No, not Dad's Army or Fawlty Towers but Radio 4's Open Book has challenged readers to come up with their favourite comedy classic reads. It set me thinking: how often do I read something that really makes me laugh? Parts of The Finkler Question were laugh out loud funny, gentle chuckles accompanied Major Pettigrew's Last Stand and of course I smile, in a lady-like manner, at the irony of Jane Austen, but other than that I can't recall reading a humorous book for a long time.
Top of the Comedy Classics Pops turns out to be The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4, followed by titles such as Three Men in a Boat, Cold Comfort Farm and Love in a Cold Climate (and many more). Whilst I have read Adrian Mole, I have never even dipped into the other three. The book group assembles next week with the mission of choosing a classic to read for our February meeting. Should we consider a comedy classic?
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