Funny Books: Booker Prize Edition

November 25, 2024 5:08 AM

"Looking for a book to put a smile on your face? We’ve trawled the Booker Prize archives in search of the wittiest works, from biting social satire to family farce"
posted by cupcakeninja (2 comments total)

Slightly off topic, but I was surprised to see The Yips, only because I had thought the phrase was uniquely American. Wrong again. Turns out that the alleged origins are a bit murkier, that it is credited to golfing Scotsman Tommy Armour (1896-1968) who transplanted to America in the 1920s. (Also notable - he lost the sight of one eye in the war. I guess binocular vision is less vital to a golfer than to, say, a tennis player. Couldn't say. Not a sportsman, myself.)

Where would we be without the internet?

If the reader does not laugh out loud while reading on a subway, is the book funny, or no more than droll? YMMV of course, but it's a bar that a lot of comic lit does not clear. Guilty until proven innocent, I say. (Again, YMMV.)
posted by BWA at 6:47 AM on November 25

The only one I've read is Skippy Dies, and I concur that it is indeed one of the funny ones.
posted by CheeseDigestsAll at 7:02 AM on November 25