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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.

1

Why Not Me?

by Mindy Kaling

Mindy’s self-deprecating writing is wildly hilarious, and her quirky behavior is highly relatable.

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2

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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3

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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4

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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5

Me Before You (Movie Tie-In)

by Jojo Moyes

Louisa Clark is unique, offbeat, and totally lovable!

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The Girl on the Train (Movie Tie-In)

by Paula Hawkins

Clumsy and unreliable, Rachel is motivated to rise above her reputation and solve a mysterious crime.

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7

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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8

The Princess Diaries, Volume I: The Princess Diaries

by Meg Cabot

Mia is the people’s princess–a total nerd whose life is interrupted by an all-too-familiar fantasy.

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9

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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10

The Harm in Asking

by Sara Barron

Sara Barron may be clumsy but her comedy is sharp.

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11

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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12

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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13

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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14

Fangirl

by Rainbow Rowell

Anyone who writes fan fiction is a friend of ours.

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15

Mr. Clumsy

by Roger Hargreaves

We’ll let this cute title and picture book speak, or show, for itself.

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16

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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17

I Feel Bad About My Neck

by Nora Ephron

Nora Ephron’s dry humor is relatable brilliance.

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18

Exes and Ohs

by Shallon Lester

We love these dorky, embarrassing stories of waitressing, boys, MTV, and borrowing bacon.

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19

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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20

Tricky Twenty-Two

by Janet Evanovich

Stephanie Plum is everyone’s favorite quirky mystery character.

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21

All-American Girl

by Meg Cabot

In Princess Diaries fashion, Meg Cabot tackles another high schooler who happens upon the first son.

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22

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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