The Weird by Ann VanderMeer
The Weird

Ann VanderMeer

The Weird

Ann VanderMeer with Jorge Luis Borges, Olympe Bhêly-Quenum, Charles Beaumont, Steve Duffy, Alfred Kubin, M.R. James, Amos Tutuola, Dennis Etchison, Jamaica Kincaid, George R.R. Martin, Ramsey Campbell, Michael Shea, M. John Harrison, Premendra Mitra, F. Paul Wilson, Leena Krohn, Luscius Shepard, Joyce Carol Oates, Angela Carter, Michael Cisco, Stephen Graham Jones, Franz Kafka, Stefan Grabiński, H.F. Arnold, Octavia E. Butler, Clive Barker, Michal Ajvaz, Harkin Murakami, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Brian Evenson, Lord Dunsany, Hanns Heinz Ewers, Ray Bradbury, William Sansom, Julio Cortázar, Dino Buzzati, Martin Simpson, Craig Padawer, Margaret St. Clair, Robert Bloch, Reza Negarestani, K.J. Bishop, Jeff VanderMeer, Michael Moorcock, F. Marion Crawford, Algernon Blackwood, Saki, A. Merritt, Margaret Irwin, Jerome Bixby, Augusto Monterroso, Claude Seignolle, Gahan Wilson, James Tiptree Jr., Garry Kilworth, Laird Barron, Liz Williams, Micaela Morrissette, Francis Stevens, Jean Ray, Hugh Walpole, Mercè Rodoreda, Daphne du Maurier, Harlan Ellison, Elizabeth Hand, Poppy Z. Brite, Jeffrey Ford, Stephen King, T.M. Wright, Mark Samuels, Gustav Meyrink, Steven Utley, Stepan Chapman, Kelly Link, Thomas Ligotti, Daniel Abraham, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Robert Barbour Johnson, Donald A. Wollheim, Shirley Jackson, Meryvn Peake, Michel Bernanos, Robert Aickman, Eric Basso, Bob Leman, Ben Okri, Karen Joy Fowler, William Browning Spencer, Tanith Lee, China Miéville, Margo Lanagan, Rabindranath Tagore, Luigi Ugolini, Clark Ashton Smith, Hagiwara Sakutaro, Bruno Schulz, Leonora Carrington, Kathe Koja, Lisa Tuttle, Marc Laidlaw, Michael Chabon, William Gibson, Neil Gaiman

1118 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror short stories dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
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Community Reviews Summary of 226 reviews

Moods

dark 84%
mysterious 84%
challenging 61%
tense 53%
adventurous 30%
reflective 30%
sad 15%
emotional 7%
funny 7%
inspiring 7%

Pace

slow 45%
medium 45%
fast 9%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 40% | Plot: 40% | N/A: 20%

Strong character development?

No: 40% | N/A: 40% | It's complicated: 20%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 60% | No: 20% | N/A: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 40%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 40% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 20% | Yes: 20%

Average rating

4.28

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