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100 Must-Read Strange and Unusual Novels

If weird stories are your thing, you might want to take a look at this Bookriot's list. Like they say on the site: "Some of them are funny. Some of them are disturbing. Some of them are both of those things. And they are all amazing!"
How many have you already read? I know I have to get my hands on practically all of these :)
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Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
1
Margaret Atwood
Bear V. the Shark (Chris Bachelder)
Bear V. the Shark
2
Chris Bachelder
Lives of Monster Dogs (Kirsten Bakis)
Lives of Monster Dogs
3
Kirsten Bakis
The Vaults (Toby Ball)
The Vaults
4
Toby Ball
The Wasp Factory (Iain Banks)
The Wasp Factory
5
Iain Banks
The Incarnations (Susan Barker)
The Incarnations
6
Susan Barker
Beatlebone (Kevin Barry)
Beatlebone
7
Kevin Barry
Ned Beauman: The Teleportation Accident
Ned Beauman: The Teleportation Accident
8
In the House Upon the Dirt Between the Lake and the Woods
In the House Upon the Dirt Between the Lake and the Woods
9
The Manual of Detection (Jedediah Berry)
The Manual of Detection
10
Jedediah Berry
The Illumination (Kevin Brockmeier)
The Illumination
11
Kevin Brockmeier
The Heart of a Dog (Mikhail Bulgakov)
The Heart of a Dog
12
Mikhail Bulgakov
The Weirdness (Jeremy Bushnell)
The Weirdness
13
Jeremy Bushnell
Observatory Mansions (Edward Carey)
Observatory Mansions
14
Edward Carey
Motherfucking Sharks (Brian Allen Carr)
Motherfucking Sharks
15
Brian Allen Carr
The Vorrh (B.Catling)
The Vorrh
16
B.Catling
The Daughters (Adrienne Celt)
The Daughters
17
Adrienne Celt
Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead (Barbara Comyns)
Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead
18
Barbara Comyns
An Exaggerated Murder (Josh Cook)
An Exaggerated Murder
19
Josh Cook
Girlfriend in a Coma
Girlfriend in a Coma
20
Being Dead (Jim Crace)
Being Dead
21
Jim Crace
Duplex
Duplex
22
Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
Geek Love
23
Katherine Dunn
The Wilds (Julia Elliott)
The Wilds
24
Julia Elliott
Sudden Death (Álvaro Enrigue)
Sudden Death
25
Álvaro Enrigue
Zeroville (Steve Erickson)
Zeroville
26
Steve Erickson
Viper Wine (Hermione Eyre)
Viper Wine
27
Hermione Eyre
The Blue Girl (Laurie Foos)
The Blue Girl
28
Laurie Foos
Prodigies (Gorodischer)
Prodigies
29
Gorodischer
After the People Lights Have Gone off (Stephen Graham Jones)
After the People Lights Have Gone Off
30
Stephen Graham Jones
The Raw Shark Texts (Steven Hall)
The Raw Shark Texts
31
Steven Hall
Delicious Foods (James Hannaham)
Delicious Foods
32
James Hannaham
Gone Away World
Gone Away World
33
The Library at Mount Char (Scott Hawkins)
The Library at Mount Char
34
Scott Hawkins
Fram (Steve Himmer)
Fram
35
Steve Himmer
Sister Mine (Nalo Hopkinson)
Sister Mine
36
Nalo Hopkinson
Escape From Baghdad! (Saad Hossain)
Escape From Baghdad!
37
Saad Hossain
Mr. Splitfoot (Samantha Hunt)
Mr. Splitfoot
38
Samantha Hunt
The Rabbit Back Literature Society (Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen)
The Rabbit Back Literature Society
39
Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen
The Hotel New Hampshire (John Irving)
The Hotel New Hampshire
40
John Irving
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