Surreal and Weird Books Group! discussion

Hey everyone! I'm Ronyell, your lovely moderator of this group and I like to welcome everyone to this group! A little facts about myself: I love to read, create websites, listen to music and I have recently graduated from grad school (still debating about whether or not I should go get my P.H.d)!

Please feel free to introduce yourselves and tell everyone about yourselves, what you like and what you love about surreal books!

Hi everybody! This should be a fun group. I enjoy surreal fiction because there are many facets of the genre that I truly love to read: the dark humor, the absurd, the whimsical, the far out. Books that make you go "WOW!"

I love reading many different genres, do a little writing on occasion, and recently welcomed a new baby to the family.

Hey Jessica! Glad that you also enjoy surreal fiction and I also welcome your new baby to the family! :D

Life fucking sucks man! So, I like to dig on surreal stuff. Besides, who is to say what is real and what is surreal; everything is perceptual. I love to see beyond what my eyes can show and imagine things beyond dimentions.

I am Karma Gurung form Nepal, and I love day dreaming : D

Karma wrote: "Life fucking sucks man! So, I like to dig on surreal stuff. Besides, who is to say what is real and what is surreal; everything is perceptual. I love to see beyond what my eyes can show and imagine..."

Hey Karma!!! Nice to have you here! I pretty much feel the same way about surreal books!

Hi, I'm Danielle. I love books that are outside of my typical reality and creative. I particularly love weird supernatural fiction. I'd be interested to see what books other members recommend. I saw a thread for Neil Gaiman and I am definitely a fan.

Danielle The Book Huntress (Angels Weep For Goodreads) wrote: "Hi, I'm Danielle. I love books that are outside of my typical reality and creative. I particularly love weird supernatural fiction. I'd be interested to see what books other members recommend. I sa..."

Hey Danielle! Nice having you here!!! Please feel free to mention any surreal books that you want other members to read!

I tend to enjoy strange non fiction. I also collect strange childen;s books!

Hello Noran! Glad to have you here! I also collect strange children's books, including anything written by Henrik Drescher. What strange children's books have you read?

See my child strange shelf! yes I have one!

Noran wrote: "See my child strange shelf! yes I have one!"

I'll check it! Have you read any books by Henrik Drescher?

No I have not com across him.

Hi I'm Lisa. I'm a psychiatrist from South Africa. I think that the world and those around us are better mirrored in surreal works than other fiction.

Lisa wrote: "Hi I'm Lisa. I'm a psychiatrist from South Africa. I think that the world and those around us are better mirrored in surreal works than other fiction."

Hello Lisa! Great to have you in this group! I agree that the world can be mirrored better in surreal works!

Noran wrote: "No I have not com across him."

Oh, there are so many great books by him! Here are some of my favorite works by him:

Simon's Book

Pat the Beastie

Klutz

Love the Beastie: A Spin-And-Play Book

Looking For Santa Claus

Darcywillow wrote: "I tend to like books that can keep me on the edge of my seat (and that I can drown out the mundane world around me) I read just about every genre including fanfiction and I'm new to goodreads"

Hello Darcywillow! Welcome to the group! :D

Howdy! I sought out this group, because I am an author who writes similar to what I enjoy reading -- unusual fiction. I favor stories with a unique style and voice. I appreciate authors who look at life differently and aren't afraid to write something that deviates from the norm.

Checkered Scissors is my first novel. I recommend it to anyone who likes absurd, humorous, off-beat fiction. I am currently working on a collection of short stories called Pickled Bananas.

Douglas wrote: "Howdy! I sought out this group, because I am an author who writes similar to what I enjoy reading -- unusual fiction. I favor stories with a unique style and voice. I appreciate authors who look..."

Hello Douglas! Welcome to the group! I'm definitely adding Checkered Scissors to the group!

Richard wrote: "I just knew this would happen (turning map of Goodreads first one way, then the other)...yep, now I'm completely lost. It's my own fault though for wandering this far out from the centre - but out ..."

LOL! Hey Richard! Glad you found this group! Yeah, there definitely needed to be a book club for the Surreal and Weird books!