Existential


The Stranger
The Metamorphosis
Nausea
The Plague
The Trial
Man's Search for Meaning
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Crime and Punishment
Notes from Underground
Waiting for Godot
Steppenwolf
Siddhartha
The Midnight Library
The Fall
The Catcher in the Rye
Seven Beyond by Stella AtriumThe Consolation of Philosophy by BoethiusPhilosophy of Evil by Lars Fredrik Händler SvendsenThe Art of War and Other Classics of Eastern Philosophy by Sun TzuPhilosophy as Passion by Karen Vintges
books with ‘philosophy’ in title
249 books — 14 voters
1984 by George OrwellFight Club by Chuck PalahniukA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Let's Shake It Up A Bit
958 books — 573 voters

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori GottliebMaking Room for Madness in Mental Health by Marcus EvansThe Christopher Bollas Reader by Christopher BollasOn Kissing, Tickling, and Being Bored by Adam PhillipsBraving the Wilderness by Brené Brown
books every therapist should read!
18 books — 2 voters
The Stranger by Albert CamusMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaSiddhartha by Hermann HesseCandide by Voltaire
Myth, Meaning, and Experience
270 books — 92 voters

American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyNot Okay by Brett Axel
Dark Literary Fiction
128 books — 50 voters
The Stranger by Albert CamusCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaNausea by Jean-Paul SartreThe Trial by Franz Kafka
Best Existential Fiction
444 books — 758 voters

Inio Asano
Who cares what we dream about? Just getting through each day is hard enough.
Inio Asano, Goodnight Punpun Omnibus, Vol. 1

Olga Tokarczuk
The human psyche evolved in order to defend itself against seeing the truth. To prevent us from catching sight of the mechanism. The psyche is our defense system - it makes sure we'll never understand what's going on around us. Its main task is to filter information, even though the capabilities of our brains are enormous. For it would be impossible for us to carry the weight of this knowledge. Because every tiny particle of the world is made of suffering. ...more
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