humor books
Funny reading material
Humor books are books intended to make readers laugh—collections of jokes, comic essays, parody, or satirical fiction.
The category spans from bathroom readers to literary wit: She gave him a humor book for his birthday.
In bookstores and libraries, humor books typically occupy their own section, distinct from comedy in other media.
- humorous essaysProse meant to entertain
- comic novelsFunny book-length narratives
- beach readLight vacation novel
- absurdismPhilosophy embracing existence's irrationality
- parodySatirical imitation
joke · dry wit · dark comedy · satire · anthologies · wordplay · wit · slapstick · running gag · pop culture references · laughter · laugh out loud · funny bone · social commentary · political satire · cartoon · caricature · Terry Pratchett
- children's booksfairy tales, nursery rhymes, bedtime stories, Harry Potter, Dr. Seuss
- nonfictionbiography, autobiography, biographies, history, memoir
- coffee table bookscoffee table book, art book, photo book, hardcovers, monographs
- easy readingeasy readers, early readers, simple English, plain language, plain English
- talestale, funny stories, tall tales, short story, yarns
humor bookstragedy
Disastrous or sorrowful event
tragedies · tearjerkers · heavy reading · weepies · literary fiction
humor booksscholarly works
Published research and treatises
textbooks · heavy reading · reference books · technical manuals · literary fiction
humor bookstearjerkers
Emotionally manipulative sad narratives
horror fiction · psychological horror · thrillers · true crime · war novels