317 books
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292 voters
Absurdist Books
Showing 1-50 of 1,415
The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 87 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,462,007 ratings — published 1915
The Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 83 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,435,509 ratings — published 1942
Waiting for Godot (Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.84 — 224,354 ratings — published 1951
The Trial (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.94 — 402,970 ratings — published 1925
Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,495,594 ratings — published 1969
Catch-22 (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.99 — 891,869 ratings — published 1961
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.04 — 93,484 ratings — published 1967
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
by (shelved 30 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.22 — 2,033,296 ratings — published 1979
Cat’s Cradle (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.15 — 440,572 ratings — published 1963
The Plague (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.02 — 319,983 ratings — published 1947
The Myth of Sisyphus (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.17 — 98,257 ratings — published 1942
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.06 — 613,708 ratings — published 1871
The Fall (Vintage International)
by (shelved 16 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.03 — 138,347 ratings — published 1956
Breakfast of Champions (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.06 — 281,765 ratings — published 1973
The Third Policeman (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.96 — 23,233 ratings — published 1967
The Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.91 — 76,888 ratings — published 1926
Earthlings (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.60 — 103,362 ratings — published 2018
The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #2)
by (shelved 12 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.02 — 247,038 ratings — published 1999
The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.03 — 574,686 ratings — published 1999
The Master and Margarita (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.28 — 428,978 ratings — published 1967
The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.88 — 137,869 ratings — published 2001
Good Omens (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.25 — 830,322 ratings — published 1990
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.06 — 381,568 ratings — published 1971
The Wide Window (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #3)
by (shelved 10 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.95 — 212,737 ratings — published 2000
Endgame (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.79 — 24,604 ratings — published 1957
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.22 — 183,058 ratings — published 2002
The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1; Rincewind, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.99 — 425,498 ratings — published 1983
The Nose (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.71 — 19,075 ratings — published 1836
1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,553,425 ratings — published 1948
The Miserable Mill (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #4)
by (shelved 9 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.86 — 186,034 ratings — published 2000
The Austere Academy (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #5)
by (shelved 9 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.02 — 175,306 ratings — published 2000
The Penultimate Peril (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #12)
by (shelved 9 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.09 — 117,774 ratings — published 2005
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1-5)
by (shelved 9 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.38 — 339,631 ratings — published 1996
The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.21 — 65,889 ratings — published 1942
A Dirty Job (Grim Reaper, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.03 — 124,368 ratings — published 2006
Dungeon Crawler Carl (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.48 — 303,048 ratings — published 2020
Rhinocéros (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.83 — 20,330 ratings — published 1959
The Vile Village (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #7)
by (shelved 8 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.97 — 154,856 ratings — published 2001
The Ersatz Elevator (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #6)
by (shelved 8 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.06 — 160,885 ratings — published 2001
The Slippery Slope (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #10)
by (shelved 8 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.05 — 136,569 ratings — published 2003
The End (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #13)
by (shelved 8 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.04 — 117,550 ratings — published 2006
Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,627,409 ratings — published 1945
The Hostile Hospital (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #8)
by (shelved 8 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.99 — 129,869 ratings — published 2001
Kafka on the Shore (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.12 — 555,944 ratings — published 2002
The Sirens of Titan (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.15 — 159,709 ratings — published 1959
The Carnivorous Carnival (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #9)
by (shelved 7 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.01 — 141,279 ratings — published 2002
The Grim Grotto (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #11)
by (shelved 7 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.03 — 125,443 ratings — published 2004
Amerika (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.74 — 34,825 ratings — published 1927
The Birthday Party (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.71 — 13,204 ratings — published 1957
The Crying of Lot 49 (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.69 — 98,816 ratings — published 1966
“To the curious incident of Chapter 13,” said Myx evenly.
“There is no Chapter 13,” stated General positively.
Myx vaulted triumphantly. “That is the curious incident.”
― Quest in Peace: An Alluvial Allegory of Allusive Allegations
“There is no Chapter 13,” stated General positively.
Myx vaulted triumphantly. “That is the curious incident.”
― Quest in Peace: An Alluvial Allegory of Allusive Allegations
“My bones always crack. Sometimes, I like to imagine that one day, my back will split open, and beautiful wings will emerge.”
― Speaking Up for Each Other: A Collection of Short Stories for Tweens and Middle Grade Readers
― Speaking Up for Each Other: A Collection of Short Stories for Tweens and Middle Grade Readers












