Books like…

Books Like Catch-22

by Joseph Heller · about this book

Loved Catch-22 by Joseph Heller? If its classics, satire and ensemble cast hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Animal Farm, Candide and Carl's Doomsday Scenario. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside Catch-22: Classics · Satire · Ensemble Cast · Absurdist Humor · Dark Comedy

1. 

   Animal Farm

   George Orwell

   Satire · Satirical · Classics · Omniscient Narrator · Rebellion Against Authority

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2. 

   Candide

   Voltaire

   Satirical Humor · Satire · Satirical · Absurdist Humor · Classics

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3. 

   Carl's Doomsday Scenario

   Matt Dinniman

   Absurdist Humor · Dark Comedy · Rebellion Against Authority · Satirical Humor · Reluctant Hero

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4. 

   The Hitch Hiker's guide to the galaxy

   Douglas Adams

   Absurdist Humor · Satire · Reluctant Hero · Satirical · Dry Humor

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5. 

   Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

   Hunter S. Thompson

   Satirical · Absurdist Humor · Satire · Dark Comedy · Classics

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6. 

   Fight Club

   Chuck Palahniuk

   Satire · Satirical Humor · Dark Comedy · Rebellion Against Authority · Classics

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7. 

   The Return of the King

   John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

   Reluctant Hero · War Zone · Classics · Soldiers and Warfare · War Trauma

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8. 

   Matterhorn

   Karl Marlantes

   War Zone · War Trauma · Soldiers and Warfare · Death of a Friend · Ensemble Cast

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9. 

   The Annual Banquet of the Gravediggers' Guild

   Mathias Énard

   Satirical Humor · Satire · Absurdist Humor · Omniscient Narrator · Nonlinear Narrative

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10. 

    Watchmen

    Alan Moore

    Classics · Nonlinear Narrative · Satirical · Ensemble Cast · Freedom vs Control

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11. 

    Lord of the Flies

    William Golding

    Classics · Freedom vs Control · Omniscient Narrator · Death of a Friend · Rebellion Against Authority

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12. 

    Murder Your Employer

    Rupert Holmes

    Satirical · Satire · Dark Comedy · Dialogue-Heavy · Funny

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13. 

    The Return of the King

    J.R.R. Tolkien

    Reluctant Hero · Classics · War Trauma · Soldiers and Warfare · Omniscient Narrator

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14. 

    Interior Chinatown

    Charles Yu

    Satire · Satirical · Satirical Humor · Absurdist Humor · Dark Comedy

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15. 

    Pride and Prejudice

    Jane Austen

    Classics · Dry Humor · Satirical Humor · Dialogue-Heavy · Omniscient Narrator

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16. 

    The Boys Omnibus Vol. 1

    Garth Ennis

    Satirical Humor · Satire · Dark Comedy · Political Corruption · Ensemble Cast

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17. 

    Starter Villain

    John Scalzi

    Reluctant Hero · Satirical Humor · Satire · Absurdist Humor · Dialogue-Heavy

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18. 

    The Proof of My Innocence

    Jonathan Coe

    Satirical Humor · Satire · Dry Humor · Nonlinear Narrative · Funny

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19. 

    Shrines of Gaiety

    Kate Atkinson

    Ensemble Cast · Omniscient Narrator · Dry Humor · Political Corruption · Dark Comedy

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20. 

    Post Office

    Charles Bukowski

    Dark Comedy · Dry Humor · Classics · Dialogue-Heavy · Funny

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