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The Best Modern Satires (Books!) - Page 4

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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My Sister, the Serial Killer (Oyinkan Braithwaite)
My Sister, the Serial Killer
121
Oyinkan Braithwaite
My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Ottessa Moshfegh)
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
122
Ottessa Moshfegh
Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs)
Naked Lunch
123
William S. Burroughs
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
124
Kazuo Ishiguro
Nights at the Circus (Angela Carter)
Nights at the Circus
125
Angela Carter
The Old Devils (Kingsley Amis)
The Old Devils
126
Kingsley Amis
On Beauty (Zadie Smith)
On Beauty
127
Zadie Smith
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
128
Margaret Atwood
Our Gang (Philip Roth)
Our Gang
129
Philip Roth
Pale Fire (Vladimir Nabokov)
Pale Fire
130
Vladimir Nabokov
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis
131
Marjane Satrapi
The Plot Against America (Philip Roth)
The Plot Against America
132
Philip Roth
Pnin (Vladimir Nabokov)
Pnin
133
Vladimir Nabokov
Poor Things (Alasdair Gray)
Poor Things
134
Alasdair Gray
Porno (Irvine Welsh)
Porno
135
Irvine Welsh
Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
Portnoy's Complaint
136
Philip Roth
The Power (Naomi Alderman)
The Power
137
Naomi Alderman
Razor Girl (Carl Hiaasen)
Razor Girl
138
Carl Hiaasen
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Douglas Adams)
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
139
Douglas Adams
The Rotters' Club (Jonathan Coe)
The Rotters' Club
140
Jonathan Coe
The Rules of Attraction (Bret Easton Ellis)
The Rules of Attraction
141
Bret Easton Ellis
Rules of Civility (Amor Towles)
Rules of Civility
142
Amor Towles
Sabbath's Theater (Philip Roth)
Sabbath's Theater
143
Philip Roth
The Safety Net (Heinrich Boll)
The Safety Net
144
Heinrich Boll
The Satanic Verses (Salman Rushdie)
The Satanic Verses
145
Salman Rushdie
The Savage Detectives (Roberto Bolano)
The Savage Detectives
146
Roberto Bolano
A Scanner Darkly (Philip K. Dick)
A Scanner Darkly
147
Philip K. Dick
The Sellout (Paul Beatty)
The Sellout
148
Paul Beatty
The Sentence (Christina Dalcher)
The Sentence
149
Christina Dalcher
Several People Are Typing (Calvin Kasulke)
Several People Are Typing
150
Calvin Kasulke
Severance (Ling Ma)
Severance
151
Ling Ma
The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafon)
The Shadow of the Wind
152
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The Sirens of Titan (Kurt Vonnegut)
The Sirens of Titan
153
Kurt Vonnegut
Skagboys (Irvine Welsh)
Skagboys
154
Irvine Welsh
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
155
Kurt Vonnegut
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
156
Neal Stephenson
Snuff (Chuck Palahniuk)
Snuff
157
Chuck Palahniuk
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (Douglas Adams)
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
158
Douglas Adams
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
159
Ray Bradbury
Squeeze Me (Carl Hiaasen)
Squeeze Me
160
Carl Hiaasen
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