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Katie's Funny Contemporary Novels (No Memoirs or Essays)

It's so hard to find good books that are funny or even uplifting! Most of them are memoirs or essay collections. Here are a few that made me smile, chuckle, or in some cases laugh out loud.
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All Systems Red (Martha Wells)
All Systems Red
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Martha Wells
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing (Hank Green)
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
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Hank Green
Angels in America (Tony Kushner)
Angels in America
3
Tony Kushner
The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
4
Junot Díaz
Bunny (Mona Awad)
Bunny
5
Mona Awad
City of Thieves (David Benioff)
City of Thieves
6
David Benioff
The Color of Magic (Terry Pratchett)
The Color of Magic
7
Terry Pratchett
Crazy Rich Asians (Kevin Kwan)
Crazy Rich Asians
8
Kevin Kwan
Dear Committee Members (Julie Schumacher)
Dear Committee Members
9
Julie Schumacher
A Dirty Job (Christopher Moore)
A Dirty Job
10
Christopher Moore
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows (Balli Kaur Jaswal)
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows
11
Balli Kaur Jaswal
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (Tom Robbins)
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
12
Tom Robbins
Finlay Donovan Is Killing It (Elle Cosimano)
Finlay Donovan Is Killing It
13
Elle Cosimano
Get a Life, Chloe Brown (Talia Hibbert)
Get a Life, Chloe Brown
14
Talia Hibbert
Good Omens (Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett)
Good Omens
15
Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
High Fidelity (Nick Hornby)
High Fidelity
16
Nick Hornby
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
17
Douglas Adams
Hollow Kingdom (Kira Jane Buxton)
Hollow Kingdom
18
Kira Jane Buxton
The Idiot (Elif Batuman)
The Idiot
19
Elif Batuman
The House in the Cerulean Sea (Tj Klune)
The House in the Cerulean Sea
20
Tj Klune
Jitterbug Perfume (Tom Robbins)
Jitterbug Perfume
21
Tom Robbins
Johannes Cabal the Necromancer (Jonathan L. Howard)
Johannes Cabal the Necromancer
22
Jonathan L. Howard
Killers of a Certain Age (Deanna Raybourn)
Killers of a Certain Age
23
Deanna Raybourn
Lamb (Christopher Moore)
Lamb
24
Christopher Moore
Landline (Rainbow Rowell)
Landline
25
Rainbow Rowell
Lessons in Chemistry (Bonnie Garmus)
Lessons in Chemistry
26
Bonnie Garmus
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
27
Andy Weir
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Robin Sloan)
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
28
Robin Sloan
My Best Friend's Exorcism (Grady Hendrix)
My Best Friend's Exorcism
29
Grady Hendrix
Nimona (Noelle Stevenson)
Nimona
30
Noelle Stevenson
Nothing to See Here (Kevin Wilson)
Nothing to See Here
31
Kevin Wilson
The Portable Veblen (Elizabeth McKenzie)
The Portable Veblen
32
Elizabeth McKenzie
Professor Chandra Follows His Bliss (Rajeev Balasubramanyam)
Professor Chandra Follows His Bliss
33
Rajeev Balasubramanyam
Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir)
Project Hail Mary
34
Andy Weir
Rabbit Cake (Annie Hartnett)
Rabbit Cake
35
Annie Hartnett
Red, White and Royal Blue (Casey McQuiston)
Red, White and Royal Blue
36
Casey McQuiston
Remarkably Bright Creatures (Shelby Van Pelt)
Remarkably Bright Creatures
37
Shelby Van Pelt
The Rosie Project (Graeme Simsion)
The Rosie Project
38
Graeme Simsion
The Sellout (Paul Beatty)
The Sellout
39
Paul Beatty
Skin Tight (Carl Hiaasen)
Skin Tight
40
Carl Hiaasen
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