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Life's absurdities and human foibles take center stage in these witty, irreverent works by sharp-minded observers of our world. Whether exploring scientific oddities, dissecting social conventions, or sharing personal misadventures, these books illuminate the humor in both everyday experiences and profound truths.

Humor Book Summaries

The Body in the Backyard Summary
The Body in the Backyard
by Lucy Score 2024 368 pages
4.18
15k+ ratings
Romance
Mystery
Paranormal
Failure to Match Summary
Failure to Match
by Kyra Parsi 2024 430 pages
4.21
18k+ ratings
Romance
Enemies To Lovers
Contemporary
The Rosie Project Summary
The Rosie Project
by Graeme Simsion 2013 292 pages
4.01
500k+ ratings
Contemporary
Humor
Chick Lit
Crazy Rich Asians Summary
Crazy Rich Asians
by Kevin Kwan 2013 403 pages
3.91
500k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Chick Lit
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? Summary
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
by Mindy Kaling 2011 222 pages
3.86
500k+ ratings
Memoir
Humor
Biography
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared Summary
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared
by Jonas Jonasson 2009 396 pages
3.82
200k+ ratings
Contemporary
Historical Fiction
Humor
The Devil Wears Prada Summary
The Devil Wears Prada
by Lauren Weisberger 2003 384 pages
3.81
900k+ ratings
Chick Lit
Contemporary
Romance
Confessions of a Shopaholic Summary
Confessions of a Shopaholic
by Sophie Kinsella 2000 368 pages
3.71
700k+ ratings
Chick Lit
Romance
Contemporary
Why Not Me? Summary
Why Not Me?
by Mindy Kaling 2015 240 pages
3.91
200k+ ratings
Memoir
Humor
Biography
China Rich Girlfriend Summary
China Rich Girlfriend
by Kevin Kwan 2015 378 pages
3.84
200k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Chick Lit
Britt-Marie Was Here Summary
Britt-Marie Was Here
by Fredrik Backman 2014 324 pages
4.09
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Humor
Adult
Let's Pretend This Never Happened Summary
Let's Pretend This Never Happened
A Mostly True Memoir
by Jenny Lawson 2012 318 pages
3.90
100k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Comedy
Twenties Girl Summary
Twenties Girl
by Sophie Kinsella 2009 435 pages
3.86
100k+ ratings
Chick Lit
Romance
Contemporary
Lamb Summary
Lamb
The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal
by Christopher Moore 2002 444 pages
4.23
100k+ ratings
Humor
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Your Mom's Gonna Love Me Summary
Your Mom's Gonna Love Me
by Matt Rife 2024 272 pages
3.89
3k+ ratings
Memoir
Humor
Biography
Rejection Summary
Rejection
by Tony Tulathimutte 2024 272 pages
3.92
10k+ ratings
Short Stories
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
What in the World?! Summary
What in the World?!
A Southern Woman's Guide to Laughing at Life's Unexpected Curveballs and Beautiful Blessings
by Leanne Morgan 2024 240 pages
4.39
6k+ ratings
Memoir
Humor
Biography
God Hates Us All Summary
God Hates Us All
by Hank Moody 2009 200 pages
3.46
4k+ ratings
Contemporary
Humor
Literary Fiction
I've Tried Being Nice Summary
I've Tried Being Nice
Essays
by Ann Leary 2024 240 pages
3.82
1k+ ratings
Essays
Memoir
Humor
Bits and Pieces Summary
Bits and Pieces
My Mother, My Brother, and Me
by Whoopi Goldberg 2024 256 pages
4.30
11k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Autobiography
Now I Can Die in Peace Summary
Now I Can Die in Peace
How ESPN's Sports Guy Found Salvation, with a Little Help from Nomar, Pedro, Shawshank and the 2004
by Bill Simmons 2005 374 pages
3.92
8k+ ratings
Sports
Baseball
Humor
Dog Man Unleashed Summary
Dog Man Unleashed
by Dav Pilkey 2016 224 pages
4.44
20k+ ratings
Graphic Novels
Childrens
Humor
The Ugly Truth Summary
The Ugly Truth
by Jeff Kinney 2010 217 pages
4.18
100k+ ratings
Humor
Middle Grade
Childrens
The Humans Summary
The Humans
by Matt Haig 2013 285 pages
4.08
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Humor
The Illuminatus! Trilogy Summary
The Illuminatus! Trilogy
by Robert Shea 1983 805 pages
4.01
15k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Humor
The Bet Summary
The Bet
by Max Monroe 2021 442 pages
4.11
15k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
Perfection Summary
Perfection
by R.L. Mathewson 2011 247 pages
4.12
66k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary Romance
Contemporary
What About Men? Summary
What About Men?
by Caitlin Moran 2023 319 pages
3.70
2k+ ratings
Feminism
Humor
Gender
Tremendous Summary
Tremendous
by Joey "Coco" Diaz 2023 280 pages
4.46
2k+ ratings
Comedy
Biography
Memoir
A Spell for Chameleon Summary
A Spell for Chameleon
by Piers Anthony 1977 344 pages
3.92
47k+ ratings
Fantasy
Humor
Science Fiction Fantasy
The Road to Little Dribbling Summary
The Road to Little Dribbling
Adventures of an American in Britain
by Bill Bryson 2015 380 pages
3.72
37k+ ratings
Travel
Humor
Memoir
Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come Summary
Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come
An Introvert's Year of Living Dangerously
by Jessica Pan 2019 368 pages
3.89
24k+ ratings
Memoir
Self Help
Humor
Redshirts Summary
Redshirts
by John Scalzi 2012 320 pages
3.86
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Humor
Fantasy
This is Where I Leave You Summary
This is Where I Leave You
by Jonathan Tropper 2003 339 pages
3.88
100k+ ratings
Humor
Contemporary
Adult Fiction
More Baths, Less Talking Summary
More Baths, Less Talking
by Nick Hornby 2012 135 pages
3.88
1k+ ratings
Essays
Books About Books
Humor
Dare I Say It Summary
Dare I Say It
Everything I Wish I'd Known About Menopause
by Naomi Watts 2025 256 pages
4.05
500+ ratings
Memoir
Health
Self Help
A Lion's Tale Summary
A Lion's Tale
Around the World in Spandex
by Chris Jericho 2007 412 pages
4.37
5k+ ratings
Biography
Sports
Autobiography
How to Invent Everything Summary
How to Invent Everything
A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler
by Ryan North 2018 437 pages
4.15
5k+ ratings
Science
History
Humor
The Last Kids on Earth and the Doomsday Race Summary
The Last Kids on Earth and the Doomsday Race
by Max Brallier 2021 320 pages
4.45
1k+ ratings
Fantasy
Adventure
Middle Grade
The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant Summary
The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant
by Drew Hayes 2014 300 pages
3.86
15k+ ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Vampires
Truth in Advertising Summary
Truth in Advertising
by John Kenney 2013 320 pages
3.70
3k+ ratings
Humor
Contemporary
New York
Repossessed Summary
Repossessed
by A.M. Jenkins 2007 224 pages
3.64
2k+ ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Paranormal
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