Show HN: Weird Books to Read

72 pointsposted 10 months ago
by Sontho

15 Comments

qwertox

10 months 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

10 months ago

Plus the fact it only serves you amazon affiliate links.

komali2

10 months 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

10 months 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

10 months 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

10 months 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

10 months 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

10 months ago

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

ghssds

10 months ago

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amin

10 months ago

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