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Ocean reads :-) wants to read: Hey there!

I suddenly woke up one day and thought; I want to read something downright WEIRD. I'm mean kind of INSOMNIA (Stephen King) to THE SHADOW OUT OF TIME (H.P. Lovecraft). Just something super unapologetically strange.

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Aug 10, 2026 02:39AM  · 
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About Ocean reads :-)


Books added: 166
Location: Blackburn, A8, The United Kingdom
About: MY TOP AUTHORS:

H.P. Lovecraft
Edgar Allen Poe
Stephen King
Erin Morganstern
Jeff VanderMeer
Robert Aickman

And I'm more than open to recommendations!

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The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
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The Cipher by Kathe Koja
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Aug 10, 2026 07:27AM  · 
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The Employees by Olga Ravn
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Aug 10, 2026 07:28AM  · 
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Negative Space by B.R. Yeager
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Aug 10, 2026 07:29AM  · 
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Geek Love by Katherine Dunn
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Aug 10, 2026 07:29AM  · 
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The Hearing Trumpet by Leonora Carrington
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The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect by Roger Williams
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Aug 10, 2026 07:33AM  · 
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Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
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Aug 10, 2026 07:34AM  · 
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A Collapse of Horses by Brian Evenson
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Dictionary of the Khazars by Milorad Pavić
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Wolf in White Van by John Darnielle
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John Dies at the End by David Wong
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Moonflow by Bitter Karella
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The Knife Drawer by Padrika Tarrant
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One Tuesday, Early by Annalisa Crawford
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Aug 11, 2026 02:51AM  · 
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A Day Like This by Kelley McNeil
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Someone Like Me by M.R. Carey
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Ocean reads :-)'s Favorite Books

The Imp of the Perverse by Edgar Allan Poe
The Imp of the Perverse
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The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
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Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
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The Voice in the Night by William Hope Hodgson
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The Shadow over Innsmouth by H.P. Lovecraft
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The Haunter of the Dark by H.P. Lovecraft
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Classics, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Paranormal, Poetry, Science fiction, Suspense, and Thriller