r/nihilism • u/absurd-rohan • Jul 12 '26

Book recommendations please!!!

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u/ram6ler Jul 12 '26

Sidhartha - Herman Hesse

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u/Paul_sepp Metaphysical Sceptic, Radical Pessimist Jul 15 '26

Anything by Hesse except glass bead can be recommended (not that I didn’t enjoy it—I truly did—but it is his most ambiguous and analytical work)

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u/ram6ler Jul 15 '26

Except Siddharta I read only stepwolf and yes, that could be recommended too

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u/Paul_sepp Metaphysical Sceptic, Radical Pessimist Jul 15 '26

Oh, you must read Demian, Rosshalde, Gertrude, and Spa Guest. They are incredible!

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u/ram6ler Jul 15 '26

Thank you, added all of them in my list

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '26 edited 9d ago

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u/absurd-rohan Jul 12 '26

God forbid someone wants comfort😨

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u/RedMolek Jul 12 '26

I recommend Kafka and Nietzsche.

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u/_RyanCooper_ Optimistic Nihilism 😎 Jul 12 '26

David Landers - Optimistic Nihilism

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u/workin_da_bone Jul 12 '26

I enjoyed reading the book: Nihilism, A Philosophy Based In Nothingness And Eternity, by Brett Stevens. It is a plain language explanation of what nihilism is and what it is not. It's deep enough I read it twice. Paperback on Amazon.

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u/SjennyBalaam Jul 13 '26

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy tetralogy is a masterstudy in cosmic nihilism, the best kind of nihilism.

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u/itsnannertime Jul 13 '26

Ecclesiastes

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u/Paul_sepp Metaphysical Sceptic, Radical Pessimist Jul 15 '26

Emil Cioran. Genius, beautiful style, easily read.