strange books for strange people

a little bird told me you too have an affinity for rather strange literature with morally reprehensible protagonists so naturally I took it upon myself to provide 12 recommendations of this exact niche genre for you.
love always,
Lady Dakota

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[julypheobe]

"I have books for you" is such a comforting thing to hear. Dakota saying that brought me so much joy

[flamingaish]

for later use
1:53 things we say in the dark
3:38 brutes
5:44 the dolls
6:47 if cats disappeared from the world
7:55 paradise rot
8:58 earthlings
10:40 perfume
11:30 sharp objects
13:46 the doloriad
15:50 carmilla
17:26 master and margarita
18:44 nadia

[LaraAvellaneda]

receiving the notification that you posted was better than receiving a flower bouquet for Valentine’s Day

[exlibrisdeclan]

a couple other strange books:
- the collector by john fowles
- the discomfort of evening by marieke lucas rijneveld
- lapvona by ottessa moshfegh
- the woman in the dunes by kobo abe
- a certain hunger by chelsea g. summers

[johnbohr]

strange films for strange people:
1: Blood Tea and Red String (2006)
2: Wool 100% (2006)
3: Les garçons sauvages (2017)
4: Manôushe (1993)
5: The Flew (2003)
6: The Wolf House (2018)
7: Freak Orlando (1981)
8: Dandy Dust (1998)
9: Daddy (1973)
10: Salomè (1972)
11: I am the Night (1993)
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[amartyasingh]

Perfume is literally a PERFECT book, I don't re-read books and I've read it 5 times, I genuinely can't find a flaw in it

[teresa-eesm]

anything recommended by dakota is a gift from heaven

[dreamsfallhardtoday]

bunny by mona awad is my recommendation for everyone reading this comment! i’m only halfway through, but it’s so strange and wonderful. i can get why a lot of people dislike it because it has a sort of campy side, but it’s so hauntingly written and perfect to me. i love it. also lady dakota, if you see this, i love your spotify <3

[HMarie.]

Two strange books I’d recommend are ‘Cursed bunny’ by Bora Chung and ‘Diary of a murderer’ by Kim Youngha, both Korean short story collections. Cursed bunny is seriously weird, at times gross and it feels like a fever dream that I’ve read it. Diary of a murderer is a little less strange, but as you can guess from the title, it’s not exactly a joyride and pretty dark^^

[sophiaisabelle]

It's nice to see Dakota again. We hope she's living life to the fullest.

[armyst_]

This video literally made me feel so good I was crying 10 minutes ago and now I can't stop smiling bcz of you, Dakota😭😭 love you sm I hope you're doing as good as this video made me feel today 🥺🦋💖💖💖💖🫂

[zoilalulu]

"Little girls start disappearing"...sirens in the distance grow louder. Love that!

[belzorahollow]

"I like to share magic things" now a favorite quote of mine.

[jenniferdivito]

The Pornographers Poem by Michael Turner. Honestly I bought the book for its fantastic title and was not disappointed. There's something so beautiful and nostalgic about it despite the fact that the implications of the story are quite dark. Couldn't recommend highly enough.

[RoundSeal]

I couldn't stop myself from doing a lil boogie at every interlude. What a perfect gift of a video for today!

[emmaopaline]

Thanks for these recommandations ! ❤

Mine are :

The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
Our part of the night Mariana Enriquez
What we lost in the fire by Mariana Enriquez
Hundred years of solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Chouette by Claire Oshetsky
Vita Nostra by Serguei Diatchenko and Marina Dyatchenko
Piranesi by Susana Clarke
Rain by Kim Chew Ng

[MaBelleIndifference]

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami. Paint it Black by Janet Fitch. And, of course, Bunny by Mona Awad. ❤

[AnnaShikari]

have so many recs for you oh my god 🖤 and i LOVED things we say in the dark, kirsty logan is incredible. currently reading her newest book 'now she is witch', literally only just started but the prologue was beautifully written (wouldn't expect anything less from her honestly)

-white is for witching by helen oyeyemi (or anything else by her tbh, i love her)
-the hoarder by jess kidd
-vladimir by julia may jonas
-the rabbit hutch by tess gunty
-our wives under the sea, and salt slow by julia armfield
-what big teeth by rose szabo (not quite fantasy, but defo fantastical)
-all the bad apples by moira fowley-doyle
-kissing the witch by emma donoghue
-picnic at hanging rock by joan lindsay
-the harpy by megan hunter
-through the woods, and when i arrived at the castle (graphic novels) by emily carroll
-warlow experiment by alix nathan
-lullaby by leïla slimani
-sawkill girls by claire left and (again not fantasy but fantasy themes)
-the last days of leda grey by essie fox
-from the wreck by jane rawson
-the first book of calamity leek by paula lichtarowicz
-the furies by katie lowe
-the victorian chaise-longue by marghanita laski
-we have always lived in the castle by shirley jackson
-in the house in the dark of the woods by laird hunt
-the beginning of the world in the middle of the night by jen campbell
-the poisoning angel by jean teulé
-the land of decoration by grace mccleen

sorry that was such a massive list but also i hope there's at least one or two in there you've not heard of and want to pick up 🖤🖤

[vitoriar]

a dakota update was literally what i needed to make my day better ☺☺ watching you talk about books so tenderly while i drink my morning coffee is when i feel the most peaceful. hope you're doing great dear <3

[laurajl]

Here are a few lesser known strange books I’ve really enjoyed:
- Shit Cassandra saw by Gwen E Kirby
- My mess is a bit of a life by Georgia Pritchett
- My sister the serial killer by Oyinka Braithwaite
- What it means when a man falls from the sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah.

Love Sharp objects, both the book and the tv series!