Welcome to another Monday Potpourri, with today’s feature being Musing Mondays, by Should Be Reading.
This week’s musing — courtesy of http://lustforstories.blogspot.com– asks…
What is the weirdest/strangest/craziest book you’ve read?
I thought of a few possibilities, but here’s one I came up with after perusing my lists:
Digging Out, by Anne Richardson (Roiphe) (click title for review)
I entitled my review “A Savage Exploration,” because the images that came to mind as I read were “savage”and “cold.” And I could even imagine a kind of “emotional excavation.” I have enjoyed several books by this author, but was so disappointed by this 1966 tome, that I couldn’t wait to finish it.
In probing my other weird experiences with books, I think of another one that felt really strange to me: A Visit from the Goon Squad, by Jennifer Egan. I know lots of people enjoyed this one, and I liked parts of it. I especially didn’t like the Power Point chapter.
I couldn’t find a link to my review, which means I probably read and reviewed it before I was tracking my reviews. One of the downsides to having lots of blogs!
What about the rest of you? What did you come up with?
POTPOURRI 
sorry, I was distracted. lots of blogs…really? why? how? 😉
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Ha-ha….there is a story there. I just love creating, designing them, and changing them around. At one point, I had twenty (I had one for each of the books I wrote, for starters). Now I only have 12. And yes, crazy. But fun. Not for everyone.
Thanks for stopping by, Caite.
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Yesterday I read Ashen Winter…about what happens when a volcano covers everything we know…I had serious nightmares…because the only food that grew was kale!!!
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OMG….that whole kale nightmare has cropped up again! (Cropped up?). I do hate it when bizarre things show up in my dreams. Thanks for stopping by, Patty…and I’ll avoid Ashen Winter.
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This was a hard question for me this week. I don’t tend to read “weird” books. Just not my style 🙂
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Oh, I don’t like to do that, either; in the books I mentioned, I was blindsided by the weirdness factor. Thanks for stopping by, Coletta.
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hi Laurel 🙂
thanks for sharing! the cover of that book alone seems like it houses a strange story. I don’t mind weird so long as its a believable type of weird.
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I never could figure out that cover, Aspen….thanks for stopping by, and I agree about the “believable” kind of weird that is acceptable.
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While the first book sounds cold it also has some interesting things to it!
http://www.captivatedbybooks.com
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Yes, I thought so, too, which is why I kept reading…thanks for stopping by, rose.
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Oh, I totally agree with Visit from the Goon Squad!
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I never quite “got” that book, Kwizgiver….thanks for stopping by.
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Hi! Thanks for dropping by my blog!
Great answer! I don’t really keep up with modern lit so I can’t say what the fuss was all about but A Visit from the Goon Squad seemed to be a favourite among many.
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I did enjoy a couple of Jennifer Egan’s books, but Goon Squad wasn’t one of them! Thanks for stopping by, Wuthering Willow.
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Hmm… I actually haven’t heard of either books. I might check them out though… it seems like a lot of other people enjoyed them 😮 Thanks for stopping by earlier!
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Yes, that’s how it goes, isn’t it? Which is why it’s great to see what others think of the books we’ve read. Thanks for stopping by, Rachel.
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