Existential Books

Showing 1-50 of 4,888
The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 221 times as existential)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,454,909 ratings — published 1942
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 106 times as existential)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,480,543 ratings — published 1915
Rate this book
Clear rating
Nausea Nausea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 86 times as existential)
avg rating 3.93 — 142,819 ratings — published 1938
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Plague The Plague (Paperback)
by (shelved 69 times as existential)
avg rating 4.02 — 322,656 ratings — published 1947
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Trial The Trial (Paperback)
by (shelved 65 times as existential)
avg rating 3.94 — 407,221 ratings — published 1925
Rate this book
Clear rating
Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as existential)
avg rating 4.37 — 905,806 ratings — published 1946
Rate this book
Clear rating
Notes from Underground Notes from Underground (Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as existential)
avg rating 4.17 — 242,451 ratings — published 1864
Rate this book
Clear rating
Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as existential)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,115,162 ratings — published 1866
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Unbearable Lightness of Being The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as existential)
avg rating 4.10 — 554,934 ratings — published 1984
Rate this book
Clear rating
Waiting for Godot Waiting for Godot (Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as existential)
avg rating 3.84 — 225,502 ratings — published 1951
Rate this book
Clear rating
Siddhartha Siddhartha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as existential)
avg rating 4.08 — 893,915 ratings — published 1922
Rate this book
Clear rating
Steppenwolf Steppenwolf (Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as existential)
avg rating 4.13 — 220,342 ratings — published 1927
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1) The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
by (shelved 48 times as existential)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,551,553 ratings — published 2020
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Fall (Vintage International) The Fall (Vintage International)
by (shelved 47 times as existential)
avg rating 4.03 — 139,962 ratings — published 1956
Rate this book
Clear rating
No Longer Human No Longer Human (Paperback)
by (shelved 46 times as existential)
avg rating 3.93 — 268,889 ratings — published 1948
Rate this book
Clear rating
A Short Stay in Hell A Short Stay in Hell (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as existential)
avg rating 4.14 — 79,871 ratings — published 2011
Rate this book
Clear rating
I Who Have Never Known Men I Who Have Never Known Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as existential)
avg rating 4.07 — 576,441 ratings — published 1995
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as existential)
avg rating 3.80 — 3,947,473 ratings — published 1951
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Myth of Sisyphus The Myth of Sisyphus (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as existential)
avg rating 4.16 — 100,551 ratings — published 1942
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Brothers Karamazov The Brothers Karamazov (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as existential)
avg rating 4.39 — 399,397 ratings — published 1880
Rate this book
Clear rating
1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as existential)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,600,332 ratings — published 1948
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Death of Ivan Ilych The Death of Ivan Ilych (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as existential)
avg rating 4.14 — 236,647 ratings — published 1886
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as existential)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,263,089 ratings — published 1963
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as existential)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,652,924 ratings — published 1988
Rate this book
Clear rating
No Exit and Three Other Plays No Exit and Three Other Plays (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as existential)
avg rating 4.08 — 30,225 ratings — published 1947
Rate this book
Clear rating
Existentialism is a Humanism Existentialism is a Humanism (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as existential)
avg rating 3.98 — 47,846 ratings — published 1946
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as existential)
avg rating 4.21 — 66,152 ratings — published 1942
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Little Prince The Little Prince (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as existential)
avg rating 4.33 — 2,535,147 ratings — published 1943
Rate this book
Clear rating
Thus Spoke Zarathustra Thus Spoke Zarathustra (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as existential)
avg rating 4.07 — 180,133 ratings — published 1883
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Woman in the Dunes The Woman in the Dunes (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as existential)
avg rating 3.88 — 40,548 ratings — published 1962
Rate this book
Clear rating
Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as existential)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,502,740 ratings — published 1969
Rate this book
Clear rating
When Breath Becomes Air When Breath Becomes Air (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 22 times as existential)
avg rating 4.41 — 828,157 ratings — published 2016
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as existential)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,934,260 ratings — published 1890
Rate this book
Clear rating
Never Let Me Go Never Let Me Go (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as existential)
avg rating 3.85 — 881,078 ratings — published 2005
Rate this book
Clear rating
Brave New World Brave New World (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as existential)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,111,804 ratings — published 1932
Rate this book
Clear rating
No Exit No Exit (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as existential)
avg rating 4.11 — 47,742 ratings — published 1944
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Book of Disquiet The Book of Disquiet (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as existential)
avg rating 4.39 — 38,794 ratings — published 1982
Rate this book
Clear rating
Norwegian Wood Norwegian Wood (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as existential)
avg rating 3.99 — 748,216 ratings — published 1987
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Ethics of Ambiguity The Ethics of Ambiguity (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as existential)
avg rating 4.17 — 8,281 ratings — published 1947
Rate this book
Clear rating
Being and Nothingness Being and Nothingness (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as existential)
avg rating 3.99 — 35,475 ratings — published 1943
Rate this book
Clear rating
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (ebook)
by (shelved 18 times as existential)
avg rating 4.09 — 522,865 ratings — published 1968
Rate this book
Clear rating
My Year of Rest and Relaxation My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as existential)
avg rating 3.59 — 588,638 ratings — published 2018
Rate this book
Clear rating
Fight Club Fight Club (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as existential)
avg rating 4.18 — 652,794 ratings — published 1996
Rate this book
Clear rating
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as existential)
avg rating 4.04 — 93,713 ratings — published 1967
Rate this book
Clear rating
Dark Matter Dark Matter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as existential)
avg rating 4.13 — 762,194 ratings — published 2016
Rate this book
Clear rating
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Denial of Death The Denial of Death (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as existential)
avg rating 4.05 — 16,370 ratings — published 1973
Rate this book
Clear rating
A Happy Death A Happy Death (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as existential)
avg rating 3.80 — 26,471 ratings — published 1971
Rate this book
Clear rating
Existential Psychotherapy Existential Psychotherapy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as existential)
avg rating 4.46 — 7,383 ratings — published 1980
Rate this book
Clear rating
Fear and Trembling Fear and Trembling (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as existential)
avg rating 4.00 — 32,374 ratings — published 1843
Rate this book
Clear rating


Rob Ryser
“At the end of time I want my art to stand up and my soul to bow down.”
Rob Ryser, Great Desires for Absent Things

Hermann Hesse
“I realize today that nothing in the world is more distasteful to a man than to take the path that leads to himself.”
Hermann Hesse, Demian: Die Geschichte von Emil Sinclairs Jugend

More quotes...