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Recommend me weird fiction books, please! (lemmy.world)
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Enjoy weird fiction overall, sci-fi and "horror" (in a very general sense). I like some Lovecraft, VanderMeers, Ballard, China Miéville, Samanta Schweblin, late William Gibson, Mariana Enríquez... what recent books or writers caught your eye that may loosely fit the term or are similar to works of the above authors? Can be in English, Portuguese or Spanish.

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[–] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It's well-known and well-studied, but also infamous as a book few people ever actually finish because it is so weird: Gravity's Rainbow.

I finished it. I'm not sure what I gained by reading it, outside of having a better understanding of what an acid trip might feel like. Very weird.

Other mainstream but weird recommendations: Mexican Gothic (highly recommend this) and A Night in the Lonesome October

[–] oat@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago

Hated hated hated this book. Not to discourage others from reading it, just seconding the sentiment that it's a book few people finish.