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Washington Post 100 Best Comic Novels

According to Michael Dirda of the Washington Post: "...these are the books we actually like, that make us laugh out loud and lift our hearts. Some readers even call such titles comfort books, for they tend to be the ones we turn to when the world is too much with us or, as is more often the case, against us. The following 100 titles -- all published in English in the 20th century -- appear roughly as they suggested themselves to me, certainly not in order of merit or hilarity."
The list adopts a one author/one book rule. Dirda also appends a very brief description for each book.
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Leave It to Psmith (P.G. Wodehouse)
Leave It to Psmith (P.G. Wodehouse)
2
Crome Yellow (Aldous Huxley)
Crome Yellow (Aldous Huxley)
3
The Pyrates (George MacDonald Fraser)
The Pyrates (George MacDonald Fraser)
4
Augustus Carp, Esq. by Himself: Being the Autobiography of a Really Go
Augustus Carp, Esq. by Himself: Being the Autobiography of a Really Go
5
The Trials of Topsy (A.P. Herbert)
The Trials of Topsy (A.P. Herbert)
6
The Unfortunate Fursey (Mervyn Wall)
The Unfortunate Fursey (Mervyn Wall)
7
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
8
Mapp and Lucia (E F Benson)
Mapp and Lucia (E F Benson)
9
What a Life! (E.V. Lucas and George Morrow)
What a Life! (E.V. Lucas and George Morrow)
10
The Young Visiters (Daisy Ashford)
The Young Visiters (Daisy Ashford)
11
Appleby's End (Michael Innes)
Appleby's End (Michael Innes)
12
Tik-Tok (John Sladek)
Tik-Tok (John Sladek)
13
The Crock of Gold (James Stephens)
The Crock of Gold (James Stephens)
14
The Travel Tales of Mr Joseph Jorkens (Lord Dunsany)
The Travel Tales of Mr Joseph Jorkens (Lord Dunsany)
15
His Monkey Wife (John Collier)
His Monkey Wife (John Collier)
16
Lucky Jim (Kingsley Amis)
Lucky Jim (Kingsley Amis)
17
Decline and Fall (Evelyn Waugh)
Decline and Fall (Evelyn Waugh)
18
Cold Comfort Farm (Stella Gibbons)
Cold Comfort Farm (Stella Gibbons)
19
Party Going (Henry Green)
Party Going (Henry Green)
20
An Armful of Warm Girl (W.M. Spackman)
An Armful of Warm Girl (W.M. Spackman)
21
Imaginative Qualities of Actual Things
Imaginative Qualities of Actual Things
22
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
23
Amphigorey (Edward Gorey)
Amphigorey (Edward Gorey)
24
Pictures From an Institution
Pictures From an Institution
25
Bullivant and the Lambs (Ivy Compton-Burnett)
Bullivant and the Lambs (Ivy Compton-Burnett)
26
A Severed Head (Iris Murdoch)
A Severed Head (Iris Murdoch)
27
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
28
Alan Mendelsohn, the Boy From Mars (Daniel Pinkwater)
Alan Mendelsohn, the Boy From Mars (Daniel Pinkwater)
29
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
30
The Night Life of the Gods (Thorne Smith)
The Night Life of the Gods (Thorne Smith)
31
The Sword in the Stone (T.H. White)
The Sword in the Stone (T.H. White)
32
God Save the Mark
God Save the Mark
33
Murphy (Beckett)
Murphy (Beckett)
34
The Eyes of the Overworld (Jack Vance)
The Eyes of the Overworld (Jack Vance)
35
Cakes and Ale - Or, the Skeleton in the Cupboard
Cakes and Ale - Or, the Skeleton in the Cupboard
36
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (Jeanette Winterson)
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (Jeanette Winterson)
37
The Silver Stallion (James Branch Cabell)
The Silver Stallion (James Branch Cabell)
38
The Napoleon of Notting Hill (G. K. Chesterton)
The Napoleon of Notting Hill (G. K. Chesterton)
39
All About H. Hatterr (G.V. Desani)
All About H. Hatterr (G.V. Desani)
40
Seven Men (Max Beerbohm)
Seven Men (Max Beerbohm)
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