Satirical Books

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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as satirical)
avg rating 4.03 — 4,721,691 ratings — published 1945
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Yellowface Yellowface (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as satirical)
avg rating 3.72 — 1,123,928 ratings — published 2023
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Catch-22 Catch-22 (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as satirical)
avg rating 3.99 — 898,783 ratings — published 1961
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Deadeye Dick Deadeye Dick (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as satirical)
avg rating 3.84 — 32,274 ratings — published 1982
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Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as satirical)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,512,374 ratings — published 1969
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Galápagos Galápagos (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as satirical)
avg rating 3.87 — 90,519 ratings — published 1985
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The Master and Margarita The Master and Margarita (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as satirical)
avg rating 4.28 — 439,460 ratings — published 1967
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Cat’s Cradle Cat’s Cradle (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as satirical)
avg rating 4.15 — 445,274 ratings — published 1963
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Good Omens Good Omens (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as satirical)
avg rating 4.25 — 837,920 ratings — published 1990
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as satirical)
avg rating 4.22 — 2,056,143 ratings — published 1979
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Fight Club Fight Club (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as satirical)
avg rating 4.18 — 657,074 ratings — published 1996
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Bunny (Bunny, #1) Bunny (Bunny, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as satirical)
avg rating 3.45 — 357,667 ratings — published 2019
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The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1; Rincewind, #1) The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1; Rincewind, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as satirical)
avg rating 3.99 — 429,705 ratings — published 1983
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The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1-5) The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1-5)
by (shelved 9 times as satirical)
avg rating 4.38 — 341,269 ratings — published 1996
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The Princess Bride The Princess Bride (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as satirical)
avg rating 4.27 — 958,837 ratings — published 1973
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Yesteryear Yesteryear (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as satirical)
avg rating 3.97 — 419,558 ratings — published 2026
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American Psycho American Psycho (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as satirical)
avg rating 3.80 — 375,183 ratings — published 1991
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Brave New World Brave New World (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as satirical)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,127,454 ratings — published 1932
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The Importance of Being Earnest The Importance of Being Earnest (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as satirical)
avg rating 4.17 — 412,972 ratings — published 1895
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as satirical)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,661,436 ratings — published 1948
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A Clockwork Orange A Clockwork Orange (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as satirical)
avg rating 4.00 — 785,476 ratings — published 1962
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The Bonfire of the Vanities The Bonfire of the Vanities (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as satirical)
avg rating 3.93 — 88,911 ratings — published 1987
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The Sellout The Sellout (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as satirical)
avg rating 3.74 — 76,446 ratings — published 2015
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The Screwtape Letters (Screwtape, #1) The Screwtape Letters (Screwtape, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as satirical)
avg rating 4.27 — 542,073 ratings — published 1942
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The Sirens of Titan The Sirens of Titan (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as satirical)
avg rating 4.15 — 161,969 ratings — published 1959
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Breakfast of Champions Breakfast of Champions (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as satirical)
avg rating 4.06 — 284,226 ratings — published 1973
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Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as satirical)
avg rating 4.22 — 184,238 ratings — published 2002
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The Trees The Trees (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as satirical)
avg rating 4.06 — 65,139 ratings — published 2021
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Small Gods (Discworld, #13) Small Gods (Discworld, #13)
by (shelved 5 times as satirical)
avg rating 4.32 — 136,219 ratings — published 1992
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Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8; City Watch, #1) Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8; City Watch, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as satirical)
avg rating 4.34 — 242,250 ratings — published 1989
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The Light Fantastic (Discworld, #2; Rincewind, #2) The Light Fantastic (Discworld, #2; Rincewind, #2)
by (shelved 5 times as satirical)
avg rating 4.01 — 172,354 ratings — published 1986
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Equal Rites (Discworld, #3; Witches, #1) Equal Rites (Discworld, #3; Witches, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as satirical)
avg rating 4.07 — 204,035 ratings — published 1987
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Candide Candide (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as satirical)
avg rating 3.76 — 307,493 ratings — published 1759
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A Modest Proposal A Modest Proposal (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as satirical)
avg rating 4.02 — 49,977 ratings — published 1729
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The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as satirical)
avg rating 3.89 — 63,326 ratings — published 2022
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Black Buck Black Buck (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as satirical)
avg rating 3.69 — 30,409 ratings — published 2021
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Gulliver’s Travels Gulliver’s Travels (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as satirical)
avg rating 3.59 — 303,141 ratings — published 1726
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Look Who's Back Look Who's Back (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as satirical)
avg rating 3.43 — 41,377 ratings — published 2012
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Horrorstör Horrorstör (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as satirical)
avg rating 3.64 — 131,658 ratings — published 2014
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Mort (Discworld, #4; Death, #1) Mort (Discworld, #4; Death, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as satirical)
avg rating 4.24 — 277,942 ratings — published 1987
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Northanger Abbey Northanger Abbey (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as satirical)
avg rating 3.85 — 466,077 ratings — published 1817
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Carpe Jugulum (Discworld, #23; Witches, #6) Carpe Jugulum (Discworld, #23; Witches, #6)
by (shelved 4 times as satirical)
avg rating 4.19 — 69,080 ratings — published 1998
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Jingo (Discworld, #21; City Watch, #4) Jingo (Discworld, #21; City Watch, #4)
by (shelved 4 times as satirical)
avg rating 4.19 — 75,062 ratings — published 1997
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Beauty Queens Beauty Queens (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as satirical)
avg rating 3.62 — 55,394 ratings — published 2011
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Hogfather Hogfather (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as satirical)
avg rating 4.26 — 106,486 ratings — published 1996
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Dead Souls Dead Souls (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as satirical)
avg rating 3.98 — 99,114 ratings — published 1842
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Naked Lunch: The Restored Text Naked Lunch: The Restored Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as satirical)
avg rating 3.46 — 100,097 ratings — published 1959
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Poor Things Poor Things (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as satirical)
avg rating 3.92 — 43,603 ratings — published 1992
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Harrison Bergeron Harrison Bergeron (ebook)
by (shelved 3 times as satirical)
avg rating 4.12 — 23,526 ratings — published 1961
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Erasure Erasure (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as satirical)
avg rating 4.16 — 34,767 ratings — published 2001
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“We are loved way more by some of the people who have not contacted us in the last twelve or so months than we are loved by some of those who contact us every twelve or so days … or hours.”
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“In reality most human beings are not, to most human beings, more important than money.”
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