Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
The world is in a crazy place right now, so to give you a bit of comedic relief, we've put together a list of our 10 favorite funny books. We hope that these books make you laugh as much as they did for us.
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Books mentioned in this episode:
1984 by George Orwell
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Distant Star by Roberto Bolano
amzn.to/4aDDE05
Amulet by Roberto Bolano
amzn.to/42zB7lx
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781250898128
The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolano
amzn.to/4aDElqd
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312427481
The Romantic Dogs by Roberto Bolano
amzn.to/3WEr8HW
2666 by Roberto Bolano
amzn.to/3CkhKT7
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312429218
The Tunnel by William H. Gass
The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt
amzn.to/4hsDhI6
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811225502
Something Happened by Joseph Heller
amzn.to/4hUqWNd
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780684841212
Endurance by Alfred Lansing
amzn.to/40EdLIT
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780465062881
The Invisibility Cloak by Ge Fei
amzn.to/4hfJjw1
Peach Blossom Paradise by Ge Fei
amzn.to/42C1N5u
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681374703
Thank you for Smoking by Christopher Buckley
amzn.to/4aVxMzL
Pay as You Go by Eskor David Johnson
amzn.to/3PXc4RX
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781952119743
Same Bed, Different Dreams by Ed Park
amzn.to/40UTHDy
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780812988321
A Naked Singularity by Sergio De La Pava
amzn.to/3CuCl78
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780226141794
China Dream by Ma Jian
amzn.to/40U55Qg
A Bended Circuity by Robert S. Stickley
Natural Causes by Nina Lykke
amzn.to/4haDS1g
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781948830669
JR by William Gaddis
amzn.to/40SRcBD
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681374680
White Noise by Don DeLillo
amzn.to/3QhYBVj
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143129554
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
amzn.to/4hg9lzc
Troll by Dave Fitzgerald
amzn.to/3CvVR3a
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781952600326
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
amzn.to/42vmD6o
The world is in a crazy place right now, so to give you a bit of comedic relief, we've put together a list of our 10 favorite funny books. We hope that these books make you laugh as much as they did for us.
Become part of our growing book community!
patreon.com/LifeonBooks
Join the Life on Books mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest book giveaways, projects, and more!
linktw.in/BRYAnVh
Want to read one book from every country? Check out our resource online:
linktw.in/Zeolty
Books mentioned in this episode:
1984 by George Orwell
amzn.to/4gsEY7C
Distant Star by Roberto Bolano
amzn.to/4aDDE05
Amulet by Roberto Bolano
amzn.to/42zB7lx
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781250898128
The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolano
amzn.to/4aDElqd
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312427481
The Romantic Dogs by Roberto Bolano
amzn.to/3WEr8HW
2666 by Roberto Bolano
amzn.to/3CkhKT7
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312429218
The Tunnel by William H. Gass
The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt
amzn.to/4hsDhI6
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811225502
Something Happened by Joseph Heller
amzn.to/4hUqWNd
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780684841212
Endurance by Alfred Lansing
amzn.to/40EdLIT
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780465062881
The Invisibility Cloak by Ge Fei
amzn.to/4hfJjw1
Peach Blossom Paradise by Ge Fei
amzn.to/42C1N5u
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681374703
Thank you for Smoking by Christopher Buckley
amzn.to/4aVxMzL
Pay as You Go by Eskor David Johnson
amzn.to/3PXc4RX
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781952119743
Same Bed, Different Dreams by Ed Park
amzn.to/40UTHDy
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780812988321
A Naked Singularity by Sergio De La Pava
amzn.to/3CuCl78
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780226141794
China Dream by Ma Jian
amzn.to/40U55Qg
A Bended Circuity by Robert S. Stickley
Natural Causes by Nina Lykke
amzn.to/4haDS1g
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781948830669
JR by William Gaddis
amzn.to/40SRcBD
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681374680
White Noise by Don DeLillo
amzn.to/3QhYBVj
bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143129554
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
amzn.to/4hg9lzc
Troll by Dave Fitzgerald
amzn.to/3CvVR3a
bookshop.org/a/103053/9781952600326
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
amzn.to/42vmD6o
