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A delightfully absurd pub tale stretched into a heartwarming, cross-country adventure about the kindness of strangers. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Round Ireland with a fridge.
- cheerful
- chaotic
- convivial
- lighthearted
- 01
Neither here nor there
Bill Bryson
A hilariously cranky, nostalgic romp through the absurdities and discomforts of European backpacking.
- 02
The World According to Clarkson
Jeremy Clarkson
A boisterous, laugh-out-loud tour through the absurdities and eccentricities of modern life.
- 03
The road to Little Dribbling
Bill Bryson
A hilariously grumpy yet deeply affectionate stroll through the eccentricities of modern Britain.
- 04
The Sex Lives of Cannibals
J. Maarten Troost
A sweltering, laugh-out-loud dismantling of the tropical paradise myth, fueled by culture shock and relentless absurdity.
- 05
Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls
David Sedaris
A globe-trotting masterclass in finding the hilarious, grotesque, and surprisingly tender details hidden in everyday life.
- 06
Getting Stoned With Savages
J. Maarten Troost
A hilarious, sweat-soaked antidote to romanticized travelogues that proves paradise is often just as chaotic as home.
- 07
Carsick
John Waters
A wickedly funny, subversive road trip that blurs the line between outrageous fantasy and the astonishing generosity of everyday strangers.
- 08
How to be a woman
Caitlin Moran
A riotous, unapologetic manifesto disguised as a memoir that makes you laugh out loud while dismantling the patriarchy.
- 09
The Van
Roddy Doyle
A hilarious, profane, and deeply human portrait of friendship and fried food set against the euphoric backdrop of the 1990 World Cup.
- 10
The book of general ignorance
John Mitchinson and John Lloyd
A delightfully cheeky reality check that dismantles everything you thought you learned in school.
- 11
The Dog of the South
Charles Portis
A deadpan, delightfully absurd road trip through the dusty margins of North and Central America, guided by a narrator obsessed with the wrong details.
- 12
The Polysyllabic Spree
Nick Hornby · 2004
A laugh-out-loud, highly relatable chronicle of the eternal battle between the books we buy and the books we actually read.
