The Best Weird Books (17 books)

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Books that have a bizarre premise, take an unexpected turn, use unconventional story structure, or truly defy norms...all with excellent execution.

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1		The Vegetarian by Han Kang 3.65 avg rating — 424,764 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		Erasure by Percival Everett 4.16 avg rating — 34,426 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		A Wild Sheep Chase (The Rat, #3) by Haruki Murakami 3.94 avg rating — 144,460 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 84,745 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield 3.68 avg rating — 138,496 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		Bunny (Bunny, #1) by Mona Awad (Goodreads Author) 3.45 avg rating — 353,738 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		The Lamb by Lucy Rose (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 45,645 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		All Fours by Miranda July (Goodreads Author) 3.39 avg rating — 233,989 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		Perdido Street Station (New Crobuzon, #1) by China Miéville (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 76,649 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 783,569 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 455,478 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12		Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica 3.77 avg rating — 441,358 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13		Dr. No by Percival Everett 3.68 avg rating — 8,858 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14		The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka 3.91 avg rating — 1,496,528 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15		Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 48,806 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16		House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 207,651 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17		Flesh by David Szalay 3.71 avg rating — 76,694 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

17 books · 1 voter · list created February 25th by Maria (votes) .

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