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100 Must-Read Strange and Unusual Novels - Page 2

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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Half Life (Shelley Jackson)
Half Life
41
Shelley Jackson
The Ninth Life of Louis Drax (Liz Jensen)
The Ninth Life of Louis Drax
42
Liz Jensen
Pym
Pym
43
The Vanishers
The Vanishers
44
The Vegetarian (Han Kang)
The Vegetarian
45
Han Kang
The Legend of Pradeep Mathew (Shehan Karunatilaka)
The Legend of Pradeep Mathew
46
Shehan Karunatilaka
The Last Illusion (Porochista Khakpour)
The Last Illusion
47
Porochista Khakpour
Cheese Monkeys (Chip Kidd)
Cheese Monkeys
48
Chip Kidd
I Crawl Trough It (A.S. King)
I Crawl Trough It
49
A.S. King
Radio Iris (Anne-Marie Kinney)
Radio Iris
50
Anne-Marie Kinney
You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine (Alexandra Kleeman)
You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine
51
Alexandra Kleeman
Alligators of Abraham (Robert Kloss)
Alligators of Abraham
52
Robert Kloss
Archivist Wasp (Nicole Kornher-Stace)
Archivist Wasp
53
Nicole Kornher-Stace
The Orange Eats Creeps (Grace Krilanovich)
The Orange Eats Creeps
54
Grace Krilanovich
Big Machine (Victor Lavalle)
Big Machine
55
Victor Lavalle
Long Division (Kiese Laymon)
Long Division
56
Kiese Laymon
Disquiet (Julia Leigh)
Disquiet
57
Julia Leigh
Just Like Beauty (Lisa Lerner)
Just Like Beauty
58
Lisa Lerner
As She Climbed Across the Table
As She Climbed Across the Table
59
Stranger Things Happen
Stranger Things Happen
60
The Gracekeepers (Kirsty Logan)
The Gracekeepers
61
Kirsty Logan
Three Scenarios in Which Hana Sasaki Grows a Tail (Kelly Luce)
Three Scenarios in Which Hana Sasaki Grows a Tail
62
Kelly Luce
The Story of My Teeth (Valeria Luiselli)
The Story of My Teeth
63
Valeria Luiselli
Remainder (Tom McCarthy)
Remainder
64
Tom McCarthy
The Giant's House (Elizabeth McCracken)
The Giant's House
65
Elizabeth McCracken
The Portable Veblen (Elizabeth McKenzie)
The Portable Veblen
66
Elizabeth McKenzie
Mermaids in Paradise (Lydia Millet)
Mermaids in Paradise
67
Lydia Millet
Slade House (David Mitchell)
Slade House
68
David Mitchell
Brave Story by Miyuki Miyabe
Brave Story by Miyuki Miyabe
69
The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear (Walter Moers)
The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear
70
Walter Moers
God Help the Child (Toni Morrison)
God Help the Child
71
Toni Morrison
The Man in My Basement (Walter Mosley)
The Man in My Basement
72
Walter Mosley
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World - Haruki Murakami
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World - Haruki Murakami
73
Shine Shine Shine (Lydia Netzer)
Shine Shine Shine
74
Lydia Netzer
The Country of Ice Cream Star (Sandra Newman)
The Country of Ice Cream Star
75
Sandra Newman
What Was Lost (Catherine O'flynn)
What Was Lost
76
Catherine O'flynn
Lagoon (Nnedi Okorafor)
Lagoon
77
Nnedi Okorafor
Mr. Fox (Helen Oyeyemi)
Mr. Fox
78
Helen Oyeyemi
Version Control (Dexter Palmer)
Version Control
79
Dexter Palmer
The Bees (Laline Paull)
The Bees
80
Laline Paull
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