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Recommend a laugh out loud read!

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danahnahnahnah · 19/04/2019 04:30

I am in need of a good laugh!

Any good suggestions for a funny book?

I recently read 'This is Going to Hurt' which was fab! But need a new recommended read...

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drigon · 21/04/2019 00:56

Adrian Mole books always guaranteed a good laugh too.

drigon · 21/04/2019 00:55

It's very old, but I love Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis. Really daft humour and slapstick bits. It's a post-war book, but extremely funny.

Bittern11 · 21/04/2019 00:43

So funny - I couldn't stand the Rosie Project. Couldn't finish it.

Thirtyrock39 · 20/04/2019 22:50

The Rosie project made me laugh out loud

Bittern11 · 20/04/2019 22:27

Anything by Bill Bryson - his older books. Notes from a small island, a walk in the woods etc. Fab!

Also www.amazon.co.uk/Cruise-Ship-SOS-Life-Saving-Adventures-ebook/dp/B004GKMUKS?tag=mumsnetforu03-21

Tinseltrauma · 20/04/2019 22:23

The Tent, the bucket and me . Really funny!

Ivegotthree · 19/04/2019 22:56

YY to Tom Sharpe

Cismyfatarse1 · 19/04/2019 22:55

Anything by Alexander McCall Smith.

Alltheprettyseahorses · 19/04/2019 22:53

3 books have had me laughing loudly while reading them on public transport:
Men At Arms by Terry Pratchett
The Sound of Laughter by Peter Kay
Open the Cage, Murphy! by Paul O'Grady

NW2SW · 19/04/2019 06:21

Oranges are not the only fruit. It's quite a sad storyline but the main character has a way with word and a dark sense of humour that had me chortling on the train.

AbsolCatly · 19/04/2019 05:54

Just started reading Jodi Taylor's Chronicles of Saint Mary's and am recommending them to everyone

DownUdderer · 19/04/2019 05:43

I like Janet evanovich’s ‘one for the money’ and all the following books. I find they can make me laugh.

Fridakahlofan · 19/04/2019 04:58

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Petalflowers · 19/04/2019 04:51

book

Just read the first of this series. It was fairly light hearted and fun. May not be laugh out loud, but enjoyable.

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