Books Suggestions?

Question

I've read everything I have in my book collection. The last things I've read were books by both Augusten Burroughs and David Sedaris. I need some suggestions on what to read next. I'm looking for something that's light and funny.

Answer 1

If you like David Sedaris and Augusten Burroughs, give David Rakoff a try. He's similar but more writing about lifestyle and even some politics rather than mainly just his own experiences.

The book I've read by him is Don't Get Too Comfortable, which is a series of essays. I enjoyed it (I also enjoyed Sedaris and Burroughs). I haven't read his other book of essays (Fraud) yet, but I plan to.

Others you might like in a similar vein are Amy Sedaris (David's sister) who has written a book on entertaining,and collaborated on a fiction project (Wigville), and Sarah Vowell, who wrote Assassination Vacation and the Partly Cloudy Patriot.

Answer 2

"The Catcher in the Rye" is a classic contraversial funny book. It is probably the best book I've ever read (next to A Clockwork Orange).

It is about a boy, Holden Caufield, that gets expelled from school and goes to New York City. The book is about his time in New york where he goes to clubs, bars, etc getting dunk, and getting in trouble. He also buys himself a hooker (he's only like 16 years old too). But this isnt what is funny; the dialogue is what makes the book. The things he says are so true and funny and most likely things that youve experienced one time or another in your life.

This is truly a great book. Actually, now that i think if it, it was better than A Clockwork Orange. This is a must read for true book junkies.

Answer 3

"Born on a blue day" by Daniel Tammet. The author is an autistic savant and has appeared on tv multiple times, he was on 60 minutes a couple months back. It is a truly inspiring book and a voyage inside his amazing brain and through his life growing up. he has synaesthesia, which means he sees numbers as shapes and colors. the author is truly one of a kind, there are only 50 known autistic savants in the world and he is the only one who has written a book and is able to live on his own. you can compare him to the guy in "rainman" except daniel is much higher functioning than him. this book was also a nyt best seller for a while when it first came out. i highly recommend this book even though it is a short read.

Answer 4

The World According to Garp by John Irving. -
Simultaneously gasp in shock and laugh out loud.

Time Travelers Strictly Cash by Spider Robinson-
The start ot the best SF/humor series ever written. A bar that you find only if you need to, full of the most amazing beings ever to set foot in upstate New York.

Answer 5

comprehend you mentioned no vampire books...yet i think of Twilight is extensive! that could be a solid e book and that is in a human beings point of view, not a vampires! it is likewise a movie. there is: Twilight; New Moon; Eclipse; and Breaking daybreak... although Breaking daybreak isn't out interior the cinema's yet... If not Twilight, then how approximately some Jaqueline Wilson books? they are impressive!!! and easily humorous. wish I helped(:

Answer 6

I recommend "The Life of Pi" by Yann Martel.
This is a funny, magical and profound story of Pi, who is cast adrift in a lifeboat with a zebra, a hyena, an orangutan, and a huge Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. Captivating!

Answer 7

For light and entertaining I recommend "Hypocrite in a Poufy White Dress" by Susan Gilman.

Answer 8

Try Carl Hiaasen. Especially Lucky Me. Hilarious. You will want to read them all. Mr. Hiaasen's themes always involve the environment in Florida and how tourism has destroyed it. Lucky Me is the funniest book I ever read. Enjoy. Pax - C.

Answer 9

King Fortis the Brave!

Answer 10

Choke, by Chuck Palahniuk