The most popular absurdism books of 2025

Absurdist books begin where the search for meaning meets a silent universe. Their answer is neither despair nor false comfort but a kind of defiant laughter. Expect strange situations, deadpan humor and heroes who carry on regardless, in essays, novels and plays. This list shows the ones first published in 2025.

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Pale Pieces
Cover of Pale Pieces

Pale Pieces

G. M. STEVENS

Published 2025

230 pages

True Failure
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True Failure

Alex Higley

Published 2025

280 pages

The Endless Week
Cover of The Endless Week

The Endless Week

Laura Vazquez, Alex Niemi

Published 2025

296 pages

The Universe
Cover of The Universe

The Universe

Mike Matzdorff

Published 2025

226 pages