Unknown Gems - Literary Dark Humour (10 books)

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The Ginger Man - J. P. Donleavy
Portnoy's Complaint - Phillip Roth
Something Happened - Joseph Heller
Bright Lights, Big City - Jay McInerney

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1		Grit: The Banter and Brutality of the Late-Night Cab by Karl Wiggins (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 1,112 ratings score: 900, and 9 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		Dark Chatter by Andrew Branch (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 41 ratings score: 500, and 5 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		Bright Lights, Big City by Jay McInerney (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 37,293 ratings score: 200, 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
3		Kneller's Happy Campers by Etgar Keret (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 2,414 ratings score: 200, 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
5		Necropolis by Guy Portman (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 170 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
5		Futile Deceptions: Book one of Basil Ackroyd's France by Douglas Spencer Wallis (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 6 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
5		Deli Meat by Tom Halford (Goodreads Author) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 36 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
8		Something Happened by Joseph Heller 3.54 avg rating — 8,632 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
8		Just Recompense by Douglas Spencer Wallis (Goodreads Author) 3.50 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
10		The Ginger Man by J.P. Donleavy 3.61 avg rating — 11,274 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

10 books · 21 voters · list created December 27th, 2012 by John Dodsworth (votes) .

Tags: humour, literature

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