Laugh Out Loud Reads

Adult Fiction * Adult Non-Fiction * Teen Reads * Children’s Reads * Comics * Movies & TV

Adult Fiction

Jasper Fforde, Jennifer Crusie, and Christopher Moore were the repeat suggestions in this category. 

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to The Galaxy by Douglas Adams
The Shepherd, the Angel and Walter the Christmas Miracle Dog by Dave Barry
The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
Confessions of a Teen Sleuth by Chelsea Cain
Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie
Wild Ride by Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer
Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris
The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man by Fannie Flagg
Sick Puppy by Carl Hiaasen
The Pleasure of My Company by Steve Martin
Bloodsucking Fiends: a love story by Christopher Moore
A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore
The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror by Christopher Moore
There's a (slight) chance I might be going to Hell: A novel of sewer pipes, pageant queens, and big trouble by Laurie Notaro
Good Omens: the nice and accurate prophecies of Agnes Nutter, witch by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind and the sequels by Ann Ross
The Sheriff of Yrnameer by Michael Rubens
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
The Inimitable Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse

Non-Fiction

Favorites here were David Sedaris and Gary Paulsen.

Dave Barry Does Japan by Dave Barry
Running with Scissors: A memoir by Augusten Burroughs
Cheaper By the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth, Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Mennonite in a Little Black Dress: A memoir of going home by Rhoda Janzen
Why We Suck: A feel good guide to staying fat, loud, lazy and stupid by Denis Leary
We Thought You Would be Prettier: True tales of the dorkiest girl alive by Laurie Notaro
Winterdance: the fine madness of running the Iditarod by Gary Paulsen
B is for Botox: An alphabet book for the middle aged by Ross and Kathryn Petras
 Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex by Mary Roach
Unpopular Essays by Bertrand Russell
Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris
I Had the Right to Remain Silent-- But I Didn't Have the Ability by Ron White
Cake wrecks : When professional cakes go hilariously wrong by Jen Yates

 Teen Reads

Gordon Korman got multiple mentions here and for Children's picks.

Don’t call Me Ishmael by Michael Gerard Bauer
Swim the Fly by Don Calame
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
No More Dead Dogs by Gordon Korman
Son of the Mob by Gordon Korman
Alan Mendelsohn, the boy from Mars collected in 5 Novels by Daniel Pinkwater
Angus, Thongs and Full Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison
The Adrian Mole Diaries by Sue Townsend
Spanking Shakespeare by Jake Wizner

Children’s Reads

Top suggestion was Diary of a Wimpy Kid by far but Shel Silverstein had a good showing as well.

Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing by Judi Barrett
Bark George! by Jules Feiffer
The True Story of Christmas by Anne Fine
My Little Sister Ate One Hare by Bill Grossman
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Greg Heffley's journal by Jeff Kinney
Schooled by Gordon Korman
Bunnicula by James Howe
The Wednesday Wars by Gary Schmidt
A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
Runny Babbit by Shel Silverstein
A Series of Unfortunate Events starting with A Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems 

Comics

And there seems to be some hankering for days past because Calvin & Hobbes just keeps coming to mind.

 Library Mascot Cage Match: an Unshelved collection by Bill Barnes and Gene Ambaum
The Bloom County Library. Volume one, 1980-1982 by Berke Breathed
The Essential Calvin and Hobbes: a Calvin and Hobbes treasury by Bill Watterson
Something under the Bed is Drooling by Bill Watterson
Frazz: Live at Bryson Elementary by Jef Mallett

Movies & TV Shows

Arsenic and Old Lace
Big Bang Theory
Clue
Grosse Point Blank
Home Movies
Hot Fuzz
A Night at the Opera
Pulp Fiction
Shaun of the Dead