# Funniest books you've ever read

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**Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 7:34pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/funniest-books-youve-ever-read/1396/38 "2018-06-29T19:34:18Z")

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Thinking about an [Indy 5 movie](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/indiana-jones-5-with-harrison-ford-directed-by-spielberg/2484) set in '70s China (don’t ask!), my thoughts jumped to the wonderful subtle humour of Barry Hughart’s _Bridge of Birds_ and subsequent instalments in his _Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox_. Maybe not the funniest book I’ve read, but one that hasn’t grown boring after several re-reads.

> **[Bridge of Birds (The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox, #1)](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15177.Bridge_of_Birds)**
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> When the children of his village were struck with a mysterious illness, Number Ten Ox sought a wiseman to save them. He found master Li K...

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