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49 Underrated Books You Really Need to Read

Under read, overlooked, and forgotten books that everyone will love. These are good books that have been swept under the carpet.
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Frances & Bernard (Carlene Bauer)
Frances & Bernard
1
Carlene Bauer
Inland (Gerald Murnane)
Inland
2
Gerald Murnane
The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets (Eva Rice)
The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets
3
Eva Rice
The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear (Walter Moers)
The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear
4
Walter Moers
Anthropology of an American Girl (Hilary Thayer Hamann)
Anthropology of an American Girl
5
Hilary Thayer Hamann
McBroom's Wonderful One Acre Farm (Sid Fleischman)
McBroom's Wonderful One Acre Farm
6
Sid Fleischman
The Heroin Diaries (Nikki Sixx)
The Heroin Diaries
7
Nikki Sixx
Phantom (Susan Kay)
Phantom
8
Susan Kay
Jitterbug Perfume (Tom Robbins)
Jitterbug Perfume
9
Tom Robbins
Whose Names Are Unknown (Sanora Babb)
Whose Names Are Unknown
10
Sanora Babb
The People of Paper (Salvador Plascencia)
The People of Paper
11
Salvador Plascencia
Parable of the Sower (Octavia Butler)
Parable of the Sower
12
Octavia Butler
Skippy Dies (Paul Murray)
Skippy Dies
13
Paul Murray
If You Look for Me, I Am Not Here (Sarayu Srivatsa)
If You Look for Me, I Am Not Here
14
Sarayu Srivatsa
The Return of John Macnab (Andrew Greig)
The Return of John Macnab
15
Andrew Greig
Tell the Wolves I'm Home (Carol Rifka Brunt)
Tell the Wolves I'm Home
16
Carol Rifka Brunt
The Color of Water (James McBride)
The Color of Water
17
James McBride
Ida B. (Katherine Hannigan)
Ida B.
18
Katherine Hannigan
Momo (Michael Ende)
Momo
19
Michael Ende
A Word Child (Iris Murdoch)
A Word Child
20
Iris Murdoch
Keep the Aspidistra Flying (George Orwell)
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
21
George Orwell
The Westing Game (Ellen Raskin)
The Westing Game
22
Ellen Raskin
The Man Who Was Thursday (G.K. Chesterton)
The Man Who Was Thursday
23
G.K. Chesterton
Lagoon (Nnedi Okorafor)
Lagoon
24
Nnedi Okorafor
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena (Anthony Marra)
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena
25
Anthony Marra
The Invisible Circus (Jennifer Egan)
The Invisible Circus
26
Jennifer Egan
Napalm & Silly Putty (George Carlin)
Napalm & Silly Putty
27
George Carlin
The Monsters of Templeton (Lauren Groff)
The Monsters of Templeton
28
Lauren Groff
The Book of Lost Things (John Connolly)
The Book of Lost Things
29
John Connolly
The Solitary (Lynn Hall)
The Solitary
30
Lynn Hall
Cinnamon and Gunpowder (Eli Brown)
Cinnamon and Gunpowder
31
Eli Brown
Blonde Roots (Bernardine Evaristo)
Blonde Roots
32
Bernardine Evaristo
The Mezzanine (Nicholson Baker)
The Mezzanine
33
Nicholson Baker
Dead to You (Lisa McMann)
Dead to You
34
Lisa McMann
The Wrong Boy (Willy Russell)
The Wrong Boy
35
Willy Russell
Some Boys (Patty Blount)
Some Boys
36
Patty Blount
Of Human Bondage (W. Somerset Maugham)
Of Human Bondage
37
W. Somerset Maugham
When She Woke (Hillary Jordan)
When She Woke
38
Hillary Jordan
The Gargoyle (Andrew Davidson)
The Gargoyle
39
Andrew Davidson
The Wave (Susan Casey)
The Wave
40
Susan Casey
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