Recs if you like Life Ceremony...
Weird Girl Fiction
An emergent subgrene by and about strange women on themes of female rage, sisterhood, hunger, attraction, beauty, motherhood, violence, and much more.
Books that feel like an A24 film
Books that are atmospheric, emotionally unsettling, beautifully written, a little weird, and linger long after you finish them.
assigned by frankie
almost every single book mentioned* on π Frankie's Shelf youtube channel because their taste is wild and i love it.
updated as frankie posts. *mentioned as in the book is the focus of the video, listed in the description, or offhandedly said.
the feminine imagination in east asian literature
a collection of inventive, incisive, and invigorating works of contemporary and speculative fiction by women writers of East Asia and its diaspora.
Being Human is Uncomfortable
These books are deeply human, and they aren't afraid to make you uncomfortable along the way. Whether the characters are unlikeable or the author seems to be rudely calling you out or the content is critiquing an aspect of the human experience (or all the above), these books are unflinching in the face of their consumers. Recommendations are welcome!
Weird and Unhinged Women 2.0
All sorts of stories about all sorts of women and girls.
This is a genre-agnostic mega-list of weird girl* fiction expanding on an original list by @yarnandbooks (no longer being updated). You can view the original list here: (link) /// As a nonbinary person, I take as broad a view as possible of the "girl" in "weird girl*", hence the asterisk.
Wide open for recommendations!
body-horror book recs
Women vs The Void
women in translation β Β°ββ.ΰ³ΰΏ*:ο½₯
ladies love to write all around the world!
Japanese Literature Essentials
Essential Japanese novels and short fiction, past and present.
Women Hungering: Appetite, Horror, and Consumption
In these novels, women will do anything and everything to satiate their hunger. There's cannibalism, affairs, and everything in between!
A long list of short story collections
books set in Japan / by Japanese authors
Essential Japanese Literature
Japanese literary fiction by prestigious authors who have proved themselves through the Akutagawa and Naoki prizes. I've included significant historical fiction as well.
Weird fiction that haunts me
Why did i even read these???? why do i still think of them.
Short n Not-So-Sweet
Short story collections with strange elements, scifi/fantasy, or magical realism to leave you unsettled and wanting more.. or maybe just wanting to get away
me π€π» books with cannibalistic themes
bon appetit!
a light snack
short story collections where at least one of the stories is about cannibalism
Short nβ (not necessarily) Sweet
Books under 250 pages
short story collections by women
short fiction rules!!!
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