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New to the genre? These 5 are the books to read first.
Three Men in a Boat (to Say Nothing of the Dog)
Jerome Klapka JérômeA Victorian travelogue turned episodic comedy of middle-class pretensions and domestic mishaps.
Emma
Jane AustenA comedy of manners centered on social blindness, matchmaking, and indirect free speech.
Cold Comfort Farm
Stella GibbonsA parody of dramatic, gloomy rural melodramas of the early 20th century.
The Code of the Woosters
P. G. WodehouseA definitive example of British light farce driven by linguistic play and chaotic plotting.
Catch-22
Joseph HellerA satirical anti-war novel built on bureaucratic paradox, circular logic, and gallows humor.
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Breakfast of ChampionsKurt Vonnegut - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyDouglas Adams - A Confederacy of Dunces
A Confederacy of DuncesJohn Kennedy Toole - Good Omens
Good OmensNeil Gaiman - Bridget Jones's Diary
Bridget Jones's DiaryHelen Fielding - Me Talk Pretty One Day
Me Talk Pretty One DayDavid Sedaris - One Day
One DayDavid Nicholls2009 - Good Omens
Good OmensTerry Pratchett1990 - Dork Diaries 15
Dork Diaries 15Rachel Renée Russell2010 - A Dog's Purpose
A Dog's PurposeW. Bruce Cameron2010 - If Cats Disappeared From The World
If Cats Disappeared From The WorldKawamura Genki2012 - The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & ClayMichael Chabon1957