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30 Funniest Books Ever

It's a very subjective thing, what each of us finds funny. And of course as is the case with all the best things in life, humor comes in many shapes and flavors. According to ShortList website these are the 30 funniest books ever. Do you agree with them? Have these books amused you in a good way?
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High Fidelity (Nick Hornby)
High Fidelity
Nick Hornby
2
Black Swan Green (David Mitchell)
Black Swan Green
David Mitchell
3
Trainspotting (Irvine Welsh)
Trainspotting
Irvine Welsh
4
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
Bret Easton Ellis
5
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
Joseph Heller
6
Lucky Jim (Kinglsey Amis)
Lucky Jim
Kinglsey Amis
7
The Ginger Man by J. P. Donleavy
The Ginger Man by J. P. Donleavy
8
Straight Man (Richard Russo)
Straight Man
Richard Russo
9
Tristram Shandy (Laurence Sterne)
Tristram Shandy
Laurence Sterne
10
Three Men in a Boat (Jerome K. Jerome)
Three Men in a Boat
Jerome K. Jerome
11
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
John Kennedy Toole
12
Skippy Dies (Paul Murray)
Skippy Dies
Paul Murray
13
Tietam Brown (Mick Foley)
Tietam Brown
Mick Foley
14
The Witches of Eastwick (John Updike)
The Witches of Eastwick
John Updike
15
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams
16
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (Sue Townsend)
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4
Sue Townsend
17
The Code of the Woosters (P.G. Wodehouse)
The Code of the Woosters
P.G. Wodehouse
18
Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
Portnoy's Complaint
Philip Roth
19
Comedy of Errors (Shakespeare)
Comedy of Errors
Shakespeare
20
The Innocents Abroad (Mark Twain)
The Innocents Abroad
Mark Twain
21
The Pickwick Papers (Charles Dickens)
The Pickwick Papers
Charles Dickens
22
The Importance of Being Earnest (Oscar Wilde)
The Importance of Being Earnest
Oscar Wilde
23
Money (Martin Amis)
Money
Martin Amis
24
Illywhacker
Illywhacker
25
Tom Jones (Henry Fielding)
Tom Jones
Henry Fielding
26
The Curious Incindent of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incindent of the Dog in the Night-Time
Mark Haddon
27
Finnegans Wake (James Joyce)
Finnegans Wake
James Joyce
28
Cakes and Ale - Or, the Skeleton in the Cupboard
Cakes and Ale - Or, the Skeleton in the Cupboard
29
Puckoon
Puckoon
30
Pnin (Vladimir Nabokov)
Pnin
Vladimir Nabokov
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