The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy appears in 27 book lists

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy appears in 27 book lists on Shepherd.

The best fantasy books that aren’t afraid to be funny

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The best funny novels (not just barely amusing)

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The best books to make you want to write your own damn book

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The best books for urbanists who hate cars

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The best lively adventure tales for all ages

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The best speculative fiction books you may not have read (but really need to)

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The best fantasy books that will change the way you think

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The best books with off tangent stories

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The best books to open your eyes and bring your imagination to life

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The best books so funny they’ll make you laugh out loud (be careful reading them in public or you’ll get lots of odd looks)

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The best funny novels with writing that will make you laugh out loud

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The best books that inspire me as a storyteller and filmmaker

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The best science fiction books that make you laugh without insulting your intelligence

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The best kids book that you need to read again as an adult

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The best fantasy books that taught me how to write funny (funny fiction, that is)

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The best books that shove a sharp stick up the arse end of perceived reality

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The best thigh-slappingly funny science fiction books

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The best books that transport select people from Earth to other realms

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The best first contact science fiction novels

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The best books that make me LOL

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