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The Funniest Novels Ever Written

Is it weird there aren't... more of these? Like, a lot of these are super old and the humour may not translate as well centuries later. So why are there so few genuinely funny books? What's the deal with that?
What's the deal with that, indeed.
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32 Candles (Ernessa T. Carter)
32 Candles
1
Ernessa T. Carter
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
2
Mark Twain
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
3
Mark Twain
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
4
Bret Easton Ellis
At Swim-Two-Birds (Flann O'Brien)
At Swim-Two-Birds
5
Flann O'Brien
Attachments (Rainbow Rowell)
Attachments
6
Rainbow Rowell
Beauty Queens (Libba Bray)
Beauty Queens
7
Libba Bray
Being There
Being There
8
Black Swan Green (David Mitchell)
Black Swan Green
9
David Mitchell
Blankety Blank (D. Harlan Wilson)
Blankety Blank
10
D. Harlan Wilson
Breakfast of Champions (Kurt Vonnegut)
Breakfast of Champions
11
Kurt Vonnegut
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
12
Helen Fielding
The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil (George Saunders)
The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil
13
George Saunders
Broken Piano for President (Patrick Wensink)
Broken Piano for President
14
Patrick Wensink
Cakes and Ale (W. Somerset Maugham)
Cakes and Ale
15
W. Somerset Maugham
Calling Invisible Women (Jeanne Ray)
Calling Invisible Women
16
Jeanne Ray
Captain Underpants Books
Captain Underpants Books
17
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
18
Joseph Heller
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
19
Kurt Vonnegut
Closing Time
Closing Time
20
The Code of the Woosters (Wodehouse)
The Code of the Woosters
21
Wodehouse
Cold Comfort Farm (Stella Gibbons)
Cold Comfort Farm
22
Stella Gibbons
The Color of Magic
The Color of Magic
23
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
24
John Kennedy Toole
Confessions of a Shopaholic (Sophie Kinsella)
Confessions of a Shopaholic
25
Sophie Kinsella
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (Mark Twain)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
26
Mark Twain
Crazy Rich Asians (Kevin Kwan)
Crazy Rich Asians
27
Kevin Kwan
Crooked Little Vein
Crooked Little Vein
28
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
29
Mark Haddon
Decline and Fall (Evelyn Waugh)
Decline and Fall
30
Evelyn Waugh
The Devil Wears Prada (Lauren Weisberger)
The Devil Wears Prada
31
Lauren Weisberger
Diary of a Nobody (George and Weedon Grossmith)
Diary of a Nobody
32
George and Weedon Grossmith
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Douglas Adams)
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
33
Douglas Adams
Equal Rites (Terry Pratchett)
Equal Rites
34
Terry Pratchett
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Nevada)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Nevada)
35
Fear of Flying (Erica Jong)
Fear of Flying
36
Erica Jong
Finnegans Wake (James Joyce)
Finnegans Wake
37
James Joyce
Foop! (Chris Genoa)
Foop!
38
Chris Genoa
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Anita Loos)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
39
Anita Loos
The Ginger Man
The Ginger Man
40
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