Existential Angst Books

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Nausea Nausea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as existential-angst)
avg rating 3.93 — 136,013 ratings — published 1938
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as existential-angst)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,041,906 ratings — published 1866
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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as existential-angst)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,341,566 ratings — published 1942
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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as existential-angst)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,176,470 ratings — published 1963
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Die, My Love Die, My Love (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as existential-angst)
avg rating 3.47 — 8,864 ratings — published 2012
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Notes from Underground Notes from Underground (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as existential-angst)
avg rating 4.17 — 215,409 ratings — published 1864
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The Passion According to G.H. The Passion According to G.H. (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as existential-angst)
avg rating 4.13 — 17,471 ratings — published 1964
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Daydream (Maple Hills, #3) Daydream (Maple Hills, #3)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-angst)
avg rating 3.92 — 217,085 ratings — published 2024
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A Soul of Ash and Blood (Blood and Ash, #5) A Soul of Ash and Blood (Blood and Ash, #5)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-angst)
avg rating 3.89 — 152,327 ratings — published 2023
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The War of Two Queens (Blood and Ash, #4) The War of Two Queens (Blood and Ash, #4)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-angst)
avg rating 4.09 — 294,138 ratings — published 2022
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Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-angst)
avg rating 4.19 — 9,105 ratings — published 2017
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The ​Crown of Gilded Bones (Blood and Ash, #3) The ​Crown of Gilded Bones (Blood and Ash, #3)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-angst)
avg rating 4.16 — 431,997 ratings — published 2021
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A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire (Blood and Ash, #2) A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire (Blood and Ash, #2)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-angst)
avg rating 4.32 — 561,864 ratings — published 2020
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From Blood and Ash (Blood and Ash, #1) From Blood and Ash (Blood and Ash, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-angst)
avg rating 4.22 — 804,861 ratings — published 2020
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Atmosphere Atmosphere (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-angst)
avg rating 4.37 — 368,812 ratings — published 2025
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Pucking Sweet (Jacksonville Rays, #3) Pucking Sweet (Jacksonville Rays, #3)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-angst)
avg rating 4.20 — 40,133 ratings — published 2024
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Pucking Ever After(Jacksonville Rays, #2.5) Pucking Ever After(Jacksonville Rays, #2.5)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-angst)
avg rating 4.26 — 32,752 ratings — published
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Exquisite Ruin (The Labyrinth, #1) Exquisite Ruin (The Labyrinth, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-angst)
avg rating 3.20 — 1,130 ratings — published 2025
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Pucking Wild (Jacksonville Rays, #2) Pucking Wild (Jacksonville Rays, #2)
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avg rating 4.13 — 65,626 ratings — published 2023
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ハイキュー!! 10 [Haikyū!! 10] ハイキュー!! 10 [Haikyū!! 10] (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-angst)
avg rating 4.65 — 5,417 ratings — published 2014
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ハイキュー!! 9 [Haikyū!! 9] ハイキュー!! 9 [Haikyū!! 9] (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-angst)
avg rating 4.62 — 6,027 ratings — published 2014
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ハイキュー!! 8 [Haikyū!! 8] ハイキュー!! 8 [Haikyū!! 8] (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-angst)
avg rating 4.65 — 6,297 ratings — published 2013
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ハイキュー!! 7 [Haikyū!! 7] ハイキュー!! 7 [Haikyū!! 7] (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-angst)
avg rating 4.64 — 6,208 ratings — published 2013
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ハイキュー!! 6 [Haikyū!! 6] ハイキュー!! 6 [Haikyū!! 6] (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-angst)
avg rating 4.61 — 7,109 ratings — published 2013
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The Last Gifts of the Universe The Last Gifts of the Universe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-angst)
avg rating 3.76 — 2,960 ratings — published 2022
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Lore Olympus: Volume Eight (Lore Olympus, #8) Lore Olympus: Volume Eight (Lore Olympus, #8)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-angst)
avg rating 4.57 — 8,249 ratings — published 2025
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Nightcrawling Nightcrawling (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-angst)
avg rating 3.96 — 58,390 ratings — published 2022
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ハイキュー!! 3 [Haikyū!! 3] ハイキュー!! 3 [Haikyū!! 3] (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-angst)
avg rating 4.59 — 10,800 ratings — published 2012
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ハイキュー!! 2 [Haikyū!! 2] ハイキュー!! 2 [Haikyū!! 2] (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-angst)
avg rating 4.59 — 13,662 ratings — published 2012
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ハイキュー!! 1 [Haikyū!! 1] ハイキュー!! 1 [Haikyū!! 1] (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-angst)
avg rating 4.55 — 68,601 ratings — published 2012
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The Stand-In The Stand-In (Audiobook)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-angst)
avg rating 3.83 — 35,557 ratings — published 2021
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Big Swiss Big Swiss (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-angst)
avg rating 3.68 — 134,106 ratings — published 2023
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Problematic Summer Romance (Not in Love, #2) Problematic Summer Romance (Not in Love, #2)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-angst)
avg rating 3.88 — 203,130 ratings — published 2025
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Pucking Around (Jacksonville Rays, #1) Pucking Around (Jacksonville Rays, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-angst)
avg rating 3.76 — 204,082 ratings — published 2023
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怪獣8号 12 [Kaijū 8-gō 12] 怪獣8号 12 [Kaijū 8-gō 12] (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-angst)
avg rating 4.52 — 2,011 ratings — published 2024
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怪獣8号 11 [Kaijū 8-gō 11] 怪獣8号 11 [Kaijū 8-gō 11] (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-angst)
avg rating 4.51 — 2,525 ratings — published 2023
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怪獣8号 10 [Kaijū 8-gō 10] 怪獣8号 10 [Kaijū 8-gō 10] (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-angst)
avg rating 4.53 — 3,121 ratings — published 2023
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怪獣8号 8 [Kaijū 8-gō 8] 怪獣8号 8 [Kaijū 8-gō 8] (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-angst)
avg rating 4.40 — 4,145 ratings — published 2022
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怪獣8号 7 [Kaijū 8-gō 7] 怪獣8号 7 [Kaijū 8-gō 7] (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-angst)
avg rating 4.41 — 4,658 ratings — published 2022
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怪獣8号 6 [Kaijū 8-gō 6] 怪獣8号 6 [Kaijū 8-gō 6] (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-angst)
avg rating 4.49 — 5,319 ratings — published 2022
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怪獣8号 5 [Kaijū 8-gō 5] 怪獣8号 5 [Kaijū 8-gō 5] (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-angst)
avg rating 4.42 — 6,130 ratings — published 2021
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怪獣8号 4 [Kaijū 8-gō 4] 怪獣8号 4 [Kaijū 8-gō 4] (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-angst)
avg rating 4.50 — 6,765 ratings — published 2021
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怪獣8号 3 [Kaijū 8-gō 3] 怪獣8号 3 [Kaijū 8-gō 3] (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-angst)
avg rating 4.42 — 7,642 ratings — published 2021
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怪獣8号 2 [Kaijū 8-gō 2] 怪獣8号 2 [Kaijū 8-gō 2] (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-angst)
avg rating 4.42 — 9,450 ratings — published 2021
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怪獣8号 1 [Kaijū 8-gō 1] 怪獣8号 1 [Kaijū 8-gō 1] (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-angst)
avg rating 4.31 — 22,650 ratings — published 2020
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A Curse Carved in Bone (Saga of the Unfated, #2) A Curse Carved in Bone (Saga of the Unfated, #2)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-angst)
avg rating 3.95 — 44,502 ratings — published 2025
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Mirrored Heavens (Between Earth and Sky, #3) Mirrored Heavens (Between Earth and Sky, #3)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-angst)
avg rating 4.23 — 8,414 ratings — published 2024
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A Fate Inked in Blood (Saga of the Unfated, #1) A Fate Inked in Blood (Saga of the Unfated, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-angst)
avg rating 3.92 — 170,147 ratings — published 2024
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Interesting Facts about Space Interesting Facts about Space (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-angst)
avg rating 3.86 — 32,275 ratings — published 2024
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Stop Me If You've Heard This One Stop Me If You've Heard This One (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as existential-angst)
avg rating 3.38 — 3,152 ratings — published 2025
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Vana Elaire
“Earth is not the sort of place to bring someone you love.”
Vana Elaire, Risen Apes

“Perhaps I can follow a heroic existential nihilist’s sterling example of surviving the harshness of reality by employing an attentive narrative examination of my recalcitrant life to extract shards of personal truth and elicit a synthesizing purposefulness of my being from the darkness, anarchy, and chaos of existence. Perhaps through the act of engaging in a deliberative examination of the ontological mystery of being and investigating the accompanying stark brutal doubt that renders a materialistic life intolerably senseless, absurd, and meaningless, I can confront the baffle of being and establish a guiding set of personal values to live by in an indifferent world. Perhaps by using the contemplative tools of narrative storytelling, I can strictly scrutinize the key leaning rubrics veiled within an array of confusing personal life experiences. Perhaps by engaging in a creative act of discovery I can blunt the pain and anguish that comes from the nightmarish experience of suffering from an existential crisis.”
Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls

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