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Infinite Jest (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as maximalism)
avg rating 4.25 — 106,205 ratings — published 1996
Gravity’s Rainbow (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as maximalism)
avg rating 4.02 — 50,360 ratings — published 1973
2666 (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as maximalism)
avg rating 4.22 — 52,583 ratings — published 2004
The Recognitions (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as maximalism)
avg rating 4.22 — 6,688 ratings — published 1955
Mason & Dixon (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as maximalism)
avg rating 4.15 — 13,221 ratings — published 1997
Against the Day (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as maximalism)
avg rating 4.06 — 10,518 ratings — published 2006
V. (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as maximalism)
avg rating 3.97 — 26,123 ratings — published 1963
White Teeth (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as maximalism)
avg rating 3.79 — 181,186 ratings — published 2000
The Pale King (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as maximalism)
avg rating 3.97 — 20,549 ratings — published 2011
Ducks, Newburyport (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as maximalism)
avg rating 3.96 — 6,224 ratings — published 2019
Moby-Dick or, The Whale (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as maximalism)
avg rating 3.57 — 636,485 ratings — published 1851
The Corrections (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as maximalism)
avg rating 3.85 — 204,397 ratings — published 2001
Underworld (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as maximalism)
avg rating 3.95 — 34,966 ratings — published 1997
Jerusalem (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as maximalism)
avg rating 4.03 — 3,448 ratings — published 2016
Cloud Atlas (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as maximalism)
avg rating 4.01 — 275,958 ratings — published 2004
Solenoid (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as maximalism)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,847 ratings — published 2015
Darconville's Cat (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as maximalism)
avg rating 4.27 — 633 ratings — published 1981
Ulysses (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as maximalism)
avg rating 3.76 — 141,950 ratings — published 1922
Women and Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as maximalism)
avg rating 4.14 — 330 ratings — published 1987
A Naked Singularity (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as maximalism)
avg rating 4.13 — 3,314 ratings — published 2008
The Broom of the System (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as maximalism)
avg rating 3.85 — 25,163 ratings — published 1987
Maximalist Novel, The: From Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow to Roberto Bolano's 2666 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as maximalism)
avg rating 3.74 — 86 ratings — published 2014
War and Peace (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as maximalism)
avg rating 4.17 — 378,820 ratings — published 1868
The Tunnel (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as maximalism)
avg rating 4.10 — 2,274 ratings — published 1995
The Maximalist: Colorful Interiors for Bold Living (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as maximalism)
avg rating 3.73 — 67 ratings — published
The Lost Scrapbook (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as maximalism)
avg rating 4.27 — 541 ratings — published 1995
Lady Joker, Volume One (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as maximalism)
avg rating 3.61 — 1,928 ratings — published 1997
The Third Policeman (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as maximalism)
avg rating 3.96 — 24,263 ratings — published 1967
Austerlitz (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as maximalism)
avg rating 3.97 — 28,835 ratings — published 2001
Midnight Is Not in Everyone's Reach (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as maximalism)
avg rating 4.07 — 254 ratings — published 2012
Darkmotherland (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as maximalism)
avg rating 3.30 — 127 ratings — published 2025
Bomarzo (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as maximalism)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,311 ratings — published 1962
Garden to the Max: Joyful, Visionary, Maximalist Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as maximalism)
avg rating 4.03 — 73 ratings — published
The Inquisitors' Manual (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as maximalism)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,279 ratings — published 1996
Liontaming in America (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as maximalism)
avg rating 4.45 — 58 ratings — published
A Queen in Bucks County (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as maximalism)
avg rating 4.02 — 167 ratings — published 2022
Philomath: Poems (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as maximalism)
avg rating 4.10 — 200 ratings — published 2021
Three Poems (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as maximalism)
avg rating 4.47 — 390 ratings — published 1972
White Noise (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as maximalism)
avg rating 3.86 — 132,064 ratings — published 1985
Villainy (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as maximalism)
avg rating 4.37 — 101 ratings — published 2021
The Kindly Ones (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as maximalism)
avg rating 4.04 — 15,726 ratings — published 2006
La Medusa (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as maximalism)
avg rating 4.01 — 121 ratings — published 2008
Larva: A Midsummer Night's Babel (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as maximalism)
avg rating 3.86 — 105 ratings — published 1984
Wolf Solent (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as maximalism)
avg rating 4.07 — 676 ratings — published 1929
“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.”
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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.”
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“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?”
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