The Best Bizarre Books and Covers
January 23, 2015, Article by Tom in Books
Last week on the old Twitter, we asked you to send us your favourite weird, twisted, and often quite scary bizarre books and their odd covers, and you didn’t let us down. So what could be creepier than compiling a few of the best into one single collection? Here are a few of our choices and some of our favourites from your #bizarrebooks suggestions…
(And if anyone has actually read any of these, please, please, please do let us know)
We’ll kick things off with this particularly strange one #bizarrebooks pic.twitter.com/P89tCkYBVt
— MenWhoStareAtBooks (@StareAtBooks) January 13, 2015
@StareAtBooks Every chef should own this book. #bizarrebooks pic.twitter.com/0lcOZpKXQX — Paddy Johnston (@paddyjohnston) January 13, 2015
There’s something very 1984 about this one: ‘So You’re Going to Wear The Kilt’ #bizarrebooks pic.twitter.com/HUwYNVuv04 — Ben Willis (@BenWillisUK) January 13, 2015
@BenWillisUK @StareAtBooks This one is a deeply emotional read #BizarreBooks pic.twitter.com/PXuay1t3Wt — WDW Kate (@Wetdarkandwild) January 13, 2015
@StareAtBooks You know I should be working,one last one ” The only book on parenting you’ll ever need” #BizarreBooks pic.twitter.com/j3eUhp17A2 — LisaPop (@lisapop01) January 13, 2015
@StareAtBooks @_Noble #bizarrebooks. Can’t think of anything more soothing to be honest. pic.twitter.com/K24VvYGkUL — Ash Cattell (@ashcatt1988) January 13, 2015
Last time I went to the barber I asked for one of these @StareAtBooks #BizarreBooks #Mullet pic.twitter.com/dLGoqbm5p9
— Beau Merchant (@BeauMerchant) January 13, 2015
@BenWillisUK @StareAtBooks Some of my personal favourites. #BizarreBooks pic.twitter.com/Wtu87V9lPZ — Kerry (@BookishKerry) January 13, 2015
It certainly got me thinking #BizarreBooks @StareAtBooks pic.twitter.com/Rx2OHRVYKe
— Thomas Noble (@_Noble) January 13, 2015
@StareAtBooks This handsome fellow? My fave of the Penguin Cookery Postcards. Oh so Past Perfect. #BizarreBooks pic.twitter.com/JxILOTZ44V — Emylia Hall (@EmyliaHall) January 13, 2015
One of the creepier #bizarrebooks: Baby Cat Face @StareAtBooks pic.twitter.com/C2owECrUme
— bookbridgr.com (@bookbridgr) January 13, 2015
@StareAtBooks This is an oldie, but a goodie. #bizarrebooks pic.twitter.com/oacmPCAy5P
— Paddy Johnston (@paddyjohnston) January 13, 2015
Mom is Dating Weird Wayne #BizarreBooks pic.twitter.com/sfXZGLaN5x — Ben Willis (@BenWillisUK) January 13, 2015
Thank you to everyone who tweeted. All images © the respective publishers. If you’ve got any other suggestions, do tweet us and let us know using #BizarreBooks