Show HN: Weird Books to Read

72 pointsposted a year ago
by Sontho

15 Comments

qwertox

a year ago

I just took a look into "How to Make People Feel Awkward at Work", and it reads like a Buzzfeed article.

Per-page just a stupid thing like

  "Sing along under your breath to whatever song is playing in your headphones.

  [photo of woman in office scenario showing a thumbs-up]

  Remember, when you have your headphones on, that means no one else can hear you."
We might as well flag this post.

eclecticfrank

a year ago

Plus the fact it only serves you amazon affiliate links.

komali2

a year ago

Some of those are funny, but "The subtle art of not giving a fuck" isn't really weird. I enjoyed it but it's pretty bogstandard retelling of "How to win friends and influence people" with a couple of the other canonical self help books mixed in, it just also has swear words.

rwnspace

a year ago

This is suspiciously low quality for the top of HN.

That said, I do recommend "How to Good-bye Depression: If You Constrict Anus 100 Times Everyday. Malarkey? Or Effective Way?"

benterix

a year ago

Well, if done quickly, it only takes 2 minutes or so, so it's worth trying I guess. And even if it doesn't work as intended, I guess it helps to control faeces better when we get older.

coumbaya

a year ago

I wish I could find a list for books more like "The stray shopping carts of eastern north america" but less like the just {$wtf/shock value title}.

jemmyw

a year ago

I'd hoped for more strange fiction novels. There's a Robert Rankin book on the list, I do enjoy his particular odd style.

getToTheChopin

a year ago

Perfect for an "oddities" row on the bookshelf. Very fun

ghssds

a year ago

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amin

a year ago

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