Recs if you like Sad Janet...
Fantasy Drugs
Fiction about weird drugs that induce weird states/make you do weird things
Ideally not drugs that exist irl with cool new sci-fi names slapped on them. We're looking for totally new kinds of pharmacology here! Exciting (and potentially scary)!!
Under construction!
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This is a genre-agnostic mega-list of weird girl* fiction expanding on an original list by @yarnandbooks (no longer being updated).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!
Kids Can Be Cruel
Name-calling and insults you might hear on the playground and beyond...
Anything can be an insult if you believe it! My kid brother used to get in trouble for calling us "you...you BEAN" with all the spite his little preschool self could manage 🥹
Christmas with the Cranks
Alternative Xmas reading — think downbeat stories, family dysfunction, holiday loneliness, seasonal depression, black comedy. There's a gift from me to you under the tree in the comments.
Other winter-holiday books welcome as long as they're cranky!
Is your cynicism chronic? Check out my list Bleakness Is My Weakness...
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.
Weird and Unhinged Women
All sorts of stories about all sorts of women. Mostly litfic, some horror.
/weird/ weird girl lit
under-the-radar, lesser known weird lit fic recs
Books to Read to Feel Well Adjusted
It’s always nice to feel like a normal person by reading about those more unhinged than you 😌 These are all women focused books. Some I’ve read and some I’m going to read. Apologies in advance if it gets long. Recommendations are absolutely welcome!! So please feel free.
I know a couple are written by men which might be taboo for some but I’ve included because I thought they were appropriate or the author has a track record of writing women well.
emily austin's recommended books
canadian author emily r austin's recommended books, as taken from her website!
millennial ennui
books that are quintessentially about the millennial experience or are millennial coded
i love whatever's wrong with her
Creature Covers
"Weird girl literature" covers featuring animals!
💜 yarnandbooks
Weird Women in the Workplace
"Weird girl literature" that revolves around work
💜 yarnandbooks
Quarter life crisis 😭
She's a mess.
💜 yarnandbooks
Unhinged Weird Girl Lit - any genre
Books that are considered weird girl lit or have unhinged women.
summertime sadness
long, morose days laying in the sun, fully unplugged, contemplating depression and existence. litfic, mostly vibes. [work in progress]
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