What are the most beautiful, sad, poetic, and profound novels?

What are the most beautiful, sad, poetic, and profound novels?

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But The Plague is funny, don't you remember the old man who spat on cats?

The Idiot

I literally cried because of the old man who wanted to write a novel and couldn't even write past the first line.

But he perfected that first line, user.
That's all that counts.

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>over 100 pages in
>absolutely nothing happens

It's a long book, the characters have to be introduced properly. Trust me, it's worth it.

The Overcoat

Child

Hyperion by Hölderin

Some Japanese shit idk

De Avonden

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I love you.

First three that came to mind because I'm drunk:

Catch 22
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo

>the plague
>not boring as fuck

you mention Catch 22 and i'm reading that now. I'm really enjoying its dialogue and wittiness but does it really become sad and profound?

Not that user, but yes it does. It's tonal-shift mastery on a level I've only seen done better by Gogol. You'll see.

>does it really become sad and profound

it will crawl in to your brain forever and color everything for the rest of your life
and yeah, it's gonna hurt

Ada, Pnin, and (not for everyone) Transparent Things

Jeez... sounds dope, thanks for the responses