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a small story about a foreign exchange student who has a strange relationship with her new roommate. many twists. i won‘t spoil.
written by musician Jenny Hval (whose music i also recommend)
prerequisites: u gotta be a lil sapphic and lil weird for this one. if you enjoyed saltburn, you’ll enjoy this.
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on the shorter side but really easy to fall into. a very surreal read and one of my favorites!
Sep 23, 2024
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the doll's alphabet by camilla grudova - strange, fabulous, surreal short stories that play around with the grotesque, gothic and uncanny
fen by daisy johnson - short story collection set in the same setting, reads as if fables or myths
drive your plow over the bones of the dead by olga tokarczuk - less overtly weird but hypnotic, concerned with astrology, william blake and morals. eccentric and delightful and one of the very very very best books ever written
the fish by lloyd jones - oh i love this one.. told through the point of view a young boy whose sister gives birth to a fish. devastating and compelling and strange
swanfolk by kristin ómarsdóttir - a young spy is entranced by a group of swan women. very dreamy and whimsical but also investigating ideas of power / sanity / violence
lament for julia by susan taubes - novella + short stories, one of the best books i've ever read. the novella is disturbing and strange, told through the POV of a demon who lives inside julia's i and wickedly controls / recounts her life
agree w the pisces by melissa broder - romance with a merman that is fabulous and fun and weird
audition by pip adam - a scifi novel about prison abolishment that plays with a really unique, experimental writing style. i loved it even though i traditionally don't like scifi/fantasy
pale fire by vladimir nabokov - poem, fictional poet, forward, index; such a weird, strange, experimental, confident and unusual structure with a plot that is as equally as strange by the time you're finished
any kafka too...obviously
hope this helps, i love weird lit ♡
Jun 1, 2024
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oh! hello weird lit pal! i also belong to that club!
a few favorites of mine:
‘it lasts forever then it’s over’ by anne de marcken
‘sift’ by alissa hattman
‘woodworm’ by layla martinez
‘annihilation’ by jeff vandermeer
’the membranes’ by chi ta-wei
‘the complete stories of leonora carrington’ by leonora carrington… she’s the og weirdo and i adore her
this isn’t a novella but i love it so much… ‘the wall’ by marlen haushofer!
i haven’t read this one but i heard ‘ice’ by anna kavan is good!
i hope you find something you enjoy ✨
Dec 31, 2024
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one of the most sacred activities of the soul.
Jan 4, 2024
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a season of yearning, brooding, and being cozy. and wearing many fluffy layers.
ok gonna go back to my bedtime routine :) gn
Jan 11, 2024
in pre-colonial Ireland (and in modern day) there are these sacred wells that heal ailments. my dad told be about one he went to growing up whenever he had warts. they work! below is the wart well in dungiven, derry.
anyways, saoirse don phalaistín.
Jan 26, 2024