Existential Crisis Books

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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as existential-crisis)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,438,723 ratings — published 1942
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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as existential-crisis)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,251,071 ratings — published 1963
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as existential-crisis)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,465,135 ratings — published 1915
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The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1) The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as existential-crisis)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,525,335 ratings — published 2020
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My Year of Rest and Relaxation My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as existential-crisis)
avg rating 3.60 — 580,971 ratings — published 2018
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No Longer Human No Longer Human (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as existential-crisis)
avg rating 3.93 — 264,491 ratings — published 1948
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Normal People Normal People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as existential-crisis)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,908,714 ratings — published 2018
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Notes from Underground Notes from Underground (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as existential-crisis)
avg rating 4.17 — 238,638 ratings — published 1864
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Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as existential-crisis)
avg rating 3.84 — 92,674 ratings — published 2021
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The Death of Ivan Ilych The Death of Ivan Ilych (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as existential-crisis)
avg rating 4.14 — 232,711 ratings — published 1886
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The Myth of Sisyphus The Myth of Sisyphus (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as existential-crisis)
avg rating 4.17 — 98,618 ratings — published 1942
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as existential-crisis)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,561,278 ratings — published 1948
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The Little Prince The Little Prince (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as existential-crisis)
avg rating 4.33 — 2,518,971 ratings — published 1943
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Beautiful World, Where Are You Beautiful World, Where Are You (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as existential-crisis)
avg rating 3.52 — 502,984 ratings — published 2021
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as existential-crisis)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,022,992 ratings — published 1999
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as existential-crisis)
avg rating 4.27 — 954,020 ratings — published 2015
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When Breath Becomes Air When Breath Becomes Air (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as existential-crisis)
avg rating 4.41 — 821,722 ratings — published 2016
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as existential-crisis)
avg rating 4.37 — 897,284 ratings — published 1946
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as existential-crisis)
avg rating 3.80 — 3,929,872 ratings — published 1951
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I Who Have Never Known Men I Who Have Never Known Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as existential-crisis)
avg rating 4.08 — 543,126 ratings — published 1995
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Babel Babel (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as existential-crisis)
avg rating 4.14 — 494,656 ratings — published 2022
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Cleopatra and Frankenstein Cleopatra and Frankenstein (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as existential-crisis)
avg rating 3.68 — 240,999 ratings — published 2022
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Steppenwolf Steppenwolf (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as existential-crisis)
avg rating 4.13 — 218,835 ratings — published 1927
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A Short Stay in Hell A Short Stay in Hell (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as existential-crisis)
avg rating 4.15 — 72,833 ratings — published 2011
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Everything I Know About Love Everything I Know About Love (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as existential-crisis)
avg rating 3.93 — 517,667 ratings — published 2018
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Conversations with Friends Conversations with Friends (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as existential-crisis)
avg rating 3.73 — 612,633 ratings — published 2017
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They Both Die at the End (They Both Die at the End, #1) They Both Die at the End (They Both Die at the End, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as existential-crisis)
avg rating 3.75 — 882,558 ratings — published 2017
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Nausea Nausea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as existential-crisis)
avg rating 3.93 — 141,820 ratings — published 1938
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Play It As It Lays Play It As It Lays (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as existential-crisis)
avg rating 3.90 — 93,674 ratings — published 1970
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The Trial The Trial (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as existential-crisis)
avg rating 3.94 — 403,691 ratings — published 1925
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The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as existential-crisis)
avg rating 4.21 — 65,939 ratings — published 1942
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Siddhartha Siddhartha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as existential-crisis)
avg rating 4.08 — 888,775 ratings — published 1922
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as existential-crisis)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,628,952 ratings — published 1988
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Under the Whispering Door Under the Whispering Door (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as existential-crisis)
avg rating 4.11 — 327,170 ratings — published 2021
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The Humans The Humans (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as existential-crisis)
avg rating 4.07 — 162,509 ratings — published 2013
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Convenience Store Woman Convenience Store Woman (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as existential-crisis)
avg rating 3.67 — 384,980 ratings — published 2016
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The Idiot The Idiot (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as existential-crisis)
avg rating 3.64 — 109,756 ratings — published 2017
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as existential-crisis)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,104,608 ratings — published 1866
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Existentialism is a Humanism Existentialism is a Humanism (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as existential-crisis)
avg rating 3.98 — 47,457 ratings — published 1946
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Looking for Alaska Looking for Alaska (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as existential-crisis)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,760,805 ratings — published 2005
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Kafka on the Shore Kafka on the Shore (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as existential-crisis)
avg rating 4.11 — 556,636 ratings — published 2002
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as existential-crisis)
avg rating 4.10 — 551,663 ratings — published 1984
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The Plague The Plague (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as existential-crisis)
avg rating 4.02 — 320,382 ratings — published 1947
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How to Stop Time How to Stop Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-crisis)
avg rating 3.82 — 225,660 ratings — published 2017
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The Woman Destroyed The Woman Destroyed (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-crisis)
avg rating 4.01 — 47,162 ratings — published 1967
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The Idiot The Idiot (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-crisis)
avg rating 4.21 — 221,981 ratings — published 1869
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The Secret History The Secret History (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-crisis)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,058,126 ratings — published 1992
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-crisis)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,282,970 ratings — published 2011
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-crisis)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,918,052 ratings — published 1890
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Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-crisis)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,496,734 ratings — published 1969
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Guillermo Saccomanno
“Le duele pensar que quizá lo trágico de un sueño no es que pueda concretarse. Es el despertar. Porque una vez que se le tomó el gusto, la vida será intolerable si no vuelve a repetirse. Y uno será más desgraciado que antes, cuando ignoraba cómo era esa felicidad.”
Guillermo Saccomanno, El oficinista

Jonathan Harnisch
“I am not alone. Existing in this melancholic world causes numerous individuals to feel remorseful and even harbor resentment. Contemplating the world fills me with melancholy. I sense a profound disconnection from the world. Feeling completely drained by my internal and external despair and indifference. I find myself filled with regret and eagerly await the conclusion. I believe my overwhelming anxiety has transformed into anhedonia and depression. Feelings of emptiness and not fitting in are common to all people. Feeling like an outsider hinders connection with others. Once quite the extrovert. I have always experienced a deep sense of disconnection, but at this stage of my life, numerous things have gone awry, making it almost unbearable.”
Jonathan Harnisch

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