Top 5 Tuesday – Top 5 Books That Made Me Laugh

Dear Mr Pop Star by Derek & Dave Philpott

This book is almost indescribable—the blurb for the book says, “deliberately deranged letters to pop stars from the 1960s to the 90s to take issue with the lyrics of some of their best-known songs.” Which are followed by correspondence from a member of the band/songwriter in response—sometimes rebutting the Philpott’s, sometimes playing along. I spent most of the latter half of 2018 talking about this book.
Here’s my post about the book.

Anatomy of Authors by Dave Kellett

This is a collection of cartoons celebrating (and poking gentle fun at) some of the greatest writers in history. It’s great bookish fun. I need to do a full post on it soon.

Sir Apropos of Nothing by Peter David

The most unlikely hero in Fantasy fiction, Apropos is a thief, a scoundrel, and the kind of guy that usually doesn’t survive a whole novel. Somehow, David makes this both a laugh-out-loud parody and a stirring fantasy action and (as I recall, it’s been a long time), an almost redemption story.

Agent to the Stars by John Scalzi

An alien race wants to make First Contact with humanity, so what does their emissary do? Recruits a Hollywood agent to win humanity over, naturally.
Here’s my post about the book.

Dave Barry Slept Here: A Sort of History of the United States by Dave Barry

Dave Barry traces the history of the U.S. in possibly the funniest book I’ve ever read—I can’t begin to think how many times I’ve read this, and have audibly laughed every time.