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Satire exaggerates something real until you can see it clearly. It might be wealth, publishing, politics, family obligation or the economics of slaying monsters. The books on this shelf use invented situations to poke at familiar institutions, and many of them work across genres from fantasy to literary fiction.

Cover of Grailblazers by Tom Holt

Grailblazers

Tom Holt

Mythic fantasy · Parody

Cover of Lunatics by Dave Barry, Alan Zweibel

Lunatics

Dave Barry & Alan Zweibel

Banter · Farce

Audiobook

Cover of We Love You, Bunny by Mona Awad

We Love You, Bunny

Mona Awad

Campus novel · Absurdism

Audiobook

Cover of Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle

Bury Your Gays

Chuck Tingle

Creature feature · Dark comedy

Cover of The Android's Dream by John Scalzi

The Android's Dream

John Scalzi

Space opera · Absurdism

Audiobook

Cover of Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

Crazy Rich Asians

Kevin Kwan

Family comedy · Romantic comedy

Audiobook

Cover of Orconomics: A Satire by J. Zachary Pike

Orconomics: A Satire

J. Zachary Pike

Satire

Audiobook

Cover of Apocalypse Tamer by Maxime J. Durand

Apocalypse Tamer

Maxime J. Durand

Satire

Audiobook

Cover of The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson

The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared

Jonas Jonasson

Picaresque · Absurdism

Audiobook

Cover of Office Preserves by Galen Surlak-Ramsey

Office Preserves

Galen Surlak-Ramsey

Workplace comedy · Dark comedy

Cover of I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue

I Hope This Finds You Well

Natalie Sue

Workplace comedy · Satire

Audiobook

Cover of The Princess Bride by William Goldman

The Princess Bride

William Goldman

Dry wit · Parody

Cover of Beauty Queens by Libba Bray

Beauty Queens

Libba Bray

Dark comedy · Satire

Audiobook

Cover of You Dreamed of Empires by Álvaro Enrigue

You Dreamed of Empires

Álvaro Enrigue

Absurdism · Dark comedy

Audiobook

Cover of Small Miracles by Olivia Atwater

Small Miracles

Olivia Atwater

Cozy fantasy · Mythic fantasy

Cover of Terminal 3 by Illimani Ferreira

Terminal 3

Illimani Ferreira

First contact & aliens · Time travel

Cover of The Stupidest Angel by Christopher Moore

The Stupidest Angel

Christopher Moore

Zombie · Dark comedy

Audiobook

Cover of Big Trouble by Dave Barry

Big Trouble

Dave Barry

Crime caper · Farce

Audiobook

Cover of Trad Wife by Saratoga Schaefer

Trad Wife

Saratoga Schaefer

Creature feature · Dark comedy

Audiobook

Cover of Clovenhoof by Heide Goody, Iain Grant

Clovenhoof

Heide Goody & Iain Grant

Urban fantasy · Dark comedy

Cover of Will Save the Galaxy for Food by Yahtzee Croshaw

Will Save the Galaxy for Food

Yahtzee Croshaw

Space opera · Banter

Audiobook

Cover of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ by Sue Townsend

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾

Sue Townsend

Coming of age · Diary & letters

Audiobook

Cover of The Pretender by Jo Harkin

The Pretender

Jo Harkin

Dark comedy · Satire

Cover of Mother for Dinner by Shalom Auslander

Mother for Dinner

Shalom Auslander

Dark comedy · Satire

Audiobook

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