Recs if you like Vanishing World...
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.
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Following women on journeys to do weird and maybe violent things.
weird girl lit
supporting women's rights and very very wrongs
Abortion, Sexual Liberation & Other Scary Stories
What threats does bodily autonomy pose? Why do governments or other powers want such control?
These books take a look at what the freedom to make oneβs own choices means.
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This is a genre-agnostic mega-list of weird girl* fiction expanding on an original list by @yarnandbooks (no longer being updated).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!
Weird Girl Lit | Women's Wrongs | WTF
could be queer could be horror downright wonky
Women vs The Void
woman vs void
A list of books I have come across when looking for books that fit this theme. Please leave a comment if there is something I should add.
Japanese fiction to read on the train
Weird and Unhinged Women
All sorts of stories about all sorts of women. Mostly litfic, some horror.
Weird Motherhood
"Weird girl literature" featuring themes around pregnancy or motherhood
π yarnandbooks
Spawn
Pregnancy and motherhood horror
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.
the gross and horrifying
lots of gore and/or taboo topics trying to add mostly based off what iβve read
Japanese Feminist Literature
Japanese books that fight against the social and governmental pressures to reproduce and/or challenges what it means to be a woman and their role in society. Prioritizing books written by women with a few notable exceptions.
Dystopian/Speculative Fiction by Women
2025 Fiction in Translation
Books published in translation to English in 2025 with original languages including Catalan, Swedish, Amharic, Hindi, and more.
Listen to another podcast or read another book?
Book recommendations from podcasts I listen to: NPR books, Book Reccos, What Should I Read Next?, Book Off, What Page Are You On?, Book Cheat
weird girl literature ESSENTIALS !!!
Books for and about unconventional women.
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