Best books about Solitude (fiction) (19 books)

Best books about Solitude (fiction)

Vote for the best books in fiction (novels, short stories, poetry) where solitude plays a major part in the text or where the main person is a solitary person.

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1	I am Legend and Other Stories by Richard Matheson 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 57,740 ratings score: 300, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Book of Disquiet by Fernando Pessoa 4.55 of 5 stars 4.55 avg rating — 4,799 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Drinking the Rain: A Memoir by Alix Kates Shulman 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 282 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Sherry and Narcotics by Nina-Marie Gardner (Goodreads Author) 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 103 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	My Name is Joe by Stefan Bourque 3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 128 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe 3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 81,415 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Stranger by Albert Camus 3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 193,518 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 39,929 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka 3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 162,709 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Doppler by Erlend Loe 3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 2,233 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Godric by Frederick Buechner (Goodreads Author) 4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 762 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	A Mediocre Man by A.K. Hill (Goodreads Author) 4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Nausea by Jean-Paul Sartre 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 26,862 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Wittgenstein’s Mistress by David Markson 4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 1,691 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Hunter by Julia Leigh 3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 272 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Concrete Island by J.G. Ballard 3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 2,082 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Our Lady of the Flowers by Jean Genet 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 2,063 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Walden by Henry David Thoreau 3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 55,073 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Opp Oridongo by Ingvar Ambjørnsen 3.12 of 5 stars 3.12 avg rating — 17 ratings score: 0, and -1 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars