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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 138 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,551,677 ratings — published 1942
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 119 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,581,962 ratings — published 1915
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Waiting for Godot Waiting for Godot (Paperback)
by (shelved 81 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.84 — 230,061 ratings — published 1952
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The Craziest Book Ever Written The Craziest Book Ever Written (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 65 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.52 — 153 ratings — published
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The Trial The Trial (Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.93 — 427,885 ratings — published 1925
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Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,536,199 ratings — published 1969
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
by (shelved 42 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.22 — 2,087,725 ratings — published 1979
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The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (Hundred-Year-Old Man, #1) The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (Hundred-Year-Old Man, #1)
by (shelved 40 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.82 — 313,799 ratings — published 2009
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Catch-22 Catch-22 (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.99 — 908,183 ratings — published 1961
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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.04 — 94,609 ratings — published 1967
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The Myth of Sisyphus The Myth of Sisyphus (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.16 — 111,740 ratings — published 1942
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Cat’s Cradle Cat’s Cradle (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.15 — 451,542 ratings — published 1963
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Endgame Endgame (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.79 — 25,414 ratings — published 1957
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The Plague The Plague (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.02 — 337,108 ratings — published 1947
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Kafka on the Shore Kafka on the Shore (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.11 — 582,001 ratings — published 2002
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The Fall The Fall (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.02 — 148,289 ratings — published 1956
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Bunny (Bunny, #1) Bunny (Bunny, #1)
by (shelved 18 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.44 — 379,508 ratings — published 2019
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Rhinocéros Rhinocéros (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.83 — 21,325 ratings — published 1959
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Fight Club Fight Club (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.18 — 667,399 ratings — published 1996
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The Castle The Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.90 — 81,210 ratings — published 1926
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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 17 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.06 — 390,631 ratings — published 1971
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The Master and Margarita The Master and Margarita (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.27 — 456,493 ratings — published 1967
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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 14 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.06 — 626,558 ratings — published 1871
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The Myth of Sisyphus, and Other Essays The Myth of Sisyphus, and Other Essays (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.21 — 67,353 ratings — published 1942
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A Confederacy of Dunces A Confederacy of Dunces (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.89 — 310,466 ratings — published 1980
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Breakfast of Champions Breakfast of Champions (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.06 — 287,436 ratings — published 1973
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The Third Policeman The Third Policeman (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.96 — 24,451 ratings — published 1967
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Naked Lunch: The Restored Text Naked Lunch: The Restored Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.46 — 101,244 ratings — published 1959
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La Cantatrice chauve La Cantatrice chauve (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.75 — 7,781 ratings — published 1950
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Six Characters in Search of an Author Six Characters in Search of an Author (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.83 — 23,599 ratings — published 1921
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The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #2) The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #2)
by (shelved 13 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.19 — 326,968 ratings — published 1980
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The Crying of Lot 49 The Crying of Lot 49 (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.69 — 102,826 ratings — published 1965
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Earthlings Earthlings (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.60 — 115,261 ratings — published 2018
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Rhinoceros and Other Plays Rhinoceros and Other Plays (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.97 — 3,552 ratings — published 1959
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The Complete Stories The Complete Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.33 — 29,128 ratings — published 1915
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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 11 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.99 — 456,348 ratings — published 1865
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Happy Days Happy Days (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.83 — 7,723 ratings — published 1961
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Mort (Discworld, #4; Death, #1) Mort (Discworld, #4; Death, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.24 — 282,417 ratings — published 1987
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Galápagos Galápagos (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.87 — 91,956 ratings — published 1985
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L'écume des jours L'écume des jours (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.91 — 45,020 ratings — published 1947
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Nausea Nausea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.93 — 148,639 ratings — published 1938
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Life, the Universe and Everything (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #3) Life, the Universe and Everything (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #3)
by (shelved 10 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.16 — 257,451 ratings — published 1982
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Invitation to a Beheading Invitation to a Beheading (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.91 — 21,236 ratings — published 1938
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Convenience Store Woman Convenience Store Woman (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.66 — 416,367 ratings — published 2016
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.03 — 4,855,231 ratings — published 1945
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The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1-5) The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1-5)
by (shelved 9 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.38 — 344,972 ratings — published 1996
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House of Leaves House of Leaves (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.09 — 216,474 ratings — published 2000
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The Sirens of Titan The Sirens of Titan (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.15 — 165,134 ratings — published 1959
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The Birthday Party The Birthday Party (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.71 — 13,504 ratings — published 1957
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A Happy Death A Happy Death (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.80 — 28,127 ratings — published 1971
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Woody Allen
“To you, I'm an atheist.
To God, I'm the loyal opposition.”
― Woody Allen

Philip K. Dick
“A man is an angel that has gone deranged.”
― Philip K. Dick

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