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Washington Post 100 Best Comic Novels - Page 3

According to Michael Dirda of the Washington Post: "...these are the books we actually like, that make us laugh out loud and lift our hearts. Some readers even call such titles comfort books, for they tend to be the ones we turn to when the world is too much with us or, as is more often the case, against us. The following 100 titles -- all published in English in the 20th century -- appear roughly as they suggested themselves to me, certainly not in order of merit or hilarity."
The list adopts a one author/one book rule. Dirda also appends a very brief description for each book.
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The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (Max Shulman)
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (Max Shulman)
82
Lake Wobegon Days (Garrison Keillor)
Lake Wobegon Days (Garrison Keillor)
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Will This Do? (Auberon Waugh)
Will This Do? (Auberon Waugh)
84
Man and Superman (George Bernard Shaw)
Man and Superman (George Bernard Shaw)
85
Riotous Assembly (Tom Sharpe)
Riotous Assembly (Tom Sharpe)
86
Mort (Terry Pratchett)
Mort (Terry Pratchett)
87
Is That What People Do? (Robert Sheckley)
Is That What People Do? (Robert Sheckley)
88
Five Children and It (E. Nesbit)
Five Children and It (E. Nesbit)
89
The Rebel Angels
The Rebel Angels
90
Glass of Blessings (Barbara Pym)
Glass of Blessings (Barbara Pym)
91
Hindoo Holiday (J.R. Ackerley)
Hindoo Holiday (J.R. Ackerley)
92
Small World (David Lodge)
Small World (David Lodge)
93
The Dick Gibson Show
The Dick Gibson Show
94
The Mezzanine (Nicholson Baker)
The Mezzanine (Nicholson Baker)
95
Expecting Someone Taller (Tom Holt)
Expecting Someone Taller (Tom Holt)
96
The History Man by Malcolm Bradbury
The History Man by Malcolm Bradbury
97
A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush
A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush
98
Rumpole of the Bailey (John Mortimer)
Rumpole of the Bailey (John Mortimer)
99
United States: Collected Essays (Gore Vidal)
United States: Collected Essays (Gore Vidal)
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Ulysses (James Joyce)
Ulysses (James Joyce)
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