Absurd Books

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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 127 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,455,087 ratings — published 1942
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 113 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,480,708 ratings — published 1915
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Waiting for Godot Waiting for Godot (Paperback)
by (shelved 78 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.84 — 225,512 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 3.54 — 152 ratings — published
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The Trial The Trial (Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.94 — 407,276 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 — 307,241 ratings — published 2009
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Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,502,810 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 — 2,043,320 ratings — published 1979
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Catch-22 Catch-22 (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.99 — 894,878 ratings — published 1961
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Endgame Endgame (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.79 — 24,784 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 — 93,718 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 — 100,574 ratings — published 1942
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Cat’s Cradle Cat’s Cradle (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.15 — 442,616 ratings — published 1963
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The Plague The Plague (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.02 — 322,682 ratings — published 1947
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The Fall (Vintage International) The Fall (Vintage International)
by (shelved 19 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.03 — 139,975 ratings — published 1956
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The Castle The Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.91 — 77,648 ratings — published 1926
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Rhinocéros Rhinocéros (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.83 — 20,559 ratings — published 1959
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Bunny (Bunny, #1) Bunny (Bunny, #1)
by (shelved 17 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.45 — 348,755 ratings — published 2019
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Kafka on the Shore Kafka on the Shore (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.11 — 560,169 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 16 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.06 — 383,259 ratings — published 1971
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Fight Club Fight Club (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.18 — 652,818 ratings — published 1996
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Breakfast of Champions Breakfast of Champions (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.06 — 282,888 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 — 616,147 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 — 66,153 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 — 302,608 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 — 433,594 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 — 99,605 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 — 7,499 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 — 320,333 ratings — published 1980
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Rhinoceros and Other Plays Rhinoceros and Other Plays (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.98 — 3,365 ratings — published 1959
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The Third Policeman The Third Policeman (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.96 — 23,443 ratings — published 1967
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The Complete Stories The Complete Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.33 — 28,719 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 — 23,017 ratings — published 1921
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Happy Days Happy Days (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.83 — 7,549 ratings — published 1961
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The Crying of Lot 49 The Crying of Lot 49 (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.69 — 99,624 ratings — published 1966
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Earthlings Earthlings (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.60 — 105,697 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 — 444,395 ratings — published 1865
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Galápagos Galápagos (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.87 — 89,968 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 — 43,762 ratings — published 1947
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Nausea Nausea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.93 — 142,829 ratings — published 1938
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Good Omens Good Omens (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.25 — 833,509 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 — 276,126 ratings — published 1987
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,667,518 ratings — published 1945
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The Birthday Party The Birthday Party (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as absurd)
avg rating 3.71 — 13,275 ratings — published 1957
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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 — 9,533 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 — 253,180 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 — 88,426 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 — 1,020 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 — 11,252 ratings — published 1957
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Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, #2) Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as absurd)
avg rating 4.00 — 144,705 ratings — published 1871
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Terry Pratchett
“No! Please! I'll tell you whatever you want to know!" the man yelled.
"Really?" said Vimes. "What's the orbital velocity of the moon?"
"What?"
"Oh, you'd like something simpler?”
Terry Pratchett, Night Watch

Conan O'Brien
“When all else fails, there's always delusion.”
Conan O'Brien

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