Jared Leys

WILHELM DUCK A short story. Wilhelm and his intrepid team of fellow ducks aid in an attack on the human-controlled launch facility. 📚 15 pages 🦆 Fantasy sci-fi duck action 🪨 A magical object? Commence the revolution! 🚀

How many indie books does it take to screw in a light bulb?

“Will they?” he asked. He gazed down at his folded hands. “Won’t they?”

@Advocacy_tech S is on my radar and I’m already planning to dive into seeing what Krasznahorkai has to offer. Those other two you mention also sound like they fit what I’m looking for! Thanks for the great recommendations!

1. S. – J.J. Abrams & Doug Dorst The entire novel is told through handwritten margin notes between two strangers in a library book. Comes with physical inserts like napkins, postcards, coded messages. 3. If on a winter’s night a traveler – Italo Calvino Written entirely in second person (“you”), it keeps interrupting itself with new stories before finishing any of them. A novel about reading a novel. 4. Dictionary of the Khazars – Milorad Pavić Structured as an encyclopedia. You can read entries in any order, and the male/female editions have one deliberately different paragraph. 5. Satantango – László Krasznahorkai Paragraphs that stretch for pages with no relief. Dense, relentless, hypnotic — the structure itself feels like being trapped in mud. Not for the faint-hearted.

I’m on the lookout for especially unusual books. Formatting. Content. Whatever. I’m open to any leads.

@Advocacy_tech @SteffenJack84 Noted!

@SteffenJack84 @jaredleys Great author and guy all around. I would recommend this one.

@JasonWMizer I want to get to it eventually! Seems like my kind of humor.

@jaredleys How about Space Cheese. Space pirates, sassy AI, the last goat, and a toilet that won't quit. Stealing a bar to retire sounded so fun, until all cheese broke lose. Think Hitchhikers Guide and Spaceballs. a.co/d/0adfbJTL

@JRMontarbo Got it downloaded! Hoping to get to it before too long.

@jaredleys Gary Got Goosed A Heartbreaking Comedy "Refreshingly different"

@callapsebooks Lots! I need to go through and write down all the ones that piqued my interest. But off the top of my head I’m looking closely at: - A Visit from the Goon Squad - A Humument - Live After Dusk

@jaredleys Any good recommendations so far?

@TheScottRennie @JonSteinhagen I flipped through a dozen pages or so and wow! That’s some excellent art.

@jaredleys @JonSteinhagen A glance inside #google_vignette" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">online.anyflip.com/fchhm/ygze/mob…

@patricksrarebks I have not. But I am now.

@jaredleys Have you considered the vampuritan genre:

@pirates_at448 Thanks for the recommendation!

@jaredleys Idk about ”especially unusual” but the bartimaeus trilogy uses footnotes to great comedic effect and I haven’t seen anyone else do that

@KMCarlsonAuthor I’m sure I’ll read House of Leaves someday! The story itself seems a bit bleak for me.

@jaredleys You just opened up to everyone posting their own books. The most wild, insane formatting I've ever seen is House of Leaves. amazon.com/dp/0375420525 VERY MUCH not my book. I have no idea how he did it...

@BooksVita Frankly, it looks amazing.

@AndeeHarry I’ll have to look into these. Most are new to me. Thanks!

@jaredleys Groosham Grange Immortal Series Hounds of the Morrigan Vampire Academy The Edge Chronicles Knife the Fae D.I Kate Medlar Welsh Detective Series Mistress of the Moore Apache Heart The Cornish Mystry Darkside Horrible Histories The Phantom Tollbooth Just William

@tumble_cool Okay, I’m definitely intrigued. Looks pretty cool.

@jaredleys In 1994 a young man falls deeply in love with Harriet, a psychology student from The University of Cambridge. Fate, however, saw them parting ways almost as soon as they had met. 28 years later Will decides to begin work on a metafictional novel entitled ‘Arcadian Communion.’

Ducks of the day! These are red-breasted mergansers. Photo by Mykola Swarnyk.

@John_Barach Perfect suggestion. Keeping this one in mind. Thanks!

@jaredleys S. by J. J. Abrams and Doug Dorst (amazon.com/Ship-Theseus-J…). There's a novel, but there are also comments in the margins and interactions between the two (or more?) people writing in the margins and ... Very unusual.

@jzpitts A line that’s simple, effective, and super annoying when you realize it’s in every single movie.

“We don’t have much time.” It’s a movie cliche/trope that drives me nuts and I can’t really explain why. I understand its utility, but every time someone utters that line onscreen, I roll my eyes.

@onwearinzepius I’m not sure it quite fits what I’m looking for, but it looks super intriguing nonetheless. Thanks for sharing!

@jaredleys This story is unusual:

@ValeriyaSalt Noted! Thanks.

@jaredleys If you like unusual sci-fi set on Earth, I can recommend most of Philip K Dick's books. But if you like a sci-fi mixed with thriller, history, featuring an unusual setting, then you may like my debut novel: northodox.co.uk/product-page/d… Amazon: amazon.co.uk/Dive-Beyond-Et…

@DanNEO_SS I read Verses of Dark Neology earlier this year and can confirm that sort of thing would fit what I’m looking for. So I’ll keep your books in mind. And this László Krasznahorkai is definitely going on my list as well. Looks like some truly strange stuff.

@jaredleys I’d recommend my own book; there are multiple elements that could be seen as experimental. but if you want something truly weird in terms of format/style, how about books by László Krasznahorkai?