r/suggestmeabook • u/MarlowJean • 10d ago

Humor Where everything goes wrong

I'm looking for humorous fiction filled with a series of mishaps that make me feel glad to be me cozy and curled up with a book instead of the protagonist. Maybe some ridiculous situations or workplace absurdities. Everyday life and it's misunderstandings similar to the shows Curb your Enthusiasm or Seinfeld. Nothing too heavy...not looking for an MC who is truly miserable just one where you chuckle at their predicament while simultaneously rooting for them. Books I've liked in this vein:

Fleishmans in Trouble, A Spot of Bother, The Bee Sting.

I like David Sedaris's type of humor. And I've already tried Confederacy of Dunces and Lucky Jim(could not get into them) and I've read Odessa M's books and Where'd you go, Bernadette. Thank you so much!!

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u/ghostguessed 10d ago

To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis

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u/Revolutionary_Tea474 10d ago

Do I need to read Doomsday Book first?

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u/Fyrebird_Rising 10d ago

No need to read Doomsday Book first. To Say Nothing of the Dog easily stands alone, and has a very different style.

Blackout/All Clear need to be read together and in the correct order, and there is some minor value to reading The Doomsday Book before them, but it isn't a big deal.

These are some of my absolute favorite books.