TV comedy researcher Yaseen recommends two Lucy Ellmann novels — Sweet Desserts and Varying Degrees of Hopelessness — for their dark humour, catastophising characters, and failing relationships. Oh, and their brevity. Yes, the famous brevity of that novelist who would, about a week after this was recorded, be shortlisted for the Booker Prize with Ducks, Newburyport… her 1000-page epic. CW/TW: depression, eating disorders, attempted suicide - but it IS gentle and funny I promise. OBVS LIKE, SHARE, FOLLOW & GIVE IT 5 STARS LOL THX! — BOOKS MENTIONED - Sweet Desserts, and Varying Degrees of Hopelessness by Lucy Ellman - Sad Today, and The Pisces by Melissa Broder Bridget Jones’ Diary, by Helen Fielding (again) A side-note in Hannah Gadsby’s stand-up show 'Nannette' Those bizarre dead baby jokes from Facebook a decade or so ago — SLIDE INTO MY DMS Get in touch if you have recommendations of funny books, quotes, or want to be a guest! You can contact me all formal on @witlitpod & @witlitpodcast, or all informal on twitter @lily_lindon & instagram @bookymcbookface. Follow Yaseen’s impeccable taste in cultural icons and in homemade dinners @ysnkdr. — Stay silly, Lily

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