5 must-read humor books like The Recently Deflowered Girl by Edward Gorey, Hyacinthe Phypps, Mel Juffe

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The Recently Deflowered Girl

By: Edward Gorey , Hyacinthe Phypps , Mel Juffe

4.15

Format: 399 pages, Hardcover

"The Right Thing To Say On Every Dubious Occasion". Invaluable advice for the recently deflowered g…

If you liked the humor plot in The Recently Deflowered Girl by Edward Gorey, Hyacinthe Phypps, Mel Juffe , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth

By: Warsan Shire

4.25

Format: 37 pages, Paperback

What elevates 'teaching my mother how to give birth', what gives the poems their disturbing brillia… read more

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"Her body is one long sigh."

-Warsan Shire, Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth

"[…] but she cannot make him eat, like you."

-Warsan Shire, Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth

"My body is burning with the shame of not belonging, […]"

-Warsan Shire, Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth

"No one leaves home unless homes is the mouth of a shark."

-Warsan Shire, Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth

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2. If I Ran the Zoo

By: Dr. Seuss

3.83

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

Welcome to the crazy world of Gerald McGrew, who dreams of transforming his local zoo into a madcap… read more

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  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
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3. The Doubtful Guest

By: Edward Gorey

4.27

Format: 637 pages, Hardcover

The doubtful guest shows up unannounced and unwelcome, yet its presence is accepted after only a br… read more

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  • art
  • graphic novels
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
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4. The Subjection of Women

By: John Stuart Mill

4.08

Format: 31 pages, Paperback

..".John Mill disagrees with the argument that women are naturally less good at some things than me… read more

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5. Jack of Fables, Vol. 2: Jack of Hearts

By: Matthew Sturges , Bill Willingham , Steve Leialoha , Tony Akins

3.49

Format: 16 pages, Paperback

In this volume, Jack reveals the secret of his former relationship with the illustrious Snow Queen … read more

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  • graphic novels
  • fiction
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6. The Recently Deflowered Girl

By: Edward Gorey , Hyacinthe Phypps , Mel Juffe

4.15

Format: 399 pages, Hardcover

"The Right Thing To Say On Every Dubious Occasion". Invaluable advice for the recently deflowered g… read more

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  • art
  • graphic novels
  • humor
  • picture books
  • short stories
  • sexuality
  • fiction
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7. The Gashlycrumb Tinies (The Vinegar Works, #1)

By: Edward Gorey

4.25

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The Gashlycrumb Tinies: or, After the Outing is an abecedarian book written by Edward Gorey that wa… read more

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  • art
  • graphic novels
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
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8. Such Small Hands

By: Edmund White , Andrés Barba , Lisa Dillman

4.04

Format: 130 pages, Paperback

"Every once in a while a novel does not record reality but creates a whole new reality, one that ca… read more

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  • fiction

9. The Beastly Baby

By: Edward Gorey

3.29

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A calmly horrific tale about a most unpleasant infant everyone is trying to get rid of. read more

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10. Bright Dead Things

By: Ada Limon

3.57

Format: None pages,

Bright Dead Things examines the chaos that is life, the dangerous thrill of living in a world you k… read more

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11. Der Struwwelpeter

By: Heinrich Hoffmann

4.32

Format: 318 pages,

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12. Zombie

By: Joyce Carol Oates

3.37

Format: 297 pages, Paperback

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13. The Curious Sofa

By: Edward Gorey

4.05

Format: 371 pages, Hardcover

The Curious Sofa is a classic 1961 book by Edward Gorey, published under the pen name Ogdred Weary … read more

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14. And to Think That I Saw it on Mulberry Street

By: Dr. Seuss

3.84

Format: 95 pages, Paperback

A plain horse and wagon on Mulberry Street grows into a story that no one can beat! In this tale, Y… read more

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15. Miss Nelson Is Missing! (Miss Nelson, #1)

By: James Marshall , None

3.92

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

The kids in Room 207 were misbehaving again. Spitballs stuck to the ceiling. Paper planes whizzing … read more

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16. Wacky Wednesday

By: Dr. Seuss , Theo LeSieg , George Booth

4.24

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Illus. in full color. A baffled youngster awakens one morning to findeverything's out of place, but… read more

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  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
"It all began with a shoe on the wall. A shoe on the wall shouldn't be there at all."

-Dr. Seuss, Wacky Wednesday

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17. The Cipher

By: Kathe Koja

3.54

Format: 356 pages, Paperback

Nicholas is a would-be poet and video-store clerk with a weeping hole in his hand - weeping not blo… read more

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  • fiction

18. Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories

By: Dr. Seuss

3.92

Format: 336 pages, Library Binding

In this hilarious book, featuring three timeless fables, Dr. Seuss explores the pitfalls of growing… read more

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19. Go, Dog. Go!

By: P.D. Eastman

3.94

Format: 229 pages, Hardcover

Reading goes to the dogs in this timeless Beginner Book edited by Dr. Seuss. From big dogs and litt… read more

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20. Fox in Socks

By: Dr. Seuss

4.44

Format: 212 pages, Paperback

In this hilarious book, the irrepressible Fox in Socks teaches a baffled Mr. Knox some of the slick… read more

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21. Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?

By: Dr. Seuss

4.44

Format: 212 pages, Paperback

Moo moo! Hoo hoo! Cock-a-doodle-doo! Oh, the wonderful sounds Mr. Brown can do. Now see if you can … read more

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8 Top fiction books like The Recently Deflowered Girl by Edward Gorey, Hyacinthe Phypps, Mel Juffe

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If I Ran the Zoo

Dr. Seuss

3.83

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The Doubtful Guest

Edward Gorey

4.27

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Jack of Fables, Vol. 2: Jack of Hearts

Matthew Sturges , Bill Willingham , Steve Leialoha , Tony Akins

3.49

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The Recently Deflowered Girl

Edward Gorey , Hyacinthe Phypps , Mel Juffe

4.15

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5 Best fiction books like The Gashlycrumb Tinies (The Vinegar Works, #1) by Edward Gorey

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An Object of Beauty

Steve Martin

3.77

Transform Your Habits

Good Faeries/Bad Faeries

Brian Froud , None

3.23

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The Kill Artist (Gabriel Allon, #1)

Daniel Silva

3.89

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Griffin and Sabine (Griffin & Sabine #1)

Nick Bantock

3.85

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