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Absurdist Books
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The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 85 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,437,128 ratings — published 1915
The Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 80 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,410,182 ratings — published 1942
Waiting for Godot (Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.84 — 222,792 ratings — published 1951
The Trial (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.94 — 397,268 ratings — published 1925
Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,486,617 ratings — published 1969
Catch-22 (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.99 — 888,110 ratings — published 1961
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.04 — 93,157 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 — 2,020,671 ratings — published 1979
Cat’s Cradle (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.15 — 437,963 ratings — published 1963
The Plague (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.02 — 316,159 ratings — published 1947
The Myth of Sisyphus (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.17 — 95,290 ratings — published 1942
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.06 — 610,456 ratings — published 1871
The Fall (Vintage International)
by (shelved 16 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.03 — 136,197 ratings — published 1956
Breakfast of Champions (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.06 — 280,361 ratings — published 1973
The Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.91 — 75,902 ratings — published 1926
The Third Policeman (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.96 — 23,004 ratings — published 1967
Earthlings (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.60 — 100,870 ratings — published 2018
The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #2)
by (shelved 12 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.02 — 245,650 ratings — published 1999
The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.02 — 571,652 ratings — published 1999
The Master and Margarita (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.28 — 422,602 ratings — published 1967
The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.88 — 137,419 ratings — published 2001
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.25 — 826,518 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 — 379,279 ratings — published 1971
The Wide Window (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #3)
by (shelved 10 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.95 — 211,607 ratings — published 2000
Endgame (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.79 — 24,385 ratings — published 1957
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.22 — 182,353 ratings — published 2002
The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1; Rincewind, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.99 — 422,996 ratings — published 1983
1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,487,144 ratings — published 2020
The Miserable Mill (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #4)
by (shelved 9 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.86 — 185,032 ratings — published 2000
The Austere Academy (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #5)
by (shelved 9 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.01 — 174,409 ratings — published 2000
The Penultimate Peril (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #12)
by (shelved 9 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.09 — 117,145 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 — 338,674 ratings — published 1996
The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.22 — 65,529 ratings — published 1942
Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,572,780 ratings — published 1945
A Dirty Job (Grim Reaper, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.03 — 124,037 ratings — published 2006
The Nose (Penguin Little Black Classics, #46)
by (shelved 8 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.71 — 18,498 ratings — published 1836
Dungeon Crawler Carl (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.49 — 238,944 ratings — published 2020
Rhinocéros (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.83 — 20,057 ratings — published 1959
The Vile Village (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #7)
by (shelved 8 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.97 — 154,108 ratings — published 2001
The Ersatz Elevator (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #6)
by (shelved 8 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.06 — 160,104 ratings — published 2001
The Slippery Slope (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #10)
by (shelved 8 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.05 — 135,911 ratings — published 2003
The End (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #13)
by (shelved 8 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.04 — 116,938 ratings — published 2006
The Hostile Hospital (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #8)
by (shelved 8 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.99 — 129,185 ratings — published 2001
Kafka on the Shore (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.12 — 550,538 ratings — published 2002
The Sirens of Titan (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.15 — 158,458 ratings — published 1959
The Carnivorous Carnival (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #9)
by (shelved 7 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.01 — 140,574 ratings — published 2002
The Grim Grotto (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #11)
by (shelved 7 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.03 — 124,791 ratings — published 2004
Amerika (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.74 — 34,513 ratings — published 1927
The Birthday Party (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.71 — 13,116 ratings — published 1957
The Crying of Lot 49 (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.69 — 97,768 ratings — published 1966
“Throughout the whole absurd life I'd lived, a dark wind had been rising toward me from somewhere deep in my future, across years that were still to come...”
― The Stranger
― The Stranger
“I never approve, or disapprove, of anything now. It is an absurd attitude to take towards life. We are not sent into the world to air our moral prejudices. I never take any notice of what common people say, and I never interfere with what charming people do. If a personality fascinates me, whatever mode of expression that personality selects is absolutely delightful to me.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
