Maximalism Books

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Infinite Jest Infinite Jest (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 101,057 ratings — published 1996
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Gravity’s Rainbow Gravity’s Rainbow (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as maximalism)
avg rating 4.01 — 48,010 ratings — published 1973
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2666 2666 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 48,503 ratings — published 2004
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The Recognitions The Recognitions (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as maximalism)
avg rating 4.21 — 6,324 ratings — published 1955
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Against the Day Against the Day (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.05 — 10,208 ratings — published 2006
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Mason & Dixon Mason & Dixon (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 12,530 ratings — published 1997
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The Pale King The Pale King (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.97 — 19,804 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 — 613,848 ratings — published 1851
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V. V. (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 25,277 ratings — published 1963
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The Corrections The Corrections (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.85 — 197,682 ratings — published 2001
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White Teeth White Teeth (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.79 — 174,359 ratings — published 2000
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Underworld Underworld (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.95 — 33,734 ratings — published 1997
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Jerusalem Jerusalem (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as maximalism)
avg rating 4.02 — 3,282 ratings — published 2016
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Ducks, Newburyport Ducks, Newburyport (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as maximalism)
avg rating 3.97 — 5,833 ratings — published 2019
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Ulysses Ulysses (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.76 — 137,500 ratings — published 1922
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War and Peace War and Peace (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 364,423 ratings — published 1869
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J R J R (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.32 — 3,788 ratings — published 1975
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Cloud Atlas Cloud Atlas (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 266,934 ratings — published 2004
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Solenoid Solenoid (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 6,639 ratings — published 2015
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Darconville's Cat Darconville's Cat (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 612 ratings — published 1981
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The Savage Detectives The Savage Detectives (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 52,315 ratings — published 1998
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Women and Men Women and Men (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 311 ratings — published 1987
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A Naked Singularity A Naked Singularity (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 3,055 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 — 24,399 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 — 926,803 ratings — published 1878
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The Tunnel The Tunnel (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 1,991 ratings — published 1995
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Austerlitz Austerlitz (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 26,664 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 — 202 ratings — published 2012
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Darkmotherland Darkmotherland (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.27 — 106 ratings — published 2025
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Bomarzo Bomarzo (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.27 — 1,069 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 3.97 — 66 ratings — published
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The Inquisitors' Manual The Inquisitors' Manual (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 1,144 ratings — published 1996
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Liontaming in America Liontaming in America (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.45 — 49 ratings — published
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Attila Attila (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 120 ratings — published 1991
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A Queen in Bucks County A Queen in Bucks County (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 153 ratings — published 2022
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Boat Boat (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.48 — 67 ratings — published
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Philomath: Poems Philomath: Poems (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 185 ratings — published 2021
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Three Poems Three Poems (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.47 — 378 ratings — published 1972
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White Noise White Noise (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.86 — 126,634 ratings — published 1985
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Invidicum Invidicum (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.43 — 14 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 — 15,024 ratings — published 2006
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La Medusa La Medusa (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 111 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 — 98 ratings — published 1984
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Wolf Solent Wolf Solent (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 629 ratings — published 1929
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Porius Porius (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.26 — 158 ratings — published 1951
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A Glastonbury Romance A Glastonbury Romance (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 471 ratings — published 1932
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Dhalgren Dhalgren (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.77 — 12,248 ratings — published 1975
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Finnegans Wake Finnegans Wake (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.68 — 13,599 ratings — published 1939
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Isaac Marion
“...thinking all this maximalism would somehow generate happiness?”
Isaac Marion, Warm Bodies

“More isn’t just more. It’s a statement. It’s personality. It’s an electric jolt. Why blend in when you can burst onto the scene with something so unmistakable, so uniquely chaotic, that no one can ignore you?”
Jay Sreekumar

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