Humour Books > T Humour Books

Advantages: Humorous, got some good tips
Disadvantages: Some might not find it funny

... The Genre 211 Things a Bright Boy Can Do is a humorous book, so I would certainly say it falls into the Humour category and the publisher obviously agrees as this is what says above the barcode on the back, although some may say it could be a Reference book due to the recipes and suchlike in it. The Author This is what it says in the front of the book: "The son of a sex therapist and a sometime Dominican friar, Tom spent his early ...
...at a cloistered university. He began his professional career with a number of false starts as a teacher, set designer, double bass player, speechwriter, printer, toyshop manager, lyricist, wine waiter, City consultant, puppet maker, typographer, magazine editor, bandleader, portrait painter, radio reporter, cartoonist, and ghost writer for Cardinal Hume, before leaving the rat-race to spend more time with his slippers. Tom has written two acclaimed ... Read review

Advantages: hilarious
Disadvantages: none

...*Can he buy a used air stewardess uniform for his wife to wear in order to spice up their sex life? *Can the pilot stop making announcements about what can be seen out of a certain side of the plane (ie. "Those on the left side will be able to see Spain") as it causes problems with the people on the side of the plane who can't see it? Sometimes it isn't even the original query which is the funniest part, but the follow-up. It is as if Ravenscroft ...
...can, to see how long they will continue to take his request seriously, and when they will finally give up and not bother to reply. At times this takes quite some time, which I suppose says a lot for the customer service industry! One of his pranks in particular went on for quite a while as he wrote a letter to an airline saying he was a 42 stone man and he wanted to know whether or not there would be any seats which would accommodate him. The airline ... Read review

Advantages: Funny and an interesting continuation of the Rincewind story.
Disadvantages: Not quite as good as the other Discworld books and a little short.

...is a demon in disguise Eric commands him to grant him three wishes; to be ruler of the world, to meet the most beautiful woman in all of history and to be immortal. Unfortunately for Eric, Rincewind is hardly a wizard let alone a Demon. But under threat of being sent to back to some Dungeon Dimension Rincewind tries his best to grant his new "Master's" wishes... Although things don't quite go according to plans. Like all Pratchett's Discworld books, ...
...(even to the extent that the title of the book actually has the name Faust crossed out above the "new title" of Eric) but also parodies greek epics, mayan culture and even hell itself. I enjoyed this book, although I don't think it is quite up to the standard of the other Discworld books I have read so far but it does provide an answer to what happened to Rincewind after the events of Sourcery. Even though its not as good as the other Discworld ... Read review

Advantages: Great Story in the best Tom Sharpe tradition
Disadvantages: Can be hard to follow the convolutions of the plot

This forms a sequel to the popular novel 'Porterhouse Blue' which was televised with David Jason as the irascible college porter Skullion. in this sequel Skullion has been appointed as Master of the college, in keeping with the tradition that permits an outgoing Master to name his successor. shortly after the appointment Skullion suffers a 'Porterhouse Blue'. a severe stroke brought on by the excesses of the college dining tradition. The College's ...
...just about anyone who has a chequebook, the Widow of the late Master is determined to prove that he was murdered and that the college is responsible. It helps to have read Porterhouse Blue before embarking on this one, it will help you to understand the references to exploding gas filled condoms, the conflict of tradition against equality and, God forbid, the quest for academia. The style is satirical, off the wall and sometimes downright black. ... Read review

Advantages: One of the funniest books I have ever read
Disadvantages: Could cause offence, need to read the prequel first

Indecent Exposure, written by Tom Sharpe and published in 1972, is the sequel to his previous work, Riotous Assembly (see reviews written by myself and others). Set in the fictitious South African town of Piemburg it once again bases itself on the local police station. The hapless station Kommandant, Van Heerden, though keen to uphold the Afrikaner notion of law and order in apartheid South Africa holds a fascination for all things English. Under ...
...absurd humour and silly plots that will have you fighting for breath from laughter look no further. The only note of caution I would make is that it would be advisable to read Riotous Assembly first. Indecent Exposure, however, is possibly the funniest book I have ever read. ... Read review