We all have different tastes when it comes to many things – fromfoodto music, art, and books. The reasons behind it can be complicated, but we’re not here to discuss them. Instead, we’re here to appreciate how these differences make our world diverse, interesting, and a little odd.To celebrate said oddness, today we’re also serving you a full list of weird books. Well, at least according to netizens in various online threads. Whether these books are strange due to their storylines, structures, characters, or whatever else – they are perfectly tip-toeing the line between being too bizarre to enjoy and being very captivating. So, let’s take a look at what’s on the list and maybe we’ll find our next must-read!This post may includeaffiliate links.
We all have different tastes when it comes to many things – fromfoodto music, art, and books. The reasons behind it can be complicated, but we’re not here to discuss them. Instead, we’re here to appreciate how these differences make our world diverse, interesting, and a little odd.
To celebrate said oddness, today we’re also serving you a full list of weird books. Well, at least according to netizens in various online threads. Whether these books are strange due to their storylines, structures, characters, or whatever else – they are perfectly tip-toeing the line between being too bizarre to enjoy and being very captivating. So, let’s take a look at what’s on the list and maybe we’ll find our next must-read!
This post may includeaffiliate links.
A Dirty Job - Christopher Moore - a delight.
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We probably don’t have to tell you that books are good for us, do we? From improving our vocabulary and enhancing critical thinking to building imagination and developing empathy – it’s one of the mostbeneficialpastimes a person can do.Yet, there are quite a lot of people who don’t like reading. Some of them even despise it. As with everything else in life, this hatred (or at least simple dislike) has its own reasons. For instance, some people struggle withdyslexia, which makes it harder for them to enjoy reading, while others simply have poorreading comprehension.Then there are those who getscared awayfrom reading in school, where they had to study books that were boring to them, so now they imagine all books are this way. At the same time, there are folks who are simply wired to not enjoy books and prefer other forms of entertainment – it’s no secret that everyone likesdifferent things.
We probably don’t have to tell you that books are good for us, do we? From improving our vocabulary and enhancing critical thinking to building imagination and developing empathy – it’s one of the mostbeneficialpastimes a person can do.
Yet, there are quite a lot of people who don’t like reading. Some of them even despise it. As with everything else in life, this hatred (or at least simple dislike) has its own reasons. For instance, some people struggle withdyslexia, which makes it harder for them to enjoy reading, while others simply have poorreading comprehension.
Then there are those who getscared awayfrom reading in school, where they had to study books that were boring to them, so now they imagine all books are this way. At the same time, there are folks who are simply wired to not enjoy books and prefer other forms of entertainment – it’s no secret that everyone likesdifferent things.
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After all, genres themselves are very open to interpretation and the exact number of them isn’t agreed upon. In some places, they’re put under50 divisions, and with the subgenres, the number is increased to more than 110, but in other places, like Amazon, there are over 16,000 of them.
So, you see, very flexible when it comes to the numbers. It also suggests there’s agenrefor everyone, but it might take a while for a person to discover it.
The TrialAlice in WonderlandThe Vegetarian.
Confederacy of DuncesGeek Love.
Today we will talk about only one of the genres, the so-called “weird fiction” genre. We got such an idea after witnessing people online asking for suggestions for “weird” books. We looked at what people offered and compiled the most interesting answers into this list. So, if you’re looking for some odd but good books to read, you’re in the right place.And if you want to learn what “weird fiction” is, you’re also in the right place. What we have to mention first is that the books in this list do not necessarily fall under this genre; they can be put under various categories, but their structures, narratives, and anything else made people feel like they were reading an oddbook.
Today we will talk about only one of the genres, the so-called “weird fiction” genre. We got such an idea after witnessing people online asking for suggestions for “weird” books. We looked at what people offered and compiled the most interesting answers into this list. So, if you’re looking for some odd but good books to read, you’re in the right place.
And if you want to learn what “weird fiction” is, you’re also in the right place. What we have to mention first is that the books in this list do not necessarily fall under this genre; they can be put under various categories, but their structures, narratives, and anything else made people feel like they were reading an oddbook.
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman.
So, when someone asked for suggestions online, they recommended it. The weird fiction genre (in fact, it’s more of a subgenre) is a bit more specific than that.
In the books, the antagonists can be something outside the power and understanding of man, the law ofnature, or something that lurks beyond the world we know. If it sounds pretty confusing, we warned you it was something hard to define.
I Who Have Never Known Men is probably the most unique book I’ve ever read.Homegoing is an amazing book with a structure I’ve never seen anywhere else before.
-Library at Mount Char (one of my favorites)-Annihilation (the whole trilogy is dreamy, trippy, and uniquely well written)-John Dies at the End (really weird, silly, and just plain fun)-Vita Nostra (like a trippier Russian version of Harry Potter)-The Hike (a short, odd, and fun adventure).
To fully comprehend what this subgenre is about, you have to read it.Wikipediaoffers a full list of writers whose creations can be categorized as “weird fiction” – from H. P. Lovecraft to Ray Bradbury – and even within this subgenre, you have plenty of options.And if you don’t feel likereadingbooks that instill a feeling of inescapable dread, hopefully, you’ll find what to read from today’s list!
To fully comprehend what this subgenre is about, you have to read it.Wikipediaoffers a full list of writers whose creations can be categorized as “weird fiction” – from H. P. Lovecraft to Ray Bradbury – and even within this subgenre, you have plenty of options.
And if you don’t feel likereadingbooks that instill a feeling of inescapable dread, hopefully, you’ll find what to read from today’s list!
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