Funny / humerous book recommendations?

Raider

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I'm looking for something new to read, but i'm looking for something a bit more light hearted after a few more serious recent reads. Last humour book I read was Tony Hawk's book ("A Piano in the Pyrenees") about his buying of a house in the south of France, which was pretty good.

Whenever I look on the usual book sellers, all I get is "Is it me or is everything ****?", or "Do penguins eat wasps?" or other useless stocking fillers in the humour section. So i'm looking for any tips?

Ta in advance :)
 
Tony Hawks' (apostrophe after the "s" since his name is Hawks - here endeth the grammar nazi part) other books are quite good as well - Round Ireland With A Fridge and Beating The Maldovans At Tennis as the two I've read although the latter is a bit more melancholic.

You might also want to consider Bill Bryson, dry acerbic humour but very well observed books on travel as well as his Short History Of Nearly Everything which explains, well much as the title suggests.
 
Ahh Bill Bryson is a good idea. Which of his books would you recommend first? Is Notes from a Small Island the best place to start?
 
Tucker Max, amusing blokes book. I can't link to it as it's fairly filthy but both myself and my better half found it very funny and quite tragic (it's about relationships - but from a mans point of view).

Oddly it was my wench who bought it!
 
Ben M said:
All the collections of articles Clarkson has done are quite entertaining.
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Yeah, I have 2 of those books, really good fun, him basically ranting about whatever in short essay form. Takes about 5 mins to read a chapter, good toilet reading
 
Tucker Max is indeed quite entertaining, I haven't read the book yet (I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell is his first) but I've read some of the stories on his website and the forums he runs are quite funny although 90% of what is said there wouldn't be allowed here.
 
Any Bryson book is good tbh. Maybe start with notes from a small island or notes from a big country or down under. All really funny and the research is incredible.
 
Another vote for anything by Bryson or Hawks and don't forget Terry Pratchett for light reading. Bryson's books History of Nearly Everything and Notes from down under are also educational, so even better.

I also enjoy Carl Hiaasen for his view on American, especially Floridian, life with a bit of a mystery thrown in for good measure.
 
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