tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9185732430097424216.post360393133707207004..comments2023-06-05T04:33:40.353-05:00Comments on The Misfits' Book Club: funny YA booksAmandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07813657502896772071noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9185732430097424216.post-79625462127570799872008-04-18T10:24:00.000-05:002008-04-18T10:24:00.000-05:00kristin and rebecca, thanks for both of your sugge...kristin and rebecca, thanks for both of your suggestions. your comments feed right into what i've been thinking about lately: where's the truly funny YA stuff? you suggested middle grade and adult books, which is exactly where i usually look when i want a good, funny read. kristin, my oma LOVES janet evanovich. i keep saying i'll read her books, but never do. i'll put all of your suggestions onto my library list. i'll take the funny stuff where i can get it, but i still wonder, why can't i think of more YA books that make me laugh?Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07813657502896772071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9185732430097424216.post-29863200238331594212008-04-17T20:30:00.000-05:002008-04-17T20:30:00.000-05:00Hey Amanda, do you ever read romance novels? I do...Hey Amanda, do you ever read romance novels? I don't really, but I make two exceptions, two novelists I got to know because I was the editorial assistant for their editor <I>years</I> ago. They're Janet Evanovich (her Stephanie Plum series, starting with <I>One for the Money</I>), and Jennifer Crusie. Evanovich is not politically correct, nor is she William Shakespeare, but she will make you laugh. Crusie gives me hope for the genre in general-- her books are hysterical and really satisfying, and well-written.<BR/><BR/>(It's possible the Evanovich books are classified as mysteries, not romances? Both authors write romantic mysteries.)<BR/><BR/>Anyway, yeah, so I just noticed the title of your post was "funny <B>YA</B> books." So maybe I've just wasted my breath. But I can't think of any funny YA books that aren't also really sad (like Catcher in the Rye), and my mind leapt to romance! So there you have it.kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303267756190738339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9185732430097424216.post-48078752981268649432008-04-14T21:26:00.000-05:002008-04-14T21:26:00.000-05:00If it needn't be YA -- if middle grade is okay -- ...If it needn't be YA -- if middle grade is okay -- my fave funny book is <I>Circle of Doom</I> by Tim Kennemore. Made me laugh out loud through <B>two</B> readings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com