Most Popular Humor Books of the 20th century

Discover popular Humor books from the 20th century, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

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A Dog Called Demolition

Robert Rankin

Fantasy

1996

Pooley and Omally #1

Nostradamus Ate My Hamster

Robert Rankin

Fantasy

1996

Cornelius Murphy #4

The Most Amazing Man Who Ever Lived

Robert Rankin

Fantasy

1995

Neal Carey #4

A Long Walk Up the Water Slide

Don Winslow

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1994

Here Comes the Sun

Tom Holt

Science Fiction

1993

Doc Ford #2

The Heat Islands

Randy Wayne White

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1992

Ye Gods!

Tom Holt

Fantasy

1992

Doc Ford #1

Sanibel Flats

Randy Wayne White

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1990

Myth Adventures #8

Myth-Nomers and Im-Pervections

Robert Asprin

Fantasy

1987

Myth Adventures #7

M.Y.T.H. Inc. Link

Robert Asprin

Fantasy

1986

Hoka

Earthman's Burden

Poul Anderson, Gordon R. Dickson

Science Fiction · Short Stories

1957

The Man Who Was Thursday

G. K. Chesterton

Crime Fiction · Adventure · Historical Fiction · Mainstream · Mystery

1908

The Napoleon of Notting Hill

G. K. Chesterton

Fantasy · Alternate History · Mainstream

1904

Pine Cove #2

The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove

Christopher Moore

Fantasy

1999

Myth Adventures #1

Another Fine Myth

Robert Asprin

Fantasy

1978

Xanth #12

Man from Mundania

Piers Anthony

Fantasy

1989

The Stainless Steel Rat #3

The Stainless Steel Rat Saves the World

Harry Harrison

Science Fiction

1972

The Enchanted Forest Chronicles

The Enchanted Forest Chronicles

Patricia C. Wrede

Fantasy · Young Adult · Collection

1995

The Stainless Steel Rat #7

The Stainless Steel Rat Gets Drafted

Harry Harrison

Science Fiction

1987

Only Human

Tom Holt

Science Fiction

1999

The Trilogy that Dare Not Speak Its Name Trilogy #1

Sprout Mask Replica

Robert Rankin

Fantasy

1997

The Garden of Unearthly Delights

Robert Rankin

Fantasy

1995

Xanth #16

Demons Don't Dream

Piers Anthony

Fantasy

1993

Brentford #4

The Sprouts of Wrath

Robert Rankin

Fantasy

1988

Myth Adventures #6

Little Myth Marker

Robert Asprin

Fantasy

1985

Brentford #3

East of Ealing

Robert Rankin

Science Fiction

1984

Myth Adventures #4

Hit or Myth

Robert Asprin

Fantasy

1983

Brentford #2

The Brentford Triangle

Robert Rankin

Science Fiction

1982

Brentford #1

The Antipope

Robert Rankin

Fantasy

1981

Neal Carey #5

While Drowning in the Desert

Don Winslow

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1996

Doc Ford #3

The Man Who Invented Florida

Randy Wayne White

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

1993

Road to #2

The Road to Omaha

Robert Ludlum

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1992

Expecting Someone Taller

Tom Holt

Fantasy

1987

Road to #1

The Road to Gandalfo

Robert Ludlum

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Thriller

1975

The Stainless Steel Rat #2

The Stainless Steel Rat's Revenge

Harry Harrison

Science Fiction

1970

God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, or Pearls Before Swine

Kurt Vonnegut

Science Fiction · Mainstream

1965