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The Best Modern Satires (Books!) - Page 5

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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Starship Troopers (Robert A. Heinlein)
Starship Troopers
161
Robert A. Heinlein
The Story of a Goat (Perumal Murugan)
The Story of a Goat
162
Perumal Murugan
Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert A. Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land
163
Robert A. Heinlein
Success (Martin Amis)
Success
164
Martin Amis
Super Sad True Love Story (Gary Shteyngart (2011))
Super Sad True Love Story
165
Gary Shteyngart (2011)
Super-Cannes (JG Ballard)
Super-Cannes
166
JG Ballard
Survivor (Chuck Palahniuk)
Survivor
167
Chuck Palahniuk
The Sympathizer (Viet Thanh Nguyen)
The Sympathizer
168
Viet Thanh Nguyen
Tales of the Astonishing Black Spark (Charlie J. Eskew)
Tales of the Astonishing Black Spark
169
Charlie J. Eskew
Temporary (Hilary Leichter)
Temporary
170
Hilary Leichter
The Testaments (Margaret Atwood)
The Testaments
171
Margaret Atwood
Thank You for Smoking (Christopher Buckley)
Thank You for Smoking
172
Christopher Buckley
Then We Came to the End (Joshua Ferris)
Then We Came to the End
173
Joshua Ferris
They Eat Puppies Don't They? (Christopher Buckley)
They Eat Puppies Don't They?
174
Christopher Buckley
Time's Arrow (Martin Amis)
Time's Arrow
175
Martin Amis
The Tin Drum (Günter Grass)
The Tin Drum
176
Günter Grass
A Touch of Jen (Beth Morgan)
A Touch of Jen
177
Beth Morgan
Tuff (Paul Beatty)
Tuff
178
Paul Beatty
Ubik (Phillip K. Dick)
Ubik
179
Phillip K. Dick
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
180
Milan Kundera
The Uncommon Reader (Alan Bennett)
The Uncommon Reader
181
Alan Bennett
Underworld (Don Delillo)
Underworld
182
Don Delillo
V for Vendetta (Alan Moore)
V for Vendetta
183
Alan Moore
V. (Thomas Pynchon)
V.
184
Thomas Pynchon
Valley of the Dolls (Jacqueline Susann)
Valley of the Dolls
185
Jacqueline Susann
The Vegetarian (Han King)
The Vegetarian
186
Han King
Vernon God Little (D.B.C. Pierre)
Vernon God Little
187
D.B.C. Pierre
Vineland (Thomas Pynchon)
Vineland
188
Thomas Pynchon
The Virgin Suicides (Jeffrey Eugenides)
The Virgin Suicides
189
Jeffrey Eugenides
Vox (Christina Dalcher)
Vox
190
Christina Dalcher
Wag the Dog (Larry Beinhart)
Wag the Dog
191
Larry Beinhart
What a Carve Up! (Jonathan Coe)
What a Carve Up!
192
Jonathan Coe
White Noise (Don Delillo)
White Noise
193
Don Delillo
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
194
Zadie Smith
The White Tiger (Aravind Adiga)
The White Tiger
195
Aravind Adiga
The Wild Boys (William S. Burroughs)
The Wild Boys
196
William S. Burroughs
The World According to Garp (John Irving)
The World According to Garp
197
John Irving
The Year of the Flood (Margaret Atwood)
The Year of the Flood
198
Margaret Atwood
Yellowface (R.F. Kuang)
Yellowface
199
R.F. Kuang
The Zone of Interest (Martin Amis)
The Zone of Interest
200
Martin Amis
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