Top 10 Funniest Books According to AbeBooks.co.uk Customers

[Brownian Motion]

Top 10 Funniest Books According to AbeBooks.co.uk Customers

1. Right Ho, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse (1933)

2. Catch-22 by Joseph Heller (1961)

3. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (1979)

4. Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K Jerome (1889)

5. Wilt by Tom Sharpe (1976)

6. A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole (1980)

7. Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis

8. The Code of the Woosters by P.G. Wodehouse (1938)

9. Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding (1996)

10. Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall by Spike Milligan (1971)

http://www.abebooks.com/books/funniest-boo...;cm_ite=feature

[Big Al]

6. A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole (1980)

"The minx must be stopped!" Ignatius emitted a little paradise gas....

[Quincy]

6. A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole (1980)

"The minx must be stopped!" Ignatius emitted a little paradise gas....

If only 90% of bloggers used a yellow Big Chief notepad and then filed their writings under the bed instead of posting their thoughts online. Something to be said for the old ways. Glad to see Lucky Jim on there which I finally got around to a couple of years ago. It's what Jude the Obscure could have been.

[Brownian Motion]

I know it's the Brits voting, but I miss seeing Mark Twain on the list. I'd head it off with Letters From the Earth.

[T.D.]

I've read five of the ten: the Wodehouses, Catch-22, Confederacy of Dunces and Lucky Jim. Seem like reasonable choices. I'm slightly more partial to the Wodehouse novels featuring Uncle Fred, and Confederacy of Dunces, while side-splitting on first reading, has a rather sad and depressing undertone if reread.

[BruceH]

I'd put The Code of the Woosters at the top. But then I'd also include Jeeves (Joy) In the Morning and three or four more Wodehouses, including at least one Blandings novel.

[T.D.]

Agreed that Joy [Jeeves] in the Morning and some suitable Blandings title are essential Wodehouse. But I won't argue with the list. Happy to see Wodehouse represented with two of the ten.

[BruceH]

Yes, it is nice. But then, it's an English list. If it were American, I'm pretty sure Wodehouse wouldn't appear at all.

[Brownian Motion]

Yes, it is nice. But then, it's an English list. If it were American, I'm pretty sure Wodehouse wouldn't appear at all.

I think you're wrong. Wodehouse was very popular in the US during his halcyon years. He lived and worked here and in France, and spent little time in England as an adult.

[paul secor]

Read two of the ten - Catch 22 and Confederacy. Started Three Men in a Boat, but couldn't get into it - perhaps I'll give it another try someday.

I agree that Mark Twain should have been included.

[T.D.]

No question, Wodehouse wouldn't even get a sniff of the top ten on an American list! But I'm surprised by the overlap: I'm pretty sure Catch-22, Confederacy of Dunces and Hitchhiker's Guide (OK, I haven't read the latter...) would make the US list.

[sidewinder]

Suprised that Bill Bryson's not on there.

And Jeremy Clarkson !

[Serioza]

5. Wilt by Tom Sharpe (1976)

great book !!!!!!!!!

[jazzbo]

This would be one on my list.

[Big Al]

6. A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole (1980)

"The minx must be stopped!" Ignatius emitted a little paradise gas....

If only 90% of bloggers used a yellow Big Chief notepad and then filed their writings under the bed instead of posting their thoughts online.

I see you've been reading my blog, fercryinoutloud!

Edited February 19, 2009 by Big Al