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Unsettling/ Uncanny Book Recommendations

House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski

Earthlings by Sayaka Murata

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

The Bird by Jung-hee Oh

The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea by Yukio Mishima

Audition by Ryu Murakami

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

Roadside Picnic by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky

We Have Always Livid in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

Human Acts by Han Kang

Ring by Koji Suzuki

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

Heart of a Dog by Mikhail Bulgakov

The Shining by Stephen King

In the Miso Soup by Ryu Murakami

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#shit howl says in the book

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January JOMP Day 29 - This Month's Favorite

The Girl Who Fell Beneath The Sea by Axie Oh - It was such a delightful read! Adored the characters.

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ambient

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Just finished hamlet & had to share THIS

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B O O K S

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february 06, '23: six chunky books on the tbr//

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JOMP Book Photo Challenge

October 29, 2022 - Freebie

Illustrations from The Sandman: The Dream Hunters

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Happiness is... a purring cat to pet and a book to read ♡

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The front of the card is a moderate library.

The back of the card is a moderate library.

Open up the card and you have a big library!

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So I’m reading this essay about how the sexual interpretations of Dracula tend to shift depending on the culture of the time, and it’s pretty interesting, but it also has the funniest quote imaginable

“Dracula is a horror story about vampires; the scene in the crypt depicts a vampire-slaying; the stake is a stake; and Lucy is a vampire who is being destroyed according to the method prescribed by folklore” -Robert Mighall

And like, that’s the academic version of dropping this bad boy in the discord chat:

this is literally one of the funniest academic papers I have ever read

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The thing is you read too much 19th century Brit Lit and that’s literally just how you start to talk. Was speaking with a friend about another friend and I said “he’s very agreeable, but he lacks discernment” like that was in any way a normal way to phrase that sentiment.

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Forever grateful to the stories that provide (and continue to provide) an escape into imagination. I haven't been able to read as much as an adult compared to the way I devoured books as a kid but I've made myself a little reading list for this year! Do you have a to-read list?