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

>>9078278
But The Plague is funny, don't you remember the old man who spat on cats?

The Idiot

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>>9078282
I literally cried because of the old man who wanted to write a novel and couldn't even write past the first line.

>>9078330
But he perfected that first line, anon.
That's all that counts.

>>9078472
>over 100 pages in
>absolutely nothing happens

>>9078513
It's a long book, the characters have to be introduced properly. Trust me, it's worth it.

The Overcoat

>>9078513
Child

>>9078254
Hyperion by Hölderin

Some Japanese shit idk

>>9078254
De Avonden

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>>9078254

>>9078263
I love you.

>>9078254
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

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>>9078278
>the plague
>not boring as fuck

>>9079759
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?

>>9079774

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

>>9079774
>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

>>9079785
>>9079809

Jeez... sounds dope, thanks for the responses