Books with the “Satire” trope

A sharp, ironic mockery of society, its manners, and human weaknesses.

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Atmosphere and mood · Satire

Books with this trope

Cover of “Alice's Adventures in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Lewis Carroll

1865

Cover of “Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury

Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury

1953

Cover of “Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley

Brave New World

Aldous Huxley

1932

Cover of “Animal Farm” by George Orwell

Animal Farm

George Orwell

1945

Cover of “A Clockwork Orange” by Anthony Burgess

A Clockwork Orange

Anthony Burgess

1962

Cover of “Fight Club” by Chuck Palahniuk

Fight Club

Chuck Palahniuk

1996

Cover of “American Psycho” by Bret Easton Ellis

American Psycho

Bret Easton Ellis

1991

Cover of “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Mark Twain

1884

Cover of “Madame Bovary” by Gustave Flaubert

Madame Bovary

Gustave Flaubert

1856

Cover of “Convenience Store Woman” by Sayaka Murata

Convenience Store Woman

Sayaka Murata

2016

Cover of “Bunny” by Mona Awad

Bunny

Mona Awad

2019

Cover of “The Poisoned Chocolates Case” by Anthony Berkeley

The Poisoned Chocolates Case

Anthony Berkeley

1929

Cover of “We” by Yevgeny Zamyatin

We

Yevgeny Zamyatin

1924

Cover of “Snow Crash” by Neal Stephenson

Snow Crash

Neal Stephenson

1992

Cover of “Big Little Lies” by Liane Moriarty

Big Little Lies

Liane Moriarty

2014

Cover of “Anna Karenina” by Leo Tolstoy

Anna Karenina

Leo Tolstoy

1878

Cover of “Vanity Fair” by William Makepeace Thackeray

Vanity Fair

William Makepeace Thackeray

1848

Cover of “The Prince and the Pauper” by Mark Twain

The Prince and the Pauper

Mark Twain

1881

Cover of “Crazy Rich Asians” by Kevin Kwan

Crazy Rich Asians

Kevin Kwan

2013

Cover of “Frankenstein in Baghdad” by Ahmed Saadawi

Frankenstein in Baghdad

Ahmed Saadawi

2013

Cover of “Cold Comfort Farm” by Stella Gibbons

Cold Comfort Farm

Stella Gibbons

1932

Cover of “The Princess Bride” by William Goldman

The Princess Bride

William Goldman

1973

Cover of “Going Postal” by Terry Pratchett

Going Postal

Terry Pratchett

2004

Cover of “Dead Souls” by Nikolai Gogol

Dead Souls

Nikolai Gogol

1842

Cover of “Catch-22” by Joseph Heller

Catch-22

Joseph Heller

1961

Cover of “Lessons in Chemistry” by Bonnie Garmus

Lessons in Chemistry

Bonnie Garmus

2022

Cover of “Tender Is the Flesh” by Agustina Bazterrica

Tender Is the Flesh

Agustina Bazterrica

2017

Cover of “The Colour of Magic” by Terry Pratchett

The Colour of Magic

Terry Pratchett

1983

Cover of “Slaughterhouse-Five” by Kurt Vonnegut

Slaughterhouse-Five

Kurt Vonnegut

1969

Cover of “A Canticle for Leibowitz” by Walter M. Miller Jr.

A Canticle for Leibowitz

Walter M. Miller Jr.

1959

Cover of “Severance” by Ling Ma

Severance

Ling Ma

2018

Cover of “Dungeon Crawler Carl” by Matt Dinniman

Dungeon Crawler Carl

Matt Dinniman

2020

Cover of “The Final Girl Support Group” by Grady Hendrix

The Final Girl Support Group

Grady Hendrix

2021

Cover of “The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner” by James Hogg

The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner

James Hogg

1824

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Dark Fantasy

A bleak fantasy world without clear good or evil, where magic always comes at a high price.

Cozy Mystery

A gentle whodunit full of tea, small towns, and amateur sleuthing rather than graphic violence.

Creeping Dread

Horror that slowly builds a quiet sense that something is terribly wrong, instead of using jump scares or gore.

Magical Realism

Magic and the strange are woven naturally into everyday, ordinary life.