Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Hunker Down with Humorous Novels

woman in white sticking out her tongue
  • "The Price You Pay" by Aiden Truhen
  • "The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame
  • "White Teeth" by Zadie Smith
  • "The Bonfire of the Vanities" by Tom Wolfe
  • "The Making of Henry" by Howard Jacobson
  • "The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight" by Jimmy Breslin
  • "I Was Dancing" by Edwin O'Connor
  • "The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Age 13 3/4" by Sue Townsend
  • "In God We Trust" by Jean Shepherd
  • "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
  • "Flashman" by George Macdonald Fraser
  • "Nobody's Fool" by Richard Russo
  • "A Long Way Down" by Nick Hornby
  • "Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter" by Mario Vargas Llosa
  • "The Ascent of Rum Doodle" by W.E. Bowman
  • "Let's Pretend This Never Happened" by Jenny Lawson
  • "Soulless" by Gail Carriger
  • "Auntie Mame" by Patrick Dennis
  • "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" by Hunter S. Thompson
  • "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
  • "Tourist Season" by Carl Hiaasen
  • "Skin Tight" by Carl Hiaasen
  • "Big Trouble" by Dave Barry

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4 comments:

chris said...

I'd add Grendel by John Gardner to the list. The tale of Beowulf told first person from the "monster's" perspective.

Michael Wade said...

Chris,

Thanks!

I have never read that and it sounds intriguing.

Michael

chris said...

Good list of books.

I've always been surprised that neither Skin Tight nor Flashman have been made into movies.

Michael Wade said...

Chris,

I think Flashman was made into a very bad movie years ago.

It would be great if the BBC made it into a series but that's unlikely.

Michael