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Andrew Hunter Murray

English writer, podcaster and comedian; co-host of the podcast No Such Thing As A Fish and a joke-writer for Private Eye; author of the novels The Last Day (2020) and A Beginner's Guide to Breaking and Entering.

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The Hopkins ManuscriptBook R.C. Sherriff

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The Hopkins Manuscript is a very prescient bit of sci fi from 1939.

Five Books interview: the best books on Five Funny Sci Fi Books

2026-10-04·fivebooks.com ↗

The Eyre AffairBook Jasper Fforde

recommended

But you don’t have to have read everything to enjoy The Eyre Affair and all of its sequels (Tuesday Next crops up in lots more books).

Five Books interview: the best books on Five Funny Sci Fi Books

2026-10-04·fivebooks.com ↗

Spoiled BratsBook Simon Rich

recommended

It’s part of a short story collection called Spoiled Brats, which begins with a harrowing gulag-style memoir by a class hamster.

Five Books interview: the best books on Five Funny Sci Fi Books

2026-10-04·fivebooks.com ↗

The Age of InnocenceBook Edith Wharton

recommended

The Age of Innocence is about a young man called Newland Archer.

Five Books interview: the best books on Novels About Rich People

2023-07-14·fivebooks.com ↗

The Shooting PartyBook Isabel Colegate

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The Shooting Party is a novel set in Edwardian England, and it’s about a small group of people who have gathered on the estate of Sir Randolph.

Five Books interview: the best books on Novels About Rich People

2023-07-14·fivebooks.com ↗

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