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30 Funniest Books Ever

It's a very subjective thing, what each of us finds funny. And of course as is the case with all the best things in life, humor comes in many shapes and flavors. According to ShortList website these are the 30 funniest books ever. Do you agree with them? Have these books amused you in a good way?
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High Fidelity (Nick Hornby)
High Fidelity
1
Nick Hornby
Black Swan Green (David Mitchell)
Black Swan Green
2
David Mitchell
Trainspotting (Irvine Welsh)
Trainspotting
3
Irvine Welsh
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
4
Bret Easton Ellis
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
5
Joseph Heller
Lucky Jim (Kinglsey Amis)
Lucky Jim
6
Kinglsey Amis
The Ginger Man by J. P. Donleavy
The Ginger Man by J. P. Donleavy
7
Straight Man (Richard Russo)
Straight Man
8
Richard Russo
Tristram Shandy (Laurence Sterne)
Tristram Shandy
9
Laurence Sterne
Three Men in a Boat (Jerome K. Jerome)
Three Men in a Boat
10
Jerome K. Jerome
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
11
John Kennedy Toole
Skippy Dies (Paul Murray)
Skippy Dies
12
Paul Murray
Tietam Brown (Mick Foley)
Tietam Brown
13
Mick Foley
The Witches of Eastwick (John Updike)
The Witches of Eastwick
14
John Updike
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
15
Douglas Adams
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (Sue Townsend)
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4
16
Sue Townsend
The Code of the Woosters (P.G. Wodehouse)
The Code of the Woosters
17
P.G. Wodehouse
Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
Portnoy's Complaint
18
Philip Roth
Comedy of Errors (Shakespeare)
Comedy of Errors
19
Shakespeare
The Innocents Abroad (Mark Twain)
The Innocents Abroad
20
Mark Twain
The Pickwick Papers (Charles Dickens)
The Pickwick Papers
21
Charles Dickens
The Importance of Being Earnest (Oscar Wilde)
The Importance of Being Earnest
22
Oscar Wilde
Money (Martin Amis)
Money
23
Martin Amis
Illywhacker
Illywhacker
24
Tom Jones (Henry Fielding)
Tom Jones
25
Henry Fielding
The Curious Incindent of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incindent of the Dog in the Night-Time
26
Mark Haddon
Finnegans Wake (James Joyce)
Finnegans Wake
27
James Joyce
Cakes and Ale - Or, the Skeleton in the Cupboard
Cakes and Ale - Or, the Skeleton in the Cupboard
28
Puckoon
Puckoon
29
Pnin (Vladimir Nabokov)
Pnin
30
Vladimir Nabokov
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