Um, actually... (It's Satire)
You loved Patrick Bateman. You wanted to be Jay Gatsby. You know all the rules about Fight Club. Well, do I have the list for you! Um, actually... is a list of books where the whole point went over people's heads. These novels handed readers a mirror and they wore it as a name badge instead. Always taking recommendations! (p.s. I am begging you to watch Um, Actually on Dropout TV... um, actually please watch anything/everything on Dropout TV)
created by acidicchaos
last updated September, 2026
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Great youtube video breaking down the different types of satire! How Readers Keep Misunderstanding Satire | A Breakdown of the Misconceptions of the Genre Youtube Video by thisstoryaintover
Oh I'm kind of new to the online book discourse... world? Watching this video rn, thank you for the rec!
i loove her channel so much
I only found her channel a couple of months ago, but everything I have watched so far has been fantastic!!!
DROPOUT REFERENCE IN THE WILD!!!!!
They are the best humans and the best entertainment (... besides books...)!!
make some noise is easily one of my favorite shows 🙂↕️
It's one of my favorites too! Its one of the few shows I'm willing to re-watch too because they are just so stinking funny!!
OH YOU MEAN MY FAVORITE GENRE???? BLESS YOU GIRLY
Side note I had my little brother watch American Psycho for the first time with me the other day and his analysis was even better than my own actually (he actually is a Business Man so he was BESIDE himself because he could call every time Patrick was LYING and being STUPID)
I feel like you should convince him to first make a Pagebound account and then read the book and give us his thoughts because I have FOMO and I wanna know!!
DROPOUT MENTION!!! This list is amazing, I love it. Saved immediately🤭🤭
Love this concept!
UM ACTUALLY MENTIONED iconic iconic the new season is great yayay
Literally every season of EVERY show on drop out somehow gets better and better! It is statistically impossible, but here we are!
Ugh, I LOVE this list!!! 😊
Thank you so muuuuch! I hope you find some great new reads!
I'm sooo glad to see The Bonfire of the Vanities on the list!
How about Skippy Dies by Paul Murray?
Oh this sounds amazing!!!! Added to the list and my personal TBR!! Thank you!!
I remember reading it when it came out and was wildly entertained and read it over a Christmas night.
MAKE THIS LIST A QUEST QUICK!!!🗣🙌🖤
I would love a satire themed quest!! It would be so fun!!
