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Goodreads "Funniest Novels of All Time" - Page 5

"Humour isn't just what you see on YouTube or Saturday Night Live. In fact, some of the funniest books stand the test of time for decades --or even centuries." (Goodreads)
I arbitrarily imposed a limit of 5 books per author. Suspect entries were removed. The list comes with many jolly new covers.
For some extra fun, you can also try to spot the works that were on the original list but are not actually novels!
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Ain't She Sweet? (Susan Elizabeth Phillips)
Ain't She Sweet?
161
Susan Elizabeth Phillips
The Cider House Rules (John Irving)
The Cider House Rules
162
John Irving
Busman's Honeymoon (Dorothy L. Sayers)
Busman's Honeymoon
163
Dorothy L. Sayers
MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors (Richard Hooker)
MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors
164
Richard Hooker
The Portable Door (Tom Holt)
The Portable Door
165
Tom Holt
Dead Souls (Nikolai Gogol)
Dead Souls
166
Nikolai Gogol
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
167
Andy Weir
The Cyberiad (Stanislaw Lem)
The Cyberiad
168
Stanislaw Lem
Nobody's Baby but Mine (Susan Elizabeth Phillips)
Nobody's Baby but Mine
169
Susan Elizabeth Phillips
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Alan Bradley)
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag
170
Alan Bradley
Master and Commander (Patrick O'Brian)
Master and Commander
171
Patrick O'Brian
Holes (Louis Sachar)
Holes
172
Louis Sachar
Cranford (Elizabeth Gaskell)
Cranford
173
Elizabeth Gaskell
Flashman at the Charge (George MacDonald Fraser)
Flashman at the Charge
174
George MacDonald Fraser
Something Fresh (P. G. Wodehouse)
Something Fresh
175
P. G. Wodehouse
The Good Soldier Švejk (Jaroslav Hašek)
The Good Soldier Švejk
176
Jaroslav Hašek
The Last Straw (Jeff Kenny)
The Last Straw
177
Jeff Kenny
The Gun Seller (Hugh Laurie)
The Gun Seller
178
Hugh Laurie
The Canterbury Tales (Geoffrey Chaucer)
The Canterbury Tales
179
Geoffrey Chaucer
Gil's All Fright Diner (A. Lee Martinez)
Gil's All Fright Diner
180
A. Lee Martinez
Zazie in the Metro (Raymond Queneau)
Zazie in the Metro
181
Raymond Queneau
The True Meaning of Smekday (Adam Rex)
The True Meaning of Smekday
182
Adam Rex
Curse of the Spellmans (Lisa Lutz)
Curse of the Spellmans
183
Lisa Lutz
Vanity Fair (William Makepeace Thackeray)
Vanity Fair
184
William Makepeace Thackeray
Changeless (Gail Carriger)
Changeless
185
Gail Carriger
The Hotel New Hampshire (John Irving)
The Hotel New Hampshire
186
John Irving
Heartburn (Nora Ephron)
Heartburn
187
Nora Ephron
A Civil Campaign (Lois McMaster Bujold)
A Civil Campaign
188
Lois McMaster Bujold
Crocodile on the Sandbank (Elizabeth Peter)
Crocodile on the Sandbank
189
Elizabeth Peter
Swim the Fly (Don Calame)
Swim the Fly
190
Don Calame
One Good Knight (Mercedes Lackey)
One Good Knight
191
Mercedes Lackey
A Case of Exploding Mangos (Mohammed Hanif)
A Case of Exploding Mangos
192
Mohammed Hanif
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (E.L. Konigsburg)
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
193
E.L. Konigsburg
The Wrong Box (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Wrong Box
194
Robert Louis Stevenson
Red, White & Royal Blue (Casey McQuiston)
Red, White & Royal Blue
195
Casey McQuiston
At Swim-Two-Birds (Flann O'Brien)
At Swim-Two-Birds
196
Flann O'Brien
GRIT the Banter and Brutality of the Late-Night Cab (Karl Wiggins)
GRIT the Banter and Brutality of the Late-Night Cab
197
Karl Wiggins
The Whisper of the River (Ferrol Sams)
The Whisper of the River
198
Ferrol Sams
Off to Be the Wizard (Scott Meyer)
Off to Be the Wizard
199
Scott Meyer
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Gail Honeyman)
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
200
Gail Honeyman
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