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The NYT's List of 22 of the Funniest Novels Since 'Catch-22'

Because we could all use a laugh.
Here is a resolutely idiosyncratic assemblage of novels — 22 in all, get it? — culled from the past six decades by three very different Times book critics.
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The Wig (Charles Wright)
The Wig (Charles Wright)
2
Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
3
Oreo (Fran Ross)
Oreo (Fran Ross)
4
Tales of the City (Armistead Maupin)
Tales of the City (Armistead Maupin)
5
Mrs. Caliban (Rachel Ingalls)
Mrs. Caliban (Rachel Ingalls)
6
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾
7
Heartburn (Nora Ephron)
Heartburn (Nora Ephron)
8
Money (Martin Amis)
Money (Martin Amis)
9
The Mezzanine (Nicholson Baker)
The Mezzanine (Nicholson Baker)
10
A Far Cry From Kensington (Muriel Spark)
A Far Cry From Kensington (Muriel Spark)
11
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
12
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
13
The Quick & the Dead (Joy Williams)
The Quick & the Dead (Joy Williams)
14
Then We Came to the End (Joshua Ferris)
Then We Came to the End (Joshua Ferris)
15
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
16
I Am Not Sidney Poitier (Percival Everett)
I Am Not Sidney Poitier (Percival Everett)
17
Lightning Rods (Helen Dewitt)
Lightning Rods (Helen Dewitt)
18
Pym (Mat Johnson)
Pym (Mat Johnson)
19
The Sellout (Paul Beatty)
The Sellout (Paul Beatty)
20
Private Citizens (Tony Tulathimutte)
Private Citizens (Tony Tulathimutte)
21
My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Ottessa Moshfegh)
My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Ottessa Moshfegh)
22
Lake of Urine (Guillermo Stitch)
Lake of Urine (Guillermo Stitch)
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