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Books Like Galápagos

by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. · about this book

Loved Galápagos by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.? If its science fiction, literary fiction and classics hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Candide, Carl's Doomsday Scenario and The Annual Banquet of the Gravediggers' Guild. 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 Galápagos: Science Fiction · Literary Fiction · Classics · Satire · Satirical Humor

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   Candide

   Voltaire

   Satire · Classics · Satirical Humor · Absurdist Humor · Omniscient Narrator

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   Carl's Doomsday Scenario

   Matt Dinniman

   Post-Apocalyptic · Satirical Humor · Satire · Science Fiction · Absurdist Humor

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   The Annual Banquet of the Gravediggers' Guild

   Mathias Énard

   Satirical Humor · Satire · Absurdist Humor · Literary Fiction · Omniscient Narrator

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4. 

   The Island of Dr. Moreau

   Herbert George Wells

   Evolution · Classics · Science Fiction · Survival Story · Island

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5. 

   Munmun

   Jesse Andrews

   Satire · Absurdist Humor · Survival Story · Dark Comedy · Literary Fiction

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6. 

   Starter Villain

   John Scalzi

   Satire · Satirical Humor · Absurdist Humor · Science Fiction · Island

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7. 

   Fight Club

   Chuck Palahniuk

   Satire · Satirical Humor · Classics · Literary Fiction · Dark Comedy

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8. 

   Interior Chinatown

   Charles Yu

   Satire · Satirical Humor · Absurdist Humor · Literary Fiction · Dark Comedy

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9. 

   The Left Hand of Darkness

   Ursula K. Le Guin

   Classics · Far Future · Science Fiction · Survival Story · Literary Fiction

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10. 

    The Hitch Hiker's guide to the galaxy

    Douglas Adams

    Satire · Classics · Science Fiction · Omniscient Narrator · Absurdist Humor

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11. 

    The Future

    Naomi Alderman

    Satire · Satirical Humor · Science Fiction · Survival Story · Literary Fiction

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12. 

    Animal Farm

    George Orwell

    Satire · Classics · Literary Fiction · Omniscient Narrator · Dark Comedy

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13. 

    Pride and Prejudice

    Jane Austen

    Satirical Humor · Classics · Satire · Omniscient Narrator · Literary Fiction

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14. 

    Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

    Hunter S. Thompson

    Satire · Classics · Absurdist Humor · Literary Fiction · Dark Comedy

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15. 

    Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

    Philip K. Dick

    Post-Apocalyptic · Classics · Science Fiction · Omniscient Narrator · Literary Fiction

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16. 

    Titus Groan

    Mervyn Peake

    Classics · Literary Fiction · Absurdist Humor · Dark Comedy · Omniscient Narrator

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17. 

    Jurassic Park

    Michael Crichton

    Evolution · Science Fiction · Island · Survival Story · Classics

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18. 

    Lies and Weddings

    Kevin Kwan

    Satire · Natural Disaster Survival · Satirical Humor · Island · Funny

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19. 

    The Time Machine

    H. G. Wells

    Evolution · Classics · Science Fiction · Far Future · Frame Story

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20. 

    Roadside Picnic

    Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky

    Classics · Science Fiction · Survival Story · Omniscient Narrator · Literary Fiction

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