Puns can make you giggle or they can make you groan… Or both!
The best kind of puns are the ones you don’t see coming, that hit you upside the head with their quick wit and frustratingly clever word play. We are suckers for playful language here at For Reading Addicts, and to be honest even a simple pun can lighten the mood.
Check out some of the best literary puns we have come across on the world wide web- some more groan-worthy than others!
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