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Light hearted, funny book recommendations

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NanaStrikesAgain · 15/11/2025 23:33

I’ve never been a reader, probably due to my ADHD brain! Id really love to get into reading, to try and spend less time on screens. Can anyone recommend books they’ve found easy to read, no complex storylines, something that’s funny and engaging please?

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FedUpWithDilemmas · 15/11/2025 23:35

The 100 year old man who (can’t remember the rest!)?

RecordBreakers · 15/11/2025 23:51

The Tent, The Bucket, and Me. By Emma Kennedy.

stickybear · 16/11/2025 00:07

My Family and Other Animals. Literally had to stop reading it on the train as I was embarrassing myself laughing Grin

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DilemmaDelilah · 16/11/2025 12:46

I love all Jodi Taylor's books.

NanaStrikesAgain · 16/11/2025 18:22

Thanks for the suggestions, I’ll look at them all :)

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Tutorpuzzle · 16/11/2025 18:36

A Walk in the Woods, by Bill Bryson. Tails off at the end, but parts of the first half had me crying with laughter.

(The film is terrible.)

aniloD · 16/11/2025 19:39

Another vote for Jodi Talor. Linzi Day is another one who is light, funny and well written

Pringlebeak · 16/11/2025 19:40

Bridget Jones's Diary.

CremeEggsForBreakfast · 16/11/2025 19:44

FedUpWithDilemmas · 15/11/2025 23:35

The 100 year old man who (can’t remember the rest!)?

The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out of a Window and Disappeared. It's long but it IS light-hearted and very funny!

I love the Travis Baldree books. They're a bit more full of drama but they're very light-hearted and slice-of-life. They're fantasy so not everyone's cup of tea but the story would be just as good if all the characters were human.

For something a bit more real I like Paige Toon. Very simple romance where you kind of feel like you're raging about real people.

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