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This list is for smart, funny fiction with relatable or quirky characters. Doesn't include genre-specific fiction because there's lots of lists for those. This is for readers looking for, and wanting to share, books similar to The Rosie Project, Me Before You, Zig Zag Street, Barney and Bridget Jones' Diary.

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1	Mr. Yay by Emily Jane (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 380 ratings score: 1,000, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1) by Graeme Simsion (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 610,454 ratings score: 394, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Princess Bride by William Goldman 4.27 avg rating — 966,084 ratings score: 389, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	On Earth as It Is on Television by Emily Jane (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 5,519 ratings score: 297, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman 4.22 avg rating — 1,506,403 ratings score: 291, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 5,906,890 ratings score: 281, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams 4.22 avg rating — 2,086,405 ratings score: 273, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Man Who Died Twice (Thursday Murder Club, #2) by Richard Osman 4.34 avg rating — 391,016 ratings score: 269, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1) by Richard Osman 3.85 avg rating — 876,450 ratings score: 265, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1) by Janet Evanovich (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 588,985 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Hating Game by Sally Thorne (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 864,546 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Playing for Keeps (Neighbor from Hell #1) by R.L. Mathewson (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 116,430 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 477,384 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Me Before You (Me Before You, #1) by Jojo Moyes (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 1,853,914 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Shades of Grey (Shades of Grey, #1) by Jasper Fforde (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 42,752 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 170,823 ratings score: 191, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	To Say Nothing of the Dog (Oxford Time Travel, #2) by Connie Willis 4.10 avg rating — 46,028 ratings score: 189, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1) by Jasper Fforde (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 139,614 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Lost in a Good Book (Thursday Next, #2) by Jasper Fforde (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 56,997 ratings score: 186, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Switch by Beth O'Leary (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 157,428 ratings score: 180, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Two Steps Forward by Graeme Simsion (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 16,922 ratings score: 174, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 120,317 ratings score: 171, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Just Last Night by Mhairi McFarlane (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 68,209 ratings score: 169, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Cinderella Blues by Obren Bokich (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 94 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	My Lady Jane: The Not Entirely True Story (The Lady Janies, #1) by Cynthia Hand (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 87,644 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer 4.20 avg rating — 834,805 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Writers Revenge: Four Authors and the Publisher from Hell by Alice Gamble 2.87 avg rating — 31 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Lying and Making a Living: Fiction with Footnotes by William Dunlap 3.95 avg rating — 20 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Catch-22 by Joseph Heller 3.99 avg rating — 907,752 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Neanderthal Seeks Human (Knitting in the City, #1) by Penny Reid (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 68,826 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Philippa's Farm by Louise Couper 4.08 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Give the People What They Want: or, How Our Dad Caused the Funpocalypse by Emily Jane (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Rocky Mountain Heat (Six Pack Ranch #1, Rocky Mountain House #1) by Vivian Arend (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 13,448 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	A Quantum Love Story by Mike Chen (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 4,075 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Useful by Debra Oswald 3.66 avg rating — 1,031 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Whispers Through a Megaphone by Rachel Elliott 3.54 avg rating — 634 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple 3.87 avg rating — 612,432 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	My Year of Meats by Ruth Ozeki (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 22,031 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata 3.66 avg rating — 415,601 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 529,224 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 147,210 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Crosstalk by Connie Willis 3.57 avg rating — 13,632 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The Morningside by Téa Obreht (Goodreads Author) 3.57 avg rating — 5,274 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Motion of the Body Through Space by Lionel Shriver (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 5,942 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Nosy Neighbors by Freya Sampson (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 13,021 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	How to Be Second Best by Jessica Dettmann 3.89 avg rating — 2,599 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	The Second Chance Hotel by Sierra Godfrey (Goodreads Author) 3.57 avg rating — 8,938 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	The Shelly Beach Writers' Group by June Loves (Goodreads Author) 3.55 avg rating — 222 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus (Life of a Cactus #1) by Dusti Bowling (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 39,805 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	The Woman Who Met Her Match by Fiona Gibson 4.04 avg rating — 4,155 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1) by T.J. Klune (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 1,121,175 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities by Heather Webber (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 15,082 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (Bridget Jones, #2) by Helen Fielding (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 117,966 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	What Wild Women Do by Karma Brown (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 6,436 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	A Civil Campaign (Vorkosigan Saga, #12) by Lois McMaster Bujold (Goodreads Author) 4.41 avg rating — 20,779 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 90,123 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	The Postscript Murders (Harbinder Kaur #2) by Elly Griffiths (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 27,564 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 84,685 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	The Lonely Hearts Book Club by Lucy Gilmore (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 49,679 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	This Has Been Absolutely Lovely by Jessica Dettmann 3.83 avg rating — 2,296 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	A Very Typical Family by Sierra Godfrey (Goodreads Author) 3.47 avg rating — 47,424 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Bellwether by Connie Willis 3.93 avg rating — 14,269 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	A Tidy Ending by Joanna Cannon 3.76 avg rating — 7,539 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Plum by Brendan Cowell 3.78 avg rating — 1,012 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	Jane in Love by Rachel Givney (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 4,438 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Captain Vorpatril's Alliance (Vorkosigan Saga) by Lois McMaster Bujold (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 17,517 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2) by Lois McMaster Bujold (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 31,272 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	The Rosie Effect (Don Tillman, #2) by Graeme Simsion (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 145,518 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	A Civil Campaign (Vorkosigan Saga, #12) by Lois McMaster Bujold (Goodreads Author) 4.41 avg rating — 20,779 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	Starter Villain by John Scalzi (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 113,113 ratings score: 64, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers (Vera Wong, #1) by Jesse Q. Sutanto (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 243,231 ratings score: 63, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	Dinner with the Schnabels by Toni Jordan (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 2,071 ratings score: 62, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars