OT - Book Recommendations?
 

So I'm going to Orlando for a week for work - its going to be stressful, so I always like to read something light and fluffy.

I'm not a fan of romances and I've gotten my fill of Nicholas Sparks, but does anyone have any recommendations for some good, FUNNY books?

Thanks :)

If you havent read it, The Time Traveller's Wife (but im sure you have). Anything by terry pratchett, especially going postal and making money :D I just finished "this much i know is true" which was very very good. Ahh thats all off the top of my head, gotta check my shelves :dizzy:

The books by Laurie Notaro are hilarious!

Favorite book...ever...

Thanks Jules, I'll look her up!

Anything by Jane Green. She's great :)

Or more specifically, hypocrite in a poufy white dress. Probably the most hilarious book I've ever read!

Jennifer Weiner is fun and a quick easy read.

I've read everything Jennifer Weiner has written - I love her.


Ok just the titles for LN are making me laugh- win!

I love that I can just download books now :)

I also agree -- I like both Jane Green and Jennifer Weiner -- have a lot of both of their books.

Jennierose -- her books are a bunch of collections of short stories and adventures. I laughed out loud so many times while reading those books. I recommend them to a lot of girlfriends who need some good laughs. :D

"good omens" by neil gaiman & terry pratchett. hilarious and great writing.

and of course jane austen....i'm sure it would be a re-read for you, but i can read her books over and over! my favorite for vacations.

The only Jane Austen I've ever been able to get through is Pride & Prejudice. I'm not a big fan of British writing (especially OLD British writing) - its too flowery and long winded and just gets on my nerves. I'm terrible, I know.

I did manage to get through Phantom of the Opera (French, but still old) and that was actually a lot better than I realized.

If you have a somewhat dirty & twisted sense of humor I highly suggest Chuck Palahnuick...I've read everything he's ever written and find his writing fascinating...but sometimes so gross!

Funny: The Eyre Affair and the books that follow by Japer Fforde.

Not funny, but amazing: Bel Canto by Ann Patchett, The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood, The Lymond Chronicles by Dorothy Dunnett

Epic and funny: Middlesex

I haven't read Palahnuick, but he's a really cool guy. He did a signing at the bookstore I worked at, and he made bracelets for some of the staff and mailed them to them after the signing!

(Meanwhile, Mitch Albom is known for being a jerk at signings).

Did you ever read The Handmaids Tale, by Margaret Atwood?

That will keep you up at night. Amazing, yet haunting.

David Sedaris. His books are made up of short, autobiographical essays-hilarious if you aren't easily offended and don't mind laughing out loud while reading them. Me Talk Pretty One Day is my favorite of his.

Oh dear lord, go to the bookstore or library and get some of Jen Lancaster's reads.

Such A Pretty Fat
Bright Lights, Big ***
Bitter is the New Black

My friend loaned these to me and is about to delete me from her phone because I don't want to give them up! They are so hysterical you will cry.

I've heard good things about Jen Lancasters books. They are on my must-read list!

I love her. Her blog, Jennsylvania.com is also hilarious.

God, I never even got through pride and prejudice. "oh my, her skirts are muddy!" You can stick up your *** :dizzy:

You must try Joe Bennett!

Stella you read my mind... I have nothing to read once I finish message in a bottle :)

I love reading about fundamentalist mormons... kind of weird, I know. Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer is really good. He also wrote Into the Wild.

For fun, easy reading, I like to check out the stuff on Oprah's book club & Target's featured books or whatever they're called.

I've read all of Jen Lancaster's stuff too - I started reading her right after my mom died and it was the first time I could remember laughing since it happened. I had emailed her and she actually responded, so I'm a big fan :)

lol - Icon

That's so cool that she wrote back! I have high hopes for her new one.

Diana Gaboldon's Outlander series involves tiome travel, sexy men in kilts, accents, heroism, historical fiction. That is my fluffy series of choice. A real pleasure.

I love LOVE LOVE The Dresden Files, a sort of fantasy mystery humor novel series. Makes me laugh out loud. I reread my favourite parts. The TV show was BAD but the series only ever gets better.

I am very fond of Neil Gaiman. I liked the Stardust movie better, though, but Anasi Boys, American Gods are wway up there.

Eat Pray Love was really, really great., You felt like you were chatting with your best friend.


The above i have read multiple times. Yes, reread whole series'. I heart reading.

The Pirates! in an Adventure with Communists by Gideon Defoe. And yes, it is as ridiculous as the title suggests.

i've just found meg cabot is quite funny. Her books are cute in a way.
Also, if you want heart warming stories, I suggest read everything "chicken soup for the soul" - any book in this series.

If you like zombies you should check out World War Z.

It wasn't really funny, but was an amazing and innovative way to tell a story. :)

My DH reads his books.. craaaazy guy.

I suggest the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich. They are hilarious! Has lots of humor, little bit of romance.. great series.. its all the way up to book 15 now. Love them!

Someone mentioned it but The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood is one of my all-time favorites!

Okay, if you want a soft, really funny read, (I posted this in another thread but I'm mentioning it agin here) read Cecily Knobler's She's Crazy, He's a Liar. She's a comedian and you could sort of say it's written in the same light as He's Just Not That Into You, but it's more of a funny tale about what girls & guys do when dating or in relationships and even though doesn't offer much on the real-life advice side, it's hilariously funny and had me howling out loud on the subway to work!
(Side note, I've also cried on the subway...The Time Traveller's Wife made me do that!!

Wheel of time series also pretty good

Icon, if you weren't in a relationship, you'd make several of my guy friends very very happy :)

Over summer vacation I read Charlaine Harris's Southern Vampire Mysteries (The Sookie Stackhouse books,) and they were awesome. I tend to like fantasy/sci-fi anyway and these books were a great mix of romance, vampires and mystery (and they are pretty funny!) It's the series True Blood is based off of. Wicked cool.

Chelsea Handler's books are hilarious and a quick read, I highly suggest them as well!

Everything else I read is for school or teaching so unless you want to read Anna Karenina, I'll stay out of the thread, lol.

I read the Sookie books this summer, too. Actually, deVOURED them is more like it.

Except I didn't know they'd be so graphic and I was reading them in my living room with my roommates, at one point CB was like hey, why is your face all red? ITS NOT LEAVE ME ALONE /storms out of the room.

American Gods was Awesome!!!

If you like Sci-Fi at all, I recommend Anne Mcaffery (very good) and John Varley (weird and HILARIOUS)

Jennifer Crusie is very funny.

Janet Evanovich :D I love the Stephanie Plum books and they are hilarious.

If you liked the Sookie Stackhouse books by Charlaine Harris, I recommend the Queen Betsy series by MaryJanice Davidson.

Also, I recommend the Heather Wells series by Meg Cabot.

These are all chick-lit comedies, so there is a bit of romance, but not overwhelmingly so. Have a great vacation!

I also play first person shooters and RPGs ;) And im half decent :lol: which is the important bit

AHAHAHHA! My coworker and I did this this summer. She would buy the books, read it and toss it to me. At one point I was begging her to finish a book so I could start it. Mind you, we were reading them in 2-4 days flat. LOL

Great series!!!! :)