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The Best Modern Satires (Books!)

This list includes two hundred of the best modern satirical novels to be written (in my opinion). They range from serious, cautionary novels to laugh-out-loud novels, both of which attempt to convey important underlying social and/or political messages. Enjoy!
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11/22/63 (Stephen King)
11/22/63
1
Stephen King
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
2
Arthur C. Clarke
2666 (Roberto Bolaño)
2666
3
Roberto Bolaño
Acceptance (Jeff Vandermeer)
Acceptance
4
Jeff Vandermeer
All the King's Men (Robert Penn Warren)
All the King's Men
5
Robert Penn Warren
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
6
Neil Gaiman
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
7
Bret Easton Ellis
The Anatomy Lesson (Philip Roth)
The Anatomy Lesson
8
Philip Roth
Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer)
Annihilation
9
Jeff Vandermeer
The Atrocity Exhibition (J.G. Ballard)
The Atrocity Exhibition
10
J.G. Ballard
Authority (Jeff Vandermeer)
Authority
11
Jeff Vandermeer
Bad Monkey (Carl Hiaasen)
Bad Monkey
12
Carl Hiaasen
Battle Royale (Koushun Tatami)
Battle Royale
13
Koushun Tatami
The Beach (Alex Garland)
The Beach
14
Alex Garland
Beauty Queens (Libba Bray)
Beauty Queens
15
Libba Bray
The Bloody Chamber (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber
16
Angela Carter
The Bone Clocks (David Mitchell)
The Bone Clocks
17
David Mitchell
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
18
Tom Wolfe
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
19
Markus Zusak
Breakfast of Champions (Kurt Vonnegut)
Breakfast of Champions
20
Kurt Vonnegut
The Breast
The Breast
21
The Buddha of Suburbia (Hanif Kureishi)
The Buddha of Suburbia
22
Hanif Kureishi
Burr (Gore Vidal)
Burr
23
Gore Vidal
Campusland (Scott Johnston)
Campusland
24
Scott Johnston
Catching Fire (Suzanne Collins)
Catching Fire
25
Suzanne Collins
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
26
Kurt Vonnegut
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
27
Arthur C. Clarke
China Dream (Ma Jian)
China Dream
28
Ma Jian
Choke (Chuck Palahniuk)
Choke
29
Chuck Palahniuk
The Circle (Dave Eggers)
The Circle
30
Dave Eggers
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
31
Anthony Burgess
The Closed Circle (Jonathan Coe)
The Closed Circle
32
Jonathan Coe
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
33
David Mitchell
Cocaine Nights (J.G. Ballard)
Cocaine Nights
34
J.G. Ballard
Cold Comfort Farm (Stella Gibbons)
Cold Comfort Farm
35
Stella Gibbons
Company (Max Barry)
Company
36
Max Barry
Concrete Island (J. G. Ballard)
Concrete Island
37
J. G. Ballard
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
38
Jonathan Franzen
Cosmopolis (Don Delillo)
Cosmopolis
39
Don Delillo
Crash (J.G. Ballard)
Crash
40
J.G. Ballard
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