really f*$king WEIRD books bro | 8 books

[@iliketostayhome]

Love those books. Pressed up against each other. Love how these books bare all. I want to immerse myself in these books. The kind of books you return to again and again.

[@toweypat]

Credit to you for stepping outside the usual bounds, and reviewing these books in a serious way.

[@ChanelChapters]

@@toweypat thank you, I tried my best

[@fireinthesky2333]

Im glad Booktube can keep me "abreast" of the latest literary trends.

[@ChanelChapters]

@@fireinthesky2333 👀

[@artlesscalamity]

I won’t be picking up any of these but I’m glad that small publishers exist to give voice to the endless diversity of thoughts and ideas. I also agree that some of these book designs are fabulous! Whorephobia sounds like it might be similar to Vollmann’s Rainbow Stories, if you are interested in underground culture stuff.

[@ChanelChapters]

Yep not to my taste but I’m glad all types of works are being published

[@WilliamAlves802]

Love that "Milky Way" is on thumbnail

[@sketcharmslong6289]

The cat is looking at you thinking "why are you speaking at the wall for ages?"

[@ChanelChapters]

Yep she must think I’m bonkers

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

Oh no, so many 1 / 1.5 star reads here 😭 And nothing above a three star rating is definitely quite middling... I hope the next week of reading was much kinder to you!

[@ChanelChapters]

@@OliviasCatastrophe it was to be expected, I read wayyyy out of my comfort zone

[@TomOrange]

Wow you were not kidding about these being weird. the weirdest book I've read is probably In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan

[@ChanelChapters]

Ohhh I have heard of that - is it actually good or just weird?

[@TomOrange]

@@ChanelChapters I didnt really like it all that much

[@josephkaselow9220]

Is the Metropolis bookstore at 36 W 37th St 6th floor, New York, NY 10018?

[@ChanelChapters]

@@josephkaselow9220 no it’s in Melbourne Australia

[@josephkaselow9220]

@@ChanelChapters A bit of a commute from my New Jersey home.

[@Montie-Adkins]

Weird. I mean, Discworld is kind of weird but in a good way. There were a couple of Choose Your Own adventure books like UFO 5440 and Hyperspace that were kind weird. Dead Astronauts by Vandermeer was VERY weird but was hard to read and I DNF. Have a good week, Star Queen.

[@ChanelChapters]

Sometimes weird is good and sometimes weird is NO

[@newdivide9882]

Looking back, I blame myself. I mean, I saw a video about messed up books, and what do I find? Messed up books, of course. But in my defense… How was I supposed to be ready for 2:56 😭

[@ChanelChapters]

@@newdivide9882 yeah seems we were both traumatised by this 😳

[@StarLitLibrary]

what a trip 😳😂 mythlab definitely seems entertaining

[@ChanelChapters]

It def was unlike anything else I’ve read, high energy and wacky

[@Jason-andTheArgonauts]

The one stars 😂 love the honest reviews. I recommend Nutshell by Ian McEwan. It is a strange story told by a fetus still in his mother's womb. It follows his Mom and her boyfriend as they plan to murder the husband. It's definitely weird. Cheers.

[@ChanelChapters]

@@Jason-andTheArgonauts the books weren’t to my taste but there are people who love em I’ll add nutshell to my tbr jar

[@milkcatdog394]

Hi do you accept Goodreads friends? I can’t click on the link u provided on ur bio 😭😭

[@ChanelChapters]

@@milkcatdog394 hi - there’s a clickable link in each video description but I’ll try pasting here too www.goodreads.com/user/show/3316351-chanel I only friend ppl I know on Goodreads because I genuinely want to see what they’re reading and if I friend everyone they will get lost in the feed so I don’t tend to accept friend requests

[@AmethystAscensionTarot]

You are not kidding....LOL really weird books. 😂

[@ChanelChapters]

@@AmethystAscensionTarot yup, looking forward to reading regular books now

[@DarrenBryan-g3n]

Generation bloodbath's cover explains it all 😆😅

[@ChanelChapters]

@@DarrenBryan-g3n pretty much

[@Lilo-u4h]

u are so pretty mi lady 😳

[@ChanelChapters]

Thanks

[@Lilo-u4h]

@@ChanelChapters i would like to see a review and thoughts on some of Cormac Mc Carthy work . FeelsOkayMan . Have a nice day Milady

[@ChanelChapters]

@@Lilo-u4h I’ve read quite a few of his books - my favourite is The Road, it’s fantastic and depressing

[@Lilo-u4h]

@@ChanelChapters 😳😳😳 indeed

[@JulianWyllie]

Heather Lewis' Notice was somewhat interesting for me, but I agree with you that the writing style itself didn't pull me in. I put it in my brain that maybe it was deadpan as a way of coping. Overall, I think if someone is interested in fiction about sex work, it could be for them.

[@ChanelChapters]

I agree that perhaps she was stoic as a survival mechanism

[@JulianWyllie]

@ChanelChapters yeah, I'm not sure what edition you had, but mine had an introduction from Melissa Febos who said that Lewis tried to get “Notice” published as her second novel, but that it was repeatedly rejected by publishers when she was alive. Lewis wound up taking some of the same ideas and repackaging it for a different novel she called “The Second Suspect,” but that book wasn’t well-received by critics. Based on what people know of her, Lewis lived a hard and that seemed to show up in “Notice" to a degree.

[@miyayume_eclectic_dream]

The WEIRD in the titel got me...

[@ChanelChapters]

Hope the “weird”’delivered

[@richardhanney7950]

Regarding weird books. I heard that Saddam Hussein wrote romantic fiction for the ladies. Dont know what pen name he used but was apparently pretty successful. Funny the paths people take in life.

[@ChanelChapters]

@@richardhanney7950 that is legit the weirdest thing I have heard

[@FrankOdonnell-ej3hd]

One of the weirdest books I’ve ever read is called Leash by a woman whose name I can’t recall. It was actually kind of funny and I bet if it had pictures like those books in your vid it would have been VERY funny but maybe they’ll publish a new illustrated version one day. ⚛️

[@ChanelChapters]

@@FrankOdonnell-ej3hd sounds ambiguously intriguing

[@human_no847]

Were these all self published books?

[@ChanelChapters]

No

[@WWS322]

I'd praise you but that could be harmful. I'm thinking of giving up books for drawing. Can one really never read? It's necessary sometimes. I read a book called My FAIR JUNKY that had a lot about addictions including sex addiction.

[@ChanelChapters]

@@WWS322 I cannot imagine giving up books but go where your fancy leads you (I wish I had drawing skills but stick figures are the best of my ability)

[@drbeavis4211]

Glad to find your channel on my feed, this is an informative video and I enjoyed it. Liked, subbed etc. Thanks! EDIT - Do you read any nonfiction books? Perhaps philosophy as well?

[@ChanelChapters]

I read about 15% non fic. I studied philosophy at university so I don’t read much anymore, occasionally I might

[@drbeavis4211]

@@ChanelChapters Awesome, I never studied philosophy and just now getting into it a few years ago, I can see how going to school for it would turn me off as I just read stuff I find interesting.

[@silversea217]

Just wtf, that first book, who writes that evil shit

[@ChanelChapters]

@@silversea217 yeah I guess there’s people who really enjoy reading darker stuff, life’s already dark enough for me so I prefer books that make me forget about the horrors of the world

[@watermelonman3000]

Très jolie, Madame.

[@ChanelChapters]

@@watermelonman3000 Merci 🌷

[@ObsidianFane]

Fishing for views I see...

[@ChanelChapters]

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