Big Books of Summer
Genres

Absurd

While sometimes comedic, this genre mostly encompasses stories which make little sense; dreamlike, bizarre, and unexpected.

Think of magical realism, but with a twist; this is magical realism where the entire world-view is skewed.

Absurd Books

The Stranger
The Metamorphosis
Waiting for Godot
The Craziest Book Ever Written
The Trial
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (Hundred-Year-Old Man, #1)
Slaughterhouse-Five
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
Catch-22
Endgame
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
The Myth of Sisyphus
Cat’s Cradle
The Plague
The Fall (Vintage International)
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Lists

The Metamorphosis of Nick Adams by Gentry ThomasonDescent from Heaven by Deborah BoedekerMeaning of Folklore by Alan DundesJuan Luis Martinez's Philosophical Poetics by Scott WeintraubFolk-Lore of Shakespeare by T.F. Thiselton-Dyer
•-The Rope & The Cuckold-
179 books — 3 voters
Kingdom of Heroes by Jay PhillipsDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa LayneThe Eyre Affair by Jasper FfordeDead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
Best Strange and Mysterious Mysteries
59 books — 60 voters

Coinman by Pawan MishraAn Orchid in my Belly Button by Katy WimhurstLove Me by Danger SlaterExponential Apocalypse by Eirik GumenyGhosts by Dolly Alderton
Completely Absurd
30 books — 30 voters
Another Roadside Attraction by Tom RobbinsEven Cowgirls Get the Blues by Tom RobbinsStill Life with Woodpecker by Tom RobbinsJitterbug Perfume by Tom RobbinsSkinny Legs and All by Tom Robbins
Tom Robbins
12 books — 1 voter

Quotes Tagged “Absurd”

Franz Kafka
“ A First Sign of the Beginning of Understanding is the Wish to Die. ”
― Franz Kafka
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Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
“ The bounties of space, of infinite outwardness, were three: empty heroics, low comedy, and pointless death. ”
― Kurt Vonnegut, The Sirens of Titan
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Videos Tagged “Absurd”

Wow! Reader Testimonials for the humor book "How to Find Yourself (or a reasonable facsimile)"
Wow! Reader Testimonials for the humor book "How to Find Yourself (or a reasonable facsimile)"
Think Your Career Choice Stinks? Check Out "A Dead End Job"
Think Your Career Choice Stinks? Check Out "A Dead End Job"
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Groups Tagged "Absurd"

Odd
A place to read, recommend, and promote books that try to be odd. Your allowed to discuss them a…more
2 members, last active 2 months ago
PoMo and Surreal Fiction Book Club This book club is dedicated to people who enjoy surreal and post-modern fiction and would like t…more
150 members, last active 2 months ago
Weird Ass Books Book Party SIDE QUEST... (list from IG@lady.and.the.book 2/5/26)
3 members, last active 2 months ago
Alt-Lit Lovers and writers of alternative literature, experimental literature, flash-fiction, weird form…more
44 members, last active 10 years ago