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  • Eccentric Book Recommendations // Okay, so I had strange reading experiences with all of these. Let me know what you think if you've read any of them!
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  • @katiegriffiths9930
    @katiegriffiths9930 Před 4 lety +8

    So glad you popped up in my recommended list

  • @bookswithmaddi
    @bookswithmaddi Před 4 lety +4

    This is such a cool video! I hadn't heard of a lot of these books but they all sound so interesting, I just added a bunch to my tbr :) i love hearing about underrated books!

  • @JR-ly3gc
    @JR-ly3gc Před 4 lety +1

    Hope your channel finds continued success! You’re well spoken, have interesting things to say, and don’t dwell too long on a single book. It’s a godsend for a book newb like me trying to find recommendations on CZcams. Great video!

  • @nonfictionfeminist
    @nonfictionfeminist Před 4 lety

    OMG I love this opening lol. Bring on the rabbit hole!

  • @aileenmarie5341
    @aileenmarie5341 Před 4 lety

    I really like this video, and the way you talk about the book without spoiling, and yes for weird books!

  • @KaatReadsALot
    @KaatReadsALot Před 4 lety

    I haven’t heard of most of these but you make them sound so good!! Oooh I’ve been really excited to pick up the vanishing half too! I NEED to pick up The Mothers, it sounds so heartbreaking

  • @LaurasLibraryCard
    @LaurasLibraryCard Před 4 lety +1

    This is a cool video, and while I'd heard of most of these books/authors, I think I've only read one? maybe two... I think it's great you've made a video about books you've enjoyed but aren't sure how to recommend or promote! Give them some love too!

  • @MeredithElizabeth13
    @MeredithElizabeth13 Před 4 lety

    This was such a cool video idea! I hadn’t heard of most of these. My Sister the Serial Killer sounds so good (plus I love a short book 😂). I have also been looking forward to reading The Vanishing Half! I’m obsessed with Brit Bennett’s covers!

    • @carolinejohnson3483
      @carolinejohnson3483  Před 4 lety

      Haha it’s quirky but I think it’s such a fun read, especially if you’re easing into the genre! It is kind of polarizing though, I’m pretty sure a lot of booktubers think it’s over hyped. But it was her debut novel and I think it was so different than anything I’ve ever read.

  • @TheBookishMom
    @TheBookishMom Před 4 lety +1

    I have been wanting to pick up My Sister the Serial Killer! I have heard it is strange but really good too!

  • @cosybex8711
    @cosybex8711 Před 4 lety

    this is such a great category for recommending books! i’m eager to read so many of these, i love weirdness 😅 some of my fav weird reads are the bees & kafka on the shore 💛

    • @carolinejohnson3483
      @carolinejohnson3483  Před 4 lety

      cosy bex me too! Murakami is the king of weird lol I might have to do a part 2

  • @kathlynarchibald-drew4395

    This came up in my suggestions today, and you have no idea how much I needed it.

  • @elenathegreat
    @elenathegreat Před 4 lety +1

    I love weird book recs!! love my sister the serial killer - it's such a weird one and i don't know how to categorize it. i was chatting with some people the other day and we're like character study? literary fiction? literary thriller? idk lol. I really want to read a Brit bennet book, either Mothers or the Vanishing Half

    • @carolinejohnson3483
      @carolinejohnson3483  Před 4 lety

      My sister the serial killer transcends genres lol and I want to read the vanishing half too. The plot sounds so strong and I already like her writing

  • @OnceUponATimeL
    @OnceUponATimeL Před 4 lety

    Weird books! Utterly awesome idea! I got a copy of "What belongs to you" after you'd mentioned and compared it to "A little life". Back then, I'd not read "A little life" yet but got a feeling that I'd love it (and I did!). So, I thought I'd be smart and have a book handy :D Planning to read it July.
    I'll never stop recommending "All my friends are superheros" by Andrew Kaufman. It's fun, true, odd, and absolutely brilliant!

    • @carolinejohnson3483
      @carolinejohnson3483  Před 4 lety

      Once Upon A Time I’ll have to try All My friends are superheroes! And What Belongs to You is unlike anything I’ve ever read. It’s no A Little Life, but it touches on similar topics that I think are important - can’t wait to see what you think!

  • @AnniesBookNook
    @AnniesBookNook Před 3 lety

    "What Belongs to You" sounds amazing!!

    • @carolinejohnson3483
      @carolinejohnson3483  Před 3 lety

      it was very interesting - he just came out with a longer novel called “cleanness” last year! It goes deeper into the story/characters I think. I’m going to try to get to it soon!

  • @bookspastbedtime
    @bookspastbedtime Před 4 lety

    I'm so interested in My Sister the Serial Killer! Fight Club is WILD; I haven't read Invisible Monsters, but I want too! I love weird recs - I'm really into this video!!

    • @carolinejohnson3483
      @carolinejohnson3483  Před 4 lety +1

      bookspastbedtime if you think Fight Club is wild you definitely have to try invisible monsters omg

    • @bookspastbedtime
      @bookspastbedtime Před 4 lety

      @@carolinejohnson3483 I've also read Choke! That one's pretty crazy as well 😅

  • @jwrundle
    @jwrundle Před 4 lety

    Dont know how I found this video but loved it and will be watching more

  • @anahita6188
    @anahita6188 Před 4 lety

    Can I have a list of all the books that were mentioned in this video?

  • @ConnorStompanato
    @ConnorStompanato Před 4 lety +1

    ive never heard anyone talk about the fight club book and i actually dont know if i knew it was a book tbh

    • @carolinejohnson3483
      @carolinejohnson3483  Před 4 lety

      Connor Stompanato it is pretty similar to the movie! I probably like the movie more than the book but I think it’s a good intro to Palahniuk

  • @NerdyNatReads
    @NerdyNatReads Před 4 lety

    Literally the title My Sister the Serial Killer made me want to read it 😂also Dennis Lehane’s book sound fascinating, gotta check him out 🤔

  • @emmiemust6033
    @emmiemust6033 Před 3 lety +1

    Weirdest book I've read recently is Made for love by Alissa Nutting is about a woman running away from his husband who wants to merge his brain with hers so they can be together all the time using this new technology he invented and she is going back to live with her dad who has terminal cancer and has a new human doll girlfriend and then she meets this surfer guy who was bitten by a delphin and now just want to have sex with them he can't feel attraction to humans anymore. It was fun.

  • @brittneyreads
    @brittneyreads Před 4 lety

    Omg YESSSS!! These all sound so weird and good! I just read a weird ass book but it’s my new fave. Sometimes that’s how it is! 😂

  • @anovelcuriosity
    @anovelcuriosity Před 4 lety +1

    I’ve heard such good things about My Sister, the Serial Killer. Hopefully I can get to it soon!

  • @jwec9867
    @jwec9867 Před 4 lety

    Don't forget Fight Club 2 it is still written by Chuck However it is a comic book instead.

  • @merreads
    @merreads Před 4 lety

    My Sister the serial killer has been on my tbr for a while. And YES I feel you on wanting to recommend a book but you feel weird about it lol.

    • @carolinejohnson3483
      @carolinejohnson3483  Před 4 lety

      mer reads haha I’m glad that a lot of people seem to run into this too!

  • @lendralit1174
    @lendralit1174 Před 4 lety

    My weird rec would be Vassa in the Night. I super enjoyed it, but I can't imagine trying to explain it to someone. I mean, most of the book takes place in a grocery store that dances on chicken legs, lol!! I've picked up The Nest in Half Price Books several times, because the cover is SO GORGEOUS. But I wasn't sure if I would like it or not.

  • @BreakevenBooks
    @BreakevenBooks Před 4 lety

    I have seen The Circle movie and it was interesting 🙂.

    • @carolinejohnson3483
      @carolinejohnson3483  Před 4 lety +1

      Haha I heard the movie is not as well done as the book, but I haven’t seen it yet! I can totally see where it could completely derail though

  • @bookspastbedtime
    @bookspastbedtime Před 4 lety

    be gone bugs 🙅‍♀️

  • @lauramichelle6976
    @lauramichelle6976 Před 4 lety

    If you want a weird read I Recommend Her Fearful Symmetry - Audrey Niffenegger (the author of Time Travelers wife). it follows a set of Twins who move to England following the death of their aunt. its really weird but i loved it. I dont even really know how to describe it honestly

    • @carolinejohnson3483
      @carolinejohnson3483  Před 4 lety +1

      Thank you for this rec! Your description alone sounds so good. I’ll add it to my TBR!

  • @mohaklondhe3020
    @mohaklondhe3020 Před 3 lety

    You're cute

  • @bellecanread
    @bellecanread Před 4 lety

    all of these books sound so good! i had heard of The Mothers before and forgot about it, but hearing you talking about it here makes me want to pick it up soon 🙂. The Circle seems like it has a really cool concept!

    • @carolinejohnson3483
      @carolinejohnson3483  Před 4 lety +1

      bellecanread The Circle does have a cool concept! I’m sorry I couldn’t articulate the synopsis very well in the video😂 the book takes a lot of early turns and I didn’t want to get into spoilers!

    • @bellecanread
      @bellecanread Před 4 lety

      Caroline Johnson you’re good - you said enough to make me want to pick it up 😂