a couple other strange books: - the collector by john fowles - the discomfort of evening by marieke lucas rijneveld - lapvona by ottessa moshfegh - the woman in the dunes by kobo abe - a certain hunger by chelsea g. summers
strange films for strange people: 1: Blood Tea and Red String (2006) 2: Wool 100% (2006) 3: Les garçons sauvages (2017) 4: Manôushe (1993) 5: The Flew (2003) 6: The Wolf House (2018) 7: Freak Orlando (1981) 8: Dandy Dust (1998) 9: Daddy (1973) 10: Salomè (1972) 11: I am the Night (1993) 12: ...................................
Two strange books I’d recommend are ‘Cursed bunny’ by Bora Chung and ‘Diary of a murderer’ by Kim Youngha, both Korean short story collections. Cursed bunny is seriously weird, at times gross and it feels like a fever dream that I’ve read it. Diary of a murderer is a little less strange, but as you can guess from the title, it’s not exactly a joyride and pretty dark^^
bunny by mona awad is my recommendation for everyone reading this comment! i’m only halfway through, but it’s so strange and wonderful. i can get why a lot of people dislike it because it has a sort of campy side, but it’s so hauntingly written and perfect to me. i love it. also lady dakota, if you see this, i love your spotify
a dakota update was literally what i needed to make my day better ☺☺ watching you talk about books so tenderly while i drink my morning coffee is when i feel the most peaceful. hope you're doing great dear
My strange girl recs 🧚 - girls against god - Jenny huval - malina - ingeborg bachmann - bad behavior - Mary gaitskill - no one belongs here more than you - Miranda July - the passion of new Eve - (or really anything by Angela carter) - boy parts - Eliza Clark - the complete stories of clarice lispector - the art of cruelty - Maggie Nelson - coraline - Neil gaiman
i’m not sure if you’ve already read Difficult Women - Roxane Gay but i think you would love it! your description of Things We Do in the Dark reminded me of her collection of short stories
Hey Dakota! I was wondering, have you seen the film Babylon? I feel like it'll be your cup of tea. It's about art and obsession and hedonism and the urge we feel to leave a legacy. There's a lot of jazz and oh so many bodily fluids. Now that I think about it, it screams "something lady Dakota would enjoy."
it is thanks to you that a year ago i started reading consistently again and now, having read over 30 books in the past twelve motnhs, i am in love with literature more than i ever have been. currently reading my second dostoyevsky novel, notes from the underground, and he is easily one of my favorite authors. love u lady dakota
your videos are simply beauty incarnate to me. I would also recommend The Bloody Chamber and other stories by Angela Carter, quite unsettlingly beautiful.. (where are the bed sheets from im obsessed!) xx
Only ignorant authors ask such a nonsensical question as how far would you go just be yourself because you do not have to go anywhere far to be yourself. All what you have to do is never try to be someone else, or see the world - your life- through someone else's eyes. Hence, that book is not worth wasting your time
I recently read a book called Ring by Koji Suzuki and I think you would really like it! It's the book that inspired the movie Ringu (or the American version The Ring) and it's one of the most genius but also disturbing horrors I've ever read. I think you'd enjoy it because it's both strange and it's written by a Japanese author, plus it's a short and fast-paced read (big trigger warning for sexual assault though).
The book of Theseus is one of my favorite books and I would say kind of strange. It's a whole adventure, where you actually trying to find out who wrote the book
it isn't graded as a surreal novel, but i really love at night all blood is black. especially the last chapter of this novel, confusing and strangely symbolic until you've realized what the protagonist had done.
I completely agree. The descent, the plummet into the last chapter - but only in context of the rest of the book - is a special kind of deranged yet somehow makes psychological perfect horrific sense. It's such a unique book.
I think the weirdest book I've ever read is Untold Night and Day by Bae Suah, I still don't know if it was genuis or just bad because of how feverish it was!
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk!! for the weird girls who intend to become weird old ladies. discusses ethics in dealing with animals, anthropocentrism, centring around a 60-is year old single woman living in rural poland in relative isolation, people start dying in her small tight-knit community, we see how she isn't taken seriously by more ordinary people because she is perceived as being weirdly fixated on animals, she isn't taken seriously, etc etc. this book CHANGED ME. Originally written in polish but i read the english translation. stunning book, possibly my favourite ever.
Peach by Emma Glass is a book that came to my mind! It’s a depiction of how a young woman survives and deals with being raped in the form of stream of consciousness (kind of). To be honest, it wasn’t exactly my cup of tea, but you can easily read it in one go and I’d be really interested to hear what you think of the ending! (Check content warnings, although it doesn’t seem like there’s anything you won’t read lmao). Also beware that it’s not a realistic depiction of what most victims go through, but rather a book on female rage induced by fear and suffering. Loved the video as always
Ok first off I love your hair. The braids, the bows, and even the top is cute. Next I LOVE strangely beautiful books. I really want to read Brutes it seems very interesting
A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing - Eimear McBride it's a really strange book (both in the form it's written and theme-wise) so it's perfect for strange people!
Thank you for highlighting Brutes by Dizz Tate. I remember hearing about her a little while ago. She grew up here in Orlando where I am from and is currently living in the UK - but I believe she will be returning to participate in the writers-in-residence program at the Jack Kerouac house here this summer. Her book is definitely one I will have to check out.
The first strange book i always think of is House of Leaves, but we know about that one, right? Something you might not know is Tonguecat by Peter Verhelst. It's like a collection of myths and fairy tales, but they're set in a dark and dystopic city. Kafka is pretty strange. The Trial can be a bit difficult at times, but Metamorphosis and The Castle are a lot of fun to read. And if you want to get more into Russian literature, Dostojevski is the greatest. Start with Crime and Punishment, it's a timeless story and his most accessible work (imo). Which is more accessible than most people think.
I looove earthlings i read it in one day ❤️ But i think looking up the trigger warnings for earthlings spoils the end i remember you mentioned the trigger warnings last time and you spoiled the end for meee 💔💔 Also, I would also recommend bunny by mona awad
What would you sacrifice for an extra day of life? That question can be interpreted as what do you think to be more valuable than the time which you can have to be present in this world. We all know that each of us can have only a limited time to be in this world, and you can never ever buy time once it has passed by your life, and none of us can be sure how much time we will have in this world So, is there anything more valuable than time?
another weird book that you didn’t mention is house of leaves by mark danielewski! in short, it’s about a man who moves into a house with his family and discovers that the house is larger on the inside than it is on the outside. it also includes a ton of very long footnotes from a man named johnny who is pretty much slowly descending into insanity. not only is the story very strange but the physical formatting of the pages slowly falls apart as you get further into the book. it’s difficult to get through and it took me a while to emotionally recover but i really recommend it
Thank you for the recommendations, Dakota. You seem to always know what my soul needs. My Recs (I see some have already been recommended) *Piranesi by Suzannah Clark *The Collecter by John Fowles *At Night all Blood is Black by David Diop The Dogs of Babel by Carolyn Parkhurst - and this one is my very special recommendation for you specifically. The book is lyrical and haunting, a deep dive into a beautifully strange girl who has passed and her husband is attempting to solve her death as the dog is the only witness. He believes, in his grief, that if only he can somehow teach the dog to communicate, he will be able to understand what happens. A beautiful story of grief and a tale of a hauntingly strange woman. I think you would find it completely delicious.
oohh brutes sounds and looks so good! can't wait to read that also, to do justice to 13 year old me, i will recommend the carmilla webshow on youtube bc i loved it so much even tho looking back it is.. of varying quality also, for a book recommendation: rant by chuck paluhniuk came to mind
DAKOTA IF YOU SEE THIS: YOU MUST MUST READ " I AM, I AM, I AM" BY MAGGIE O'FARREL THE EPRIGRAPH FOR THE BOOK IS THIS: " I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart." I am, I am I am " please look up the trigger warnings though
Interesting collection to check out, thanks for sharing, Dakota. A few suggestions I'd like to share: "The Decadent Reader" edited by Asti Husvedt, "Maldoror" by Comte de Lautreamont, "The 120 Days of Sodom" by the Marquis de Sade, "Naked Lunch" by William S. Burroughs, "Notes of a Dirty Old Man" by Charles Bukowski, "American Psycho" by Brett Easton Ellis, "Against Nature" by J-K Huysmans, "The Story of the Eye" by Georges Bataille and "The Torture Garden" by Octave Mirbeau. Happy reading. :-)
I loved her body and other parties by Carmen Maria Machado! Another collection of short stories that have in common a kind of horror, weird, eerie feeling. Also all the characters are lgbt!
Hi! New subscriber here. ^^ I recommend The Vegetarian by Han Kang and also The Life of Hunger, Hygiene and the Assassin, The Enemy's Cosmetique and Sulphuric Acid (and also many others) all by Amelie Nothomb. Hope you enjoy them if you read them!
love the music for the intermissions, everything in this video just goes so well together! i feel really compelled to read these because of your commentary and description, i've been wanting to read more so maybe i'll add them to a list or something. i assume some of these might hit a soft spot (i know this isn't the idiom but i can't think of the actual one right now) in me as a trans man though lol
AAAAGHHHH I've never watched this channel before but as soon as you mentioned The Doloriad I went bonkers. One of my favourite books ever so incredible!!!!!!!! The short story about the girl and her brother is one of the most sickening and impactful things I've ever read.
I'm currently reading The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall for my Queer Literature class. I feel like you would love it if you haven't read it yet. The blub is 1920s Lesbian classic fiction. Sounds perfect for your vibe.
Strange, bizarre, and grotesque reads are my absolute favorite! I recommend Follow me to Ground by Sue Rainsford and also the novella Such Small Hands by Andrés Barba!
boy friends, by michael pederson. a… biography? memoir? it’s a love letter to friendship, it is sensational but it is absolutely heartbreaking. from edinburgh, too!
I have a few of these books sitting unread on my shelves, so I'm glad to see your glowing recommendations for them (especially Earthlings- it sounds so right up my alley that I'm almost afraid to read it)! And now I want to read the rest of them too...
YES! Paradise Rot! I don't often hear people talk about Jenny Hval's writing, so it was a treat to see it here. And hahaha, Earthlings for sure was a weird one. And hoo boy do I ever have some recommendations. Natural Beauty by Ling Ling Huang and The Centre by Ayesha Manazir were two strange books I read in 2023, and Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt. Full Immersion by Gemma Amor, and Mother Thing by Ainslie Hogarth were a trio of weird ones from the previous year!
Watership down!!! If you havent read it, please please do! It follows a group of rabbits who brave the wild after fleeing their warren when one of their own has a condemning premonition of the destruction of the warren. Throught their journey they experience interactions with the human world as well as other, really concerning, rabbits. Once theyve found a new home, they have the problem of reproducing non-incestuous kittens. So omg pls read its kinda fucked up and the rabbits have religion its so cool
AUSTRALIAN AUTHOR REC: The Animals in That Country by Laura Jean McKay - a pandemic sweeps the nation - people can talk to animals - one woman sets off through outback Australia to find her son and granddaughter, with her dingo by her side (who she can now talk to ... but not in the way you would like) - you'll be crying by the end. wow.
Speaking of earthling… May I please recommend to Lady Dakota and fellow strange-book lovers, any book by Yumiko Kurahashi? She has all the elements that Lady Dakota looks for in Japanese Literature; unhinged, entertaining yet challenges people’s morals with beautiful prose. Her deep love for Greek myths for extra point!
You should def read “The lie tree” !! It’s AMAZING and super super strange ! Lemon trees that tell the future (you eat the fruit and get high basically), tough family dynamics and mystery! Lots and lots of mystery! I’d literally pay you to read it and let me know what u think lmao
Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson - reading experience feels like being drugged. The Pisces by Melissa Broder & Mrs Caliban by Rachel Ingalls - depressed middle-aged women who fall in love with fishmen. I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid - similar to Hill House; deeply psychological, unreliable narrator. Everything is wrong and you are in the dark until you aren’t.
dakota !! we are studying carol ann duffy in class and i think you like her work very much !!! she is a strange girl too !!!! her writing reminds me of your works !!!!!!
My Sweet Audrina by V.C. Andrews. Everyone is nuts in this story. Arguably the father most of all. I like to go into books mostly blind so I won't say anything else.
(no spoilers) ive recently finished reading 'geek love' by katherine dunn and trust me its not at all like the misleading title and far from a romance between two nerds 😂 this book made me gasp at what felt like every chapter and the main character's pov made me love and hate her. ultimately it made me cry and i highly recommend it to anyone who is tired of books about "normies" (poor attempt reference to the book 😂) once again this is NOT a romance but it made me fall in live with reading again
"I have books for you" is such a comforting thing to hear. Dakota saying that brought me so much joy
i literally squealed in delight when i heard that 😭💛
a couple other strange books:
- the collector by john fowles
- the discomfort of evening by marieke lucas rijneveld
- lapvona by ottessa moshfegh
- the woman in the dunes by kobo abe
- a certain hunger by chelsea g. summers
I came here to mention Abe and Fowles
"Woman in the Dunes" was also made into a great movie.
Perfume is literally a PERFECT book, I don't re-read books and I've read it 5 times, I genuinely can't find a flaw in it
have you seen the film adaptation? I thought it was good in its own right
@@HeyyyitsBell yeah I mean, there was absolutely no way it could capture the "magic" of the book iykyk. Still a good film
anything recommended by dakota is a gift from heaven
strange films for strange people:
1: Blood Tea and Red String (2006)
2: Wool 100% (2006)
3: Les garçons sauvages (2017)
4: Manôushe (1993)
5: The Flew (2003)
6: The Wolf House (2018)
7: Freak Orlando (1981)
8: Dandy Dust (1998)
9: Daddy (1973)
10: Salomè (1972)
11: I am the Night (1993)
12: ...................................
receiving the notification that you posted was better than receiving a flower bouquet for Valentine’s Day
so true!
"Little girls start disappearing"...sirens in the distance grow louder. Love that!
It's nice to see Dakota again. We hope she's living life to the fullest.
Two strange books I’d recommend are ‘Cursed bunny’ by Bora Chung and ‘Diary of a murderer’ by Kim Youngha, both Korean short story collections. Cursed bunny is seriously weird, at times gross and it feels like a fever dream that I’ve read it. Diary of a murderer is a little less strange, but as you can guess from the title, it’s not exactly a joyride and pretty dark^^
bunny by mona awad is my recommendation for everyone reading this comment! i’m only halfway through, but it’s so strange and wonderful. i can get why a lot of people dislike it because it has a sort of campy side, but it’s so hauntingly written and perfect to me. i love it. also lady dakota, if you see this, i love your spotify
"I like to share magic things" now a favorite quote of mine.
I couldn't stop myself from doing a lil boogie at every interlude. What a perfect gift of a video for today!
Lady Dakota making me feel less alone on Valentine’s Day
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami. Paint it Black by Janet Fitch. And, of course, Bunny by Mona Awad. ❤
a dakota update was literally what i needed to make my day better ☺☺ watching you talk about books so tenderly while i drink my morning coffee is when i feel the most peaceful. hope you're doing great dear
My strange girl recs 🧚
- girls against god - Jenny huval
- malina - ingeborg bachmann
- bad behavior - Mary gaitskill
- no one belongs here more than you - Miranda July
- the passion of new Eve - (or really anything by Angela carter)
- boy parts - Eliza Clark
- the complete stories of clarice lispector
- the art of cruelty - Maggie Nelson
- coraline - Neil gaiman
i’m not sure if you’ve already read Difficult Women - Roxane Gay but i think you would love it! your description of Things We Do in the Dark reminded me of her collection of short stories
Hey Dakota! I was wondering, have you seen the film Babylon? I feel like it'll be your cup of tea. It's about art and obsession and hedonism and the urge we feel to leave a legacy. There's a lot of jazz and oh so many bodily fluids. Now that I think about it, it screams "something lady Dakota would enjoy."
already adding every book to my wishlist
Hi!!! I love you so much. Your video about making “bad art” relaxed my soul quite a bit. I adore you and your aesthetic!!!
it is thanks to you that a year ago i started reading consistently again and now, having read over 30 books in the past twelve motnhs, i am in love with literature more than i ever have been. currently reading my second dostoyevsky novel, notes from the underground, and he is easily one of my favorite authors. love u lady dakota
your videos are simply beauty incarnate to me. I would also recommend The Bloody Chamber and other stories by Angela Carter, quite unsettlingly beautiful.. (where are the bed sheets from im obsessed!) xx
nice to see you again! happy valentine's, Lady
Only ignorant authors ask such a nonsensical question as how far would you go just be yourself because you do not have to go anywhere far to be yourself. All what you have to do is never try to be someone else, or see the world - your life- through someone else's eyes. Hence, that book is not worth wasting your time
I recently read a book called Ring by Koji Suzuki and I think you would really like it! It's the book that inspired the movie Ringu (or the American version The Ring) and it's one of the most genius but also disturbing horrors I've ever read. I think you'd enjoy it because it's both strange and it's written by a Japanese author, plus it's a short and fast-paced read (big trigger warning for sexual assault though).
A strange book I read recently is Swanfolk, an Icelandic book that was so unusual but also fascinating
Thank you for bringing joy to my day Dakota❤️
omg im so happy that someone here loves carmilla!
“Morally reprehensible protagonists”. One of the reasons I enjoy anything written by Tibor Fischer.
The yellow wallpaper - Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Chess - Stefan Zweig
The book of Theseus is one of my favorite books and I would say kind of strange. It's a whole adventure, where you actually trying to find out who wrote the book
it isn't graded as a surreal novel, but i really love at night all blood is black. especially the last chapter of this novel, confusing and strangely symbolic until you've realized what the protagonist had done.
I completely agree. The descent, the plummet into the last chapter - but only in context of the rest of the book - is a special kind of deranged yet somehow makes psychological perfect horrific sense. It's such a unique book.
Whenever I struggle to pick a read I know Dakota's recs will have my back
I loved Lapvona for how bazaar it was. I love these recommendations.
if you haven’t read “A Certain Hunger” by Chelsea G. Summers, I recommend it a lot as a strange book for a strange person
Im very surprised you didnt mention metamorphosis by kafka 👀
I think the weirdest book I've ever read is Untold Night and Day by Bae Suah, I still don't know if it was genuis or just bad because of how feverish it was!
Lady Dakota, give me heart to show your love and appreciation to Dakota for Valentine’s Day
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk!! for the weird girls who intend to become weird old ladies. discusses ethics in dealing with animals, anthropocentrism, centring around a 60-is year old single woman living in rural poland in relative isolation, people start dying in her small tight-knit community, we see how she isn't taken seriously by more ordinary people because she is perceived as being weirdly fixated on animals, she isn't taken seriously, etc etc. this book CHANGED ME. Originally written in polish but i read the english translation. stunning book, possibly my favourite ever.
Peach by Emma Glass is a book that came to my mind! It’s a depiction of how a young woman survives and deals with being raped in the form of stream of consciousness (kind of). To be honest, it wasn’t exactly my cup of tea, but you can easily read it in one go and I’d be really interested to hear what you think of the ending! (Check content warnings, although it doesn’t seem like there’s anything you won’t read lmao). Also beware that it’s not a realistic depiction of what most victims go through, but rather a book on female rage induced by fear and suffering. Loved the video as always
From a gardener--pronunciation is boo-gen-vee-a. Accent on the vee. Its French so no L sound.
Ok first off I love your hair. The braids, the bows, and even the top is cute. Next I LOVE strangely beautiful books. I really want to read Brutes it seems very interesting
A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing - Eimear McBride it's a really strange book (both in the form it's written and theme-wise) so it's perfect for strange people!
Thank you for highlighting Brutes by Dizz Tate. I remember hearing about her a little while ago. She grew up here in Orlando where I am from and is currently living in the UK - but I believe she will be returning to participate in the writers-in-residence program at the Jack Kerouac house here this summer. Her book is definitely one I will have to check out.
The first strange book i always think of is House of Leaves, but we know about that one, right?
Something you might not know is Tonguecat by Peter Verhelst. It's like a collection of myths and fairy tales, but they're set in a dark and dystopic city.
Kafka is pretty strange. The Trial can be a bit difficult at times, but Metamorphosis and The Castle are a lot of fun to read.
And if you want to get more into Russian literature, Dostojevski is the greatest. Start with Crime and Punishment, it's a timeless story and his most accessible work (imo). Which is more accessible than most people think.
you bring back my love for reading
I looove earthlings i read it in one day ❤️ But i think looking up the trigger warnings for earthlings spoils the end i remember you mentioned the trigger warnings last time and you spoiled the end for meee 💔💔 Also, I would also recommend bunny by mona awad
dakota you are such an inspiration. happy valentine's day!♡
What would you sacrifice for an extra day of life?
That question can be interpreted as what do you think to be more valuable than the time which you can have to be present in this world. We all know that each of us can have only a limited time to be in this world, and you can never ever buy time once it has passed by your life, and none of us can be sure how much time we will have in this world
So, is there anything more valuable than time?
i missed you so much, you can’t imagine.
Happy Valentine’s Day! ❤️💗💗🤍🤍❤️❤️🤍💗💗🤍❤️❤️❤️🤍
another weird book that you didn’t mention is house of leaves by mark danielewski! in short, it’s about a man who moves into a house with his family and discovers that the house is larger on the inside than it is on the outside. it also includes a ton of very long footnotes from a man named johnny who is pretty much slowly descending into insanity. not only is the story very strange but the physical formatting of the pages slowly falls apart as you get further into the book. it’s difficult to get through and it took me a while to emotionally recover but i really recommend it
Thank you for the recommendations, Dakota. You seem to always know what my soul needs.
My Recs (I see some have already been recommended)
*Piranesi by Suzannah Clark
*The Collecter by John Fowles
*At Night all Blood is Black by David Diop
The Dogs of Babel by Carolyn Parkhurst - and this one is my very special recommendation for you specifically. The book is lyrical and haunting, a deep dive into a beautifully strange girl who has passed and her husband is attempting to solve her death as the dog is the only witness. He believes, in his grief, that if only he can somehow teach the dog to communicate, he will be able to understand what happens. A beautiful story of grief and a tale of a hauntingly strange woman. I think you would find it completely delicious.
it's so enjoyable to see you talk about books!
ITS BEEN A WHILE SINCE I HAVE BEEN GRACED BY LADY DAKOTA'S PRESENCE 🎀🤍
oohh brutes sounds and looks so good! can't wait to read that
also, to do justice to 13 year old me, i will recommend the carmilla webshow on youtube bc i loved it so much even tho looking back it is.. of varying quality
also, for a book recommendation: rant by chuck paluhniuk came to mind
What a glorious way to end valentines day
DAKOTA IF YOU SEE THIS: YOU MUST MUST READ " I AM, I AM, I AM" BY MAGGIE O'FARREL THE EPRIGRAPH FOR THE BOOK IS THIS: " I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart." I am, I am I am "
please look up the trigger warnings though
Interesting collection to check out, thanks for sharing, Dakota.
A few suggestions I'd like to share: "The Decadent Reader" edited by Asti Husvedt, "Maldoror" by Comte de Lautreamont, "The 120 Days of Sodom" by the Marquis de Sade, "Naked Lunch" by William S. Burroughs, "Notes of a Dirty Old Man" by Charles Bukowski, "American Psycho" by Brett Easton Ellis, "Against Nature" by J-K Huysmans, "The Story of the Eye" by Georges Bataille and "The Torture Garden" by Octave Mirbeau. Happy reading. :-)
She talks like a book💞💞 and her choice of words are amazing. This is my first time watching her channel and I'm already in love with her.
I loved her body and other parties by Carmen Maria Machado! Another collection of short stories that have in common a kind of horror, weird, eerie feeling. Also all the characters are lgbt!
Hi! New subscriber here. ^^ I recommend The Vegetarian by Han Kang and also The Life of Hunger, Hygiene and the Assassin, The Enemy's Cosmetique and Sulphuric Acid (and also many others) all by Amelie Nothomb. Hope you enjoy them if you read them!
love the music for the intermissions, everything in this video just goes so well together! i feel really compelled to read these because of your commentary and description, i've been wanting to read more so maybe i'll add them to a list or something. i assume some of these might hit a soft spot (i know this isn't the idiom but i can't think of the actual one right now) in me as a trans man though lol
also queer book yeahhh
comfort youtuber
LOVE The Master and Margarita! It is definitely in my top 3 favorite books lol
thankyou so much for making my day! and on valentines day, of all days! you are wonderful and a delight :)
The scent of an unpicked flower :D
AAAAGHHHH I've never watched this channel before but as soon as you mentioned The Doloriad I went bonkers. One of my favourite books ever so incredible!!!!!!!! The short story about the girl and her brother is one of the most sickening and impactful things I've ever read.
I'm currently reading The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall for my Queer Literature class. I feel like you would love it if you haven't read it yet. The blub is 1920s Lesbian classic fiction. Sounds perfect for your vibe.
thank you for the valentine's day present 💝
Strange, bizarre, and grotesque reads are my absolute favorite! I recommend Follow me to Ground by Sue Rainsford and also the novella Such Small Hands by Andrés Barba!
Perfume one of MY FAVORITES! I couldn’t put it down and detailed and deep and authentic 🤍💗🤍❤️❤️💗💗🤍❤️❤️💗💗🤍❤️💗🤍❤️❤️
Greetings Lady Dakota.
boy friends, by michael pederson. a… biography? memoir?
it’s a love letter to friendship, it is sensational but it is absolutely heartbreaking. from edinburgh, too!
Highly recommend trying bugambilia flower tea with honey
I have a few of these books sitting unread on my shelves, so I'm glad to see your glowing recommendations for them (especially Earthlings- it sounds so right up my alley that I'm almost afraid to read it)! And now I want to read the rest of them too...
the strangest book I have ever read (even though I have not finished it because it was too unsettling) was Naked Lunch by William Burroughs
normalise 'girls' as a gender neutral term, because i, a trans man, am very much a strange girl
i missed you so much, thank you for this!!! I LOVE YOU, TOOOOO
YES! Paradise Rot! I don't often hear people talk about Jenny Hval's writing, so it was a treat to see it here. And hahaha, Earthlings for sure was a weird one. And hoo boy do I ever have some recommendations. Natural Beauty by Ling Ling Huang and The Centre by Ayesha Manazir were two strange books I read in 2023, and Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt. Full Immersion by Gemma Amor, and Mother Thing by Ainslie Hogarth were a trio of weird ones from the previous year!
Watership down!!! If you havent read it, please please do! It follows a group of rabbits who brave the wild after fleeing their warren when one of their own has a condemning premonition of the destruction of the warren. Throught their journey they experience interactions with the human world as well as other, really concerning, rabbits. Once theyve found a new home, they have the problem of reproducing non-incestuous kittens.
So omg pls read its kinda fucked up and the rabbits have religion its so cool
AUSTRALIAN AUTHOR REC: The Animals in That Country by Laura Jean McKay
- a pandemic sweeps the nation
- people can talk to animals
- one woman sets off through outback Australia to find her son and granddaughter, with her dingo by her side (who she can now talk to ... but not in the way you would like)
- you'll be crying by the end. wow.
the bagpipes are a jump scare miss dakota
Speaking of earthling… May I please recommend to Lady Dakota and fellow strange-book lovers, any book by Yumiko Kurahashi? She has all the elements that Lady Dakota looks for in Japanese Literature; unhinged, entertaining yet challenges people’s morals with beautiful prose. Her deep love for Greek myths for extra point!
You should def read “The lie tree” !! It’s AMAZING and super super strange ! Lemon trees that tell the future (you eat the fruit and get high basically), tough family dynamics and mystery! Lots and lots of mystery! I’d literally pay you to read it and let me know what u think lmao
Do read 'The Blind Owl' by Sadegh Hedayat if you haven't. You'll love it.
Strangest and the most disturbing thing I've ever read.
@@kamaboko.gonpachiro Okay, idk about Dakota, but you've got me intrigued. Adding it to my tbr now.
Hello, Dakota. Thanks for this video. Here's my recommendation for you: House of Leaves.
If you like books about unhinged and strange women, I recommend you read bunny by Mona Awad 😊
Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson - reading experience feels like being drugged.
The Pisces by Melissa Broder & Mrs Caliban by Rachel Ingalls - depressed middle-aged women who fall in love with fishmen.
I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid - similar to Hill House; deeply psychological, unreliable narrator. Everything is wrong and you are in the dark until you aren’t.
Marabou Stork Nightmares by Irvine Welsh. Not for the faint-hearted though (trigger warning: animal abuse, rape, racism, suicide, gore, violence, etc)
happy valentines 💘
The Master and the Margarita will hold the most special place in my heart ❣
dakota !! we are studying carol ann duffy in class and i think you like her work very much !!! she is a strange girl too !!!! her writing reminds me of your works !!!!!!
what music is being used in this video ! i must know ! pls!
My Sweet Audrina by V.C. Andrews. Everyone is nuts in this story. Arguably the father most of all. I like to go into books mostly blind so I won't say anything else.
so glad to see someone else loved Things We Say in the Dark! That one did NOT get the love it deserved!
Have you read story of the eye by georges bataille? It’s truly disturbing
Dakota: i love realism
Also Dakota: Bulgakov!
(no spoilers) ive recently finished reading 'geek love' by katherine dunn and trust me its not at all like the misleading title and far from a romance between two nerds 😂 this book made me gasp at what felt like every chapter and the main character's pov made me love and hate her. ultimately it made me cry and i highly recommend it to anyone who is tired of books about "normies" (poor attempt reference to the book 😂) once again this is NOT a romance but it made me fall in live with reading again
Perfume was great!