Absurd Books

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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 129 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,477,768 ratings — published 1942
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 114 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,503,990 ratings — published 1915
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Waiting for Godot Waiting for Godot (Paperback)
by (shelved 78 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.84 — 226,711 ratings — published 1951
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The Craziest Book Ever Written The Craziest Book Ever Written (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 65 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.55 — 153 ratings — published
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The Trial The Trial (Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.94 — 411,964 ratings — published 1925
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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 41 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.82 — 308,736 ratings — published 2009
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Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,510,881 ratings — published 1969
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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 38 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.22 — 2,054,183 ratings — published 1979
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Catch-22 Catch-22 (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.99 — 898,230 ratings — published 1961
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Endgame Endgame (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.79 — 24,977 ratings — published 1957
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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.04 — 93,963 ratings — published 1967
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The Myth of Sisyphus The Myth of Sisyphus (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.16 — 103,119 ratings — published 1942
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Cat’s Cradle Cat’s Cradle (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.15 — 444,858 ratings — published 1963
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The Plague The Plague (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.02 — 325,752 ratings — published 1947
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The Fall (Vintage International) The Fall (Vintage International)
by (shelved 19 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.02 — 141,806 ratings — published 1956
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The Castle The Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.91 — 78,499 ratings — published 1926
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Rhinocéros Rhinocéros (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.83 — 20,741 ratings — published 1959
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Kafka on the Shore Kafka on the Shore (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.11 — 565,608 ratings — published 2002
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Bunny (Bunny, #1) Bunny (Bunny, #1)
by (shelved 17 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.45 — 356,308 ratings — published 2019
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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 16 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.06 — 385,203 ratings — published 1971
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Fight Club Fight Club (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.18 — 656,408 ratings — published 1996
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Breakfast of Champions Breakfast of Champions (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.06 — 284,013 ratings — published 1973
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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 — 618,746 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 — 66,439 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 — 304,425 ratings — published 1980
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The Master and Margarita The Master and Margarita (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.28 — 438,559 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 — 100,027 ratings — published 1959
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La Cantatrice chauve La Cantatrice chauve (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.76 — 7,584 ratings — published 1950
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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 12 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.19 — 321,895 ratings — published 1980
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The Crying of Lot 49 The Crying of Lot 49 (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.69 — 100,428 ratings — published 1966
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Rhinoceros and Other Plays Rhinoceros and Other Plays (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.98 — 3,420 ratings — published 1959
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The Third Policeman The Third Policeman (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.96 — 23,669 ratings — published 1967
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The Complete Stories The Complete Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.33 — 28,828 ratings — published 1915
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Six Characters in Search of an Author Six Characters in Search of an Author (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.83 — 23,145 ratings — published 1921
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Happy Days Happy Days (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.83 — 7,590 ratings — published 1961
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Earthlings Earthlings (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.60 — 108,090 ratings — published 2018
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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 10 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.99 — 447,145 ratings — published 1865
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Galápagos Galápagos (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.87 — 90,431 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 — 44,040 ratings — published 1947
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Nausea Nausea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.93 — 144,242 ratings — published 1938
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Good Omens Good Omens (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.25 — 837,294 ratings — published 1990
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Mort (Discworld, #4; Death, #1) Mort (Discworld, #4; Death, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.24 — 277,693 ratings — published 1987
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.03 — 4,713,492 ratings — published 1945
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The Birthday Party The Birthday Party (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.71 — 13,330 ratings — published 1957
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The Rebel The Rebel (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.13 — 19,546 ratings — published 1951
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Molloy / Malone Dies / The Unnamable Molloy / Malone Dies / The Unnamable (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.28 — 9,566 ratings — published 1958
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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 9 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.16 — 254,140 ratings — published 1982
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The New York Trilogy (New York Trilogy, #1-3) The New York Trilogy (New York Trilogy, #1-3)
by (shelved 9 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.86 — 89,014 ratings — published 1987
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The Theatre of the Absurd The Theatre of the Absurd (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,026 ratings — published 1961
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Endgame & Act Without Words Endgame & Act Without Words (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.92 — 11,291 ratings — published 1957
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Niels Bohr
“Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future.”
Niels Bohr

Jon   Stewart
“I celebrated Thanksgiving in an old-fashioned way. I invited everyone in my neighborhood to my house, we had an enormous feast, and then I killed them and took their land.”
Jon Stewart

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