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Nausea
by Jean-Paul Sartre
Roquentin's diary of the dizzying contingency of existence, the chestnut root, and the discovery that nothing has to be. Sartre's philosophical novel.
Read it if…
you want existentialism as experience.
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Skip it if…
you want plot.
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Three things you will actually use
- Existence is contingent.
- Meaning is made, not found.
- Create something that justifies you.
Do this first
Read the chestnut tree passage.
Our verdict
Existence, felt.
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