Can someone reccommend me a good book please, maybe with a bit of humour about life, anything really but not sci fi, thanks
Title and author please
2007-02-27 01:26:33 · 21 answers · asked by friendofb 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
This is kind of "all over the map" in terms of style, subject matter, time & place. But they all have elements of human comedy, sadness & drama as well as the sardonic & the picaresque in a few.
Cannery Row, Sweet Thursday & Tortilla Flat - John Steinbeck
The Human Comedy - William Saroyan
The Catcher in the Rye - J. D. Salinger
On the Road & The Dharma Bums - Jack Kerouac
Tropic of Cancer - Henry Miller
Candlemas Bay & Spoonhandle - Ruth Moore
The Serial - Cyra McFadden
The Last Convertible - Anton Myrer
The Adventures of Augie March & Henderson the Rain King - Saul Bellow
The Bonfire of the Vanities & A Man in Full - Tom Wolf
Florence of Arabia - Christopher Buckley
Elvis, Jesus and Coca Cola & Armadillos and Old Lace - Kinky Friedman
2007-02-27 04:13:03 · answer #1 · answered by Ray 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any Tom Robbins. Makes me laugh, anyway.
Another Roadside Attraction (1971) *Brilliant*
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1976) *Brilliant*
Still Life with Woodpecker (1980) Very Good
Jitterbug Perfume (1984) Very Good
Skinny Legs and All (1990) Not so good.
Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas (1994) Not so good
Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates (2000)* Brilliant*
Villa Incognito (2003) Haven't read it all yet.
Hope you like 'em.
2007-02-27 02:01:46 · answer #2 · answered by jcboyle 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella
The Horse Whisperer and The Divide by Nicholas Evans
Sun at Midnight by Rosie Thomas
Cover Your Assets by Patricia Smiley
I highly recommend John Grisham and Nicholas Sparks.
2007-02-27 02:07:54 · answer #3 · answered by Fast boy + sexy boy + doglover 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi There,
I agree with above Nicholas Sparks is great - A walk to remember, The Guardian or The Notebook- maybe a bit sad though as in shed a tear sad.
James Patterson is awesome any book of his, especially Judge and Jury.His books are Crime
Bernard Cornwall if you fancy anything to do with the Vikings alot more interesting than it sounds I promise!
Also Green Dolphin Country is one of my favourite books, no longer in print but can get copies off e bay for pennies!
Hope this helps
2007-02-27 01:38:59 · answer #4 · answered by sarah n 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Undead series by Mary Janice Davidson, start with Undead and Unwed
2007-02-27 04:32:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything by either Paulo Coelho or Ben Elton are very good, although wouldn't recommend Dead Famous by Ben Elton, the only one I haven't liked.
Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist - very good.
Paulo Coelho - Eleven Minutes - fantastic.
Ben Elton - High Society - Excellent.
Ben Elton - Past Mortem - Very good.
Jodi Picoult is a very good writer also, i recommend My Sisters Keeper, its a bit different.
The Island by Victoria Hislop is a very good read.
Happy Reading
2007-02-27 03:57:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Still Life with Woodpecker by Tom Robbins - insightful and laugh out loud funny. Another of his worth considering is Even Cowgirls Get the Blues.
2007-02-27 01:30:41 · answer #7 · answered by Greg C 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut
2007-02-27 01:32:01 · answer #8 · answered by JeckJeck 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I highly recommend A Walk To Remember by Nicholas Sparks. Any of his books are actually fantastic.
2007-02-27 01:35:36 · answer #9 · answered by buttercuppeepersgilda 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller. Very funny.
2007-02-27 01:30:52 · answer #10 · answered by Foot Foot 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋