Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy by Douglas Addams - I guarantee you'll laugh out loud before page 50
Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut - really anything by him, it's incredibly funny stuff, witty, insightful, banned in a lot of schools cuz he uses the f word from time to time
Garfield by Jim Davis
Stephen King - you've heard of or seen the movie, now try he book...he used to be really good.