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Re: Recommendations for Funny Books?
« Reply #30 on: July 06, 2009, 02:23:15 PM »
Quote from: Mrs Robinson on June 22, 2009, 08:33:15 AM
DH and I are big fans of humorous travel logs

Sex Lives of Cannibals by Maarten Troost
Round Ireland with a Fridge by Tony Hawks

Both are just a bit of travel log really...but a lot of funny. :)
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Re: Recommendations for Funny Books?
« Reply #31 on: July 06, 2009, 03:28:26 PM »
Quote from: historyenne on July 06, 2009, 10:39:48 AM
Yay for Jenny Colgan! That was the first of hers that I read, and she really just gets better.  My favourite is Amanda's Wedding and West End Girls and her new one Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend are both really good as well.

If that was one of her worst, I'll definitely have to find more! Thanks!!  ;D
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Re: Recommendations for Funny Books?
« Reply #32 on: July 06, 2009, 04:41:33 PM »
Quote from: Tin on July 06, 2009, 02:23:15 PM
Round Ireland with a Fridge by Tony Hawks

I think we have that one already - Steve has read it, but I haven't yet!  Right now, I've got two new funny books I'm torn between...

Dave Gorman's America Unchained and Steve just got me Stuart Maconie's newest Adventure on the High Teas: In Search of Middle England...so far, Gorman is winning because I'm further into it.
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Re: Recommendations for Funny Books?
« Reply #33 on: July 14, 2009, 11:56:52 PM »
I really liked A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewicka. It's a story about a British pensioner who marries a young Ukranian passport-hunter. I don't recommend it though if you have your own visa issues to solve. Might be too close to home.  ;)
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Re: Recommendations for Funny Books?
« Reply #34 on: July 15, 2009, 12:59:04 PM »
Quote from: Petit on July 14, 2009, 11:56:52 PM
I really liked A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewicka. It's a story about a British pensioner who marries a young Ukranian passport-hunter. I don't recommend it though if you have your own visa issues to solve. Might be too close to home.  ;)

You're right about the visa issues.  I was completely unable to enjoy that book because I was so annoyed about how easy it used to be to get into the UK and wanted to strangle that woman for abusing the system! 
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Re: Recommendations for Funny Books?
« Reply #35 on: July 15, 2009, 05:29:38 PM »
Quote from: historyenne on July 15, 2009, 12:59:04 PM
You're right about the visa issues.  I was completely unable to enjoy that book because I was so annoyed about how easy it used to be to get into the UK and wanted to strangle that woman for abusing the system! 

yeah, that's exactly how I felt. You'd be surprised how easy it still is for a lot of people. Mail order brides who met their future husbands once, get visas no problem.
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Re: Recommendations for Funny Books?
« Reply #36 on: July 18, 2009, 03:42:00 PM »
I fourth Douglas Adams, and second Maarten Troost.

Also, it's a classic, but.... Catch 22

Night of the Avenging Blowfish  random, funny satire about the US secret service, comparable to Catch 22

The Janet Evanovich series of the female bounty hunter is quite humorous.


I'd like to read more Bill Bryson!
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