Satire Books

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Catch-22

Author: Joseph Heller

Summary: A darkly comedic take on the absurdities of war, following Captain Yossarian and his attempts to survive World War II's bureaucracy.

Publication: 1961

Animal Farm

Author: George Orwell

Summary: A satirical allegory of Soviet Russia, this fable follows farm animals who overthrow their human owner only to face new forms of tyranny.

Publication: 1945

Brave New World

Author: Aldous Huxley

Summary: This dystopian satire critiques consumerism and conformity in a future society where humans are engineered for specific roles and pleasures.

Publication: 1932

Slaughterhouse-Five

Author: Kurt Vonnegut

Summary: A satirical anti-war novel following Billy Pilgrim, a soldier who becomes "unstuck in time" and experiences World War II’s horrors.

Publication: 1969

Thank You for Smoking

Author: Christopher Buckley

Summary: A satirical novel about Nick Naylor, a spokesperson for Big Tobacco, who twists logic and morality to promote smoking in America.

Publication: 1994

The Sellout

Author: Paul Beatty

Summary: This biting satire follows a Black man who attempts to reinstate slavery and segregation in his neighborhood as a form of social critique.

Publication: 2015

Good Omens

Author: Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett

Summary: A satirical take on the apocalypse, where an angel and demon team up to prevent the end of the world with humorous results.

Publication: 1990

A Confederacy of Dunces

Author: John Kennedy Toole

Summary: This comedic novel follows Ignatius J. Reilly, an eccentric intellectual in 1960s New Orleans, as he struggles against modern society.

Publication: 1980

Babbitt

Author: Sinclair Lewis

Summary: This satirical novel critiques middle-class American life through the story of George Babbitt, a man obsessed with social status and conformity.

Publication: 1922

American Psycho

Author: Bret Easton Ellis

Summary: A dark satire on 1980s yuppie culture, following Patrick Bateman, a wealthy investment banker who hides a violent alter ego.

Publication: 1991