Going Postal (or any of the Discworld books) by Terry Pratchett
I also thought There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm hasd similar humor, though there was less of it, and I seem to be in the minority.
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*The Sirens of Titan* by Kurt Vonnegut, a significant inspiration for Douglas Adams writing Hitchhiker’s Guide. And then everything else by Kurt Vonnegut.
*Snow Crash* by Neal Stephenson
*Catch-22* by Joseph Heller
Terry Pratchett’s Discworld universe.
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The Serial Killers Club by Jeff Povey
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I’d suggest Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey/Maturin series for a somewhat similar sense of humor to Adams.
It’s not overt satire, though.
Gulliver’s Travels is one of the OG satirical works if that’s what floats your boat.
Maybe Chuck Pahlaniuk or Irvine Welsh. Fight Club and Trainspotting.
I’ve actually not read it, but Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace might be up your alley.
It’s not meant to be humorous, but Foucault’s Pendulum by Umberto Eco is coming to mind for some reason. There are some flashes of humor in it, and it’s a wild take on conspiracy theorists.
Breakfast of Champions by Vonnegut.
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson.
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Candide by Voltaire
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Have you read other Bret Easton Ellis books? I think Glamorama is underrated and compares favorably to American Psycho as a commentary on the 90’s like AP was on the 80’s. The first half is a satiric comedy and the second half reads like a fever dream with another unreliable narrator.
Lunar Park is also fantastic: equal parts comedy/horror/suspense.
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Going Postal (or any of the Discworld books) by Terry Pratchett
I also thought There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm hasd similar humor, though there was less of it, and I seem to be in the minority.
*The Sirens of Titan* by Kurt Vonnegut, a significant inspiration for Douglas Adams writing Hitchhiker’s Guide. And then everything else by Kurt Vonnegut.
*Snow Crash* by Neal Stephenson
*Catch-22* by Joseph Heller
Terry Pratchett’s Discworld universe.
The Serial Killers Club by Jeff Povey
I’d suggest Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey/Maturin series for a somewhat similar sense of humor to Adams.
It’s not overt satire, though.
Gulliver’s Travels is one of the OG satirical works if that’s what floats your boat.
Maybe Chuck Pahlaniuk or Irvine Welsh. Fight Club and Trainspotting.
I’ve actually not read it, but Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace might be up your alley.
It’s not meant to be humorous, but Foucault’s Pendulum by Umberto Eco is coming to mind for some reason. There are some flashes of humor in it, and it’s a wild take on conspiracy theorists.
Breakfast of Champions by Vonnegut.
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson.
Candide by Voltaire
Have you read other Bret Easton Ellis books? I think Glamorama is underrated and compares favorably to American Psycho as a commentary on the 90’s like AP was on the 80’s. The first half is a satiric comedy and the second half reads like a fever dream with another unreliable narrator.
Lunar Park is also fantastic: equal parts comedy/horror/suspense.
Jasper Fforde’s books
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole