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Stiff by Mary RoachThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootSalt by Mark KurlanskyEats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussThe Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester
You Read a Book about What?
4,138 books — 2,452 voters
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
1,184 books — 1,195 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
854 books — 908 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
666 books — 416 voters

The Haunted Vagina by Carlton Mellick IIIBeautiful Cocksucker by Barbara SheridanThe Baby Jesus Butt Plug by Carlton Mellick IIITickle His Pickle! by Sadie AllisonHow to Live with a Huge Penis by Richard Jacob
Humorous, Strange, or Downright Shocking Titles
605 books — 353 voters
Man To Man by G.A. HauserUp My Alley! Gay Erotica by Drake ReynoldsThe Big Penis Book by Dian HansonSatan Burger by Carlton Mellick IIIBen's Wildflower by Carol Lynne
Ow, My Eyes!: The Ugly, The Weird, The Shocking, or The Unintentionally Hilarious in Bad Cover Design
329 books — 189 voters

Dick, It's What's for Dinner by James CoxI'll Be Your Drill, Soldier by Crystal RoseSno Ho by Ethan DayFrat Boy and Toppy by Anne TeninoShattered Glass by Dani Alexander
Funniest Gay Titles
530 books — 189 voters
Framed & Hunted by Edward WilliamsMean Spirited by Nick RobertsThe Witches of Scotland by Steven P. AitchisonThe Standoff by Scott BladeBlack Fox by Jack Moffet
Well Dodgy Characters
372 books — 189 voters

The Pythagorean by Alexander MorpheighDark Matter by Blake CrouchThe Ministry of Time by Kaliane BradleyThe Midnight Library by Matt HaigThe Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard
Surreal, Psychedelic, Mind-Bending Novels.
383 books — 181 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
295 books — 159 voters

Life is a Circus Run by a Platypus by Allison HawnMilk, Turkey, and Neurosis by Grace Anne FeldmanSo Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas AdamsLife is a Pirate Ship Run by a Velociraptor by Allison HawnDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Odd Titles
471 books — 157 voters
The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessTrainspotting by Irvine WelshFight Club by Chuck PalahniukSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Genuinely Unusual Fiction
303 books — 157 voters

Ancestors & Angels by Jane L. CranmerWeird U.S. by Mark MoranMysterious America by Loren ColemanSeducing the Myth by Lucy FelthouseHaunted Heartland by Michael Norman
Books With True Ghost Stories, Hauntings, Legends, Myths, Strange Happenings, UFOs, Strange Creatures And More
276 books — 88 voters
Magic America by C.E. MedfordFactotum by Charles BukowskiThe Wasp Factory by Iain BanksFight Club by Chuck PalahniukThe Elephant Tree by R.D. Ronald
Quirky is the New Black
146 books — 67 voters

Mysteries of the Red Coyote Inn by Lorraine CareyJonathan’s Locket by Lorraine CareyOut of the Ashes by Lorraine CareyFoster Fox by William D. WriterPitch Green by The Brothers Washburn
Strange Children's Books
39 books — 49 voters
Stiff by Mary RoachPacking for Mars by Mary RoachSmoke Gets in Your Eyes by Caitlin DoughtyThe Men Who Stare at Goats by Jon RonsonThe Cows by Lydia Davis
What an Odd Thing to Read About!
179 books — 44 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsPippi Longstocking by Astrid LindgrenThe Goose Girl by Shannon HaleBeezus and Ramona by Beverly ClearyThe Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart
Characters with Different or Unusual Names
233 books — 37 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

Tatort Dangast by Unknown AuthorMurder Mysteries by Neil GaimanThe Westing Game by Ellen RaskinThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan BradleyA Hell of a Dog by Carol Lea Benjamin
Very Unusual Mystery Stories
45 books — 28 voters
In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteFrom Doctor to Healer by Erica M. ElliottThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonA Long Way Gone by Ishmael BeahThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
True Crime-Read
131 books — 28 voters

You Really Are Full of Shit, Aren't You? by Karl WigginsDogshit Saved My Life by Karl WigginsGunpowder Soup by Karl WigginsThe League for the Suppression of Celery by Wendy RussWrong Planet - Searching for your Tribe by Karl Wiggins
Weirdest Book Titles
142 books — 26 voters
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Craziest Book Ever Written by Mr. WGunpowder Soup by Karl WigginsWrong Planet - Searching for your Tribe by Karl Wiggins
Weird Titles
153 books — 26 voters

Criss Cross by Lynne Rae PerkinsThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneThe Book of Living and Dying by Natale Ghent
Books I Just Didn't Understand
35 books — 18 voters
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsCoraline by Neil GaimanThe Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan PoeAlcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians by Brandon SandersonMatilda by Roald Dahl
Night Vale Public Library Summer Reading Club
105 books — 13 voters

The Invisibles by Thibaut D'AmiensIrrwisch by Günter BrusThe Mystic Mantle; or, the demon spider and the angel fly by James Harry BunnAm I Insane by Dan AshwanderOldest History Of The World As Told By Occult Science in Detr... by Benny Evangelist
•Barely Exist
130 books — 11 voters
The Craziest Book Ever Written by Mr. WFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonRebecca by Daphne du MaurierMy Cousin Rachel by Daphne du MaurierAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Books With the Best First Chapter
35 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
Gus Was a Mexican Ghost by Jane ThayerMoe Q. McGlutch, He Smoked Too Much by Ellen RaskinSearching for Lucky #3002 by Ellen Melissa CohenThe Remarkable Riderless Runaway Tricycle by Bruce McMillanCool Cos by Joel H. Cohen
•A Page from Hellz-a-Pop-Up Catalog of Obscure Children's Bones & Books
220 books — 8 voters

The Craziest Book Ever Written by Mr. WThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonFight Club by Chuck PalahniukLong Live Hoes by Mr. W.
Crazy First Paragraph Books
7 books — 6 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
77 books — 5 voters

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