r/weirdgirlliterature

i think this subreddit will appreciate my lil library

I've been reading a weirdgirllit book I picked up secondhand and it's filled with the previous owner's thoughts and impressions on the book. I'm usually pretty neutral on annotations in books, so long as the main text is legible that's all I care about. but this is making me laugh and I feel like I'm in a book club across time and space bc girl same.

what are yalls thoughts ? have you come across anything similar that made you smile in a weird girl book?

oh for a bonus which book do you think this is?

I cannot find a single book that gives me the same WTF is going on feeling Maeve Fly and Boy Parts did. I loved Bunny and it was close. What books give the same crazy, psychological, unsettling vibe? I love dark, gritty, and awful. I need them now.

I haven’t seen this book mentioned here. It is an amazing weird horror book and it’s only 200 pages! If you’ve read this pleaseeee tell me your thoughts. I don’t know anyone else who’s read this book.

This book was on the “available now” section of my library on Libby, I checked it out for the cover alone lol.
It takes place in the PNW, where I’m located and the author is also local. I’m a big fan of cryptids anyways, but the “UnReal” slant (awesome scripted show about the seedy underbelly of Bachelor-type shows) intrigued me as well.

I loved this book! I felt it struck a good balance with comedy, social commentary, suspense, downright disturbing details, and satisfying heroes. There are multiple weird girls lol 🫈 🌲 ⛰️ 🤳

This summer has been tough for me. My twin brother was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, my small business has been struggling with tariffs, rising costs, and covid debt, and I went through a breakup only a few months after my boyfriend moved in. I'm okay, but these past few months have kicked my ass!

This sub has been a huge source of positivity for me through it all. These weird ass books have kept me distracted and curious and entertained. They've stretched my psyche and perspective in the best way. I love reading, I love weird, unhinged women, and I love you guys.

Here's my summer lineup so far, in order of preference. I enjoyed them all, but especially I who have never known men, my husband, annie bot, and sky daddy blew my mind. I'm currently reading margo's got money troubles. What should be next???

Love Shirley Jackson. This and her short story collection Dark Tales are some of my favourite spooky weird girl books.

Any other recommendations similar to Jackson’s work? 🥀

I picked up A Certain Hunger because many have raved about it, comparing it to American Psycho, Lolita and Hannibal Lecter. I loved American Psycho and loved watching the Hannibal TV series. But I am struggling through A Certain Hunger!

I was hoping for delectable descriptions of food or murder. But instead I have learned 20 alternative words for penis and cunt and plenty of ways to describe sex, 95 pages in. I had to stop when I read >!Italy's existence, a peninsula that juts like Europe's tasty cock into the briny twat of multiple oceans!< because what are we even on about at this point?

I feel like I'm missing some important context that makes everyone love this book. I'm wondering if me not being American is the reason why I don't enjoy the book as much since I don't have much context on the food review industry that this aims to satirize? Or the fact that in my culture we might not talk about sex as openly?

I really want to enjoy this book. I need to know if I can change my perspective on how I'm reading it to understand it better.

I just finished reading Discontent by Beatriz Serrano and what a read! As someone who works in corporate and hates their job, I found this book oddly comforting. It’s set in Madrid and translated from Spanish, so it’s constantly referencing landmarks like the Gran Vía, El Prado, and El Corte Inglés.

The book is full of funny anecdotes, and the main character is always voicing the exact thoughts I have during the workday: how ridiculous the sense of urgency is over performing stupid little tasks, as if someone will die if you don’t send an email that very minute; not being able to bring yourself to care about the small details of your coworkers’ personal lives that get shared against your will over the lunch table; coworkers talking about each other behind their backs and faking friendliness when they’re together.

It’s a satire of corporate work culture.

I’ll share a funny line from the book to convince you to read it:

Context: the MC goes to El Prado during work hours, high on anti-anxiety meds, and looks at Hieronymus Bosch’s The Garden of Earthly Delights because she feels she and the painter share the same demons. It’s her way of finding peace.

&gt; Bosch is off somewhere fucking a hydrangea and I’m checking my work email.

I need more funny books in this genre please!