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The Stranger by Albert CamusCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaThe Trial by Franz KafkaNausea by Jean-Paul Sartre
Best Existential Fiction
461 books — 784 voters
The Stranger by Albert CamusCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky1984 by George OrwellSiddhartha by Hermann HesseThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Best Philosophical Fiction
345 books — 630 voters

1984 by George OrwellFight Club by Chuck PalahniukA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Let's Shake It Up A Bit
977 books — 614 voters
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerSiddhartha by Hermann HesseSteppenwolf by Hermann HesseThe Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays by Albert CamusThe Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
books for your existential crisis
165 books — 100 voters

The Stranger by Albert CamusMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaSiddhartha by Hermann HesseCandide by Voltaire
Myth, Meaning, and Experience
271 books — 94 voters
American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyNot Okay by Brett Axel
Dark Literary Fiction
138 books — 55 voters

Ethereal by Phillip BainbridgeSeven Beyond by Stella AtriumThe Consolation of Philosophy by BoethiusPhilosophy of Evil by Lars Fredrik Händler SvendsenThe Art of War and Other Classics of Eastern Philosophy by Sun Tzu
books with ‘philosophy’ in title
253 books — 26 voters
Altered Perceptions by Dr. Wayne C DeesBlood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthyTime Stamping by Richard BrantleyThe Last Syllable by Valeriano DiviacchiFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
Books for the Long Night
12 books — 26 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeLady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. LawrenceHard Wired by Jebb A. RebalWake the Wicked by Christian Baloga
Most Badass Young Adult Books of All Time
27 books — 21 voters
Labyrinths by Jorge Luis BorgesSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo CalvinoPale Fire by Vladimir NabokovThe Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
61 Essential Postmodern Reads: Los Angeles Times
66 books — 12 voters

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina BazterricaMy Work is Not Yet Done by Thomas LigottiPatti 209 by K.G. AndersonA Fair System, Probably by Ken MazaikaThe Queen's Envoy by Lord David Prosser
Corporate, Workplace and Capitalist Horror in Fiction
72 books — 6 voters
Lakewood by Megan GiddingsWaste by Eugene MartenBlood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthyThe Queen's Envoy by Lord David ProsserGuidance to Death by Daniel V. Meier Jr.
Corporate, Workplace and Capitalist Exploitation in Fiction Part I
102 books — 4 voters

Here by Richard McGuireThe Many Deaths of Laila Starr by Ram VEchos of the Canyon by Betty Nadine ThomasPlummet by Sherwin TjiaSacred Heart by Liz Suburbia
Graphic Novels for the Existential AF
11 books — 3 voters
The War in Heaven by Mano SoteloDaytripper by Fábio MoonAsterios Polyp by David MazzucchelliThe Complete Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiThe Arrival by Shaun Tan
Spiritual, Religious, Psychological, and Philosophical Graphic Novels
10 books — 3 voters

We Had to Remove This Post by Hanna BervoetsMetal from Heaven by August ClarkeGuidance to Death by Daniel V. Meier Jr.Trust by Hernan DiazLand of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang
Corporate, Workplace and Capitalist Exploitation in Fiction Part II
101 books — 3 voters
Children of Jotunheim by Mehmet ÇalışkanAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanTHE HUMAN AND THE COSMOS by Mehmet ÇalışkanThe Raven Tower by Ann LeckieLord of Light by Roger Zelazny
Books where Gods are vulnerable
12 books — 3 voters

Pride of Baghdad by Brian K. VaughanThe Foxhunter by Dr Andrew J RynneThe Last Syllable by Valeriano DiviacchiAn Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce1984 by George Orwell
Unhappy Endings: Speculative Fiction With A Tragic Ending Part I
102 books — 3 voters
Grendel by John GardnerThe Foxhunter by Dr Andrew J RynneThe Last Syllable by Valeriano DiviacchiThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyThe Book of Sorrows by Walter Wangerin Jr.
Unhappy Endings: Speculative Fiction With A Tragic Ending Part II
34 books — 3 voters

Pride of Baghdad by Brian K. VaughanSaikano by Shin TakahashiThe Foxhunter by Dr Andrew J RynneFrom Hell by Alan MooreCerebus, Vol. 16 by Dave Sim
Unhappy Endings: Comics With A Tragic Ending
51 books — 3 voters
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori GottliebMaking Room for Madness in Mental Health by Marcus EvansThe Christopher Bollas Reader by Christopher BollasOn Kissing, Tickling, and Being Bored by Adam PhillipsBraving the Wilderness by Brené Brown
books every therapist should read!
18 books — 2 voters

Come Closer by Sara GranThe Moustache by Emmanuel CarrèrePig Tales by Marie DarrieussecqAbsorbed by Kylie WhiteheadThe Dinner by Herman Koch
Nicole(tiktoker) weird book collection
15 books — 2 voters
The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings by Edgar Allan PoeRelic by Douglas PrestonWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonGhost Story by Peter StraubSwan Song by Robert McCammon
Horror (TO READ)
13 books — 2 voters

Reality 2.0 by William Truax
Books that Redefine Reality
1 book — 2 voters
The Egg Man by Carlton Mellick IIIGuidance to Death by Daniel V. Meier Jr.Extreme Makeover by Dan WellsThe Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick 3 by Philip K. DickThe Terraformers by Annalee Newitz
Corporate, Workplace and Capitalist Exploitation in Fiction Part III
29 books — 2 voters

Animal Man, Vol. 3 by Grant MorrisonThe Spectre by David LaphamShowcase Presents by Keith GiffenThe Brave and the Bold (1955-1983) #124 by Bob HaneySensational She-Hulk #37 by John Byrne
Rebellion: When a Creation Turns On Its Creator in Fiction
8 books — 1 voter

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