Maximalism Books

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Infinite Jest Infinite Jest (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 102,665 ratings — published 1996
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Gravity’s Rainbow Gravity’s Rainbow (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as maximalism)
avg rating 4.02 — 48,896 ratings — published 1973
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2666 2666 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 49,753 ratings — published 2004
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The Recognitions The Recognitions (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as maximalism)
avg rating 4.21 — 6,441 ratings — published 1955
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Against the Day Against the Day (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.06 — 10,304 ratings — published 2006
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Mason & Dixon Mason & Dixon (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 12,768 ratings — published 1997
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The Pale King The Pale King (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.97 — 20,057 ratings — published 2011
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Moby-Dick or, The Whale Moby-Dick or, The Whale (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.57 — 621,379 ratings — published 1851
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V. V. (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 25,584 ratings — published 1963
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The Corrections The Corrections (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.85 — 199,931 ratings — published 2001
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White Teeth White Teeth (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.79 — 176,604 ratings — published 2000
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Underworld Underworld (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.95 — 34,144 ratings — published 1997
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Jerusalem Jerusalem (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as maximalism)
avg rating 4.03 — 3,332 ratings — published 2016
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Ducks, Newburyport Ducks, Newburyport (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 5,950 ratings — published 2019
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Ulysses Ulysses (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.76 — 139,099 ratings — published 1922
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War and Peace War and Peace (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 369,444 ratings — published 1869
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J R J R (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.32 — 3,857 ratings — published 1975
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Cloud Atlas Cloud Atlas (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 270,363 ratings — published 2004
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Solenoid Solenoid (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 7,062 ratings — published 2015
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Darconville's Cat Darconville's Cat (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 617 ratings — published 1981
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The Savage Detectives The Savage Detectives (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 53,769 ratings — published 1998
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Women and Men Women and Men (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 318 ratings — published 1987
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A Naked Singularity A Naked Singularity (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 3,145 ratings — published 2008
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The Broom of the System The Broom of the System (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.85 — 24,655 ratings — published 1987
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The Maximalist Novel: From Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow to Roberto Bolano's 2666 The Maximalist Novel: From Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow to Roberto Bolano's 2666 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.77 — 82 ratings — published 2014
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Anna Karenina Anna Karenina (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 942,815 ratings — published 1878
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The Tunnel The Tunnel (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 2,032 ratings — published 1995
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The Third Policeman The Third Policeman (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 23,248 ratings — published 1967
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Stalingrad Stalingrad (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 3,960 ratings — published 1952
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Austerlitz Austerlitz (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 27,382 ratings — published 2001
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Midnight Is Not in Everyone's Reach Midnight Is Not in Everyone's Reach (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 219 ratings — published 2012
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Darkmotherland Darkmotherland (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.29 — 115 ratings — published 2025
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Bomarzo Bomarzo (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 1,126 ratings — published 1962
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Garden to the Max: Joyful, Visionary, Maximalist Design Garden to the Max: Joyful, Visionary, Maximalist Design (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 69 ratings — published
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The Inquisitors' Manual The Inquisitors' Manual (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 1,191 ratings — published 1996
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Liontaming in America Liontaming in America (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.44 — 54 ratings — published
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Attila Attila (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.86 — 140 ratings — published 1991
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A Queen in Bucks County A Queen in Bucks County (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 159 ratings — published 2022
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Boat Boat (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.40 — 70 ratings — published
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Philomath: Poems Philomath: Poems (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 189 ratings — published 2021
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Three Poems Three Poems (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.47 — 383 ratings — published 1972
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White Noise White Noise (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.86 — 128,542 ratings — published 1985
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Invidicum Invidicum (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.50 — 16 ratings — published
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Villainy Villainy (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.38 — 96 ratings — published 2021
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The Kindly Ones The Kindly Ones (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.03 — 15,288 ratings — published 2006
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La Medusa La Medusa (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 114 ratings — published 2008
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Larva: A Midsummer Night's Babel Larva: A Midsummer Night's Babel (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.88 — 99 ratings — published 1984
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Wolf Solent Wolf Solent (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 644 ratings — published 1929
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Porius Porius (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.26 — 159 ratings — published 1951
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A Glastonbury Romance A Glastonbury Romance (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 477 ratings — published 1932
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“absent pleasures are not bad”
David Benatar, Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence

Richie Norton
“The 5 Principles of JOMO:

1. JOMO is the opposite of FOMO (the Fear Of Missing Out).

2. JOMO is intentionally choosing what to keep and what to give.

3. JOMO is choosing to ignore the Joneses (NOT just NOT keep up).

4. JOMO is framing the moment to keep the big picture dream in focus.

5. JOMO is the art of improved results with minimalism over maximalism.”
Richie Norton

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