Short book Jokes
A book fell on my head.
I can only blame my shelf.
I found a foolproof way to avoid sunburns.
It’s called ‘stay inside all day and read.’
I’ve spent all day reading.
It was bound to happen.
My TBR pile is out of control:
I have no shelf control.
After watching me read War and Peace, my son asked me,
“Dad, why is your book so thick?”
I said, “Well, it’s a long story.”
I’m reading a book about anti-gravity.
I just can’t put it down.
It’s so easy to get lost in a book about mazes.
I like big books and I cannot lie.
You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy books, and that’s practically the same thing.
That book about Mt. Everest
had quite a cliffhanger.
Dystopian novels
are so 1984.
Never read Fitzgerald?
You Gatsby kidding me!
I got my friend to read Jane Austen.
She just needed a little Persuasion.
Have you heard about Waldo? He went abroad and found himself.
ISBN thinking about you.
Past, present, and future walked into a bar.
It was tense.
Did you hear about the author in jail?
They put him in the writer’s block.
Couldn’t get past his first sentence.
Witches are the best editors because they always run spell-check.
I’ve written a book about falling down a staircase.
It’s a step-by-step guide.
Talk wordy to me.
Q/A Book Jokes
Q: Why are books so afraid of their sequels?
A: Because they always come after them.
Q: Why do bookworms break up?
A: Because they’re not on the same page.
Q: Why are books so brave?
A: They have the spine for it.
Q: What do you call 2,000 mockingbirds?
A: Two kilo mockingbird.
Q: Why did the kid always sit in his wardrobe when reading a book?
A: Narnia business!
Q: What is Bigfoot’s favorite book?
A: Hairy Potter.
Q: What did the librarian say to someone who checked out over 100 books?
A: “Are you sure you want to borrow all those books? You don’t want to overdue it.”
Q: Why did Dracula go to the library?
A: He wanted to sink his teeth into a good book.
Q: Why can’t you go to the world’s biggest library?
A: It’s always overbooked.
Q: How do libraries make sure novels stay warm?
A: They give them book jackets.
Q: Why was the library so tall?
A: Because it had a lot of stories.
Q: Why are writers always cold?
A: Because they’re surrounded by drafts.
Q: What is the spookiest kind of author?
A: A ghostwriter.
Why makes this Joke funny?
1. Joke: “ISBN thinking about you.”
Explanation: This joke plays on the term “ISBN” (International Standard Book Number), which is a number assigned to each edition and variation of a book. The joke also uses a play on the phrase “I`ve been thinking about you,” with “ISBN” sounding similar to “I`ve been.”
2. Joke: “Q: What do you call 2,000 mockingbirds? A: Two kilo mockingbird.”
Explanation: This joke is a play on the title of the famous novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee. It plays with the words “to kill” sounding somewhat similar to “two kilo,” and a “kilo” is a measure that means a thousand, making “two kilo” two thousand.
3. Joke: “Never read Fitzgerald? You Gatsby kidding me!”
Explanation: This joke refers to “The Great Gatsby,” a well-known novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It plays on the name “Gatsby” sounding a bit like “got to be” in the informal expression “You got to be kidding me!”
4. Joke: “Q: What is Bigfoot’s favorite book? A: Hairy Potter.”
Explanation: A play on the “Harry Potter” book series by J.K. Rowling, replacing “Harry” with “Hairy” to make a pun relating to Bigfoot’s notable characteristic – being very hairy.
5. Joke: “Dystopian novels are so 1984.”
Explanation: The joke refers to George Orwell`s dystopian novel “1984.” It plays on how the genre of dystopian novels often explores themes similar to those in “1984,” which has become iconic.
6. Joke: “I got my friend to read Jane Austen. She just needed a little Persuasion.”
Explanation: “Persuasion” is a novel by Jane Austen. The joke plays with the dual meaning of “persuasion” – both as the title of the novel and as the act of convincing someone to do something.
7. Joke: “Q: Why are books so brave? A: They have the spine for it.”
Explanation: A pun involving the term “spine,” which refers both to a part of a book and is used in the expression “to have the spine” meaning to have courage.
8. Joke: “Talk wordy to me.”
Explanation: A play on the phrase “Talk dirty to me,” substituting “dirty” with “wordy” – pertaining to words, which relates to books and writing.
9. Joke: “Q: Why did Dracula go to the library? A: He wanted to sink his teeth into a good book.”
Explanation: Combines the literal characteristic of Dracula (biting/“sinking his teeth”) with the idiomatic expression “sink one`s teeth into something” meaning to become fully engaged with something – in this case, a book.
