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39 of the Funniest Books Ever Written

"A genuinely funny book is one of life's simplest pleasures, but finding the real stand-outs is never as easy. Back in 2009, we asked some leading lights of comedy and literature to nominate the books that make them laugh out loud. Here we revisit the results, and add some extras from the Esquire team" -esquire
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The Idiot (Elif Batuman)
The Idiot (Elif Batuman)
2
Foreskin's Lament (Shalom Auslander)
Foreskin's Lament (Shalom Auslander)
3
The Adulterants (Joe Dunthorne)
The Adulterants (Joe Dunthorne)
4
My Sister, the Serial Killer (Oyinkan Braithwaite)
My Sister, the Serial Killer (Oyinkan Braithwaite)
5
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
6
Love in a Cold Climate (Nancy Mitford)
Love in a Cold Climate (Nancy Mitford)
7
Delete This at Your Peril (Neil Forsyth)
Delete This at Your Peril (Neil Forsyth)
8
The Timewaster Letters (Robin Cooper)
The Timewaster Letters (Robin Cooper)
9
The Bottle Factory Outing (Beryl Bainbridge)
The Bottle Factory Outing (Beryl Bainbridge)
10
Based on a True Story (Norm MacDonald)
Based on a True Story (Norm MacDonald)
11
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (Sue Townsend)
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (Sue Townsend)
12
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
13
Vile Bodies (Evelyn Waugh)
Vile Bodies (Evelyn Waugh)
14
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid (Bill Bryson)
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid (Bill Bryson)
15
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy (Laurence Sterne)
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy (Laurence Sterne)
16
Then We Came to the End (Joshua Ferris)
Then We Came to the End (Joshua Ferris)
17
Hyperbole and a Half (Allie Brosh)
Hyperbole and a Half (Allie Brosh)
18
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
19
Screen Burn (Charlie Brooker)
Screen Burn (Charlie Brooker)
20
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
21
I, Partridge: We Need to Talk About Alan
I, Partridge: We Need to Talk About Alan
22
Republican Party Reptile (PJ O'Rourke)
Republican Party Reptile (PJ O'Rourke)
23
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
24
Money: A Suicide Note (Martin Amis)
Money: A Suicide Note (Martin Amis)
25
Cold Comfort Farm (Stella Gibbons)
Cold Comfort Farm (Stella Gibbons)
26
Trainspotting (Irvine Welsh)
Trainspotting (Irvine Welsh)
27
Three Men in a Boat (Jerome K. Jerome)
Three Men in a Boat (Jerome K. Jerome)
28
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again (David Foster Wallace)
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again (David Foster Wallace)
29
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
30
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Fannie Flagg)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Fannie Flagg)
31
Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
32
Lucky Jim (Kinglsey Amis)
Lucky Jim (Kinglsey Amis)
33
The Sellout (Paul Beatty)
The Sellout (Paul Beatty)
34
Diary of a Nobody (George and Weedon Grossmith)
Diary of a Nobody (George and Weedon Grossmith)
35
The Code of the Woosters (P.G. Wodehouse)
The Code of the Woosters (P.G. Wodehouse)
36
Where'd You Go, Bernadette (Maria Semple)
Where'd You Go, Bernadette (Maria Semple)
37
Sombrero Fallout (Richard Brautigan)
Sombrero Fallout (Richard Brautigan)
38
My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Ottessa Moshfegh)
My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Ottessa Moshfegh)
39
The Nose (Nikolai Gogol)
The Nose (Nikolai Gogol)
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