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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The Quietist
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The Quietist

Daniel Gothard

Published 2025

168 pages

Blob
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Blob

Maggie Su

Published 2025

256 pages

Baskets
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Baskets

Ino Mbuk

Published 2025

93 pages

The Agonies
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The Agonies

Ben Faulkner

Published 2025

168 pages

Endling
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Endling

Maria Reva

Published 2025

352 pages

Vhs
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Vhs

Chris Campanioni

Published 2025

220 pages

Vanishing World
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Vanishing World

村田沙耶香, Ginny Tapley Takemori

Published 2025

240 pages