We get it – sometimes you just want to reach for a light and funny read at the end of a long work day. Or maybe you’ve had a rough day and the only thing that will make you feel better is a book that will make you chuckle to yourself. Some of the funniest books in the humour genre have the power to turn our day around, to make our hearts sing and take away the day’s (or week’s or month’s) stress. After all, why wouldn’t we want to read about characters dumber than ourselves, and watch smugly as they stumble through life much as ourselves?
We’ve put together a list of some of the funniest books that have made us chuckle, giggle, laugh, snort until we’ve embarrassed ourselves.
1. My Man Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse
2. My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell
3. Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett
4. Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
5. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
6. What A Carve Up! by Jonathan Coe
Looking for a way to get out of a reading slump? Here are some books to help with that.