An emergent subgrene by and about strange women on themes of female rage, sisterhood, hunger, attraction, beauty, motherhood, violence, and much more.
created by Irenelikesbooks
last updated June, 2026

Have you read Life Ceremony by Sayaka Murata? I would definitely add! She's the queen of Weird Girl Fiction :)
I haven't! But I'll add it, thank you for the rec!
Love the list, have only read a few but can't wait to read more, gonna for sure use it for future recommendations :)
Thank you <3
Oh!!! I wrote a book with these themes!! It's The Awakening of Lora Abernathy!!
Saving this list for reference, so many books are already on my tbr x
Have you ever read anything by Helen Oyeyemi or Claire North by any chance? And also Auditon by Katie Kitamura, The Coin by Yasmin Zaher, Oola by Brittany Newell, Tampa by Alissa Nutting, and Old Sould by Susan Barker?
Sorry for the many recs I just got exicted haha
Yes! I've read Boy, Snow, Bird by Oyeyemi. I've heard only good things about Audition so far. Thanks for the recs!
Weird girls unite!! This list is brilliant - thank you! 💕💀
I have another weird girl add! Matchmaking for Psychopaths by Tasha Coryell. It’s a fun one if you haven’t read it already 🙃
ooooo thank you for the rec!