Books like Straight Man

12 books to read next

• The Professor's House Willa Cather 5.2 h
• Herzog Saul Bellow 6.5 h
• Intimacy Hanif Kureishi 2.3 h
• Pnin Vladimir Nabokov, Enrique Murillo 3.5 h
• Changing Places David Lodge, David A. A. Lodge 4.7 h
• Unusual Uses for Olive Oil Alexander McCall Smith 3.8 h
• Fury Salman Rushdie 5.0 h
• Don't Stop the Carnival Herman Wouk 7.0 h
• Dear Committee Members Julie Schumacher 3.3 h
• Moo Jane Smiley 8.2 h
• Portuguese Irregular Verbs Alexander McCall Smith 2.4 h
• Finer Points of Sausage Dogs, the Alexander McCall Smith 2.4 h

How long each takes

The Professor's House Willa Cather 5.2 h Herzog Saul Bellow 6.5 h Intimacy Hanif Kureishi 2.3 h Pnin Vladimir Nabokov, Enrique Murillo 3.5 h Changing Places David Lodge, David A. A. Lodge 4.7 h Unusual Uses for Olive Oil Alexander McCall Smith 3.8 h Fury Salman Rushdie 5.0 h Don't Stop the Carnival Herman Wouk 7.0 h Dear Committee Members Julie Schumacher 3.3 h Moo Jane Smiley 8.2 h Portuguese Irregular Verbs Alexander McCall Smith 2.4 h Finer Points of Sausage Dogs, the Alexander McCall Smith 2.4 h

Bar height shows length. Estimated at 250 words a minute.