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These Books Will Make You Smile

Having read all these books, I can attest that some are subtly humorous, some will make you laugh out loud. Others are unintentionally funny because of their historical attitudes (Around the World in 80 Days, The Double Helix) or their ridiculous plots (e.g. The Big Four). Many poke fun at the trials or absurdities of life and might be heartbreaking at the same time.
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Breakfast of Champions (Kurt Vonnegut)
Breakfast of Champions
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Kurt Vonnegut
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
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Helen Fielding
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
3
Kurt Vonnegut
The Complete Winnie the Pooh (A. A. Milne)
The Complete Winnie the Pooh
4
A. A. Milne
Eats, Shoots and Leaves (Lynne Truss)
Eats, Shoots and Leaves
5
Lynne Truss
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
6
John Kennedy Toole
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
7
Jane Austen
Emma (Alexander McCall Smith)
Emma
8
Alexander McCall Smith
Goodbye, Columbus, Philip Roth
Goodbye, Columbus, Philip Roth
9
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (Dave Eggers)
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
10
Dave Eggers
Horton Hatches the Egg (Dr. Seuss)
Horton Hatches the Egg
11
Dr. Seuss
Less (Andrew Sean Greer)
Less
12
Andrew Sean Greer
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
13
Lucky Jim (Kinglsey Amis)
Lucky Jim
14
Kinglsey Amis
Money (Martin Amis)
Money
15
Martin Amis
More Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops (Jen Campbell)
More Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops
16
Jen Campbell
My Family and Other Animals (Gerald Durrell)
My Family and Other Animals
17
Gerald Durrell
My Man Jeeves (P.G. Wodehouse)
My Man Jeeves
18
P.G. Wodehouse
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Alexander McCall Smith)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
19
Alexander McCall Smith
Our Souls at Night (Kent Haruf)
Our Souls at Night
20
Kent Haruf
Pastoralia (George Saunders)
Pastoralia
21
George Saunders
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
22
Jane Austen
The Road to Little Dribbling (Bill Bryson)
The Road to Little Dribbling
23
Bill Bryson
The Rosie Project (Graeme Simsion)
The Rosie Project
24
Graeme Simsion
The Rosie Effect (Graeme Simsion)
The Rosie Effect
25
Graeme Simsion
The Rosie Result (Graeme Simsion)
The Rosie Result
26
Graeme Simsion
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
27
The Sellout (Paul Beatty)
The Sellout
28
Paul Beatty
Tears of the Giraffe (Alexander McCall Smith)
Tears of the Giraffe
29
Alexander McCall Smith
Three Men in a Boat (Jerome K. Jerome)
Three Men in a Boat
30
Jerome K. Jerome
The Twits (Roald Dahl)
The Twits
31
Roald Dahl
Uncle Shelby's ABZ Book
Uncle Shelby's ABZ Book
32
A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad
33
Jennifer Egan
Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops (Jen Campbell)
Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops
34
Jen Campbell
Where the Sidewalk Ends (Shel Silverstein)
Where the Sidewalk Ends
35
Shel Silverstein
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
36
Zadie Smith
The Uncommon Reader (Alan Bennett)
The Uncommon Reader
37
Alan Bennett
Zazie in the Metro
Zazie in the Metro
38
An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage
39
Tayari Jones
Amerika (Franz Kafka)
Amerika
40
Franz Kafka
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