Surreal Books

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Kafka on the Shore Kafka on the Shore (Paperback)
by (shelved 193 times as surreal)
avg rating 4.11 — 568,843 ratings — published 2002
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 135 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,517,686 ratings — published 1915
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The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (Paperback)
by (shelved 126 times as surreal)
avg rating 4.14 — 322,709 ratings — published 1994
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1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3) 1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3)
by (shelved 88 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.95 — 346,814 ratings — published 2009
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House of Leaves House of Leaves (Paperback)
by (shelved 86 times as surreal)
avg rating 4.09 — 210,002 ratings — published 2000
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Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 83 times as surreal)
avg rating 4.11 — 156,442 ratings — published 1985
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Piranesi Piranesi (Hardcover)
by (shelved 81 times as surreal)
avg rating 4.20 — 545,528 ratings — published 2020
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The Trial The Trial (Paperback)
by (shelved 76 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.93 — 414,790 ratings — published 1925
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After Dark After Dark (Hardcover)
by (shelved 73 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.74 — 195,103 ratings — published 2004
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Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1) Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1)
by (shelved 72 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.80 — 325,839 ratings — published 2014
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The Hearing Trumpet The Hearing Trumpet (Paperback)
by (shelved 60 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.98 — 13,913 ratings — published 1974
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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass (Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as surreal)
avg rating 4.06 — 620,313 ratings — published 1871
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One Hundred Years of Solitude One Hundred Years of Solitude (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as surreal)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,137,359 ratings — published 1967
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Bunny (Bunny, #1) Bunny (Bunny, #1)
by (shelved 54 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.44 — 360,916 ratings — published 2019
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The Master and Margarita The Master and Margarita (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as surreal)
avg rating 4.28 — 441,683 ratings — published 1967
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Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as surreal)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,516,073 ratings — published 1969
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The Third Policeman The Third Policeman (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.96 — 23,828 ratings — published 1967
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A Wild Sheep Chase (The Rat, #3) A Wild Sheep Chase (The Rat, #3)
by (shelved 47 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.94 — 145,332 ratings — published 1982
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Earthlings Earthlings (Hardcover)
by (shelved 41 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.60 — 109,479 ratings — published 2018
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The Night Circus The Night Circus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 41 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,129,241 ratings — published 2011
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Naked Lunch: The Restored Text Naked Lunch: The Restored Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.46 — 100,255 ratings — published 1959
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Nadja Nadja (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.53 — 13,792 ratings — published 1928
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Dance Dance Dance Dance Dance Dance (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as surreal)
avg rating 4.04 — 102,356 ratings — published 1988
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Norwegian Wood Norwegian Wood (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.98 — 760,199 ratings — published 1987
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The Vegetarian The Vegetarian (Hardcover)
by (shelved 37 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.65 — 437,019 ratings — published 2007
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The Strange Library The Strange Library (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.54 — 71,645 ratings — published 2005
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The Ocean at the End of the Lane The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as surreal)
avg rating 4.01 — 664,370 ratings — published 2013
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The City & the City The City & the City (Hardcover)
by (shelved 34 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.89 — 81,662 ratings — published 2009
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If on a Winter's Night a Traveler If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as surreal)
avg rating 4.01 — 115,851 ratings — published 1979
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Fever Dream Fever Dream (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.73 — 57,205 ratings — published 2014
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Story of the Eye Story of the Eye (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.64 — 26,454 ratings — published 1928
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The Woman in the Dunes The Woman in the Dunes (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.88 — 41,379 ratings — published 1962
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Sputnik Sweetheart Sputnik Sweetheart (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.83 — 186,900 ratings — published 1999
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The Complete Stories of Leonora Carrington The Complete Stories of Leonora Carrington (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.98 — 3,837 ratings — published 2017
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The Blind Owl The Blind Owl (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.95 — 36,516 ratings — published 1937
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The Memory Police The Memory Police (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.68 — 153,996 ratings — published 1994
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Uzumaki Uzumaki (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as surreal)
avg rating 4.45 — 93,279 ratings — published 1998
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The Little Prince The Little Prince (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as surreal)
avg rating 4.34 — 2,570,564 ratings — published 1943
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The Castle The Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.91 — 78,999 ratings — published 1926
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Ubik Ubik (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as surreal)
avg rating 4.11 — 127,564 ratings — published 1969
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I'm Thinking of Ending Things I'm Thinking of Ending Things (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 25 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.50 — 212,680 ratings — published 2016
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The Elephant Vanishes The Elephant Vanishes (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.82 — 59,559 ratings — published 1993
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American Gods (American Gods, #1) American Gods (American Gods, #1)
by (shelved 25 times as surreal)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,001,269 ratings — published 2001
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
by (shelved 24 times as surreal)
avg rating 4.22 — 2,061,052 ratings — published 1979
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, #1) Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, #1)
by (shelved 23 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.99 — 448,925 ratings — published 1865
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Pedro Páramo Pedro Páramo (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as surreal)
avg rating 4.05 — 108,162 ratings — published 1955
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Welcome to Night Vale (Welcome to Night Vale, #1) Welcome to Night Vale (Welcome to Night Vale, #1)
by (shelved 23 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.82 — 44,350 ratings — published 2015
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Coraline Coraline (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as surreal)
avg rating 4.13 — 798,968 ratings — published 2002
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as surreal)
avg rating 4.06 — 386,384 ratings — published 1971
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There Is No Antimemetics Division There Is No Antimemetics Division (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 22 times as surreal)
avg rating 4.02 — 49,757 ratings — published 2020
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Jean-Claude van Itallie
“This is Lilly Heaven saying good night, and to all a very good night. Good night everybody. Here's wishing you pleasant dreams. Sleep tight. From all of us to all of you, a warm good night. And now we must, I'm afraid, say "good night." Good night, ladies and gentlemen, and good night. Thanks a lot and God bless you. This is Lilly signing off and wishing all of you out there from all of us in here the very best possible good night. I can only hope that you enjoyed watching us as much as we enjoyed being here. Good night. Pleasant dreams. Sleep tight. It's been wonderful being with you, and I hope you'll invite us into your living room again tomorrow night. From the actors and myself, from the staff here, I want to wish you all the best possible night and day before we meet again. It's been wonderful being with you. It's been truly grand. I only wish we could go on but I'm afraid our time is up, and so this is your Lily saying good night to you. Pleasant dreams. Good night all. Good night to you all. Good night to all of you. Good night. Good night. Good night. Good night. Good night. Good night. Good night. Good night. To all of you out there from all of us here good night. And pleasant dreams till we meet again. Good night to you all. Good night. Good night. Good night. Good night.”
Jean-Claude van Itallie, War and Four Other Plays

Haruki Murakami
“Sitting on the floor, I'd replay the past in my head. Funny, that's all I did, day after day after day for half a year, and I never tired of it. What I'd been through seemed so vast, with so many facets. Vast, but real, very real, which was why the experience persisted in towering before me, like a monument lit up at night. And the thing was, it was a monument to me.”
Haruki Murakami, Dance Dance Dance

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