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A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessHoly Bible by AnonymousNaked Lunch by William S. BurroughsAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Weirdest Books Ever
1,193 books — 1,184 voters
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonCoraline by Neil GaimanHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Trippy Books
843 books — 897 voters

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiFramed & Hunted by Edward WilliamsThe Girls Are Gone by Michael BrodkorbCoraline by Neil Gaiman
Bizarre books
665 books — 415 voters
My Secret by Mallory WestBrigid's Blessing by Tawny SavageAdin's Adventure by Andromeda BlissFallen Star by Morgan HawkeSasha's Story by Andromeda Bliss
Best Monster/Bizarre Erotica Book
350 books — 197 voters

Framed & Hunted by Edward WilliamsMean Spirited by Nick RobertsA Very Bad Thing by J.T. EllisonThe Witches of Scotland by Steven P. AitchisonBlack Fox by Jack Moffet
New Cult Classics
291 books — 152 voters
Perfume by Patrick SüskindFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggThe Suspicions of Mr. Whicher by Kate SummerscaleCries Unheard by Gitta SerenyThe Black Dahlia by James Ellroy
Bizarre Murders
239 books — 89 voters

Uzumaki by Junji ItoGyo by Junji ItoFragments of Horror by Junji ItoTomie by Junji ItoGyo, Vol. 2 by Junji Ito
Dark and Bizarre Manga
75 books — 29 voters
No Sex Please, I'm Menopausal! by Stevie TurnerBuddy Holly Is Alive and Well on Ganymede by Bradley DentonFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggDexter Is Delicious by Jeff LindsayDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
The Weirdest Titles For Fiction Books
46 books — 28 voters

Warning! Short Stories for Middle School Boys Only, Because G... by Gene J. MillerThe People in the Castle by Joan AikenA Necklace of Raindrops and Other Stories by Joan AikenThe Last Slice of Rainbow and Other Stories by Joan AikenThe Monkey's Wedding and Other Stories by Joan Aiken
YA & Children's Weird / Quirky / Bizarre / Uncanny Short Story Collections
51 books — 22 voters
The Strange Library by Haruki MurakamiThe Gormenghast Novels by Mervyn PeakeThe Third Policeman by Flann O'BrienA Voyage to Arcturus by David LindsayFight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
incredibly Strange Books
126 books — 18 voters

Goblin Market by Christina RossettiStardust by Neil GaimanSpirited Away, Volume 1 by Hayao MiyazakiNeverwhere by Neil GaimanWhispers Under Ground by Ben Aaronovitch
Fairy Markets
20 books — 11 voters
Matilda by Roald DahlA Bad Case of Stripes by David ShannonScary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin SchwartzJames and the Giant Peach by Roald DahlThe BFG by Roald Dahl
My Childhood: WTF?!
17 books — 9 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëPride And Prejudice by Jane Austen
Most Bizarre Covers for Public Domain Works
58 books — 9 voters
The King in Yellow by Robert W. ChambersCodex Seraphinianus. Ein Orbis Pictus des Universums der Phan... by Luigi SerafiniThe Voynich Manuscript by UnknownThe Great Alchemical Work of Eirenaeus Philalethes, Nicholas ... by Rubellus PetrinusThe Spellbook of Marie Laveau by Talia Felix
Tomes of Eldritch Lore
30 books — 7 voters

The Eyre Affair by Jasper FfordeThe Complete Stories by Franz KafkaSavoy Dreams by David BrittonLincoln in the Bardo by George SaundersThe House on Infinity Loop by Bonnie K.T. Dillabough
Surreal, Abstract, Unusual Books
66 books — 7 voters
The Flowers of Evil by Charles BaudelaireMaldoror and the Complete Works by Comte de LautréamontValerie and Her Week of Wonders by Vítězslav NezvalVita Nostra by Marina DyachenkoThe Dark Eidolon and Other Fantasies by Clark Ashton Smith
Obscure & Surreal
60 books — 6 voters

According to Plan by Erica DamonGypsy Blood by Kristy CunningYou by Caroline Kepnes
Yandere Male Lead Novels
3 books — 5 voters
Not Another Vampire Book by Cassandra GannonYou by Caroline KepnesGypsy Blood by Kristy CunningDawn of the Arcana, Vol. 1 by Rei TōmaIllusions of Grandeur by Kathryn Ann Kingsley
Crazy Male Leads (Romances & Romantic Sub Plots)
5 books — 4 voters

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa MoshfeghRatha's Creature by Clare BellPig Tales by Marie DarrieussecqThe Monster of Lake LaMetrie by Wardon Allan CurtisAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Weird in a Good Way
10 books — 4 voters
The Feather Thief by Kirk Wallace JohnsonThe Lizard King by Bryan ChristyStolen World by Jennie Erin SmithCan You Ever Forgive Me? by Lee IsraelAmerican Animals by Eric Borsuk
What Did They Steal?
17 books — 3 voters

Milk Fed by Melissa BroderA Good Happy Girl by Marissa HigginsBig Swiss by Jen Beagin
Weird Literary Fiction About Female Couples
3 books — 2 voters
The Black Cloud by Fred HoyleSolaris by Stanisław LemStories of Your Life and Others by Ted ChiangAt the Mountains of Madness by H.P. LovecraftWho Goes There? by John W. Campbell Jr.
Non-anthropomorphic Intelligences in Fiction
71 books — 2 voters

Adult Webcam Studio 101 - A Money Making Guide for E-pimps by Darby JonesAn Entrepreneur's Guide to the Exploding World of eSports by Christopher D. WinnanIs Nothing Sacred? Making Money as a Wedding Priest in China by Christian D. TaulkinghornA Businessman's Guide to the Wholesale Markets of Guangzhou by Christian D. Taulkinghorn
Unusual Entrepreneurs
4 books — 1 voter
Ghost River by Chad RyanMy Lord by L.B. ShimairaThe Gray Man of Smoke and Shadows by Todd SullivanHe Digs a Hole by Danger SlaterButchers by Todd Sullivan
Best Indie Horror Novels!
7 books — 1 voter

Spanking for Lovers by Janet W. HardyThe Psychology of Adult Spanking, Vol. 1, Overview by Jacqueline OmertaThe Psychology of Adult Spanking, Vol. 2, Role Play by Jacqueline OmertaThe Psychology of Adult Spanking, Vol. 3, Crying Real Tears by Jacqueline OmertaThe Psychology of Adult Spanking, Vol. 4, Spanking Subspace by Jacqueline Omerta
Kink Nonfiction
12 books — 1 voter
Brutes by Dizz TateMilk Fed by Melissa BroderThe Pisces by Melissa BroderAll's Well by Mona AwadBunny by Mona Awad
What Did I Just Read?
50 books — 1 voter

The Ghost of the Mary Celeste by Valerie MartinMystery of the Ghost Ship by Philip PullmanGhost Ship by Clive CusslerFutureshocks by Lou AndersLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
Ghost Ships, Abandoned Lighthouses and Other Eerie Vanishings in Fiction Part I
100 books — 1 voter
The Light Years by R.W.W. GreeneThe Lamplighters by Emma StonexThe Lighthouse Keeper by Alan K. BakerOur Haunted Shores by Emily AlderAnnihilation by Jeff Vandermeer
Ghost Ships, Abandoned Lighthouses and Other Eerie Vanishings in Fiction Part II
100 books — 1 voter

Year's Best SF 3 by David G. HartwellExcession by Iain M. BanksPushing Ice by Alastair ReynoldsGalactic Derelict by Andre NortonHalf a Life by Kir Bulychev
Ghost Ships, Abandoned Lighthouses and Other Eerie Vanishings in Fiction Part III
92 books — 1 voter
Swamp Thing, Vol. 1 by Alan MooreThe Infernal Man-Thing by Steve GerberBog Queen by Anna NorthSkunk Ape Kingdom by Matt BettsOrange World and Other Stories by Karen Russell
Swamp Monsters, Bog Bodies and Skunk Apes in Fiction
100 books — 1 voter

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