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Staying Home? – books where quite a lot goes wrong but it’s still really funny

Curated by

Nic Bottomley

If switching to warm-hearted books in troubled times just isn’t for you, but you could still use a laugh, then this is the list. These chaotic plots full of personal debacles include some of the all-time Mr B’s favourite books for smiling and chuckling despite yourself and despite the repeated misfortunes of the protagonists.

Get 15% off when you buy all the books on the list

All books on this list £56.94 £47.54

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  • A Fraction Of The Whole
    Steve Toltz
    £9.99
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  • The Miracle Life Of Edgar Mint
    Brady Udall
    £9.99
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  • Less
    Andrew Sean Greer
    £8.99
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  • A Matter Of Death And Life
    Andrey Kurkov
    £9.99
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  • Born Weird
    Andrew Kaufman
    £7.99
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  • Then We Came to the End
    Joshua Ferris
    £8.99
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