Oh yes, The Egg and I...
Reminded me of one of my favorites when I need a good laugh "My family
and other animals" by Gerald Durrell.
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[mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Endlich, Rebecca (EWHS)
Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 2:09 PM
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Hey, you left out my picks! ;)
I reread these books because they remain humorous:
The Egg and I by McDonald
Cheaper by the Dozen by Gilbreth
I can add
The Moon's a Balloon by David Niven (yes, the actor - my husband
used to complain because I read in bed he couldn't sleep because I was
shaking the bed laughing - it is his memoir and just as stylish as he
was)
Rebecca Endlich
Librarian
Edmonds-Woodway High School
http://school.edmonds.wednet.edu/ewhs/library/default.htm
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[mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Pat Hoppe
Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 6:24 PM
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Thanks for ALL the suggestions. Here are the great
recommendations.....
"Everybody loves Raymond" then she will love this book. Author:
Patricia
Heaton "Motherhood and Hollywood"
Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series
I find the Sweet Potato Queens books very funny indeed.
I also like the books by Sophie Kinsella hilarious! She writes the
Shopaholic series and several other books about generally funny
occurrences in life.
I've always enjoyed the wordplay and situations of the British author
P.G. Wodehouse.
The Southern Sisters mystery series by Anne George are just LOL fun and
funny!
The absolute funniest book I have read as an adult is Not Tonight Honey,
Wait
'til I'm a Size 6 by Susan Reinhardt ISBN 0-7582-1124-4
We may have weird tastes but my husband and I loved "Marley and Me" by
John
Grogan
Moo! by Jane Smiley--this one got me through my mother's last days
Two books by Jasper Fforde: The Big Over Easy and The Fourth Bear. These
two
I listened to audio versions and they had me laughing out loud. Oh and
here is
one more. It is a bit dated but I still find remember it fondly: I Want
to
Buy A Vowel.
anything by David Sedaris.
"Sex Lives of Cannibals" by Martin Van Troost. I have given this to
friends
recovering from triple bypass surgery, depression, etc. It was always
a
hit.
My Mom healed herself many times by reading The Confederacy of Dunces,
although it is one very peculiar book. I have a friend who gives it to
anyone who
is having a tough time and needs encouragement.
Pat Hoppe
Librarian
marbeth2@aol.com
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