Top 10 Books in Humour
1) Tinkle Digest 17
by Anant Pai
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• Deepu wants to give his brother a birthday gift. But alas! He has no money to do so! Will Deepu end up disappointing his brother? Find out in The Fancy Dress.
• Suppandi’s employer rewards him for his honesty when he returns the five rupee note he found. But what will happen when Suppandi continues this honest behaviors? Get ready to laugh with The Adventures of Suppandi: Self Help.
• Being around people who love to boast about themselves can be annoying. But what do you do when you’re forced to travel with one of them? Find out what a man does when he is repeatedly slighted by the Proud Man in the Train.
• Hodja’s friend just wants some peace and quiet to meditate. But the fascinated villagers won’t let him be! What clever scheme will Hodja come up with to help his friend in Money Power?
• Deepu wants to give his brother a birthday gift. But alas! He has no money to do so! Will Deepu end up disappointing his brother? Find out in The Fancy Dress.
• Suppandi’s employer rewards him for his honesty when he returns the five rupee note he found. But what will happen when Suppandi continues this honest behaviors? Get ready to laugh with The Adventures of Suppandi: Self Help.
• Being around people who love to boast about themselves can be annoying. But what do you do when you’re forced to travel with one of them? Find out what a man does when he is repeatedly slighted by the Proud Man in the Train.
• Hodja’s friend just wants some peace and quiet to meditate. But the fascinated villagers won’t let him be! What clever scheme will Hodja come up with to help his friend in Money Power?
2) A Man Called Ove: The Life-affirming bestseller that will brighten your day
by Fredrik Backman
At first sight, Ove is almost certainly the grumpiest man you will ever meet. He thinks himself surrounded by idiots - neighbours who can't reverse a trailer properly, joggers, shop assistants who talk in code, and the perpetrators of the vicious coup d'etat that ousted him as Chairman of the Residents' Association. He will persist in making his daily inspection rounds of the local streets.
But isn't it rare, these days, to find such old-fashioned clarity of belief and deed? Such unswerving conviction about what the world should be, and a lifelong dedication to making it just so?
In the end, you will see, there is something about Ove that is quite irresistible...
3) Little Moments of Love
by Catana Chetwynd
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Little Moments of Love is a sweet collection of comics about the simple, precious, silly, everyday moments that make up a relationship.
Little Moments of Love is a sweet collection of comics about the simple, precious, silly, everyday moments that make up a relationship.
What began as stray doodles on scraps of paper became an internet sensation when Catana Chetwynd’s boyfriend shared her drawings online. Now, Catana Comics touches millions of readers with its sweet, relatable humor. Little Moments of Love collects just that – the little moments that are the best parts of being with the person you love.
4) Mrs Funnybones
by Twinkle Khanna
Almost everyone has a similar family story in India and this is what Mrs Funnybones or rather Twinkle Khanna pokes fun at. The husband who’s the “man of the house”, the crazy mothers in law, friends and of course the constant jibes at her weight make it an intriguing read. Everything comes together to leave the reader cackling away in laughter.
Dwell deeper because this book will certainly make you think
The tag line of the book, 'She’s just like and a lot like me” coupled with the celebrity author might make one wonder, how can one compare a normal Indian household life with the glamorous life of someone like Twinkle Khanna. But that is the beauty of this book. It is not entirely an autobiography of the author, nor is it the typical tell all that celebrities so often write. This is a book of a woman who is a mother of two, an ordinary version of the star and someone who finds humour in the everyday situations that women in India face every day. That is what makes the book relatable even though it has been written by someone who’s the daughter of celebrities and married to one. Through her own anecdotes and by drawing parallels between a star’s life and a normal life, she has managed to write a book which is funny yet at the same time it forces you to think and comment on the situation. Mrs Funnybones is a comical take on the life of modern Indian women.
5) Tinkle Digest Vol 258
by Rajani Thindiath
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Giggle at the misadventures of our lovable fool Suppandi. Follow Shambu’s escapades as he outruns lions, tigers and bears, oh my! Uncover Tantri’s disastrous attempts to send Hooja packing and grab the throne of Hujli. Enjoy Kalia disrupting Chamataka’s wicked plans. All served alongside delightful folktales, thrillers, mysteries, educational features, and more!
Who is Suppandi?
Suppandi is the most popular Tinkle Toon. Suppandi has been creating trouble and evoking laughter since January 1983, issue Tinkle 27. He’s a total goof and will make you laugh with his silly antics. Suppandi has had multiple jobs however none of them have lasted very long. He takes instructions from his employers, applies his own literal logic to them and causes total mayhem. The character of Suppandi is based on a Tamil folklore character, Chappandi. Ram Waeerkar, the legendary Tinkle artist gave form to Suppandi. Currently, his daughter, Archana Amberkar, illustrates the strip.
Who is Shikari Shambu?
Shikari Shambu is everything he doesn’t appear to be. Just like his name. Although known as Shikari, he is no hunter. He is a conservationist and a wildlife expert. People turn to him in times of crises. Whether it is about rescuing a wild animal or catching a dangerous criminal, this forest ranger is everybody’s go-to guy. But, lo and behold, Shambu is no brave heart. He is secretly petrified of animals and has no love for adventure. All he seeks is a good, fluffy pillow to sleep on and a day that ends with a satisfied tummy. But trouble always finds its way to Shambu and luck finds him a way out. And the combination of the two creates a hilarious mad-venture! Created by former Tinkle editor, Luis Fernandes, artist V.B. Halbe brought this classic Toon to life. Currently, Tinkle’s Art Director, Savio Mascarenhas, illustrates the series.
Who is Tantri the Mantri?
Tantri is the minister who protects the King of Hujli from danger and acts of treason—he is also the man behind them! That’s right. Tantri the Mantri wants to become the King of Hujli, by hook or crook. Alas! All his plans to dethrone Hooja backfire on him in the most comical and bizarre ways. But this mantri is relentless and will try any trick, no matter how ludicrous, to get his hands on the crown.
Giggle at the misadventures of our lovable fool Suppandi. Follow Shambu’s escapades as he outruns lions, tigers and bears, oh my! Uncover Tantri’s disastrous attempts to send Hooja packing and grab the throne of Hujli. Enjoy Kalia disrupting Chamataka’s wicked plans. All served alongside delightful folktales, thrillers, mysteries, educational features, and more!
Who is Suppandi?
Suppandi is the most popular Tinkle Toon. Suppandi has been creating trouble and evoking laughter since January 1983, issue Tinkle 27. He’s a total goof and will make you laugh with his silly antics. Suppandi has had multiple jobs however none of them have lasted very long. He takes instructions from his employers, applies his own literal logic to them and causes total mayhem. The character of Suppandi is based on a Tamil folklore character, Chappandi. Ram Waeerkar, the legendary Tinkle artist gave form to Suppandi. Currently, his daughter, Archana Amberkar, illustrates the strip.
Who is Shikari Shambu?
Shikari Shambu is everything he doesn’t appear to be. Just like his name. Although known as Shikari, he is no hunter. He is a conservationist and a wildlife expert. People turn to him in times of crises. Whether it is about rescuing a wild animal or catching a dangerous criminal, this forest ranger is everybody’s go-to guy. But, lo and behold, Shambu is no brave heart. He is secretly petrified of animals and has no love for adventure. All he seeks is a good, fluffy pillow to sleep on and a day that ends with a satisfied tummy. But trouble always finds its way to Shambu and luck finds him a way out. And the combination of the two creates a hilarious mad-venture! Created by former Tinkle editor, Luis Fernandes, artist V.B. Halbe brought this classic Toon to life. Currently, Tinkle’s Art Director, Savio Mascarenhas, illustrates the series.
Who is Tantri the Mantri?
Tantri is the minister who protects the King of Hujli from danger and acts of treason—he is also the man behind them! That’s right. Tantri the Mantri wants to become the King of Hujli, by hook or crook. Alas! All his plans to dethrone Hooja backfire on him in the most comical and bizarre ways. But this mantri is relentless and will try any trick, no matter how ludicrous, to get his hands on the crown.
6) Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
by Trevor Noah
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One of the comedy world's brightest new voices, Trevor Noah is a light-footed but sharp-minded observer of the absurdities of politics, race and identity, sharing jokes and insights drawn from the wealth of experience acquired in his relatively young life. As host of the US hit show The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, he provides viewers around the globe with their nightly dose of biting satire, but here Noah turns his focus inward, giving readers a deeply personal, heartfelt and humorous look at the world that shaped him.
One of the comedy world's brightest new voices, Trevor Noah is a light-footed but sharp-minded observer of the absurdities of politics, race and identity, sharing jokes and insights drawn from the wealth of experience acquired in his relatively young life. As host of the US hit show The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, he provides viewers around the globe with their nightly dose of biting satire, but here Noah turns his focus inward, giving readers a deeply personal, heartfelt and humorous look at the world that shaped him.
Noah was born a crime, son of a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother, at a time when such a union was punishable by five years in prison. Living proof of his parents' indiscretion, Trevor was kept mostly indoors for the first years of his life, bound by the extreme and often absurd measures his mother took to hide him from a government that could, at any moment, take him away.
A collection of eighteen personal stories, Born a Crime tells the story of a mischievous young boy growing into a restless young man as he struggles to find his place in a world where he was never supposed to exist. Born a Crime is equally the story of that young man's fearless, rebellious and fervently religious mother - a woman determined to save her son from the cycle of poverty, violence and abuse that ultimately threatens her own life.
Whether subsisting on caterpillars for dinner during hard times, being thrown from a moving car during an attempted kidnapping, or just trying to survive the life-and-death pitfalls of dating in high school, Noah illuminates his curious world with an incisive wit and an unflinching honesty. His stories weave together to form a personal portrait of an unlikely childhood in a dangerous time, as moving and unforgettable as the very best memoirs and as funny as Noah's own hilarious stand-up. Born a Crime is a must read.
7) What if?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
by Randall Munroe
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Millions of people visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe’s iconic webcomic. His stick-figure drawings about science, technology, language, and love have an enormous, dedicated following, as do his deeply researched answers to his fans’ strangest questions.
Millions of people visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe’s iconic webcomic. His stick-figure drawings about science, technology, language, and love have an enormous, dedicated following, as do his deeply researched answers to his fans’ strangest questions.
The queries he receives range from merely odd to downright diabolical:
• What if I took a swim in a spent-nuclear-fuel pool?
• Could you build a jetpack using downward-firing machine guns?
• What if a Richter 15 earthquake hit New York City?
• Are fire tornadoes possible?
His responses are masterpieces of clarity and wit, gleefully and accurately explaining everything from the relativistic effects of a baseball pitched at near the speed of light to the many horrible ways you could die while building a periodic table out of all the actual elements.
The book features new and never-before-answered questions, along with the most popular answers from the xkcd website. What If? is an informative feast for xkcd fans and anyone who loves to ponder the hypothetical.
8) Aughad
by Nilotpal Mrinal
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‘औघड़’ भारतीय ग्रामीण जीवन और परिवेश की जटिलता पर लिखा गया उपन्यास है जिसमें अपने समय के भारतीय ग्रामीण-कस्बाई समाज और राजनीति की गहरी पड़ताल की गई है। एक युवा लेखक द्वारा इसमें उन पहलुओं पर बहुत बेबाकी से कलम चलाया गया है जिन पर पिछले दशक के लेखन में युवाओं की ओर से कम ही लिखा गया। ‘औघड़’ नई सदी के गाँव को नई पीढ़ी के नजरिये से देखने का गहरा प्रयास है। महानगरों में निवासते हुए ग्रामीण जीवन की ऊपरी सतह को उभारने और भदेस का छौंका मारकर लिखने की चालू शैली से अलग, ‘औघड़’ गाँव पर गाँव में रहकर, गाँव का होकर लिखा गया उपन्यास है। ग्रामीण जीवन की कई परतों की तह उघाड़ता यह उपन्यास पाठकों के समक्ष कई विमर्श भी प्रस्तुत करता है। इस उपन्यास में भारतीय ग्राम्य व्यवस्था के सामाजिक-राजनितिक ढाँचे की विसंगतियों को बेहद ह तरीके से उजागर किया गया है। ‘औघड़’ धार्मिक पाखंड, जात-पात, छुआछूत, महिला की दशा, राजनीति, अपराध और प्रसाशन के त्रियक गठजोड़, सामाजिक व्यवस्था की सड़न, संस्कृति की टूटन, ग्रामीण मध्य वर्ग की चेतना के उलझन इत्यादि विषयों से गुरेज करने के बजाय, इनपर बहुत ठहरकर विचारता और प्रचार करता चलता है। व्यंग्य और गंभीर संवेदना के संतुलन को साधने की अपनी चिर-परिचित शैली में नीलोत्पल मृणाल ने इस उपन्यास को लिखते हुए हिंदी साहित्य की चलती आ रही सामाजिक सरोकार वाली लेखन को थोड़ा और आगे बढ़ाया है।.
‘औघड़’ भारतीय ग्रामीण जीवन और परिवेश की जटिलता पर लिखा गया उपन्यास है जिसमें अपने समय के भारतीय ग्रामीण-कस्बाई समाज और राजनीति की गहरी पड़ताल की गई है। एक युवा लेखक द्वारा इसमें उन पहलुओं पर बहुत बेबाकी से कलम चलाया गया है जिन पर पिछले दशक के लेखन में युवाओं की ओर से कम ही लिखा गया। ‘औघड़’ नई सदी के गाँव को नई पीढ़ी के नजरिये से देखने का गहरा प्रयास है। महानगरों में निवासते हुए ग्रामीण जीवन की ऊपरी सतह को उभारने और भदेस का छौंका मारकर लिखने की चालू शैली से अलग, ‘औघड़’ गाँव पर गाँव में रहकर, गाँव का होकर लिखा गया उपन्यास है। ग्रामीण जीवन की कई परतों की तह उघाड़ता यह उपन्यास पाठकों के समक्ष कई विमर्श भी प्रस्तुत करता है। इस उपन्यास में भारतीय ग्राम्य व्यवस्था के सामाजिक-राजनितिक ढाँचे की विसंगतियों को बेहद ह तरीके से उजागर किया गया है। ‘औघड़’ धार्मिक पाखंड, जात-पात, छुआछूत, महिला की दशा, राजनीति, अपराध और प्रसाशन के त्रियक गठजोड़, सामाजिक व्यवस्था की सड़न, संस्कृति की टूटन, ग्रामीण मध्य वर्ग की चेतना के उलझन इत्यादि विषयों से गुरेज करने के बजाय, इनपर बहुत ठहरकर विचारता और प्रचार करता चलता है। व्यंग्य और गंभीर संवेदना के संतुलन को साधने की अपनी चिर-परिचित शैली में नीलोत्पल मृणाल ने इस उपन्यास को लिखते हुए हिंदी साहित्य की चलती आ रही सामाजिक सरोकार वाली लेखन को थोड़ा और आगे बढ़ाया है।.
9) My Sister, the Serial Killer
by Oyinkan Braithwaite
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"Femi makes three you know. Three and they label you a serial killer."
When Korede's dinner is interrupted one night by a distress call from her sister, Ayoola, she knows
what's expected of her: bleach, rubber gloves, nerves of steel and a strong stomach. This'll be the
third boyfriend Ayoola's dispatched in, quote, self-defence and the third mess that her lethal
little sibling has left Korede to clear away. She should probably go to the police for the good of
the menfolk of Nigeria, but she loves her sister and, as they say, family always comes first.
Until, that is, Ayoola starts dating the fit doctor where Korede works as a nurse.
Korede's long been in love with him and isn't prepared to see him wind up with a knife in his
back: but to save one would mean sacrificing the other...
"Femi makes three you know. Three and they label you a serial killer."
When Korede's dinner is interrupted one night by a distress call from her sister, Ayoola, she knows
what's expected of her: bleach, rubber gloves, nerves of steel and a strong stomach. This'll be the
third boyfriend Ayoola's dispatched in, quote, self-defence and the third mess that her lethal
little sibling has left Korede to clear away. She should probably go to the police for the good of
the menfolk of Nigeria, but she loves her sister and, as they say, family always comes first.
Until, that is, Ayoola starts dating the fit doctor where Korede works as a nurse.
Korede's long been in love with him and isn't prepared to see him wind up with a knife in his
back: but to save one would mean sacrificing the other...
10) Suppandi (Vol 2)
by Rajani Thindiath
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Join Suppandi as he hilariously blunders from one job to another!
Who is Suppandi?
Suppandi is the most popular of Tinkle Toons. He has been creating trouble and evoking laughter since January 1983, issue Tinkle 27. He’s a total goof and will make you laugh with his silly antics. Suppandi has had multiple jobs however none of them have lasted very long. He takes instructions from his employers, applies his own literal logic to them and causes total mayhem. The character of Suppandi is based on a Tamil folklore character, Chappandi. Ram Waeerkar, the legendary Tinkle artist gave form to Suppandi. Currently, his daughter, Archana Amberkar, illustrates the strip.
Meet the Cool Cast
Maddy: Suppandi’s best friend who often gives him advice and nearly always regrets it, but he is the only one who will stick with Suppandi and bears his gaffes.
Soupy: Suppandi’s admirer, who usually has Suppandi fleeing her attentions.
Frooty: Suppandi’s crush, she is the only one who understands the intent behind Suppandi’s actions and so always has a smile for Suppandi
Join Suppandi as he hilariously blunders from one job to another!
Who is Suppandi?
Suppandi is the most popular of Tinkle Toons. He has been creating trouble and evoking laughter since January 1983, issue Tinkle 27. He’s a total goof and will make you laugh with his silly antics. Suppandi has had multiple jobs however none of them have lasted very long. He takes instructions from his employers, applies his own literal logic to them and causes total mayhem. The character of Suppandi is based on a Tamil folklore character, Chappandi. Ram Waeerkar, the legendary Tinkle artist gave form to Suppandi. Currently, his daughter, Archana Amberkar, illustrates the strip.
Meet the Cool Cast
Maddy: Suppandi’s best friend who often gives him advice and nearly always regrets it, but he is the only one who will stick with Suppandi and bears his gaffes.
Soupy: Suppandi’s admirer, who usually has Suppandi fleeing her attentions.
Frooty: Suppandi’s crush, she is the only one who understands the intent behind Suppandi’s actions and so always has a smile for Suppandi
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