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39 of the Funniest Books Ever Written

"A genuinely funny book is one of life's simplest pleasures, but finding the real stand-outs is never as easy. Back in 2009, we asked some leading lights of comedy and literature to nominate the books that make them laugh out loud. Here we revisit the results, and add some extras from the Esquire team" -esquire
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The Idiot (Elif Batuman)
The Idiot
1
Elif Batuman
Foreskin's Lament (Shalom Auslander)
Foreskin's Lament
2
Shalom Auslander
The Adulterants (Joe Dunthorne)
The Adulterants
3
Joe Dunthorne
My Sister, the Serial Killer (Oyinkan Braithwaite)
My Sister, the Serial Killer
4
Oyinkan Braithwaite
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
5
J.D. Salinger
Love in a Cold Climate (Nancy Mitford)
Love in a Cold Climate
6
Nancy Mitford
Delete This at Your Peril (Neil Forsyth)
Delete This at Your Peril
7
Neil Forsyth
The Timewaster Letters (Robin Cooper)
The Timewaster Letters
8
Robin Cooper
The Bottle Factory Outing (Beryl Bainbridge)
The Bottle Factory Outing
9
Beryl Bainbridge
Based on a True Story (Norm MacDonald)
Based on a True Story
10
Norm MacDonald
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (Sue Townsend)
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4
11
Sue Townsend
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
12
John Kennedy Toole
Vile Bodies (Evelyn Waugh)
Vile Bodies
13
Evelyn Waugh
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid (Bill Bryson)
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
14
Bill Bryson
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy (Laurence Sterne)
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy
15
Laurence Sterne
Then We Came to the End (Joshua Ferris)
Then We Came to the End
16
Joshua Ferris
Hyperbole and a Half (Allie Brosh)
Hyperbole and a Half
17
Allie Brosh
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
18
Douglas Adams
Screen Burn (Charlie Brooker)
Screen Burn
19
Charlie Brooker
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
20
Hunter S. Thompson
I, Partridge: We Need to Talk About Alan
I, Partridge: We Need to Talk About Alan
21
Republican Party Reptile (PJ O'Rourke)
Republican Party Reptile
22
PJ O'Rourke
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
23
Zadie Smith
Money: A Suicide Note (Martin Amis)
Money: A Suicide Note
24
Martin Amis
Cold Comfort Farm (Stella Gibbons)
Cold Comfort Farm
25
Stella Gibbons
Trainspotting (Irvine Welsh)
Trainspotting
26
Irvine Welsh
Three Men in a Boat (Jerome K. Jerome)
Three Men in a Boat
27
Jerome K. Jerome
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again (David Foster Wallace)
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again
28
David Foster Wallace
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
29
Joseph Heller
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Fannie Flagg)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
30
Fannie Flagg
Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
Portnoy's Complaint
31
Philip Roth
Lucky Jim (Kinglsey Amis)
Lucky Jim
32
Kinglsey Amis
The Sellout (Paul Beatty)
The Sellout
33
Paul Beatty
Diary of a Nobody (George and Weedon Grossmith)
Diary of a Nobody
34
George and Weedon Grossmith
The Code of the Woosters (P.G. Wodehouse)
The Code of the Woosters
35
P.G. Wodehouse
Where'd You Go, Bernadette (Maria Semple)
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
36
Maria Semple
Sombrero Fallout (Richard Brautigan)
Sombrero Fallout
37
Richard Brautigan
My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Ottessa Moshfegh)
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
38
Ottessa Moshfegh
The Nose (Nikolai Gogol)
The Nose
39
Nikolai Gogol
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