Reading lists

Nine books to cheer

Sometimes all you need to get through the day is a good chuckle. Our list of Vintage’s top ten books to make you laugh is a great place to start

Mapp and LuciaE. F. Benson
The CommitmentsRoddy Doyle
Three Men in a BoatJerome K. Jerome, Vic Reeves
The Green ManKingsley Amis
Catch 22Joseph Heller
Portnoy's ComplaintPhilip Roth
TrainspottingIrvine Welsh
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, GentlemanLaurence Sterne
The Ascent Of Rum DoodleW E Bowman

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