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Really funny books

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PepeLePew · 11/04/2018 19:48

dd is after funny books - she’s 14 and reads a lot, and widely, but wants books that “make me laugh out loud”. She loves PG Wodehouse, and Diary of a Nobody. I’ve just got Three Men in a Boat out of the library for her, which I think she’ll like. And then I’m a bit stumped as my reading tastes incline more to the less jolly end of the spectrum. One of the challenges is finding humour that is age appropriate, of course. Any suggestions would be very welcome.

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Shinygoldbauble · 11/04/2018 21:05

We really do have the same tastes then. I love My Family and ... too.

Parts of Bryson's The Thunderbolt Kid are hilarious so it might be a good one to start with.

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PepeLePew · 11/04/2018 20:56

Bill Bryson is a great idea! And she loved My Family and Other Animals so she may we’ll feel the same about James Herriot.

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8SaltandVinegar · 11/04/2018 20:43

Roald Dahl.

Shinygoldbauble · 11/04/2018 20:43

I love the books you mentioned in your OP and when I was your dd's age I loved James Herriot's vet books. I also really like Bill Bryson.

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PepeLePew · 11/04/2018 20:42

Hitchiker is a good call. She liked the audiobook a couple of years ago, but didn’t read the rest of the series. She was underwhelmed by Adrian Mole. Odd, as I cried with laughter when I read it at her age. I don’t think it was the dated nature of it either (given how much she laughed at Diary of a Nobody).
I wonder if she found Harry Potter funny? I must ask her...

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drinkyourmilk · 11/04/2018 20:41

I loved the Maureen Lipman books when I was that age. Enough to make you feel grown up, but nothing too explicit!

EmilyDickinson · 11/04/2018 20:20

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy?

ScreamingValenta · 11/04/2018 20:18

I loved the Adrian Mole books when I was that age (still do). The topical references are obviously very dated but I don't think it detracts from the laugh-out-loud humour.

Rif3121M · 11/04/2018 20:14

My younger brother finished the shadowhunter books (only the first three) no point reading the last three they get a bit gloomy and dark but not needed after the first three anyway no big story impact and he found moments of them lol worthy and the last two Harry Potter books he was in hysterics (15yrs old)

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