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.

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 (The 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
Cat’s Cradle
The Myth of Sisyphus
The Plague
The Fall
Candide by VoltaireMarcovaldo by Italo CalvinoThe Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Di... by Jonas JonassonElianto by Stefano BenniLa Compagnia dei Celestini by Stefano Benni
Surreal and Charming Mystery-Humor
33 books — 2 voters
Descent 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-DyerThe Translation and Transmission of Concrete Poetry by John  Corbett
•-The Rope & The Cuckold-
178 books — 2 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
46 books — 56 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

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

T.H. White
Everything not forbidden is compulsory
T.H. White, The Once and Future King

Jon   Stewart
If America leads a blessed life, then why did God put all of our oil under people who hate us?
Jon Stewart

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