10 Top comedy books like Harold by Steven Wright

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Harold

By: Steven Wright

3.48

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A uniquely humorous and deeply profound novel from a legendary stand-up comedian that follows the t…

"Looking at the wingless angel Harold firmly believed her shadow should be in color."

-Steven Wright, Harold

"She smelled too. Like a 22 year old girl. He tried to place that smell but he couldn't. It seemed like a mixture of skin lotion and confidence."

-Steven Wright, Harold

"In Ms Yuka's class he once wrote a poem about it called: 'Listen' The last lines were - I know you know you do it, it doesn't matter to you at all you just want to keep on talking a verbal waterfall"

-Steven Wright, Harold

"Harold thought how weird and strange it must be to be a girl. He was glad he wasn’t one because he didn’t think he would be able to do that. Or he wouldn’t want to do that. It’s probably good that you are what you are and that’s it. You don’t get to be both then choose after testing them out. This was in the 1960s not like many many years later when it would become like going through a sexual identity salad bar. Wright, Steven. Harold (pp. 21-22). Simon & Schuster. Kindle Edition."

-Steven Wright, Harold

If you liked the comedy plot in Harold by Steven Wright , here is a list of 10 books like this:

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1. The Comedians: Drunks, Thieves, Scoundrels, and the History of American Comedy

By: Kliph Nesteroff

3.81

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In The Comedians, comedy historian Kliph Nesteroff brings to life a century of American comedy with… read more

Similar categories in Kliph Nesteroff's The Comedians: Drunks, Thieves, Scoundrels, and the History of American Comedy book and Steven Wright's Harold

  • humor
  • comedy

2. Love Junkie

By: Robert Plunket

4.50

Format: None pages,

The critically acclaimed author of the cult favorite My Search for Warren Harding now writes a hila… read more

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3. Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism

By: Rachel Maddow

4.45

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Rachel Maddow traces the fight to preserve American democracy back to World War II, when a handful … read more

Similar categories in Rachel Maddow's Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism book and Steven Wright's Harold

  • historical
  • audiobook
"One big appeal of fascism, if nothing else, was its unapologetic embrace of cruelty. Cruelty towards others, coupled with hypersensitivity towards any slight to oneself."

-Rachel Maddow, Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism

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4. The Librarianist

By: Patrick deWitt

3.41

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From bestselling and award-winning author Patrick deWitt comes the story of Bob Comet, a man who ha… read more

Similar categories in Patrick deWitt's The Librarianist book and Steven Wright's Harold

  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • humor
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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5. James

By: Percival Everett

4.54

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , both harrowing and f… read more

Similar categories in Percival Everett's James book and Steven Wright's Harold

  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • novels
  • audiobook
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6. Monica

By: Daniel Clowes

3.95

Format: 106 pages, Hardcover

Monica is a series of interconnected narratives that collectively tell the life story — actually, s… read more

Similar categories in Daniel Clowes's Monica book and Steven Wright's Harold

  • fiction
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7. Every Man for Himself and God Against All: A Memoir

By: Werner Herzog

4.25

Format: 367 pages, Kindle Edition

Legendary filmmaker and celebrated author Werner Herzog tells in his inimitable voice the story of … read more

Similar categories in Werner Herzog's Every Man for Himself and God Against All: A Memoir book and Steven Wright's Harold

  • audiobook
Cover of Misfit: Growing Up Awkward in the '80s by Gary Gulman

8. Misfit: Growing Up Awkward in the '80s

By: Gary Gulman

4.14

Format: 289 pages, Hardcover

A tour de force of comedy and reflection about the perilous journey from kindergarten to twelfth gr… read more

Similar categories in Gary Gulman's Misfit: Growing Up Awkward in the '80s book and Steven Wright's Harold

  • humor
  • comedy
  • audiobook
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9. Wandering Stars

By: Tommy Orange

3.89

Format: 315 pages, Hardcover

The eagerly awaited follow-up to Pulitzer Prize-finalist Tommy Orange’s breakout best seller There … read more

Similar categories in Tommy Orange's Wandering Stars book and Steven Wright's Harold

  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"And in the year 1924 Indian citizenship will have been granted, even though they will mean to dissolve tribes by giving citizenship, dissolve being another word for disappearance, a kind of chemical …"

-Tommy Orange, Wandering Stars

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10. Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere

By: Maria Bamford

3.77

Format: 287 pages, Hardcover

A brutally honest and hilariously frenetic memoir about show business, mental health, and the comfo… read more

Similar categories in Maria Bamford's Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere book and Steven Wright's Harold

  • humor
  • comedy
  • audiobook
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11. Harold

By: Steven Wright

3.48

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A uniquely humorous and deeply profound novel from a legendary stand-up comedian that follows the t… read more

Similar categories in Steven Wright's Harold book and Steven Wright's Harold

  • literary fiction
  • literature
  • historical
  • humor
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • novels
  • comedy
  • audiobook
"Looking at the wingless angel Harold firmly believed her shadow should be in color."

-Steven Wright, Harold

"She smelled too. Like a 22 year old girl. He tried to place that smell but he couldn't. It seemed like a mixture of skin lotion and confidence."

-Steven Wright, Harold

"In Ms Yuka's class he once wrote a poem about it called: 'Listen' The last lines were - I know you know you do it, it doesn't matter to you at all you just want to keep on talking a verbal waterfall"

-Steven Wright, Harold

"Harold thought how weird and strange it must be to be a girl. He was glad he wasn’t one because he didn’t think he would be able to do that. Or he wouldn’t want to do that. It’s probably good that yo…"

-Steven Wright, Harold

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12. Surely You Can't Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane!

By: David Zucker

4.17

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Surely You Can't Be Serious is an in-depth and hysterical look at the making of 1980's comedy class… read more

Similar categories in David Zucker's Surely You Can't Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane! book and Steven Wright's Harold

  • humor
  • comedy
  • audiobook
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13. Kind of a Big Deal: How Anchorman Stayed Classy and Became the Most Iconic Comedy of the Twenty-First Century

By: Saul Austerlitz

3.46

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Generation Friends, featuring brand-new interviews with Will Ferrell and Adam Mc… read more

Similar categories in Saul Austerlitz's Kind of a Big Deal: How Anchorman Stayed Classy and Became the Most Iconic Comedy of the Twenty-First Century book and Steven Wright's Harold

  • humor
  • comedy
  • audiobook
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14. Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin): A Memoir

By: Sly Stone

3.56

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Not many memoirs are generational events. But when Sly Stone, one of the few true musical geniuses … read more

Similar categories in Sly Stone's Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin): A Memoir book and Steven Wright's Harold

  • audiobook
Cover of 100 Places to See After You Die: A Travel Guide to the Afterlife by Ken Jennings

15. 100 Places to See After You Die: A Travel Guide to the Afterlife

By: Ken Jennings

3.30

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author and legendary Jeopardy! host and champion Ken Jennings comes… read more

Similar categories in Ken Jennings's 100 Places to See After You Die: A Travel Guide to the Afterlife book and Steven Wright's Harold

  • humor
  • audiobook
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16. Subculture Vulture: A Memoir in Six Scenes

By: Moshe Kasher

4.12

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A riotous, whirlwind tour through deep American subcultures ranging from Burning Man to Alcoholics … read more

Similar categories in Moshe Kasher's Subculture Vulture: A Memoir in Six Scenes book and Steven Wright's Harold

  • humor
  • comedy
  • audiobook
Cover of Joyful Recollections of Trauma by Paul Scheer

17. Joyful Recollections of Trauma

By: Paul Scheer

4.23

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning actor and comedian Paul Scheer, a candid and humorous memoir-in-essays on coming… read more

Similar categories in Paul Scheer's Joyful Recollections of Trauma book and Steven Wright's Harold

  • humor
  • comedy
  • audiobook
"I didn’t need a girlfriend when I had Blockbuster."

-Paul Scheer, Joyful Recollections of Trauma

"But not acknowledging my trauma took away my triumph. I survived, and I wanted to make surviving the abuse part of my story. I want to wear my former shame with pride."

-Paul Scheer, Joyful Recollections of Trauma

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18. Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture―and the Magic That Makes It Work

By: Jesse David Fox

4.18

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Named a Most Anticipated Book by Vulture , Elle, Chicago Tribune, The Millions , and Lit Hub " C… read more

Similar categories in Jesse David Fox's Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture―and the Magic That Makes It Work book and Steven Wright's Harold

  • humor
  • comedy
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19. The Time Has Come

By: Will Leitch

3.59

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Lindburgh’s Pharmacy is an Athens, Georgia, institution—the type of beloved mom and pop shop that o… read more

Similar categories in Will Leitch's The Time Has Come book and Steven Wright's Harold

  • audiobook
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Roctogenarians: Late in Life Debuts, Comebacks, and Triumphs by Mo Rocca

20. Roctogenarians: Late in Life Debuts, Comebacks, and Triumphs

By: Mo Rocca

4.04

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From beloved CBS Sunday Morning correspondent Mo Rocca, author of New York Times bestseller Mobitua… read more

Similar categories in Mo Rocca's Roctogenarians: Late in Life Debuts, Comebacks, and Triumphs book and Steven Wright's Harold

  • humor
  • audiobook
Cover of Outrageous: A History of Showbiz and the Culture Wars by Kliph Nesteroff

21. Outrageous: A History of Showbiz and the Culture Wars

By: Kliph Nesteroff

4.02

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the preeminent historian of modern comedy comes an expansive history of showbiz and the cultur… read more

Similar categories in Kliph Nesteroff's Outrageous: A History of Showbiz and the Culture Wars book and Steven Wright's Harold

  • historical
  • humor
  • comedy
  • audiobook

6 must-read fiction books like Harold by Steven Wright

Transform Your Habits

The Librarianist

Patrick deWitt

3.41

Transform Your Habits

James

Percival Everett

4.54

Transform Your Habits

Monica

Daniel Clowes

3.95

Transform Your Habits

Wandering Stars

Tommy Orange

3.89

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18 Best audiobook books like Outrageous: A History of Showbiz and the Culture Wars by Kliph Nesteroff

Transform Your Habits

Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood

Ed Zwick

4.03

Transform Your Habits

The Last Action Heroes: The Triumphs, Flops, and Feuds of Hollywood's Kings of Carnage

Nick de Semlyen

4.12

Transform Your Habits

60 Songs That Explain the '90s

Rob Harvilla

3.92

Transform Your Habits

Surely You Can't Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane!

David Zucker

4.17

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