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Cynical Books
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The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as cynical)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,953,768 ratings — published 1890
The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as cynical)
avg rating 3.93 — 6,056,948 ratings — published 1925
The Secret History (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as cynical)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,087,319 ratings — published 1992
Diary of an Oxygen Thief (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as cynical)
avg rating 2.71 — 78,597 ratings — published 2006
Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as cynical)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,126,806 ratings — published 1866
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (ebook)
by (shelved 3 times as cynical)
avg rating 4.09 — 526,499 ratings — published 1968
The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as cynical)
avg rating 3.80 — 3,966,711 ratings — published 1951
A Clockwork Orange (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as cynical)
avg rating 4.00 — 784,555 ratings — published 1962
Keep the Aspidistra Flying (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as cynical)
avg rating 3.89 — 26,145 ratings — published 1936
The Rules of Attraction (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as cynical)
avg rating 3.72 — 52,674 ratings — published 1987
Gone Girl (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as cynical)
avg rating 4.15 — 3,515,302 ratings — published 2012
The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as cynical)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,502,587 ratings — published 1915
The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as cynical)
avg rating 4.22 — 327,012 ratings — published 2006
Yellowface (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as cynical)
avg rating 3.72 — 1,117,927 ratings — published 2023
Breakfast of Champions (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as cynical)
avg rating 4.06 — 283,944 ratings — published 1973
Thank You for Smoking (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as cynical)
avg rating 3.94 — 13,289 ratings — published 1994
Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as cynical)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,510,372 ratings — published 1969
Post Office (ebook)
by (shelved 2 times as cynical)
avg rating 3.92 — 142,146 ratings — published 1971
The Art of War (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as cynical)
avg rating 3.94 — 587,886 ratings — published -500
My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as cynical)
avg rating 3.59 — 597,947 ratings — published 2018
The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as cynical)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,509,739 ratings — published 1985
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as cynical)
avg rating 3.98 — 801,280 ratings — published 2007
Cat’s Cradle (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as cynical)
avg rating 4.15 — 444,721 ratings — published 1963
Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as cynical)
avg rating 3.70 — 3,271,944 ratings — published 1954
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as cynical)
avg rating 4.20 — 790,244 ratings — published 1962
American Psycho (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as cynical)
avg rating 3.80 — 374,378 ratings — published 1991
The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as cynical)
avg rating 4.05 — 11,166 ratings — published 1911
The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as cynical)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,277,811 ratings — published 1963
Less Than Zero (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as cynical)
avg rating 3.62 — 104,456 ratings — published 1985
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as cynical)
avg rating 3.50 — 693,335 ratings — published 1995
Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)
by (shelved 2 times as cynical)
avg rating 4.37 — 210,111 ratings — published 2008
Hollywood (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as cynical)
avg rating 3.81 — 28,137 ratings — published 1989
Wild Dark Shore (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as cynical)
avg rating 4.07 — 520,834 ratings — published 2025
Half His Age (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as cynical)
avg rating 3.26 — 148,161 ratings — published 2026
Be Gay, Do Crime: Sixteen Stories of Queer Chaos (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as cynical)
avg rating 3.48 — 1,032 ratings — published 2025
Eileen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as cynical)
avg rating 3.56 — 134,451 ratings — published 2015
This Will Be Fun (This Will Be, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as cynical)
avg rating 3.37 — 8,629 ratings — published 2024
I'm Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as cynical)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,569,606 ratings — published 2022
Firsts Are Always Messy (Firsts Series Book 1)
by (shelved 1 time as cynical)
avg rating 4.16 — 673 ratings — published 2024
The Easter Parade (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as cynical)
avg rating 4.03 — 11,100 ratings — published 1976
Silent Flames (Dark & Silent Night, #4)
by (shelved 1 time as cynical)
avg rating 4.10 — 5,805 ratings — published 2025
The Humiliated Wife: A Husband's Betrayal & Grovel (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as cynical)
avg rating 3.74 — 3,792 ratings — published
Américana (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as cynical)
avg rating 3.40 — 6,618 ratings — published 1971
The Prince (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as cynical)
avg rating 3.84 — 394,551 ratings — published 1513
Saving 6 (Boys of Tommen, #3)
by (shelved 1 time as cynical)
avg rating 4.46 — 338,922 ratings — published 2023
The Crying of Lot 49 (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as cynical)
avg rating 3.69 — 100,390 ratings — published 1966
“I know life is not rainbows and butterflies, but I’d rather die delusional than being a mature cynic.”
― That Thing About You
― That Thing About You
“Most writers regard the truth as their most valuable possession, and therefore are economical in its use.”
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