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IT'S ALIVE!

Weird Shit Wednesday is back!!

All are invited to join in the insanity, but BE WARNED: sometimes (usually) weird shit is gross and may or may not (probably will) involve bodily fluids, gore and sex with strange creatures. That's just how it goes. If you are bothered by authors with names like Dixon Heurass, this probably isn't for you.

Some examples of past entries, for reference:
Goat Suckin': Hotter Than It Sounds
I Slept with Slender Man

So. Now that the "you must be this tall and open-minded" is out of the way...

Weird Shit Wednesday isn't exclusive to us - there are other groups and individuals that participate. It's like a hashtag and shit. So we are not alone on this journey. For brownie points, create a non-exclusive Weird-shit-wednesday shelf here on GR to help perpetuate the madness.

The plan for our little cadre is to have the Weird Shit Wednesday discussion every other week, with the chosen book announced about a week prior. So we will post the first book by Jan 8th, with discussion to follow on Jan 15th. And so on, and so forth.

Now.

WE NEED TO NOMINATE BOOKS!

The weirder, the better. It pretty much always ends up being smut, but hey, if you can find some weird, entertainingly awful non-smut contributions, by all means - let us know.

We stick with ebooks for ease of access, usually Amazon, but sometimes direct downloads from authors' websites. Availability to those who wish to participate is essential. While many of us are in the US, some are not, so we may have to rule out some books if that's an issue.

Free is optimal. Super cheap may be acceptable. I mean SUPER cheap. Some of this shit is so bad that you'll regret spending money on it - but consider it an investment in the Weird Shit community! But still. No more than a few dollars MAX.

They shouldn't be too long. Short stories and novellas are great. Novel-length is a bit too much. Most of us are reading these on top of our regular reading, and I don't want to spend the entire week reading about sex with dinosaurs. These reads should be outrageous and fun, not a chore.

So.

Let's nominate some books, people!! DO IT!!

I AM SO EXCITED I CANT EVEN

LOL ME TOOOOOO!!!

EXCITED!!!!!

Nomination:
A Beer at the End of the World

Nomination:

MM zombie romance!

Ed & Fred Are... Dead - 31 pages
US $0.99
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/ed-f...

MrsJoseph *grouchy* wrote: "Nomination:
A Beer at the End of the World"

Oooh! Sounds interesting! And since it's free, I'm grabbing it now!

Christa wrote: "MrsJoseph *grouchy* wrote: "Nomination:
A Beer at the End of the World"

Oooh! Sounds interesting! And since it's free, I'm grabbing it now!"

Right??

I wanted to nominate Claus: Legend of the Fat Man (because that TITLE) but it's 300+ pages. O_O and it's $2.99 (but free on Kindle Unlimited).

I think we can still keep Claus on the list, we just might have to schedule it a bit more in advance to give everyone a chance to read it.

Makes sense

I think I found a couple!

The Princess & the Penis (not erotica)
To Bring Her Wolf

MrsJoseph *grouchy* wrote: "The Princess & the Penis (not erotica) "

This one sounds awesome! :D

Speaking of Weird Shit... This was posted on Tor yesterday. Seemed timely. LOL
"Excellent Writing Advice from Author Chuck Tingle": https://www.tor.com/2020/01/01/excell...

I won’t have time to participate, but I will happily be a fly on the wall as the various shades of weird are discussed.

Nyssa wrote: "I won’t have time to participate, but I will happily be a fly on the wall as the various shades of weird are discussed."

:D We look forward to your spectatorship!

I created a group shelf and added our nominees to it. https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...

also how is the princess and the penis not erotic LOL

Christa wrote: "I created a group shelf and added our nominees to it. https://www.goodreads.com/group/books..."


Nice!

DoodlePanda wrote: "also how is the princess and the penis not erotic LOL"

lol

DoodlePanda wrote: "also how is the princess and the penis not erotic LOL"

Right!?! lol

Christa wrote: ":D We look forward to your spectatorship!"


Thanks! :)

The first 2020 WSW read, to be discussed on Wed Jan 15th, is...

A Beer at the End of the World

It's still free on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...

Its not free here, but its just £1 so ill just buy it :D

DoodlePanda wrote: "Its not free here, but its just £1 so ill just buy it :D"

Aw, sorry you had to shell out for our first one! It'll be worth it. LOL

I've made a discussion thread here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

I would like to suggest The Princess & the Penis for our next read, for discussion Jan 22. Please log any objections within the next day or so. :D

I can get it for free, so im all in :D

I'm in!

Woohoo! I shall make it so! :D

Ohhhhh! I have another LONG nomination.

It's free on KU, however.

Ritual of Proof

I've read this before - a LONG time ago. Don't remember too much but it is gender role reversal, set in the future on a different planet, based on Historical romance novels! O_O

Check it out and tell me what you think.

MrsJoseph *grouchy* wrote: "Ohhhhh! I have another LONG nomination.

It's free on KU, however.

Ritual of Proof

I've read this before - a LONG time ago. Don't remember too much but it is gender role reversal, ..."

A quote from one of the reviews: "I am honestly conflicted about how to rate this book. I kept reading because I couldn't put it down, but at the same time I was rolling my eyes and feeling like I was angry at myself for this compulsion."

LOL I'd say it definitely fits the bill!

I vote yes on this one.

yaaaay!

The next WSW read will probably be To Bring Her Wolf but I'm not making it official just yet. It will be another short one either way, so we'll be good even with the delay.

OSHIT i forgot to check!!

LOL But she did, and it is free in US and UK, so I'll be making the discussion post after I eat lunch. :D

New nomination:

Passion Surge - currently free at Amz US

I'll try to hunt down some more this weekend.

Nomination:

Alpha Centauri: Humans Transcend . . . Humans Destroy . . . Humans . . .

Kindle Unlimited
Free right now at Amz US. Sci Fi, 28 pages
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B012LMUECS
Also seems to be free on UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/Alpha-Centau...

Hardly any reviews, we could be pioneers here... :D

Nomination:

Happy Endings - this one actually has three weeks worth of WSW in it, as it's three books that were originally published separately. Wacky fairy tale type shit.

Kindle Unlimited
2.99 at Amazon US (but remember - three weeks of WSW!) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01...
£2.28 at Amazon UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/Happy-Ending...

Edited to add: One of the authors here is S.L. Carpenter. Remember It's Alive? :D

For next week's WSW, I propose:

Ed & Fred Are... Dead

Please submit any objections. If there are no nays within the next day or so, I'll make it official.

I'm ok with this :D

It's official then! Ed & Fred are up next. I'll make the thread for it now.