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Kneeturning Pageslappers: Schlocko's 50 Favorite Comic Novels and Story Collections

Not all of the books listed are intentionally or exclusively comic. Some are collections which include both satirical and naturalist stories (see David Foster Wallace), some humorist essays in narrative form (see Erma Bombeck), some are pure fabrication presented as fact (see J. Edgar Hoover), and some are just hysterically bad (see Grace Metalious).
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Lucky Jim (Kinglsey Amis)
Lucky Jim
1
Kinglsey Amis
The Young Visiters (Daisy Ashford)
The Young Visiters
2
Daisy Ashford
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
3
Jane Austen
Chimera (John Barth)
Chimera
4
John Barth
Lost in the Funhouse (John Barth)
Lost in the Funhouse
5
John Barth
Pretend I'm Dead (Jen Beagin)
Pretend I'm Dead
6
Jen Beagin
The Sellout (Paul Beatty)
The Sellout
7
Paul Beatty
The White Boy Shuffle (Paul Beatty)
The White Boy Shuffle
8
Paul Beatty
The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank (Erma Bombeck)
The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank
9
Erma Bombeck
Aunt Erma's Cope Book (Erma Bombeck)
Aunt Erma's Cope Book
10
Erma Bombeck
Rubyfruit Jungle (Rita Mae Brown)
Rubyfruit Jungle
11
Rita Mae Brown
Earthly Powers (Anthony Burgess)
Earthly Powers
12
Anthony Burgess
The Wangs vs. the World (Jade Chang)
The Wangs vs. the World
13
Jade Chang
Sisters (Lynne Cheney)
Sisters
14
Lynne Cheney
Less Than Zero (Bret Easton Ellis)
Less Than Zero
15
Bret Easton Ellis
The Dinner Party and Other Stories (Joshua Ferris)
The Dinner Party and Other Stories
16
Joshua Ferris
Cold Comfort Farm (Stella Gibbons)
Cold Comfort Farm
17
Stella Gibbons
Less (Andrew Sean Greer)
Less
18
Andrew Sean Greer
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
19
Ernest Hemingway
Masters of Deceit
Masters of Deceit
20
Every Little Crook and Nanny (Evan Hunter)
Every Little Crook and Nanny
21
Evan Hunter
Three Men in a Boat (Jerome K. Jerome)
Three Men in a Boat
22
Jerome K. Jerome
The Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster)
The Phantom Tollbooth
23
Norton Juster
Deacon King Kong (James McBride)
Deacon King Kong
24
James McBride
The Good Lord Bird (James McBride)
The Good Lord Bird
25
James McBride
Peyton Place (Grace Metalious)
Peyton Place
26
Grace Metalious
The Improbable Adventures of Marvelous O'Hara Soapstone (Zibby O'Neal)
The Improbable Adventures of Marvelous O'Hara Soapstone
27
Zibby O'Neal
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
28
John Kennedy Toole
Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? (John R. Powers)
Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?
29
John R. Powers
The Last Catholic in America (John R. Powers)
The Last Catholic in America
30
John R. Powers
Left to Themselves (Edward Prime-Stevenson)
Left to Themselves
31
Edward Prime-Stevenson
Mister Monkey (Francine Prose)
Mister Monkey
32
Francine Prose
Against the Day (Thomas Pynchon)
Against the Day
33
Thomas Pynchon
Inherent Vice (Thomas Pynchon)
Inherent Vice
34
Thomas Pynchon
Mason & Dixon (Thomas Pynchon)
Mason & Dixon
35
Thomas Pynchon
Vineland (Thomas Pynchon)
Vineland
36
Thomas Pynchon
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
37
Zadie Smith
Mortals (Norman Rush)
Mortals
38
Norman Rush
Valley of the Dolls (Jacqueline Susann)
Valley of the Dolls
39
Jacqueline Susann
Gulliver's Travels (Jonathan Swift)
Gulliver's Travels
40
Jonathan Swift
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