Tag: satire

79 books with this tag.

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A Clockwork Orange

Anthony Burgess · 1962

Teenage Alex leads his droogs on ultraviolent nights until the state rewrites him with the Ludovico Technique.

1,923-word summary · 9 min read

Catch-22

Joseph Heller · 1961

Yossarian tries to survive Pianosa bombing runs while the catch traps him.

3,764-word summary · 17 min read

Slaughterhouse-Five

Kurt Vonnegut · 1969

Billy Pilgrim slips through time from Dresden to Tralfamadore in Vonnegut's short antiwar classic.

2,722-word summary · 12 min read

Brave New World

Aldous Huxley · 1932

Huxley's Brave New World retold: hatcheries, soma, Bernard and Lenina, John the Savage, and the lighthouse.

2,513-word summary · 11 min read

Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen · 1813

Pride and Prejudice through Elizabeth Bennet: Darcy's first proposal, Wickham's story, Lady Catherine's visit, and how Austen turns manners into a plot about…

2,494-word summary · 11 min read

Animal Farm

George Orwell · 1945

George Orwell's Animal Farm explained: Old Major's vision, the seven commandments, Napoleon's dogs, Boxer, and how all animals end up equal but some more equal.

1,985-word summary · 9 min read