i thought I would recommend what are pretty much my favourite books to read ever.
Basically, the Adrian Mole Chronicles. They are the fictional diaries of a young man growing up in the midlands in the UK
starting in the early 80's when he is 13 3/4 and ending (so far around 40) with prostate cancer. Funniest best books ever, depending
on how you buy them there are about 10 but they have been combined in various forms. here is a chart from wikipedia