Humor Reading Challenge 2023

I will be bringing this one back again.

 

Choose a level from below.  You may go up a level, but not down.

Cartoonist: 1-5 books

Humor Columnist: 6-10 books 

Comedy Writer:  11-15 books

Stand Up Comedian: More than 15 books 

Guidelines for the Challenge:

• Challenge runs from January 1 to December 31, 2023. Books must be started on or after January 1 to count. Re-reads are allowed as long as they are read during the specified time frame.
• Books may cross over to other challenges in which you are participating.
• Any book (fiction, nonfiction, memoirs, graphic novels, poetry collections, plays, picture books) labeled as humor counts. As such, all book formats (paper, audio, electronic) may be read.
• You do not need a blog to sign up. You may keep tract of your progress on Goodreads, Amazon or other similar sites with a shelf dedicated to this challenge. Or sign up on Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, etc. 
• There will be no checkins, nor do you need to post reviews.
• Sign up below in the comments. I have decided not to use linkys this year.

 

Need ideas? Here are some links to get started:

Goodreads: Funniest Books Ever

Goodreads: Books that Made Me Laugh Out Loud

Goodreads: Humor Books

B&N: 50 of the Funniest Books Ever Written

Amazon Best Sellers: Best Humor

 

My Books:

1. Snow White and the Seven Robots--Stewart Ross
2. The Office BFFs--Jenna Fischer & Angela Kinsey
3. The Love Hypothesis--Ali Hazelwood
4. Almost American Girl--Robin Ha
5. Tokyo Dreaming--Emiko Jean
6. The Ex Talk--Rachel Lynn Solomon
7. Meet Cute Dairy--Emery Lee
8. Kiss & Tell--Adib Khorram
9. Red--Alison Cherry
10. I Kissed Shara Wheeler--Casey McQuiston
11. Checked Out For Murder--Allison Brook
12. Lust & Wonder--Augusten Burroughs
13. Stuntboy, In the Meantime--Jason Reynolds
14. The Pretty One--Keah Brown
15. Yerba Buena--Nina LaCour
16. Open Book--Jessica Simpson
17. The Tryout--Christina Soontornvat
18. Secrets of the Tulip Sisters--Susan Mallery
19. Tell Me Lies--Jennifer Crusie
20. Abby in Wonderland--Sarah Mlynowski
21. The Reunion--Meghan Quinn
22. I Need a Lifeguard Everywhere But the Pool--Lisa Scottoline and Francesca Serritella
23. The Best Man--Richard Peck
24. Love, Lists & Fancy Ships--Sarah Grunder Ruiz
25. Cool For the Summer--Dahlia Adler
26. Aristotle and Dante Dive Into the Waters of the World--Benjamin Alire Saenz 
27. Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk--Kathleen Rooney
28. The Best At It--Maulik Pancholy
29. Gender Queer--Maia Kababe
30. Taste: My Life Through Food--Stanley Tucci
31. The Garden of Small Beginnings--Abbi Waxman [re-read]
32. Once More With Feeling--Elissa Sussman
33. How to Murder Your Life--Cat Marnell
34. Lumberjanes Vol 3: A Terrible Plan--Noelle Stevenson
35. Oh My Gods!--Stephanie Cooke
36. The Hotel Nantucket--Elin Hilderbrand
37. The Deal--Elle Kennedy
38. One of Us is Lying--Karen M. McManus
39. Spare--Prince Harry
40. Here I Go Again--Jen Lancaster
41. Nothing But Trouble--Jacqueline Davies
42. Bad Hair Day--Sarah Mlynowski
43. One of Us is Next--Karen M. McManus
44. The Proposal--Jasmine Guillory
45. Savannah Breeze--Mary Kay Andrews (re-read)
46. Limericks--Michael Palin
47. Bite Me--Christopher Moore
48. Pure Hollywood--Christine Schutt
49. Heart Bones--Colleen Hoover 
50. Pizza and Taco: Dare to Be Scared--Stephen Skaskan
51. Paw Patrol: Halloween Heroes!
52. Wow, No Thank You--Samantha Irby
53. Dirty Thirty--Janet Evanovich
54. Sheila Levine is Dead and Living in New York--Gail Parent
55. Good Morning Zoom--Lindsay Rechler
56. Once Upon a December--Amy E. Reichert
57. Love on the Brain--Ali Hazelwood
58. Kiss Me--Susan Mallery
59. Carrie Soto is Back--Taylor Jenkins Reid
60. Pineapple Street--Jenny Jackson
61. Merry Christmas, Mouse--Laura Numeroff
62. You're My Little Christmas Cookie--Nicola Edwards
63. Bad Fat Black Girl--Sesali Bowen
64. The Shepherd, the Angel and Walter the Christmas Miracle Dog--Dave Barry
65. Sister Stardust--Jane Green
66. The Running Dream--Wendelin Van Draanen
67. The Story of Rock--Lindsay Sagar Caterpillar
68. T. Rex Time Machine--Jared Chapman
69. Here Comes Santa Cat--Deborah Underwood
70. Alan's Big, Scary Teeth--Jarvis
71. A Song for a New Day--Sarah Pinsker
72. Winter Street--Elin Hilderbrand
73. Dear Santa--Debbie Macomber
74. The Swimmers--Julie Otsuka
75. Gingerbread--Helen Oyeyemi
76. The Twelve Dates of Christmas--Jenny Bayliss
77. Kinetic Sculpture Racing--Hobart Brown
78. The Pajama Girls of Lambert Square--Rosina Lippi

Calling challenge complete on December 29