Something Funny

[Susanne]

I wonder if anybody could recommend a really funny read for a man? My lovely brother-in-law is serving in Afghanistan at the moment and obviously having a rough time. I want to send him a good book which he can pick up whenever he gets time and read when it suits. I thought of maybe buying him the new Peter Kay book as it did get quite good reviews. I am looking for something really funny, also bearing in mind that he is not really a book reader. Which book(s) would you recommend?

[Nici]

What about one of Jeremy Clarkson's books? I find him hysterical!! (and also my dad does too)

[Susanne]

What about one of Jeremy Clarkson's books? I find him hysterical!! (and also my dad does too)

 

Which one in particular would you recommend? Have you read Born to Be Riled? Just looked it up on Amazon and it sounds quite funny.

 

Susanne x

[Nici]

I haven't read them but my dad has - i will ask him what one he liked the most. I always read his column in the sun on a saturday and i sit there chuckling away!

[angerball]

How about one of Bill Bryson's travel books? They are so hysterically funny that I can't read them in public.

[babypinkcandygirl]

lol yeah notes from a small island i think is amazingly funny and will be a little piece of home for him

[Kell]

I, Lucifer by Glen Duncan has a dark humour running throughout - I loved that one and would recommend it to everyone, male or female!

[beef]

The Timewaster Letters by Robin Cooper i found quite funny and you dont really have a plot to follow so its ideal for what you want.

[Laramie]

I like the Fire Thief by Terry Deary - it makes me laugh so much!! Not sure if it's a kid's book, but I made my dad read it a few weeks ago and he liked it and laughed, too.

[Maureen]

What about Adrian Mole? I loved those stories, and they are funny!

[JudyB]

I've read the Peter Kay one you mention - I laughed out loud all the way through and it's one you can pick up easily when you've time.

[Louiseog]

Bill Bryson and the ones about England could remind him of home (Notes from a Small Island) there are some funny sports ones too will have a think.

Does he have any interests that you could build on?

[Mia]

I'd agree with the Peter Kay one - I actually cried with laughter at one point! I also found "Round Ireland with a Fridge" by Tony Hawks(?) very funny. I love the Adrian Mole books too.

[Ratna]

I would suggest a comic if he's not much of a book reader. I find all Calvin & Hobbes comics (by Bill Watterson), absolutely hilarious.

[~Andrea~]

Nick Hornby High Fidelity especially if he's into music too.

[Susanne]

Thanks everybody for all your input. I had a quick browse on Amazon and I think I will actually read the books you suggested myself . Whilst looking I came across the Zombie Survival Guide. Apparently this guy is deadly serious (or at least appears to be) about how to defend yourself in case of a zombie endemic Maybe he knows something we don't ??

[nicx27]

The Peter Kay book is great.

 

I have recently read E-Luv:An Internet Romance by Dave Roberts, which I thought was hilarious.

[angerball]

Whilst looking I came across the Zombie Survival Guide.

 

That actually looks like a funny read! You can never be too prepared....

[Princess Orchid]

Anything by David Sedaris. Also, anything by Bill Bryson.

[jazz]

What about John Larkin's "larkin about in Ireland or the pacifist's guide to self-flagellation?"

 

Below is a extract from the cover:

 

'Home is where the harp is...' 'An Irish writer's pilgrimage to a homeland he has never lived in'

"John Larkin travels to Ireland in search of his spiritual home, the one his father had left behind in the fifties. Instead, he finds a nation undergoing tremendous change: from poor to rich, religious to secular, leprechauns to boy bands. Ireland is on the move, cutting deals, talking rubbish on mobile phones.

It's a hilarious and often poignant journey up Croagh Patrick, the holies of holy mountains, around The Ring of Kerry, to Knock, home to the tackiest souvenir shops in the world (and an apparition of The Blessed Virgin), and into pubs where the locals still end their days in a lively fall off a bar stool."

[Susanne]

Anything by David Sedaris. Also, anything by Bill Bryson.

 

I had not heard of David Sedaris before but the reviews he has got on amazon for his books certainly speak in his favour. 'Me Talk Pretty One Day' in particular sounds very funny. Thanks for the suggestion.

[Susanne]

What about John Larkin's "larkin about in Ireland or the pacifist's guide to self-flagellation?"

 

Sounds very funny and something that can be dipped in and out of but unfortunatly, after a brief search, I have been unable to locate it over here . But maybe that's just me.

 

Thanks though

 

Susanne x