Ottakee Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 I need some clean, laugh out loud, funny, amusing type books for myself. Fiction or nonfiction fiction. What do you suggest? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassia Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 I haven't read them, but DH loves Wodehouse's Jeeves books. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbel Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 I was going to suggest PG Wodehouse too. The Code of the Woosters is one favorite of mine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Dave Barry Does Japan. One of the funniest books I have ever read. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 The Herriot books, starting with All Creatures Great and Small. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawthorne44 Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Pratchett has some like that. The short stories would fit the bill. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peso Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 You can't go wring with Wodehouse! Miss Read has 2 wonderful series, Thrush Green or Fairacre. Not hilarious but really charming. Wry humor here and there for sure. Very calming, I find. Thank you for asking this question - I'm sure many will benefit from the answers! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 The Finer Points of Sausage Dogs by Alexander McCall Smith. Short novel in his Professor Dr. von Igelfeld series. Not the first in the series but the funniest of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide by Peter Allison is one of my favorites that I always recommend. https://www.amazon.com/Whatever-You-Do-Dont-Run/dp/0762796472 It has short tales, so is easy to read even with a busy schedule. His second book, "Don't Look Behind You" is worth it too as he had some good tales left to tell, but the first book is better IMO. We didn't care for How To Walk Puma. It's not a bad book, but not in the same league (to us). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 The Willowbys by Lois Lowry made me chuckle a lot. It is a children’s book but she pokes fun at children’s literature themes. Dave Barry is hilarious. However, he does sprinkle his writing with the F word so be aware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Another vote for Wodehouse. David Sedaris Me Talk Pretty One Day Durrell's My Family and Other Animals. Often found in kids sections of library but I enjoyed reading it. an old book and sometimes hard to find but a real LOL: Our Hearts were Young & Gay by Skinner & Kimbrough. It was a bestseller in the 40s. It's very silly and innocent. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Patrick McManus has some hilarious books about camping. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halftime Hope Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Define clean? How clean? The Peter Allison books have a bit of raunch in them. (He was a young adult in the 60s/70s.) As do Patrick McManus' short stories. Oh my, laughter to the point of tears. We've read a some of Pat's stories at the dinner table: laughter to the point of tears and inability to breathe! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Keeper Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Seconding My Family and Other Animals. :) To Say Nothing of the Dog, by Connie Willis--you do not have to have read Three Men in a Boat in order to enjoy it, but Three Men.. is hilarious as well. Bellwether, also by Connie Willis The Moosepath League series--begin with Cordelia Underwood Notes From a Small Island by Bill Bryson --has a few choice words and innuendos (so don't read aloud to the kids), but very funny. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Enslaved by Ducks by Bob Tarte is funny. I don't remember it not being clean but it has been a couple of years since I've read that and his other books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenbeanmama Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 These are younger books, but A Year Down Yonder as well as A Long Way From Chicago (by Richard Peck) are both very good, light-hearted reads. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umsami Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Not the books, but I don't know 20+ years ago PBS had "Jeeves and Wooster" on Masterpiece featuring Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry. I loved the series (and the music). :) I ended up reading the books because of the TV show. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 (edited) Not the books, but I don't know 20+ years ago PBS had "Jeeves and Wooster" on Masterpiece featuring Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry. I loved the series (and the music). :) I ended up reading the books because of the TV show. I have a CD of the music. Some of the additional songs though were only avail as bootlegged mp3s. "Minnie the Moocher" and "47 ginger headed sailors" I think were two of them... Edited November 16, 2017 by hornblower 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieJ Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 I read “Skipping Christmas “ by John grisholm , out loud to the family while,driving cross. Ountry for Christmas. Laughed out loud! If you’ve seen. Hristmas with the Kranks, it’s based in ththe book, it the movie was dumb. I recall liking The Christmas Train “ by David Baldacci. Currently a new movie release, but I haven’t seen the movie. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Marley and Me is great until the very sad ending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted November 16, 2017 Author Share Posted November 16, 2017 Thanks. After dinner I plan on adding a bunch of these to my audio book and kindle book lists. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted November 17, 2017 Author Share Posted November 17, 2017 Define clean? How clean? The Peter Allison books have a bit of raunch in them. (He was a young adult in the 60s/70s.) As do Patrick McManus' short stories. Oh my, laughter to the point of tears. We've read a some of Pat's stories at the dinner table: laughter to the point of tears and inability to breathe! I have read (many years ago) Patrick McManus and loved them. I want fairly clean but a few words, etc here and there are fine. I just didn't want books based on raunchy situations or the F bomb every 3rd word as some think that is funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted November 17, 2017 Author Share Posted November 17, 2017 WOW, Thanks. I now have a lot of audio books and ebooks on my wish list and requested. I knew the WTM book club would come through. This was much better than any searches I did. I loved this series if anyone else finds humor with the elderly https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1644451.Out_to_Pasture There are several books in the series that are good for lots of chuckles. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theelfqueen Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 I was laughing constantly at Neil Patrick Harris Choose Your Own Autobiography but there's definitely some discussion of sex. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K&Rs Mom Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 (edited) Learn Me Good and Learn Me Gooder by Jack Woodson Edited November 17, 2017 by K&Rs Mom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 I haven’t read it yet but Tom Hanks just published a book of short stories, I imagine it will be funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jyhwkmama Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 Boy: Tales of Childhood by Dahl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 Do you read David Sedaris? Even funnier on audio because he reads them himself. Here’s a peek: https://m.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/87/transcript Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomsintheGarden Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 We've enjoyed That Quail, Robert by Margaret Stanger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluegoat Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 I agree with many of the above, though for McCall-Smith Iprefer the Scotland Street books. Another possibility are the Vinyl Cafe stories by Stuart McLean - they are set up to be about one story per chapter, though the stories all go together, so they are nice for light reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 Another vote for Wodehouse. David Sedaris Me Talk Pretty One Day Durrell's My Family and Other Animals. Often found in kids sections of library but I enjoyed reading it. an old book and sometimes hard to find but a real LOL: Our Hearts were Young & Gay by Skinner & Kimbrough. It was a bestseller in the 40s. It's very silly and innocent. I love David Sedaris (saw him live a few weeks ago) but he might not fit the bill of 'clean', depending on the OP's views. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baseball mom Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 Miss Fortune series by Jana DeLeon , Must read in order but will be laughing out loud. Book 1 https://www.amazon.com/Louisiana-Longshot-Miss-Fortune-Mystery-ebook/dp/B008E9VENQ/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1510925591&sr=8-9&keywords=miss+fortune+series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El... Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 On 11/17/2017 at 2:35 PM, Baseball mom said: Miss Fortune series by Jana DeLeon , Must read in order but will be laughing out loud. Book 1 https://www.amazon.com/Louisiana-Longshot-Miss-Fortune-Mystery-ebook/dp/B008E9VENQ/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1510925591&sr=8-9&keywords=miss+fortune+series I know this is a really old thread, but I gotta say thanks again for this recommendation. It's the perfect thing to read before bed, instead of the news. So, so funny. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wintermom Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Not literary classics, but they make me chuckle: The comedian, Jim Gaffigan, has written 2 books that are both clean and funny; Dad is Fat and Food: A Love Story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassia Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 11 minutes ago, wintermom said: Not literary classics, but they make me chuckle: The comedian, Jim Gaffigan, has written 2 books that are both clean and funny; Dad is Fat and Food: A Love Story. His wife wrote a book too about her brain tumor, which was excellent. It was funny and touching. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vmsurbat1 Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 (edited) 7 hours ago, elroisees said: I know this is a really old thread, but I gotta say thanks again for this recommendation. It's the perfect thing to read before bed, instead of the news. So, so funny. Miss Fortune series by Jana DeLeon ,Must read in order but will be laughing out loud. Book 1 https://www.amazon.com/Louisiana-Longshot-Miss-Fortune-Mystery-ebook/dp/B008E9VENQ/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1510925591&sr=8-9&keywords=miss+fortune+series ************ And currently a free ebook for Kindle.... Edited April 8, 2020 by vmsurbat1 To link free ebook 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 On 11/16/2017 at 6:16 PM, Ottakee said: WOW, Thanks. I now have a lot of audio books and ebooks on my wish list and requested. I knew the WTM book club would come through. This was much better than any searches I did. I loved this series if anyone else finds humor with the elderly https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1644451.Out_to_Pasture There are several books in the series that are good for lots of chuckles. I love that book series too! So funny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyGF Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 On 11/16/2017 at 7:40 AM, marbel said: I was going to suggest PG Wodehouse too. The Code of the Woosters is one favorite of mine. I'm reading the Psmith books aloud to my 15-year-old son right now. They crack me up! I especially like Psmith, Journalist. And they are all available for free online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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