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Book Recommendations
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items A list of a few of my favorite books~ as someone who like quirky books
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Weird Girl: The art of not belonging
Sad Girl: Healing Era
Weird Girl: The art of not belonging
Messy, strange, introspective reads for the girls who don’t feel easily understood.
This novel follows a detached protagonist who decides to sedate herself for an entire year in a surreal attempt to escape grief, identity, and the pressures of modern life. What unfolds is equal parts dark comedy and unsettling character study. It’s ...
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
A woman finds comfort and identity in the rigid routine of working at a convenience store, rejecting society’s expectations.
It’s subtle, strange and perfect for the “outsider girl who refuses to conform” vibe.
Convenient Store Women
A transcriptionist becomes obsessed with a therapy client and inserts herself into her life.
It’s quirky, awkward, and emotionally chaotic with sharp humor. This book is perfect for that offbeat, slightly delusional narrator vibe.
Big Swiss
It’s weird girl core in the best way feminine, unsettling, satirical, and completely unhinged. It plays with themes of identity, belonging, and the dark side of female friendship, all wrapped in this dreamy, grotesque, almost fever-dream vibe. If you...
Bunny
messy girl, bad decisions, existential crisis energy
Luster by Raven Leilani | Goodreads
drifting, delusional girl making increasingly bad choices
The Guest: A Novel by Emma Cline
starts weird… ends absolutely unhinged
Earthlings: A Novel: Murata, Sayaka, Takemori, Ginny Tapley
midlife crisis but make it deeply bizarre and existential
All Fours
Sad Girl: Healing Era
For stories about processing emotions, growing, and slowly finding yourself again.
This book really makes you slow down and rethink the little things you take for granted. It’s a perfect mix of humor heartbreak.
If Cats Disappeared From The World
As someone who has lost their mom, this one hits in a way that’s hard to explain. it captures the small, specific moments you miss and how grief shows up in everyday life. This book feels intimate, comforting, and quietly devastating all at once.
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir