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House of Leaves House of Leaves (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 200,448 ratings — published 2000
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Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as oddities)
avg rating 4.21 — 8,493 ratings — published 2016
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as oddities)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,597,552 ratings — published 2003
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Codex Seraphinianus. Ein Orbis Pictus des Universums der Phantasie. Codex Seraphinianus. Ein Orbis Pictus des Universums der Phantasie. (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as oddities)
avg rating 4.50 — 3,899 ratings — published 1981
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Invisible Cities Invisible Cities (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 97,329 ratings — published 1972
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Sabine's Notebook (Griffin & Sabine #2) Sabine's Notebook (Griffin & Sabine #2)
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avg rating 4.19 — 11,262 ratings — published 1992
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Griffin & Sabine (Griffin & Sabine #1) Griffin & Sabine (Griffin & Sabine #1)
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avg rating 4.03 — 76,467 ratings — published 1991
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Geek Love Geek Love (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as oddities)
avg rating 3.95 — 72,963 ratings — published 1989
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A House with Good Bones A House with Good Bones (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as oddities)
avg rating 3.67 — 66,581 ratings — published 2023
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The Library at Mount Char The Library at Mount Char (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as oddities)
avg rating 4.06 — 79,673 ratings — published 2015
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The Wasp Factory The Wasp Factory (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as oddities)
avg rating 3.75 — 108,973 ratings — published 1984
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If on a Winter's Night a Traveler If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as oddities)
avg rating 4.01 — 112,023 ratings — published 1979
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Pale Fire Pale Fire (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 57,605 ratings — published 1962
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The Princess Bride The Princess Bride (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.27 — 948,024 ratings — published 1973
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Naked Lunch: The Restored Text Naked Lunch: The Restored Text (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.46 — 98,614 ratings — published 1959
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Dr. Mütter's Marvels: A True Tale of Intrigue and Innovation at the Dawn of Modern Medicine Dr. Mütter's Marvels: A True Tale of Intrigue and Innovation at the Dawn of Modern Medicine (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as oddities)
avg rating 4.01 — 8,377 ratings — published 2014
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The Strange Library The Strange Library (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as oddities)
avg rating 3.55 — 69,839 ratings — published 2005
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The Voynich Manuscript The Voynich Manuscript (ebook)
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avg rating 4.28 — 1,076 ratings — published 1438
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Diableries: Stereoscopic Adventures in Hell Diableries: Stereoscopic Adventures in Hell (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.70 — 123 ratings — published 2013
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The Resurrectionist: The Lost Work of Dr. Spencer Black The Resurrectionist: The Lost Work of Dr. Spencer Black (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as oddities)
avg rating 3.60 — 8,331 ratings — published 2013
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The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni, #1) The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as oddities)
avg rating 4.13 — 131,262 ratings — published 2013
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The Night Circus The Night Circus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as oddities)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,098,415 ratings — published 2011
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Crash Crash (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as oddities)
avg rating 3.60 — 30,299 ratings — published 1973
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The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.72 — 10,912 ratings — published 2011
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John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1) John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as oddities)
avg rating 3.86 — 84,008 ratings — published 2007
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The Golden Mean (Griffin & Sabine #3) The Golden Mean (Griffin & Sabine #3)
by (shelved 3 times as oddities)
avg rating 4.16 — 9,981 ratings — published 1993
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The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1) The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as oddities)
avg rating 3.91 — 664,128 ratings — published 1982
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Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 1,483,365 ratings — published 1969
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The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as oddities)
avg rating 4.11 — 43,059 ratings — published 1997
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Death in Venice Death in Venice (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as oddities)
avg rating 3.68 — 68,626 ratings — published 1911
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Ghosts, Spirits, & Hauntings: Am I Being Haunted? (Exposed, Uncovered, & Declassified) Ghosts, Spirits, & Hauntings: Am I Being Haunted? (Exposed, Uncovered, & Declassified)
by (shelved 2 times as oddities)
avg rating 3.58 — 19 ratings — published
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Bunny (Bunny, #1) Bunny (Bunny, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as oddities)
avg rating 3.46 — 327,949 ratings — published 2019
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Paradise Rot Paradise Rot (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.45 — 30,684 ratings — published 2009
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A Haunted History of Invisible Women: True Stories of America's Ghosts A Haunted History of Invisible Women: True Stories of America's Ghosts (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as oddities)
avg rating 3.67 — 1,252 ratings — published 2022
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Sea of Tranquility Sea of Tranquility (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as oddities)
avg rating 4.05 — 296,451 ratings — published 2022
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The Legendary Pine Barrens: New Tales from Old Haunts The Legendary Pine Barrens: New Tales from Old Haunts (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as oddities)
avg rating 4.02 — 59 ratings — published 2013
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S. S. (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as oddities)
avg rating 3.85 — 28,900 ratings — published 2013
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The UFO Phenomenon: Fact, Fantasy and Disinformation The UFO Phenomenon: Fact, Fantasy and Disinformation (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as oddities)
avg rating 3.80 — 41 ratings — published 2009
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Book of the bizarre Book of the bizarre (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.72 — 495 ratings — published 2008
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Maldoror and the Complete Works Maldoror and the Complete Works (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as oddities)
avg rating 4.25 — 3,968 ratings — published 1869
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Cursed Objects: Strange but True Stories of the World's Most Infamous Items Cursed Objects: Strange but True Stories of the World's Most Infamous Items (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.70 — 3,527 ratings — published 2020
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Nothing to See Here Nothing to See Here (ebook)
by (shelved 2 times as oddities)
avg rating 3.96 — 228,563 ratings — published 2019
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Golem Girl: A Memoir Golem Girl: A Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as oddities)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,303 ratings — published 2020
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Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as oddities)
avg rating 3.60 — 40,730 ratings — published 2005
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Europe Central Europe Central (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as oddities)
avg rating 3.99 — 3,293 ratings — published 2005
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Beyond the Dark Veil: Post Mortem & Mourning Photography from The Thanatos Archive Beyond the Dark Veil: Post Mortem & Mourning Photography from The Thanatos Archive (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as oddities)
avg rating 4.63 — 792 ratings — published 2014
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The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth and Other Curiosities from the History of Medicine The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth and Other Curiosities from the History of Medicine (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as oddities)
avg rating 3.79 — 4,761 ratings — published 2018
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Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? And Other Questions About Dead Bodies Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? And Other Questions About Dead Bodies (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as oddities)
avg rating 4.12 — 47,839 ratings — published 2019
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Heather Fawcett
“I spent most of the morning surveying the perimeter, wading in and out of the trees. I noted mushroom rings and unusual moss patterns, the folds in the land where flowers grew thick and the places where they slid from one color to another, and those trees which seemed darker and cruder than the others, as if they had drunk a substance other than water. An odd mist billowed from a little hollow cupped within the rugged ground; this I discovered to be a hot spring. Above it, upon a rocky ledge, were several wooden figurines, some half overgrown with moss. There was also a small pile of what I recognized as rock caramels, the salty-sweet Ljosland candies that several of the sailors had favored.”
Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries

Peter S. Beagle
“Oh, Lor' bless ou , mum,' Azazel answered quickly, 'I am laden with all sorts of gimcracks and gaudy gewgaws, fripperies, filigrees, and fooleries, not to mention frivolities, fancies, and fiddledeedees. I have all kinds of iridescent idiocies, and any number of oddities, ordinary or obsolescent, as well as a fair supply of spangled sillinesses, though I may as well warn you, they're taking those off the market, and I won't be able to get you no spare parts nor replacements, ayup, I also carry, of course, a stock of the commoner baubles and jinglements for those whose tastes lies there. Also gum for the children, those as have them.”
Peter S. Beagle, The Last Unicorn: The Lost Journey

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