Quantcast
Channel: I Read Odd Books
Browsing all 58 articles
Browse latest View live

Museum of the Weird by Amelia Gray

Book: Museum of the Weird Author: Amelia Gray Type of Book: Fiction, short story collection, flash fiction, bizarro, gently weird Why Do I Consider This Book Odd: Because the stories, if not...

View Article



Eyeballs Growing All Over Me… Again by Tony Rauch

Book: Eyeballs Growing All Over Me… Again Author: Tony Rauch Type of Book: Fiction, short story collection, bizarro, gently odd Why Do I Consider This Book Odd: It has enough qualities of bizarro and...

View Article

The Ends of Our Tethers by Alasdair Gray

Book:  The Ends of Our Tethers: 13 Sorry Stories Author:  Alasdair Gray Type of Book: Fiction, literary fiction, short story collection Why Do I Consider This Book Odd:  Because it got under my skin....

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Fractal Paisleys by Paul Di Filippo

Book: Fractal Paisleys Author: Paul Di Filippo Type of Book: Fiction, short story collection, science fiction, proto-bizarro Why Do I Consider This Book Odd: Pia Zadora as a magical Queen of the...

View Article

Gardens of Earthly Delight by George Williams

Book:  Gardens of Earthly Delight Author:  George Williams Type of Book:  Fiction, bizarro (sort of), short story collection Why Do I Consider This Book Odd:  It’s hard to put into words… Availability:...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

D.D Murphry, Secret Policeman by Alan M. Clark and Elizabeth Massie

Book: D.D. Murphry, Secret Policeman Authors: Alan M. Clark and Elizabeth Massie Type of Book: Fiction, themed short story collection Why Do I Consider This Book Odd: Because the whole book is based on...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Necrophilia Variations as read by Stoya

I am way late to the party on this one but being out of commission is no excuse to let it go without comment. I noticed that out of nowhere my most popular search string was “necrophilia variations,”...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

A Hollow Cube Is a Lonely Space by S.D. Foster

Book: A Hollow Cube Is a Lonely Space Author: S.D. Foster Type of Book: Fiction, bizarro, short story collection, flash fiction Why Do I Consider This Book Odd: Because it is. Hope that helps....

View Article


Carnal Surgery and Brain Cheese Buffet by Edward Lee

Books: Carnal Surgery and Brain Cheese Buffet Author: Ed Lee Type of Books: Fiction, short story collections, extreme horror Why Do I Consider These Books Odd: The extremity of the content....

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Necro Files, edited by Cheryl Mullenax

Book: Necro Files: Two Decades of Extreme Horror Editor: Cheryl Mullenax Type of Book: Fiction, short story collection, extreme horror Why Do I Consider This Book Odd: This anthology contains some...

View Article

37 Stories About 37 Women by Brian Whitney

Book: 37 Stories About 37 Women Author: Brian Whitney Type of Book: Fiction, short story collection Why Do I Consider This Book Odd: It’s one of those books that is more or less genre-less, and almost...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

As I Was Cutting by L.V. Rautenbaumgrabner

Book: As I Was Cutting & Other Nastinesses Author: L.V. Rautenbaumgrabner Type of Book: Fiction, noir, horror, extreme horror, borderline bizarro, humor, short story collection Why Do I Consider...

View Article

Got Me Wrong by Kevin Akstin

Book:  Got Me Wrong Author:  Kevin Akstin Type of Book:  Fiction, short story collection, gently weird Why Do I Consider This Book Odd:  It’s not the full-bore weird I generally discuss on this site,...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Sleep Has No Master by Jon Konrath

Book: Sleep Has No Master Author:  Jon Konrath Type of Book:  Fiction, themed short story collection, lunacy Why Do I Consider This Book Odd:  I don’t even know how to tell you all the ways this book...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

A Town Called Suckhole by David Barbee

Book:  A Town Called Suckhole Author:  David Barbee Type of Book:  Fiction, bizarro Why Do I Consider This Book Odd: Dude… Availability:  Published by Eraserhead Press in 2011, you can get a copy here:...

View Article


What, now?

I’ve been slacking off over here lately but this time I have a good excuse!  I swear! I got sucked into a Munchausen by Internet/malingering/faker scandal and decided to launch a website looking into...

View Article

TV Snorted My Brain by Bradley Sands

Book: TV Snorted My Brain Author: Bradley Sands Type of Book: Fiction, bizarro Why Do I Consider This Book Odd: It’s a retelling of the Arthurian myths using a sullen teenager, a sleazy wrestler, and a...

View Article


The Bizarro Story of I by Wol-vriey

Book: The Bizarro Story of I Author: Wol-vriey Type of Book: Fiction, bizarro Why Do I Consider This Book Odd: There are many reasons… Availability: Published by Bizarro Press in 2011, you can get a...

View Article

A Greater Monster by David David Katzman

Book:  A Greater Monster Author:  David David Katzman Type of Book: Fiction, experimental, indescribable Why Do I Consider This Book Odd: The reasons are numerous and many. Availability:  Published by...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

2013: The Year Wherein I Realized My Limitations and Ignored That Realization

So, I launched two websites this year: Houdini’s Revenge and Truth About Ruth. I enjoy writing for both of them and both of them require a ton of research on the front end and wonderful organizational...

View Article
Browsing all 58 articles
Browse latest View live




Latest Images