Three Men in a Boat is the funniest book I've read, what are some others? - Page 2

Fbone · 03-17-2012, 02:46 PM

I recently finished Florida Roadkill by Tim Dorsey. I never knew murder can be so humorous.

JSWolf · 03-18-2012, 09:50 PM

Not yet (until now) is the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series. A must read and very funny.

CRussel · 03-19-2012, 04:28 PM

The all time funniest book I ever read was Bridge in the Menagerie by Victor Mollo. He also wrote several others. Probably only understandable and really funny if you actually know how to play bridge, but if you do, it's laugh out loud funny as you follow the adventures of the Hideous Hog, the Rueful Rabbit, the Walrus, the Secretary Bird, and, of course, the chief kibbitzer Oscar the Owl. A quote from Oscar: "Curious Hand! Both sides can make 4 hearts"

Sadly, the book and its sequels are long out of print, and only one, truly awful, ebook edition of one of the lesser books has been done. But to give you a flavour for how beloved these books are for those lucky enough to have a copy, the going price on Amazon for a used paperback is >$100 USD.

Hamlet53 · 03-19-2012, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Fbone

I recently finished Florida Roadkill by Tim Dorsey. I never knew murder can be so humorous.

In a similar vein, The Revenge of the Radioactive Lady by Elizabeth Stuckey-French. Strange but true that such material could be so funny.

Another very funny book is Evolution Man: Or, How I Ate My Father by Roy Lewis. "Lewis's hilarious tale of one Stone Age family offers highly-revised accounts of the invention of fire, the origins of courtship, and much more. " from Amazon.

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03-17-2012, 02:46 PM	#16
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 8,290 Karma: 101697116 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	I recently finished Florida Roadkill by Tim Dorsey. I never knew murder can be so humorous.

03-18-2012, 09:50 PM	#17
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,758 Karma: 145864619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Not yet (until now) is the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series. A must read and very funny.

03-19-2012, 04:28 PM	#18
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,296 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	The all time funniest book I ever read was Bridge in the Menagerie by Victor Mollo. He also wrote several others. Probably only understandable and really funny if you actually know how to play bridge, but if you do, it's laugh out loud funny as you follow the adventures of the Hideous Hog, the Rueful Rabbit, the Walrus, the Secretary Bird, and, of course, the chief kibbitzer Oscar the Owl. A quote from Oscar: "Curious Hand! Both sides can make 4 hearts" Sadly, the book and its sequels are long out of print, and only one, truly awful, ebook edition of one of the lesser books has been done. But to give you a flavour for how beloved these books are for those lucky enough to have a copy, the going price on Amazon for a used paperback is >$100 USD.

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