Why am I passionate about this?
I teach and have written too many articles on these books as an English professor. Thereās a time for tragic or difficult books (James Joyce, anyone?), but also a time for fun, and I believe itās good for my students to giggle and enjoy reading while they learn. As a Canadian, Iām told my humor is dry but warmer, and accordingly, the books I prefer make me thinkāand some break my heartābut my favorites also make me laugh. If you want a quality read but arenāt above a fart joke, I hope you will check out my list.
Ken's book list on thoughtful comedy leaves you bored or depressed
Why did Ken love this book?
This book has always hit the trifecta for meāinteresting, moving, and funny. A story about London immigrant families in the ā80s and ā90s, it shows a lesser-known side of society and certainly is the raunchiest book in my listāthereās a lot of sex among its confused screw-ups.
I admit my mind was opened, and my sympathies widened by this book, and after re-reading, I can appreciate it as a masterpiece of comic chaos. I wouldnāt want to be these charactersāhow many books begin with a failed suicide attempt?ābut Iām glad they let me into their lives.
9 authors picked White Teeth as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.
One of the most talked about fictional debuts of recent years, "White Teeth" is a funny, generous, big-hearted novel, adored by critics and readers alike. Dealing - among many other things - with friendship, love, war, three cultures and three families over three generations, one brown mouse, and the tricky way the past has of coming back and biting you on the ankle, it is a life-affirming, riotous must-read of a book.