Another great book from John Boyne which took me through the full range of human emotions, and the life and loves of Cyril Avery
Category Archives: humour
A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon
Family is family -nothing can be done about it. In this novel, Haddon shows how dysfunctional it can be whilst making a warm and funny tale.
A Paper Orchestra by Michael Jamin
An honest, sometimes excruciatingly so, collection of personal essays, which is also incredibly witty and made this reader laugh out loud
The Cows [Don’t Follow The Herd] by Dawn O’Porter
A book for our times, where the traditional roles and perceptions of women are discussed through the lives of Tara, Cam and Stella
I Lick My Cheese and Other Notes from the Frontline of Flat-Sharing by Oonagh O’Hagan
A strange little book, crammed with notes written by flatmates with witty and irreverent discussion of and conjecture about, their contents
Darke by Rick Gekoski
A story of a man who withdraws himself from life after the death of his wife, told with acerbic wit and unreserved intelligence
The Echo Chamber by John Boyne
Truly a tale for our social media dominated times, this book is full of satire and humour with a strong end message
Skinny Dipping in a Dirty Pond by Lis Anna-Langston
One line cannot do this story justice – a tale of a young girl in a life that no young girl should ever encounter.
The Last Anniversary by Liane Moriarty
A story about family, relationships and secrets, told with humour and emotion with all the hallmarks of Moriarty’s entertaining style
The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan
A lovely book about kind people being nice to each other with a touch of the other worldly and gentle humour
Scuffed Granny 