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Required Reading: 25 Great Comedy Novels

It's spring! The sun is shining. The flowers are in bloom. We're in a good mood. So for our latest round of Required Reading, we lined up our 25 favorite comic novels. Inside these books, you'll find a variety of comedic flavors. From the wickedly clever satire in Catch-22, to the hilarious mischief in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, there's something for everyone. Whether biting, riotous, savage, or slapstick, each of these books consistently makes us laugh.
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The Stupidest Angel (Christopher Moore)
The Stupidest Angel
1
Christopher Moore
Vile Bodies (Evelyn Waugh)
Vile Bodies
2
Evelyn Waugh
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
3
Douglas Adams
Cold Comfort Farm (Stella Gibbons)
Cold Comfort Farm
4
Stella Gibbons
A Fraction of the Whole (Steve Toltz)
A Fraction of the Whole
5
Steve Toltz
Breakfast of Champions (Kurt Vonnegut)
Breakfast of Champions
6
Kurt Vonnegut
Lightning Rods
Lightning Rods
7
A Complicated Kindness
A Complicated Kindness
8
Auntie Mame (Patrick Dennis)
Auntie Mame
9
Patrick Dennis
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
10
Joseph Heller
The Color of Magic (Terry Pratchett)
The Color of Magic
11
Terry Pratchett
Fool (Christopher Moore)
Fool
12
Christopher Moore
This Is Where I Leave You (Jonathan Tropper)
This Is Where I Leave You
13
Jonathan Tropper
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
14
Mark Twain
Wake Up, Sir!
Wake Up, Sir!
15
Lucky Jim (Kinglsey Amis)
Lucky Jim
16
Kinglsey Amis
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks (E. Lockhart)
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
17
E. Lockhart
Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
Portnoy's Complaint
18
Philip Roth
The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom (Christopher Healy)
The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom
19
Christopher Healy
Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry (B.S. Johnson)
Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry
20
B.S. Johnson
The Serpent of Venice (Christopher Moore)
The Serpent of Venice
21
Christopher Moore
Mama Leone (Miljenko Jergović)
Mama Leone
22
Miljenko Jergović
Handling Sin (Michael Malone)
Handling Sin
23
Michael Malone
William the Good (Richmal Crompton)
William the Good
24
Richmal Crompton
Pioneer Go Home! (Richard Powell)
Pioneer Go Home!
25
Richard Powell
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