Best british & irish humor books according to redditors

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (better yet: The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide, with the four following novels)

What did that picture have to do with your question?

But, to answer your question (if I didn't already have a fully packed bag), if I had a minute or two before I had to flee I'd grab my backpack and pack it with (and my answer will not include things already packed in my BOB, just regular normal stuff here in my apartment)...

Peanut butter

Tuna fish

Can opener

Tylenol

Caffeine pills

Ephedrine

Contact case, contact juice, all my extra contacts

the glasses they issued me in boot camp

2 pairs of socks

2 pairs of underwear

1 pair of the pants they issued me in boot camp (mine are slightly different than the one in this link. No drawstring, they have the typical zipper and button like normal jeans and typical front pockets found on jeans)

my Dad's old Navy cold weather jacket he was issued in the 70's. (Very similar to this but without the hood. I'd secure it to my backpack with the straps on the bottom made for a tent or sleeping bag.)

Leather belt

the knife they issued me at my first duty station

the largest Nalgene-style water bottle I own, filled with water

Several bottles of water

Flashlight, extra batteries

Ear plugs

The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide

Pocket magnetic chess set

I have a large and light weight hiking backpack, I've fit a cube shaped 36-pack of beer in it with room for more. And of course, I'd walk out the front door with my two melee weapons in hand: a homemade mace/baton and short sword.

• The first book (I believe) to be written using some Scottish dialect was Sunset Song and is considered to be a classic. I read it when I was younger and thought it was OK. I probably should give it another go though.
  
  
• A book I loved was How Late It Was How Late which captures the internal dialogue of a Glaswegian through his various trials and tribulations. It (controversially) won the Man Booker prize in 1994.
  
  
• I also loved The Testament of Gideon Mack by James Robertson. I can't remember if it is written in Scots, but I'm fairly sure it is. I think James Robertson is a great author and I've never read a duff book of his yet. I loved And the Land Lay Still. The Fanatic was really interesting and I'm currently reading Joseph Knight.
  
  
• Swing Hammer Swing! was pretty enjoyable.
  
  
• Budda Da was pretty good, worth a read.
  
  Good luck in finding something else you enjoy reading!
  

Here are some links for the product in the above comment for different countries:

Link: The Devil's Dictionary


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|UK|amazon.co.uk|
|Spain|amazon.es|
|France|amazon.fr|
|Germany|amazon.de|
|Japan|amazon.co.jp|
|Canada|amazon.ca|
|Italy|amazon.it|
|China|amazon.cn|




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If you like this you should check out The Devil's Dictionary.

Out of all of the books I have ever read, I think about only one book more than I do Hitchhiker's. That book is the Art of War.

THIS is the version I have, and highly recommend it.

I have yet to read And Another Thing..., but I have heard that it is both good and different. I would say get more opinions on it before reading Mostly Harmless. Moreover, if you do decide to go on with the series and want something that looks good on your shelf, I would recommend The Ultimate Hitchiker's Guide. It is the first five and some short stories, which are also good. Moreover, it is a very nice looking book. Then have And Another Thing... as a separate book beside it, as it should be being from a different author.

If I remember after I get around to reading And Another Thing..., I'll come back and update this.

Good gravy, please read this ASAP. The Hitchhikers series is phenomenal. I have read the entire series multiple times, and it's great every time. Funny, insanely smart, sarcastic, just great. Douglas Adams was an incredibly smart guy (regularly lectured on technology, etc) and it really comes through in the books.

Seriously. Get this now. I have this bad boy and it's one of my most prized possessions.

Here you go.

Blind Faith by Ben Elton.. It's so witty and clever, I love the concept too :D Here it is on amazon :)

Ben Elton's novels have an uncanny way of getting things right. Dead Famous deals with would-be celebrities' desperation and what they will do for fame, which is why I am citing it in this thread, while Blind Faith bears more than a passing resemblance to the potential Dystopian results of adhesion to political correctness and Past Mortem looks uncannily like the activities of Jimmy Saville would have come as no surprise to him.

No worries! Just thought of another one this morning - The Suicide Shop - a dark satirical fiction title by Jean Teule (trans. Sue Dyson). There's an animated movie made of it as well which someone posted here about two years ago. (That's how I first learned of the book.)

Have you tried any of Tom Holt's books? I think they might suit if you like Gaiman. I suggest the Portable Door and Little People as good places to start.

Ben Elton's Blind Faith is quite a good read

If I bought the books again I'd definitely go for the classiest option. It ain't cheap, though.

The book that I had contained all of the books in the series bound together. Similar to this

http://www.amazon.com/The-Ultimate-Hitchhikers-Guide-Complete/dp/0517226952

There are three recent good translations from Mexican authors and the books are great, considering you liked Aira, Cortázar and Bolaño.

The story of my teeth (Valeria Luiselli)
Signs preceding the end of the world (yuri herrera)
and I'll sell you a dog

enjoy!

Could you please recommend three of the type from India?

Little Hands Clapping was pretty good and kind of messed up. It's pretty short too.

Horns by Joe Hill was also good.

But the two I'd really recommend are The little girl who was too fond of matches

And End of Alice by A.M Homes which is one of my favourite books of all time.

You know what strikes me as a commonality in your list here? Narcissistic protagonists. With very few exceptions these are all novels of profound selfishness. The quintessential narcissist is Holden Caufield, but recommending The Catcher in the Rye feels too easy. Instead I'll give you Lux the Poet, by Martin Millar. It's got Angels, Punk Rock, the Brixton Riots and a good dashing of cocaine.

http://www.amazon.com/Devils-Dictionary-Dover-Thrift-Editions-ebook/dp/B00A735NY8/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1418924769&sr=1-1&keywords=devils+dictionary

Dont ask... Just go get it!
Armageddon the musical
http://www.amazon.com/Armageddon-Musical-Robert-Rankin/dp/0552136816

those are awesome. They come in paperback and hardcover too, but I love the leather bound ones because they look almost like bibles.

Here ya go!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0517226952?ie=UTF8&at=&force-full-site=1&ref_=aw_bottom_links

The Portable Door by Tom Holt is great. British humor with a fantasy element. And goblins. Lots of goblins.

It's a Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy themed case. If you haven't read the books, I really wish that I were you so that I could read them again for the first time.

• Jingo - Book 21 - $3.79
  
• The Color of Magic - Book 1 - $3.99
  
• The Light Fantastic - Book 2 - $3.99
  
• Pyramids - Book 7 - $3.99
  
• The Long Earth - $3.99
  
• The Fifth Elephant - Book 24 - $3.99
  
• Making Money - Book 36 - $3.99
  
• The Last Continent - Book 22 - $3.99
  
• Thud! - Book 34 - $3.99

dude, don't even talk to me about dropping much more on liquids than you should. You should read my review series... i've got so fuckin many bottles. here's the link to the latest one, links to the others at the top of the page. I've got 36 bottles from Gremlin to review and about 18 from rasta vapors that just came in. Prolly do AiV, greenmanjuice and a few others as soon as I can get through what I have left.

Best gift I ever got anyone in my life, i got it for one of my best friends: http://www.amazon.com/The-Ultimate-Hitchhikers-Guide-Complete/dp/0517226952/ref=pd_sim_b_1

leatherbound with a silk page holder. I don't really like tobacco flavors, but I trust the chef and I love HHGTTG, so I ordered beeblebrox, slartibartfast and deep thought samples. I'll be writing a review of them shortly, along with all the other flavors I didn't try from the chef last time.

"My Uncle Oswald" is an excellent Roald Dahl book, quite different to a lot of his other writings. I highly recommend it.

http://www.amazon.com/My-Uncle-Oswald-Roald-Dahl/dp/0140055770/

The Deluxe Version is awesome

And the BBC Radio series is not too shabby either.

This is the best, in my opinion

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Hey and welcome and although I'm almost sure someone has already told you, you should read "A year in the Merde" although after 6 years it might already be too late =)

reminds me of this book.

Sounds like Happiness by Canadian author Will Ferguson. Great book!

This might be what you're looking for: http://www.amazon.com/The-Ultimate-Hitchhikers-Guide-Complete/dp/0517226952/

I believe that's the version I have on my shelf at home.

Tangentially related: Unseen Academicals

I'd pick it up used off Amazon if I were you

Au fait, pour motiver ton mari, fais lui lire "A year in the Merde" et demande lui s'il veut être "Jake the American" dans le roman.

I would do it on a particular printing of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The book: http://www.amazon.com/My-Uncle-Oswald-Roald-Dahl/dp/0140055770

I stumbled on Academy X and it looks baller. I'd also be down to read Point Omega by the incredible Don Delillo or Wool. I'm in the middle of Wool, and it's just a really excellently written and pretty straightforward dystopian novel.

Jasper FForde's The Big Over Easy is pretty light, but funny. I'd also reccomend The Automatic Detective. Neither of these are particularly deep, but they're fun stories, imho.