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Comments Showing 1-9 of 9 (9 new)

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message 1: by Neil (new)

Neil I must have stumbled on the wrong list. I thought this was supposed to be funny stuff!


Loveliest Evaris How is American Psycho funny? o_o


message 3: by Neil (new)

Neil Actually, it's a dodgy list anyway. Does nobody at Goodreads watch for this stuff?


message 4: by P.J. (new)

P.J. Sullivan "Lolita" is funny?


message 5: by Neway (new)

Neway Simegn surprised


message 6: by Mead (new)

Mead Mccabe DITTO:
"Lolita" is funny?
Depends on your morals!
Mack


message 7: by Luke (new)

Luke It's impossible to take a list like this seriously when there's no Austen on the first page.


message 8: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Jul 23, 2015 10:00PM) (new)

BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) Aubrey wrote: "It's impossible to take a list like this seriously when there's no Austen on the first page."

Ah well, the same goes for Henry Fielding. But in spite of this, I still like this list :-)

There are books on this list which I've read and can't for the life of me think why they would be considered funny. But then again, that's all a matter of opinion, I guess.

By the way, I too love Jane Austen's wit and (very) sharp pen.


message 9: by Joshua (new)

Joshua  Gonsalves lolita is hilarious throughout, even if it is quite disturbing


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