Thursday, June 7, 2012

Books Banned from the Bedroom


Our number one banned book (from Amazon)












 It's been a tough week. Sometimes living in a happier and funnier world through a book is the key to success during such a time.

So I've been thinking about the authors who are banned from our bedroom because one person laughing out loud makes it impossible for the other to sleep.

Here's our list of writers whose wit keeps our partner awake.

1. Terry Pratchett. Michael is definitely not allowed to read Sir Terry when I'm tired. There's no way Michael can control his laughter unto tears. Any book with Nanny Ogg in it is especially banned.

2. P. G. Wodehouse. Although Michael loves his stuff too, I'm the one who gets the giggles every few pages or so. I'll go along for a few pages holding in the laughs successfully and then he hits me with a simile which reduces me to hopelessly giggling jelly.

3. Dave Barry. Neither of us can hold back the laughter here. The man feels our pain and we feel his.

4. Peter Egan. For those not in the know, Mr. Egan writes for Road and Track. His funniest columns are those that make Michael laugh in empathy in memory of painful car repair experiences.

Please, please add your banned authors in your comments. I need all the laughs I can get right now.

10 comments:

  1. The Nine Brides and Granny Hite; also The Feuding Postmasters, both by Neill Compton Wilson.

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  2. Also the Moosepath League books by Van Reid- Cordelia Underwood, Mollie Peer and others.

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    1. Thanks, Brenda. We'll be adding those to our Amazon wish list.

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  3. Wow! Thanks, Brenda. I'll have to check these out.

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  4. How about Janet Evanovich's One for the Money and so on and on. Funny and suspenseful. Another very funny author who we haven't seen enough of is Matthew Buckley (Marion Jensen).

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  5. Anything by Melanie Jacobson--awesome romantic comedies!

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  6. Its only available as an audible.com book now but may change. I bought it b4 it was an exclusive but Dan Wells a night of blacker darkness is definitely a banned book.
    We love terry pratchet.

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  7. Holywood Star was banned in 2009 from many Nothern Irish bedrooms, hopefully the same will happen with the ebook. I posted this link on your Goodreads page...

    http://showcaseuk.tv/2013/02/the_irish_book_banned_from_bedrooms/

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