type a less than sign < and a 3, I get a heart.)
Not fiction, but Chelsea Handler “my horizontal life”. Tears??
One for the money by Janet evanovich
Pretty much all of the books in The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer because Iko and just about every other character are hilarious lol @Cecelia
Fannie Flagg makes me giggle. Does that count?
Man called Ove. I laughed out loud!
Great book!
Love it!
She’s come undone
Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files.
Yes, every book I’ve laughed my way through.
Crooked Little Vein by Warren Ellis. It makes me laugh out loud and people would give me weird looks like I was crazy.
Okay, I haven’t read this, but if you like Butcher, then it must be good!
@Cara it’s really good but it’s sort of a twisted sense of humor good.
Well, I went out on the kslc to find it in audio, doesn’t seem to be available. Funny plot line, though.
I hope you folks are right. I just bought “Crooked Little Vein.”
The Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich.
Judy Blum
The Picture of Dorian Grey.
bible? everyone right? be honest
Damned right! ??
idiot
dealing with dragons
Mrs. Piggle wiggle
The Alphabet of Manliness by Maddox
Battle Of The Network Zombies by Mark Henry
The Fifth Elephant
The Queen and I
Material Girl
Anything by Fannie Flagg.
Lamb by Christopher Moore
The Last Time I was Me. Cathy Lamb.
Everything by Joanna Bolouri 🙂
Light Fantastic Terry Pratchett, Good Omens same author.
The mating season.
Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
Flw
Puckoon.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
Loved Hitchhiker’s!
The Secret to a Hummingbird Cake
anything by Wodehouse
Ann Charles! I laugh riotously to every single book.
Bridget Jones.
The Diary of Adam and Eve, by Mark Twain. Hilarious!
Danged funny!
I know so few people who have read it. Is one of my favorite re-reads every 5-10 years.