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The Best Modern Satires (Books!) - Page 2

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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Crazy Rich Asians (Kevin Kwan)
Crazy Rich Asians
41
Kevin Kwan
Cryptonomicon (Neal Stephenson)
Cryptonomicon
42
Neal Stephenson
The Crystal World (J. G. Ballard)
The Crystal World
43
J. G. Ballard
The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids
44
John Wyndham
Diary (Chuck Palahniuk)
Diary
45
Chuck Palahniuk
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Douglas Adams)
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
46
Douglas Adams
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
47
Philip K. Dick
Drive Your Plough Over the Bones of the Dead (Olga Tokarczuk)
Drive Your Plough Over the Bones of the Dead
48
Olga Tokarczuk
The Drowned World (J.G. Ballard)
The Drowned World
49
J.G. Ballard
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
50
Frank Herbert
The Echo Chamber (John Boyne)
The Echo Chamber
51
John Boyne
Erasure (Percival Everett)
Erasure
52
Percival Everett
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
53
Ray Bradbury
Fatherland (Robert Harris)
Fatherland
54
Robert Harris
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club
55
Chuck Palahniuk
Filth (Irvine Welsh)
Filth
56
Irvine Welsh
The Financial Lives of the Poets (Jess Walter)
The Financial Lives of the Poets
57
Jess Walter
Fludd (Hilary Mantel)
Fludd
58
Hilary Mantel
Freedom (Jonathan Franzen)
Freedom
59
Jonathan Franzen
Fury (Salman Rushdie)
Fury
60
Salman Rushdie
A Gentleman in Moscow (Amor Towles)
A Gentleman in Moscow
61
Amor Towles
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
62
Marilynne Robinson
Glamorama (Bret Easton Ellis)
Glamorama
63
Bret Easton Ellis
Go Home, Ricky! (Gene Kwak)
Go Home, Ricky!
64
Gene Kwak
Good Omens (Terry Pratchett)
Good Omens
65
Terry Pratchett
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
Gravity's Rainbow
66
Thomas Pynchon
Great Apes (Will Self)
Great Apes
67
Will Self
The Green Man (Kingsley Amis)
The Green Man
68
Kingsley Amis
Hag-Seed (Margaret Atwood)
Hag-Seed
69
Margaret Atwood
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
70
Margaret Atwood
Haunted (Chuck Palahniuk)
Haunted
71
Chuck Palahniuk
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (Dave Eggers)
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
72
Dave Eggers
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
73
Kathryn Stockett
Herzog (Saul Bellow)
Herzog
74
Saul Bellow
High-Rise (J.G. Ballard)
High-Rise
75
J.G. Ballard
The History Man (Malcolm Bradbury)
The History Man
76
Malcolm Bradbury
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
77
Douglas Adams
A Hologram for the King (Dave Eggers)
A Hologram for the King
78
Dave Eggers
How to Kill Your Family (Bella MacKie)
How to Kill Your Family
79
Bella MacKie
Humboldt's Gift (Saul Bellow)
Humboldt's Gift
80
Saul Bellow
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