Suggest me weird books, please. I lost my job, and I just want something to read in between job hunting and upskilling. I’m honestly upset about what happened, and I need something to get my mind off it.
* There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm
* House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
* We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer
* The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall
* Shark Heart by Emily Habeck
* The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
* XX by Rian Hughes
* S. by Doug Dorst and J.J. Abrams
* Several People are Typing by Calvin Kasulke
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Geek Love by Katherine Dunn
Chouette by Claire Oshetsky
The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
Borne by Jeff Vandermeer
When The Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy
Diary of a Void by Emi Yagi
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Perdido Street Station by China Mieville
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I’m in the same boat and breezing through The Stand by Stephen King.
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Bunny
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“weird books”…never thought of grouping books in such a category, but I like it!
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Geek Love by Katherine Dunn
Earthlings by Sayaka Murata (but check the content warnings on Storygraph first)
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Only Revolutions by Mark Z. Danielewski. To grossly over-simplify it’s a road novel version of Romeo and Juliet exploring the American Dream.
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Sorry you’re going through that. If you want weird that still feels grounding, try Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer, The Hearing Trumpet by Leonora Carrington, or The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett if you like odd mysteries. For short bursts, Ted Chiang’s Stories of Your Life and Others is great between applications, or Kelly Link’s Magic for Beginners. While you’re hunting, I’ve had better luck avoiding the scammy stuff by signing up for wfhalert, it just emails legit remote roles and keeps the noise down.
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Do-Loon-Ai Express: The Mind Experiment. The best one!
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J-POD by Douglas Coupland
The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove by Christopher Moore
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Blob by Maggie Su. It’s about a woman who finds a sentient blob and molds it into a perfect man. It’s so cringe but also a weirdly life affirming story about finding yourself.
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Not sure if its weird, but its free right now on amazon — A World We Never Knew: Chance.
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Susanna Clarke – Piranesi. Pretty weird in my eyes, and one of the best books I’ve ever read.
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*The Hike* by Drew Magary
* There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm
* House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
* We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer
* The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall
* Shark Heart by Emily Habeck
* The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
* XX by Rian Hughes
* S. by Doug Dorst and J.J. Abrams
* Several People are Typing by Calvin Kasulke
Geek Love by Katherine Dunn
Chouette by Claire Oshetsky
The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
Borne by Jeff Vandermeer
When The Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy
Diary of a Void by Emi Yagi
Perdido Street Station by China Mieville
I’m in the same boat and breezing through The Stand by Stephen King.
Bunny
“weird books”…never thought of grouping books in such a category, but I like it!
Geek Love by Katherine Dunn
Earthlings by Sayaka Murata (but check the content warnings on Storygraph first)
Only Revolutions by Mark Z. Danielewski. To grossly over-simplify it’s a road novel version of Romeo and Juliet exploring the American Dream.
Sorry you’re going through that. If you want weird that still feels grounding, try Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer, The Hearing Trumpet by Leonora Carrington, or The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett if you like odd mysteries. For short bursts, Ted Chiang’s Stories of Your Life and Others is great between applications, or Kelly Link’s Magic for Beginners. While you’re hunting, I’ve had better luck avoiding the scammy stuff by signing up for wfhalert, it just emails legit remote roles and keeps the noise down.
Do-Loon-Ai Express: The Mind Experiment. The best one!
J-POD by Douglas Coupland
The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove by Christopher Moore
Blob by Maggie Su. It’s about a woman who finds a sentient blob and molds it into a perfect man. It’s so cringe but also a weirdly life affirming story about finding yourself.
Not sure if its weird, but its free right now on amazon — A World We Never Knew: Chance.
Susanna Clarke – Piranesi. Pretty weird in my eyes, and one of the best books I’ve ever read.
Conveninece Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
Just read anything by Michael Cisco.
Jeff Vandermeer will take care of you 🖤