# Weird Nonfiction :quality(75)/https%3A%2F%2Fassets.lareviewofbooks.org%2Fuploads%2FPurdum%20My%20house%20walk%20through%202.png) ## Metadata - Author: [[Clayton Purdom]] - Full Title: Weird Nonfiction - Category: #articles - Summary: insert summary - My notes: - Summary: Weird nonfiction blends journalism and fiction to create unsettling narratives that reflect the complexities of modern life. It often challenges readers to question reality, using humor and horror to provoke thought. This genre has grown with the rise of digital culture, becoming a powerful way to explore uncertainty and ambiguity. - URL: https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/weird-nonfiction/ ## LLM Chats ## NotebookLM ## LLM Audio ## Highlights > I call it weird nonfiction: creative work that presents itself as journalism or nonfiction but introduces fictional elements with the intention of upsetting, disturbing, or confusing the audience. Works that are about the real world or some subject within it but also question their container or their ability to be about that thing—or which veer from the thing at hand toward the cosmic, horrifying, or absurd. Sometimes it is as if the element of unreality is chasing the author through the piece. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01j8wq43v3e894rxe94ph2jy69))