Surreal Books

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Kafka on the Shore Kafka on the Shore (Paperback)
by (shelved 192 times as surreal)
avg rating 4.11 — 561,866 ratings — published 2002
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 135 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,488,050 ratings — published 1915
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The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (Paperback)
by (shelved 125 times as surreal)
avg rating 4.14 — 320,235 ratings — published 1994
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1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3) 1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3)
by (shelved 88 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.95 — 344,588 ratings — published 2009
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House of Leaves House of Leaves (Paperback)
by (shelved 85 times as surreal)
avg rating 4.09 — 206,982 ratings — published 2000
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Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 82 times as surreal)
avg rating 4.11 — 155,300 ratings — published 1985
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Piranesi Piranesi (Hardcover)
by (shelved 79 times as surreal)
avg rating 4.20 — 522,874 ratings — published 2020
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The Trial The Trial (Paperback)
by (shelved 74 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.94 — 408,985 ratings — published 1925
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After Dark After Dark (Hardcover)
by (shelved 74 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.74 — 193,160 ratings — published 2004
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Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1) Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1)
by (shelved 72 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.80 — 318,782 ratings — published 2014
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The Hearing Trumpet The Hearing Trumpet (Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.98 — 13,338 ratings — published 1974
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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass (Paperback)
by (shelved 59 times as surreal)
avg rating 4.06 — 617,148 ratings — published 1871
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One Hundred Years of Solitude One Hundred Years of Solitude (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as surreal)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,127,823 ratings — published 1967
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Bunny (Bunny, #1) Bunny (Bunny, #1)
by (shelved 53 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.45 — 351,502 ratings — published 2019
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The Master and Margarita The Master and Margarita (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as surreal)
avg rating 4.28 — 435,392 ratings — published 1967
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Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as surreal)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,505,869 ratings — published 1969
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The Third Policeman The Third Policeman (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.96 — 23,530 ratings — published 1967
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A Wild Sheep Chase (The Rat, #3) A Wild Sheep Chase (The Rat, #3)
by (shelved 47 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.94 — 144,172 ratings — published 1982
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The Night Circus The Night Circus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 42 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,119,589 ratings — published 2011
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Naked Lunch: The Restored Text Naked Lunch: The Restored Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.46 — 99,735 ratings — published 1959
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Earthlings Earthlings (Hardcover)
by (shelved 41 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.60 — 106,615 ratings — published 2018
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Nadja Nadja (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.53 — 13,642 ratings — published 1928
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Dance Dance Dance Dance Dance Dance (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as surreal)
avg rating 4.04 — 101,589 ratings — published 1988
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Norwegian Wood Norwegian Wood (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.99 — 750,998 ratings — published 1987
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The Vegetarian The Vegetarian (Hardcover)
by (shelved 37 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.65 — 421,170 ratings — published 2007
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The Strange Library The Strange Library (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.54 — 71,101 ratings — published 2005
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The Ocean at the End of the Lane The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as surreal)
avg rating 4.01 — 662,244 ratings — published 2013
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If on a Winter's Night a Traveler If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as surreal)
avg rating 4.01 — 114,779 ratings — published 1979
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The City & the City The City & the City (Hardcover)
by (shelved 34 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.90 — 80,703 ratings — published 2009
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Fever Dream Fever Dream (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.72 — 55,766 ratings — published 2014
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Story of the Eye Story of the Eye (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.64 — 26,172 ratings — published 1928
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The Complete Stories of Leonora Carrington The Complete Stories of Leonora Carrington (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.98 — 3,770 ratings — published 2017
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The Woman in the Dunes The Woman in the Dunes (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.88 — 40,775 ratings — published 1962
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The Blind Owl The Blind Owl (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.95 — 35,888 ratings — published 1937
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Sputnik Sweetheart Sputnik Sweetheart (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.83 — 185,093 ratings — published 1999
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The Memory Police The Memory Police (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.69 — 149,258 ratings — published 1994
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The Little Prince The Little Prince (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as surreal)
avg rating 4.33 — 2,542,791 ratings — published 1943
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The Castle The Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.91 — 77,957 ratings — published 1926
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Ubik Ubik (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as surreal)
avg rating 4.11 — 126,092 ratings — published 1969
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I'm Thinking of Ending Things I'm Thinking of Ending Things (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 25 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.50 — 209,673 ratings — published 2016
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The Elephant Vanishes The Elephant Vanishes (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.82 — 59,195 ratings — published 1993
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American Gods: Tenth Anniversary (American Gods, #1) American Gods: Tenth Anniversary (American Gods, #1)
by (shelved 25 times as surreal)
avg rating 4.10 — 997,984 ratings — published 2001
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Uzumaki Uzumaki (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as surreal)
avg rating 4.45 — 91,796 ratings — published 1998
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
by (shelved 24 times as surreal)
avg rating 4.22 — 2,047,314 ratings — published 1979
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as surreal)
avg rating 4.06 — 383,995 ratings — published 1971
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Invisible Cities Invisible Cities (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as surreal)
avg rating 4.09 — 99,802 ratings — published 1972
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, #1) Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, #1)
by (shelved 23 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.99 — 445,376 ratings — published 1865
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Coraline Coraline (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as surreal)
avg rating 4.13 — 793,702 ratings — published 2002
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Pedro Páramo Pedro Páramo (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as surreal)
avg rating 4.05 — 105,408 ratings — published 1955
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Welcome to Night Vale (Welcome to Night Vale, #1) Welcome to Night Vale (Welcome to Night Vale, #1)
by (shelved 22 times as surreal)
avg rating 3.82 — 44,152 ratings — published 2015
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Jean-Claude van Itallie
“This is Lilly Heaven saying good night, and to all a very good night. Good night everybody. Here's wishing you pleasant dreams. Sleep tight. From all of us to all of you, a warm good night. And now we must, I'm afraid, say "good night." Good night, ladies and gentlemen, and good night. Thanks a lot and God bless you. This is Lilly signing off and wishing all of you out there from all of us in here the very best possible good night. I can only hope that you enjoyed watching us as much as we enjoyed being here. Good night. Pleasant dreams. Sleep tight. It's been wonderful being with you, and I hope you'll invite us into your living room again tomorrow night. From the actors and myself, from the staff here, I want to wish you all the best possible night and day before we meet again. It's been wonderful being with you. It's been truly grand. I only wish we could go on but I'm afraid our time is up, and so this is your Lily saying good night to you. Pleasant dreams. Good night all. Good night to you all. Good night to all of you. Good night. Good night. Good night. Good night. Good night. Good night. Good night. Good night. To all of you out there from all of us here good night. And pleasant dreams till we meet again. Good night to you all. Good night. Good night. Good night. Good night.”
Jean-Claude van Itallie, War and Four Other Plays

Haruki Murakami
“Silence. How long it lasted, I couldn't tell. It might have been five seconds, it might have been a minute. Time wasn't fixed. It wavered, stretched, shrank. Or was it me that wavered, stretched, and shrank in the silence? I was warped in the folds of time, like a reflection in a fun house mirror.”
Haruki Murakami, Dance Dance Dance

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