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50 Underrated Fiction Books

50 of the best underrated and modern fiction books you may have actually read. How many have you read?
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The Boston Girl (Anita Diamant)
The Boston Girl
1
Anita Diamant
Dominicana (Angie Cruz)
Dominicana
2
Angie Cruz
The Secret Keeper (Kate Morton)
The Secret Keeper
3
Kate Morton
Hum If You Don't Know the Words (Bianca Marais)
Hum If You Don't Know the Words
4
Bianca Marais
Moloka'i (Alan Brennert)
Moloka'i
5
Alan Brennert
Daughter of Moloka'i (Alan Brennert)
Daughter of Moloka'i
6
Alan Brennert
Shelter (Jung Yun)
Shelter
7
Jung Yun
Salt Houses (Hala Alyan)
Salt Houses
8
Hala Alyan
The Two Family House (Lynda Cohen Longman)
The Two Family House
9
Lynda Cohen Longman
The Far Side of the Sky (Daniel Kalla)
The Far Side of the Sky
10
Daniel Kalla
The Veins of the Ocean (Patricia Engel)
The Veins of the Ocean
11
Patricia Engel
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
12
Taylor Jenkins Reid
What We Lose (Zinzi Clemmons)
What We Lose
13
Zinzi Clemmons
Jack Daws (Ken Follett)
Jack Daws
14
Ken Follett
The Gilded Years (Karin Tanabe)
The Gilded Years
15
Karin Tanabe
Girl Through Glass (Sari Wilson)
Girl Through Glass
16
Sari Wilson
Behold the Dreamers (Imbolo Mbue)
Behold the Dreamers
17
Imbolo Mbue
Under the Udala Trees (Chinelo Okparanta)
Under the Udala Trees
18
Chinelo Okparanta
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane (Lisa See)
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
19
Lisa See
The Best Kind of People (Zoe Whittall)
The Best Kind of People
20
Zoe Whittall
Green Island (Shawna Yang Ryan)
Green Island
21
Shawna Yang Ryan
Lilac Girls (Martha Hall Kelly)
Lilac Girls
22
Martha Hall Kelly
Girl at War (Sara Novic)
Girl at War
23
Sara Novic
Make Your Home Among Strangers (Jennine Capo Crucet)
Make Your Home Among Strangers
24
Jennine Capo Crucet
Orphan Number Eight (Kim Van Alkemade)
Orphan Number Eight
25
Kim Van Alkemade
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
26
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Pearl That Broke It's Shell (Nadia Hashimi)
The Pearl That Broke It's Shell
27
Nadia Hashimi
The World in Half (Cristina Henriquez)
The World in Half
28
Cristina Henriquez
Shanghai Girls (Lisa See)
Shanghai Girls
29
Lisa See
The Lowland (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Lowland
30
Jhumpa Lahiri
The Imposter Bride (Nancy Richler)
The Imposter Bride
31
Nancy Richler
The Orenda (Joseph Boyden)
The Orenda
32
Joseph Boyden
The Namesake (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Namesake
33
Jhumpa Lahiri
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
A Thousand Splendid Suns
34
Khaled Hosseini
Purple Hibiscus (Chimamanda Adichie)
Purple Hibiscus
35
Chimamanda Adichie
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
36
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Katherine (Anya Seton)
Katherine
37
Anya Seton
Those Who Save Us (Jenna Blum)
Those Who Save Us
38
Jenna Blum
Day After Night (Anita Diamant)
Day After Night
39
Anita Diamant
An Untamed State (Roxane Gay)
An Untamed State
40
Roxane Gay
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