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Theme: Absurdism

50 fantasy books in our catalogue wrestle with the theme of absurdism. Sort by newest or highest-rated below. Every title is rated for content, with age recommendations and trigger warnings.

50 books
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Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There
Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There
Lewis Carroll
GChildren 5-8
Dungeon Crawler Carl
Dungeon Crawler Carl
Matt Dinniman
RAdult 18+
A Highly Unlikely Scenario: or, A Neetsa Pizza Employee's Guide to Saving the World
A Highly Unlikely Scenario: or, A Neetsa Pizza Employee's Guide to Saving the World
Rachel Cantor
PG-13Adult 18+
Zombillenium
Zombillenium
Arthur de Pins
PG-13YA 12-17
Autobiography of a Corpse
Autobiography of a Corpse
Sigizmund Krzhizhanovskiĭ
PG-13Adult 18+
The Wurms Of Blearmouth A Tale Of Bauchelain Korbal Broach
The Wurms Of Blearmouth A Tale Of Bauchelain Korbal Broach
Steven Erikson
RAdult 18+
Swallowing a Donkey's Eye
Swallowing a Donkey's Eye
Paul Tremblay
RAdult 18+
The Meowmorphosis
The Meowmorphosis
Coleridge Cook;Franz Kafka
PGMiddle Grade 8-12
Living Souls
Living Souls
Dmitry Bykov
RAdult 18+
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Sausages
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Sausages
Tom Holt
PGAdult 18+
The Sheriff of Yrnameer
The Sheriff of Yrnameer
Michael Rubens
PG-13Adult 18+
Love in the Time of Fridges
Love in the Time of Fridges
Tim Scott
PG-13Adult 18+
Walking the Dog
Walking the Dog
Charles Davis
PG-13Adult 18+
Shark Hunting in Paradise Garden
Shark Hunting in Paradise Garden
Cameron Pierce
RAdult 18+
Outrageous Fortune
Outrageous Fortune
Tim Scott
PG-13Adult 18+
Lord Malquist and Mr. Moon
Lord Malquist and Mr. Moon
Tom Stoppard
RAdult 18+
NASTYbook
NASTYbook
Barry Yourgrau
RAdult 18+
Just Like Beauty
Just Like Beauty
Lisa Lerner
RAdult 18+
The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove
The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove
Christopher Moore
RAdult 18+
By Any Other Name
By Any Other Name
Lori Handeland
RAdult 18+
A Blessing on the Moon
A Blessing on the Moon
Joseph Skibell
RAdult 18+
As She Climbed Across the Table
As She Climbed Across the Table
Jonathan Lethem
PG-13Adult 18+
Backwards
Backwards
Rob Grant
PG-13Adult 18+
Reality Is What You Can Get Away With
Reality Is What You Can Get Away With
Robert Anton Wilson
RAdult 18+
Mostly Harmless
Mostly Harmless
Douglas Adams
PGAdult 18+
Zulus
Zulus
Percival Everett
RAdult 18+
Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers
Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers
Rob Grant;Doug Naylor
PG-13Adult 18+
Hospital of the Transfiguration
Hospital of the Transfiguration
Stanislaw Lem
RAdult 18+
Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency
Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency
Douglas Adams
PGAdult 18+
The Colour of Magic
The Colour of Magic
Terry Pratchett
PGAdult 18+