My Top 10 Weird Books | Magical Realism, Horror, Historical Fiction Book Recommendations

Hello! This is My Top 10 Weird Books. I've been talking a lot lately about my new fondness for weird books, whether that be in magical realism, horror, historical fiction or any other genre. And so I wanted to recommend the 10 best weird books I have read so far. I'm still wanting to read way more of these so do give me your recommendations in the comments.

Books Mentioned
0:00 -Intro
1:17 - Build Your House Around my Body by Violet Kupersmith
3:12 - The Discomfort of Evening by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld
6:03 - The Manngingtree Witches by A.K. Blakemore
8:45 - Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
11:12 - The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea by Yukio Mishima
13:27 - Keeping the House by Tice Cin
15:54 - One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
18:55 - The Vegetarian by Han Kang
21:00 - Nights at the Circus by Angela Cater
23:20 - The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enriquez

[ticecinartist]

Thank you so much for your support, much needed encouragement to keep it weird! :D <3

[Sophietheharp]

The algorithm has decided to gift me your video, and, spookily enough, it was right. A lot of interesting sounding recommendations! My own tip would be Darkmans by Nicola Barker. That one haunts me, though it is extremely hard to describe what exactly it is about.

[whoroborous]

If you like 100 Years of Solitude(one of my very very favorites of all time!!), you might reeeaaallly enjoy 'The Book of Nights' and its sequel 'Night of Amber' by Sylvie Germain. It is more on the magical side of magical realism, I suppose... It's very strange, violent, gorgeously told, and just.. fully immersive. Absolutely rocketed to my top 10 list 🙃 I'd highly recommend it if you like the peculiar and the beautiful ❤

Thank you so much for this book list -- happening upon your channel is the highlight of my week!! I'm super duper stoked to pick up a few of your recommendations! 🙃❤

[ChelsMoClark]

My recommendations: The Visible Man by Chuck Klosterman & Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon

[mariareadsssf]

Thank you for the sugestions! I have 3 favorite weird books. They start from slightly weird to one of a kind totally weird: "Once Upon A River" - Diane Setterfield, "Piranesi" - by Susanna Clarke ( my favorite book of all times" and "Tainaron. Mail From Another City" by Leena Krohn.

[wachol]

❤️ this list, thank you! A few more if anyone is interested:
The Library of the Dead
The Old Woman with the Knife
The Woman in the Library

[zuperzstar]

This video is AMAZING!! thank you so much! =D

[jacquelinemcmenamin]

I’ve only read two on your list which is odd since I think we’re got similar reading taste.
Lincoln in the Bardo was great on audio with a multi voice cast( have you read Ohio?)
A Hundred Years of Solitude was unforgettable.
Have you read
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida?

[spudspuddy]

Coming of age in 1960s London you can't read a better book than UP THE JUNCTION by nell dunn...its so fast paced i read it in two evenings and ate it up...wonderful page turner

[AdrianasWonderland]

build house around my body looks interesting, now i am scared, i am going to vietnam in two weeks haha

[michelleyoung]

I would recommend Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor for dark and twisted South American writing