Existential Fiction Books

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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,484,850 ratings — published 1942
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Nausea Nausea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 3.93 — 144,694 ratings — published 1938
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,510,753 ratings — published 1915
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The Trial The Trial (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 3.93 — 413,328 ratings — published 1925
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The Plague The Plague (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.02 — 326,618 ratings — published 1947
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The Fall (Vintage International) The Fall (Vintage International)
by (shelved 11 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.02 — 142,402 ratings — published 1956
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,131,927 ratings — published 1866
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Notes from Underground Notes from Underground (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.16 — 249,623 ratings — published 1864
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.10 — 560,408 ratings — published 1984
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A Happy Death A Happy Death (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 3.80 — 26,953 ratings — published 1971
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Notes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, and Selections from The House of the Dead Notes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, and Selections from The House of the Dead (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.19 — 78,934 ratings — published 1864
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Hunger Hunger (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.03 — 67,377 ratings — published 1890
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Waiting for Godot Waiting for Godot (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 3.84 — 227,046 ratings — published 1951
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Steppenwolf Steppenwolf (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.13 — 222,939 ratings — published 1927
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The Death of Ivan Ilych The Death of Ivan Ilych (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.14 — 246,614 ratings — published 1886
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The Myth of Sisyphus The Myth of Sisyphus (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.16 — 103,975 ratings — published 1942
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Siddhartha Siddhartha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.09 — 903,050 ratings — published 1922
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No Longer Human No Longer Human (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 3.93 — 277,079 ratings — published 1948
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The Age of Reason (Roads to Freedom, #1) The Age of Reason (Roads to Freedom, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 3.98 — 16,568 ratings — published 1945
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The Woman in the Dunes The Woman in the Dunes (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 3.88 — 41,225 ratings — published 1962
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The Brothers Karamazov The Brothers Karamazov (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.39 — 406,030 ratings — published 1879
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I Who Have Never Known Men I Who Have Never Known Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.05 — 627,881 ratings — published 1995
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Demons Demons (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.30 — 65,880 ratings — published 1871
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The Rebel The Rebel (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.13 — 19,599 ratings — published 1951
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The Sheltering Sky The Sheltering Sky (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 3.88 — 31,412 ratings — published 1949
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The Castle The Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 3.91 — 78,742 ratings — published 1926
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The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.14 — 322,033 ratings — published 1994
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Candide Candide (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 3.76 — 307,693 ratings — published 1759
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 3.80 — 3,974,487 ratings — published 1951
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Hamlet Hamlet (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,079,322 ratings — published 1601
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,694,427 ratings — published 1988
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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.04 — 94,021 ratings — published 1967
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No Exit and Three Other Plays No Exit and Three Other Plays (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.08 — 30,310 ratings — published 1947
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (ebook)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.09 — 527,909 ratings — published 1968
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Fight Club Fight Club (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.18 — 657,650 ratings — published 1996
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The Tartar Steppe The Tartar Steppe (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.20 — 45,349 ratings — published 1940
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Metamorphosis and Other Stories Metamorphosis and Other Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 3.89 — 8,020 ratings — published 1915
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The Idiot The Idiot (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.21 — 227,322 ratings — published 1869
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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,283,971 ratings — published 1963
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The Hour of the Star The Hour of the Star (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.11 — 62,736 ratings — published 1977
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Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 3.87 — 208,051 ratings — published 2013
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Brave New World Brave New World (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,129,129 ratings — published 1932
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,962,074 ratings — published 1890
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The Master and Margarita The Master and Margarita (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.28 — 440,103 ratings — published 1967
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Invisible Man Invisible Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 3.92 — 205,526 ratings — published 1952
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The Book of Disquiet The Book of Disquiet (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.39 — 39,357 ratings — published 1982
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Hopscotch Hopscotch (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.19 — 50,713 ratings — published 1963
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Ubik Ubik (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.11 — 127,185 ratings — published 1969
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The Wall The Wall (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.07 — 27,622 ratings — published 1939
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No Exit No Exit (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.11 — 48,285 ratings — published 1944
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Joseph A. Anderson
“There were times, while Atom slept and she was awake soothing her crying daughter, that a question itched from somewhere deep within. This "unsolved mystery" that Atom spoke of: It was all in the past, her mind insisted, as that's what her husband had promised. But she couldn't let it go, so eventually she had to ask. "Why did these ghost people emerge and then just vanish in your world?”
Joseph A. Anderson, Return to Planet Earth

Alexander Petrow
“Q: Who do you think will hate this book?
Readers who need likable characters, happy endings, or faith in humanity’s progress.”
Alexander Petrow, The Weather Forecast in Hell

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