22 Quirky, Awkward Books That Prove We’re All Weird
How many times a day do you experience an awkward moment? These narrators are quirky, clumsy, off-beat and most of all, easy to love.
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by Mindy Kaling
Mindy’s self-deprecating writing is wildly hilarious, and her quirky behavior is highly relatable.
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A Totally Awkward Love Story
by Tom Ellen and Lucy Ivison
This book is described as Broad City meets Judy Blume. The ultimate combination.
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Not That Kind of Girl
by Lena Dunham
Lena Dunham is the queen of awkward, weird, hilarious life conundrums with copious details and nuance.
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Looking for Alaska
by John Green
The adorable and awkward Miles “Pudge” Halter is obsessed with famous last words, and most recently, a captivating girl named Alaska.
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Me Before You
by Jojo Moyes
Louisa Clark is unique, offbeat, and totally lovable!
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The Girl on the Train
by Paula Hawkins
Clumsy and unreliable, Rachel is motivated to rise above her reputation and solve a mysterious crime.
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The Idiot Girls’ Action-Adventure Club
by Laurie Notaro
If the title didn’t already speak volumes, you had us at horrific high school reunions and hangovers.
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The Princess Diaries, Volume I: The Princess Diaries
by Meg Cabot
Read by Anne Hathaway
Mia is the people’s princess–a total nerd whose life is interrupted by an all-too-familiar fantasy.
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An Abundance of Katherines
by John Green
We won’t shy away from John Green on this list, as a fellow Nerd Fighter himself, he frequently makes unique protagonists star in his stories.
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The Harm in Asking
by Sara Barron
Sara Barron may be clumsy but her comedy is sharp.
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A Field Guide to Awkward Silences
by Alexandra Petri
Alexandra embraces awkwardness and that has us feeling extremely proud of our weirdness.
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Bridget Jones’s Diary
by Helen Fielding
Bridget Jones is smart yet she always seems to get in her own way. She’s a clumsy, helpless, and totally adorable mess.
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This Is Where I Leave You
by Jonathan Tropper
Everyone in this book is a strange bird, and that’s what makes them similar to most families.
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Mr. Clumsy
by Roger Hargreaves
Read by Jim Dale
We’ll let this cute title and picture book speak, or show, for itself.
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Will Grayson, Will Grayson
by John Green and David Levithan
Musicals, high school, and of course, two superstar Young Adult writers.
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I Feel Bad About My Neck
by Nora Ephron
Nora Ephron’s dry humor is relatable brilliance.
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Exes and Ohs
by Shallon Lester
We love these dorky, embarrassing stories of waitressing, boys, MTV, and borrowing bacon.
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The Devil Wears Prada
by Lauren Weisberger
Aspiring journalist, Andrea Sachs, is the quirky, lovable protagonist we love to watch transform.
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Tricky Twenty-Two
by Janet Evanovich
Stephanie Plum is everyone’s favorite quirky mystery character.
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All-American Girl
by Meg Cabot
Read by Ariadne Meyers
In Princess Diaries fashion, Meg Cabot tackles another high schooler who happens upon the first son.
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Paper Towns
by John Green
After being pulled into a wild scavenger hunt, cute and nerdy Quentin Jacobsen is taken out of his comfort zone in this wonderful book.
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