Recs if you like The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle...

Book covers with typography oriented in non-standard alignments, instead of the typical horizontal + left to right text alignment. Or: graphic design is my passion, and today we are learning about text paths 🙂‍↕️. This is an immensely silly List, and always open to suggestions—vertical text, circular, upside down, anything goes!

Based on the list/book published in 2006, general editor Peter Boxall.

“lynchian” is an over-prescribed pill, so i’m not going to assign such a label to any of these books. still, this selection reflects works that are in some way evocative of the work of master artist and filmmaker david lynch.

the wonderful niche of Japanese cat books

Books set in an Asian or Asian-inspired setting or incorporates elements of an Asian culture or mythology. Only the first book in a series is listed.

Books with weird, strange, absurd, or just hilarious titles Please comment your own suggestions

my favorite genre. elvia wilk’s essay is the best on what this genre is, but here’s an excerpt: “Weird knowledge does not deny the capacity of the human mind and body to produce knowledge, but it does not reduce the world to human subject experience either. Unlike science fiction—in which there is a rational explanation for everything—and fantasy—where magic explains it all—weirdness hovers between poles of explainability.”

A collection of the next wave of influential Classics of our generation. These books will become staples in homes and schools contain themes that will always be relevant. Inspired by Pagebound Club Post I made.

This list includes works and authors that influenced the game as well as others with similar themes and writing.

weird books with weird characters and weird plots. sometimes you'll laugh over whatever the hell just happened. sometimes you'll be freaked out over the unexplainable. some are... hair raising. definitely will make the average reader go "what the hell...?" pls proceed with a open mind and get ready for whatever that happens, you're in for a wild ride

Every book mentioned in Hwang Bo-Reum's Every Day I Read: 53 Ways to Get Closer to Books

Tier 2 from the disturbing novel iceberg, inspired by the disturbing movie iceberg.

More taboo themes, more gore, and books that stick with you long after reading.

book recs for orange readers according to read your color on substack | updated periodically

Flying to Japan? Here are some books to get you even more excited! Long and short reads depending on how much you sleep/watch in-flight entertainment.

This is my Japanese literature list: Little Japan. Most of these books sit on my bookshelf in my little corner of the world. Enjoy!

Birds on the cover. Why do they all creep me out so much? Extra points if they’re weird/creepy.

Please feel free to add your suggestions/recommendations!

: of, relating to, or suggestive of Franz Kafka or his writings especially: having a nightmarishly complex, bizarre, or illogical quality

Kafka’s books examine themes of anxiety, alienation, and the powerlessness of the individual. This list includes titles with similar subject matter.

Japanese authors talking about cats -curious, interesting, wholesome

books that every bts member (mainly namjoon) has read, recommended or talked about in lives, songs, behinds, etc. 🫰🏻💜

note: i won’t get everything right or on the list so please be patient with me!! 💜

What is real and what is not? This list focuses on books that make the MC question their reality, from dystopian and science fiction to horror. I find it interesting how this theme allows us to ask questions about our own identities and the world around us. Make sure you add your own recommendations so we can spiral together ;)