Inspired by a tweet from @kevcecil and there was a bit of chat about the Natural Law party and yogic flying as well as some entertaining chat from @TomBatnumber30 about things to say to unwanted callers at your door.
Tom had to leave early due to some kind of preparing potatoes crisis as did @patblack9 who was not preparing potatoes but off to indulge in a monosodium glutamate feast in the form of a chinese buffet. Pat did leave us with a couple of recommendations before he ate more mini spring rolls that you can shake a (chop) stick at.
I'd be interested to know where that phrase comes from, who was the first person who had just enough things meaning it was okay to shake a stick at them? And who was the person who had more things you could shake a stick at? "I'm sorry, I just have too many of these now, far too many to shake my stick. The numbers must be reduced so that stick shaking can resume."
Anyway, Pat recommended A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole and also mentioned he enjoyed Money by Martin Amis. Pat mentioned that this was about to be televised for BBC starring Nick Frost. Funny Book Club is looking forward to that!
Lori - @lacarrington1 called in too with a link to a list of Funny Women's Fiction From this list Lori thought that The Forty Fitters was the best.
Also had some great recommendations from @stevyncolgan Stevyn is currently reading Mark Gatiss third Lucifer Box novel 'Black Butterfly' and also suggested any of the Timewaster books by Robin Cooper, and also 'The Pyrates' by George McDonald Fraser, one of his favourites.
Funny Book Club is also going to check out @stevyncolgan 's book Joined Up Thinking.
Stephen Fry said of Joined Up Thinking "
I found myself fascinated and somewhat dizzy. Most impressive."
This weeks recommendations are listed here below. If you have any favourite funny books, please use the hashtag #funnybookclub on twitter at any time. We meet every Monday for a chat at approximately 18.42 sharp (GMT). All welcome. Follow @funnybookclub for details.
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I've been meaning to read Confederacy of Dunces. It's been sitting on my bookshelf unopened for years. Considering how it got published, I should pay it more respect!
ReplyDeleteLet us know what you think Victoria!
ReplyDeleteI have got the Robin Cooper book - it is my favourite bog book. Which means it sits in the loo for those 'longer' visits to make life more bearable ;)
ReplyDeleteStrangely I am also re-reading A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon which is a funny book too - although slightly less of a hahaha and more a wry smile here and there type of book.
The strange thing is that the main character in Mark Haddon's book could almost be the same guy as Robin Cooper. His name is George Hall - but I get the same picture in my head for both of them.
They are both oldish, secretive, middle class with gay sons and they both have a mid-life crises. But George's is a bit more tragic than comic.
I like the pigeon in Time-Waster's diary best. George would be happier if he had a pigeon. Robin saves himself from going completely bonkers by having fun, George doesn't know how to have fun, so he does go completely bonkers.
Very interesting to read them in parallel.