Existential Fiction Books

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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,457,342 ratings — published 1942
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Nausea Nausea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 3.93 — 142,984 ratings — published 1938
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,482,852 ratings — published 1915
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The Trial The Trial (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 3.94 — 407,755 ratings — published 1925
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The Plague The Plague (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.02 — 322,988 ratings — published 1947
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The Fall (Vintage International) The Fall (Vintage International)
by (shelved 11 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.03 — 140,159 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 — 1,116,739 ratings — published 1866
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Steppenwolf Steppenwolf (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.13 — 220,562 ratings — published 1927
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.10 — 555,423 ratings — published 1984
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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 — 78,789 ratings — published 1864
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Hunger Hunger (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.03 — 66,665 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 — 225,643 ratings — published 1951
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A Happy Death A Happy Death (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 3.80 — 26,509 ratings — published 1971
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Notes from Underground Notes from Underground (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.16 — 243,054 ratings — published 1864
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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 — 237,261 ratings — published 1886
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No Longer Human No Longer Human (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 3.93 — 269,583 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 3.99 — 16,352 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 — 40,614 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 — 399,984 ratings — published 1880
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Siddhartha Siddhartha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.08 — 894,710 ratings — published 1922
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The Tartar Steppe The Tartar Steppe (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.21 — 44,240 ratings — published 1940
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Demons Demons (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.30 — 65,029 ratings — published 1872
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The Myth of Sisyphus The Myth of Sisyphus (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.16 — 100,830 ratings — published 1942
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The Rebel The Rebel (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.13 — 19,385 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 — 31,192 ratings — published 1949
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The Castle The Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 3.91 — 77,750 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 — 319,773 ratings — published 1994
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Candide Candide (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 3.76 — 305,838 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 — 3,949,778 ratings — published 1951
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Hamlet Hamlet (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,071,671 ratings — published 1601
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,656,483 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 — 93,743 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 — 30,241 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 — 523,326 ratings — published 1968
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Fight Club Fight Club (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.18 — 653,198 ratings — published 1996
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I Who Have Never Known Men I Who Have Never Known Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.06 — 581,178 ratings — published 1995
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Metamorphosis and Other Stories Metamorphosis and Other Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 3.89 — 7,894 ratings — published 1915
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The Idiot The Idiot (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.21 — 224,199 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 — 1,264,876 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 — 60,110 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 — 206,475 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 — 2,113,202 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 — 1,936,634 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 — 434,127 ratings — published 1967
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Invisible Man Invisible Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 3.92 — 204,457 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 — 38,847 ratings — published 1982
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Hopscotch Hopscotch (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.19 — 50,253 ratings — published 1963
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Ubik Ubik (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.11 — 125,811 ratings — published 1969
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The Wall The Wall (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.07 — 27,430 ratings — published 1939
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No Exit No Exit (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.11 — 47,797 ratings — published 1944
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“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

Alexander Petrow
“To those who claim I lack respect for the human race — I will say that, after all, I removed the phrase ‘depressed neurotic monkeys’ from all the places in the book; and not just because I like and respect monkeys. What does that tell you?”
Alexander Petrow, The Weather Forecast in Hell

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