The Greatest Humor Books of All Time

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
11213 Based On A True Story Norm Macdonald 2016 Canadian English
11230 Fargo Rock City Chuck Klosterman 2001 American English
11241 Vera, Or Faith Gary Shteyngart 2025 American English
11248 Another Roadside Attraction Tom Robbins 1971 American English
11253 The Man Who Walked Through Walls Marcel Aymé 1943 French French
11306 Run For The Hills Kevin Wilson 2025 Unknown English
11320 Lamb Christopher Moore 2002 American English
11330 Learning To Drive Katha Pollitt 2007 American English
11355 The Anthropocene Reviewed John Green 2021 American English
11366 Notes Boulet French Unknown
11405 The Alfie Atkins Series Gunilla Bergström 1972 Swedish Swedish
11426 Me And Earl And The Dying Girl Jesse Andrews 2012 American English
11483 Ninety Nine Glimpses Of Princess Margaret Craig Brown 2017 British English
11515 Le Recensement Des Intellos De Gauche Giacomo Papi 2019 Unknown French
11524 Dial A For Aunties Jesse Q. Sutanto 2021 Indonesian English
11541 The Innocents Abroad Mark Twain 1869 American English
11547 Valentine Vox Henry Cockton 1839 British English
11611 The Complete Calvin And Hobbes Bill Watterson 2005 American English
11636 Frank Fairlegh Francis Edward Smedley 1850 British English
11641 Damned If I Do Percival Everett 2013 American English
11644 On Animals Susan Orlean 2021 American English
11663 Bech Is Back John Updike 1982 American English
11663 Him With His Foot In His Mouth And Other Stories Saul Bellow 1984 American English
11663 If The River Was Whiskey T. Coraghessan Boyle 1989 American English
11663 Lake Success Gary Shteyngart 2018 American English
11812 Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? Elizabeth Blackburn 2022 Unknown English
11876 Monday Begins On Saturday Arkadi Strugatski 1964 Russian Russian
11921 Lake Of Urine Guillermo Stitch 2020 British English
11941 Benjamin Franklin, Self-Revealed William Cabell Bruce 1917 American English
11941 Mr. Clemens and Mark Twain Justin Kaplan 1966 American English
12067 Discontent Beatriz Serrano, Mara Faye Lethem 2023 Unknown English
12106 Dwelling Emily Hunt Kivel 2025 Unknown English
12163 Harry Lorrequer Charles Lever 1839 Irish English
12226 Shades Of Grey Jasper Fforde 2009 British English
12231 Vulture Phoebe Greenwood 2025 Unknown English
12251 Election Tom Perrotta 1998 American English
12251 Beautiful People Simon Doonan 2005 British English
12296 The Payback Kashana Cauley 2025 American English
12313 Yes Please Amy Poehler 2014 American English
12319 Replaceable You Mary Roach 2025 American English
12379 Service John Tottenham 2025 Unknown English
12400 Handy Andy Samuel Lover 1842 Irish English
12404 The Road To Tender Hearts Annie Hartnett 2025 Unknown English
12443 You Look Like A Thing And I Love You Janelle Shane 2019 American English
12446 When The Moon Hits Your Eye John Scalzi 2025 Unknown English
12458 So Far Gone Jess Walter 2025 Unknown English
12468 I See You've Called In Dead John Kenney 2025 Unknown English
12515 A Mom's Life Kathryn Grody 1991 American English
12514 Every Monday Mabel Jashar Awan Unknown English
12561 The Stalker Paula Bomer 2025 American English
12562 Cry For Me, Argentina Tamara Yajia 2025 American English
12584 Boyz Rule Phil Kettle 2003 Australian English
12611 If You Love It, Let It Kill You Hannah Pittard 2025 American English
12628 Don't Trust Fish Dan Santat, Neil Sharpson 2025 American English
12646 J Vs. K Kwame Alexander, Jerry Craft American English
12657 The Complete Letters Of Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde 2000 Irish English
12696 You Didn't Hear This From Me Kelsey McKinney 2025 American English
12705 Actress Of A Certain Age Jeff Hiller 2025 American English
12909 The Nimbus Robert P. Baird 2025 Unknown English
12933 Tartufo Kira Jane Buxton 2025 Unknown English
12964 Sky Daddy Kate Folk 2025 Unknown English
13059 Female Fantasy Iman Hariri-Kia 2025 Iranian English
13061 Detective Aunty Uzma Jalaluddin 2025 Canadian English
13094 Mailman Stephen Starring Grant 2025 Unknown English
13164 Oh Dear, Look What I Got! Michael Rosen 2025 British English
13176 What Happens Online Nathanael Lessore 2025 Unknown English
13214 Hyperbole And A Half Allie Brosh 2013 American English
13214 The Rosie Project Graeme Simsion 2013 Australian English
13220 One Hundred Demons Lynda Barry 2002 American English
13225 My Stupid Dog John Fante 1986 American English
13269 Why Not Me? Wendy L. Bovard 1993 Unknown Unknown
13259 The True Account Howard Frank Mosher 2003 American English
13321 Redshirts John Scalzi 2012 American English
13340 Candyfreak Steve Almond 2004 American English
13353 Si Bob Ong 2014 Filipino Filipino
13359 Where the Sidewalk Ends Shel Silverstein 1974 American English
13362 How To Lie With Statistics Darrell Huff 1954 American English
13362 The Autocrat Of The Breakfast Table Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. 1858 American English
13362 The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, And Other Stories And Essays Mark Twain 1900 American English
13362 Psmith In The City P. G. Wodehouse 1910 British English
13362 The Beano The Editor 1938 British English
13362 Bracebridge Hall Washington Irving 1822 American English
13362 The Life Of Mansie Wauch David Macbeth Moir 1824 British English
13362 Jack Brag Theodore Edward Hook 1837 British English
13362 The Adventures Of Mr. Ledbury And His Friend Jack Johnson Albert Smith 1844 British English
13362 A History Of New York Washington Irving 1809 American English
13362 I Am A Cat Natsume Sōseki 1905 Japanese Japanese
13506 Straight Man Richard Russo 1997 American English
13513 Gil's All Fright Diner A. Lee Martinez 2005 American English
13513 Indecision Benjamin Kunkel 2005 American English
13543 Morte D'Urban J. F. Powers 1962 American English
13577 Anxious People Fredrik Backman 2019 Swedish Swedish
13567 J Pod Douglas Coupland 2006 Canadian English
13590 Taxi Karen Duve 2008 German German
13594 The Book Of Joe Jonathan Tropper 2004 American English
13600 Dingley, L'illustre écrivain Jérôme Tharaud, Jean Tharaud 1902 French French
13600 Jerome Maurice Bedel French French
13600 Les Bêtises Jacques Laurent 1971 French French
13716 I Love You, Beth Cooper Larry Doyle 2007 American English
13753 Tales Of Beatnik Glory Ed Saunders 1975 American English
13772 Tale Of The Troika Arkady Strugatsky 1968 Russian Russian
13806 Metropolitan Life Fran Lebowitz 1978 American English
13886 Unseen Academicals Terry Pratchett 2009 British English
13920 The Cyberiad Stanislaw Lem 1965 Polish Polish
13941 Notes from a Small Island Bill Bryson 1995 American English
13941 Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life Bryan Lee O'Malley 2004 Canadian English
13971 Star Island Carl Hiaasen 2010 American English
13971 Doonesbury And The Art Of G.B. Trudeau Brian Walker 2010 American English
14011 Великий Гусляр Kir Bulychev 1976 Russian Russian
14025 2030 Albert Brooks 2011 American English
14051 The Rosie Effect Graeme Simsion 2014 Australian English
14075 The Eyre Affair Jasper Fforde 2001 British English
14076 The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For Alison Bechdel 2008 American English
14138 Youth In Revolt M. D. Payne Unknown Unknown
14167 Going Postal Terry Pratchett 2004 British English
14175 Tales Of A Fourth Grade Nothing Judy Blume 1972 American English
14197 What The Butler Saw Joe Orton 1969 British English
14232 A Year in Provence Peter Mayle 1989 British English
14232 Anansi Boys Neil Gaiman, Lenny Henry, Mónica Faerna 2005 British English
14232 This Is Going To Hurt Adam Kay 2017 British English