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The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 98 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,585,507 ratings — published 1915
The Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 89 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,554,912 ratings — published 1942
Waiting for Godot (Paperback)
by (shelved 59 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.84 — 230,232 ratings — published 1952
The Trial (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.93 — 428,767 ratings — published 1925
Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,537,350 ratings — published 1969
Catch-22 (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.99 — 908,672 ratings — published 1961
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.04 — 94,628 ratings — published 1967
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
by (shelved 31 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.22 — 2,089,232 ratings — published 1979
Cat’s Cradle (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.15 — 451,870 ratings — published 1963
The Plague (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.02 — 337,694 ratings — published 1947
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.06 — 627,027 ratings — published 1871
The Myth of Sisyphus (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.15 — 112,249 ratings — published 1942
The Fall (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.02 — 148,632 ratings — published 1956
The Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.90 — 81,351 ratings — published 1926
The Third Policeman (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.96 — 24,495 ratings — published 1967
Breakfast of Champions (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.06 — 287,603 ratings — published 1973
Earthlings (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.60 — 115,686 ratings — published 2018
The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #2)
by (shelved 12 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.03 — 253,048 ratings — published 1999
Dungeon Crawler Carl (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.41 — 724,829 ratings — published 2020
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.25 — 851,135 ratings — published 1990
The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.03 — 589,705 ratings — published 1999
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.06 — 390,879 ratings — published 1971
The Master and Margarita (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.27 — 457,371 ratings — published 1967
Endgame (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.79 — 25,430 ratings — published 1957
The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.88 — 139,744 ratings — published 2001
The Nose (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.71 — 21,396 ratings — published 1836
1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.21 — 5,826,067 ratings — published 1949
The Miserable Mill (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #4)
by (shelved 10 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.86 — 190,085 ratings — published 2000
The Wide Window (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #3)
by (shelved 10 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.95 — 217,446 ratings — published 2000
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.22 — 186,031 ratings — published 2002
The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1; Rincewind, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.99 — 435,853 ratings — published 1983
The Sirens of Titan (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.15 — 165,312 ratings — published 1959
The Vile Village (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #7)
by (shelved 9 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.97 — 158,112 ratings — published 2001
The Austere Academy (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #5)
by (shelved 9 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.02 — 179,075 ratings — published 2000
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1-5)
by (shelved 9 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.38 — 345,111 ratings — published 1996
The Myth of Sisyphus, and Other Essays (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.21 — 67,387 ratings — published 1942
A Dirty Job (Grim Reaper, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.03 — 125,959 ratings — published 2006
Rhinocéros (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.83 — 21,359 ratings — published 1959
The Ersatz Elevator (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #6)
by (shelved 8 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.06 — 164,290 ratings — published 2001
The Slippery Slope (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #10)
by (shelved 8 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.05 — 139,312 ratings — published 2003
The Penultimate Peril (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #12)
by (shelved 8 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.09 — 120,244 ratings — published 2005
Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.03 — 4,861,988 ratings — published 1945
Kafka on the Shore (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.11 — 582,767 ratings — published 2002
Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, #2)
by (shelved 7 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.00 — 146,562 ratings — published 1871
Bunny (Bunny, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.43 — 380,754 ratings — published 2019
The Carnivorous Carnival (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #9)
by (shelved 7 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.01 — 144,176 ratings — published 2002
The Grim Grotto (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #11)
by (shelved 7 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.03 — 127,984 ratings — published 2004
The End (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #13)
by (shelved 7 times as absurdist)
avg rating 4.04 — 119,993 ratings — published 2006
Amerika (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.73 — 36,314 ratings — published 1927
The Birthday Party (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as absurdist)
avg rating 3.71 — 13,512 ratings — published 1957
“Impermanent Continuity
by Stewart Stafford
The year arrived, hewn from dreams,
Demanding its due from all of us,
A thunderous knock and it was present,
The debt collector in permanent shade.
My stomach tightened as I waited,
It required my name, and I gave it,
Then it wanted my date of birth too,
I gave that too; bony fingers found me.
It noted I was one year older, debt paid,
With a theatrical sigh, it packed up and left,
Then paused in the doorway and stared:
“Congratulations on surviving another year.”
© 2026 Stewart Stafford. All rights reserved.”
―
by Stewart Stafford
The year arrived, hewn from dreams,
Demanding its due from all of us,
A thunderous knock and it was present,
The debt collector in permanent shade.
My stomach tightened as I waited,
It required my name, and I gave it,
Then it wanted my date of birth too,
I gave that too; bony fingers found me.
It noted I was one year older, debt paid,
With a theatrical sigh, it packed up and left,
Then paused in the doorway and stared:
“Congratulations on surviving another year.”
© 2026 Stewart Stafford. All rights reserved.”
―
“To the curious incident of Chapter 13,” said Myx evenly.
“There is no Chapter 13,” stated General positively.
Myx vaulted triumphantly. “That is the curious incident.”
― Quest in Peace: An Alluvial Allegory of Allusive Allegations
“There is no Chapter 13,” stated General positively.
Myx vaulted triumphantly. “That is the curious incident.”
― Quest in Peace: An Alluvial Allegory of Allusive Allegations
