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56 Obscure Books and Novels

With this image of two barefoot women stomping grapes to make wine in Washington state (USA), which we are using to symbolize the novel "Sideways," which is about a wine-tasting road trip, we present 56 obscure novels and books. And, please note, you DON"T have to have READ these books to mark them. You can in fact check them if you've just HEARD of them. All the best.....
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Sideways (Rex Pickett)
Sideways
1
Rex Pickett
The Slap (Christos Tsiolkas)
The Slap
2
Christos Tsiolkas
The Cheese Monkey's (Chip Kidd)
The Cheese Monkey's
3
Chip Kidd
On Love (Alain De Botton)
On Love
4
Alain De Botton
The Museum of Extraordinary Things (Alice Hoffman)
The Museum of Extraordinary Things
5
Alice Hoffman
11/22/63 (Stephen King)
11/22/63
6
Stephen King
Metroland (Juian Barnes)
Metroland
7
Juian Barnes
The End of the Day (Bill Clegg)
The End of the Day
8
Bill Clegg
Man in the Dark (Paul Auster)
Man in the Dark
9
Paul Auster
The Bushwacked Piano (Thomas McGuane)
The Bushwacked Piano
10
Thomas McGuane
Soft Water (Robert Olmstead)
Soft Water
11
Robert Olmstead
The Harbor (Katrine Engberg)
The Harbor
12
Katrine Engberg
Chilly Scenes of Winter (Ann Beattie)
Chilly Scenes of Winter
13
Ann Beattie
The Good Life (Jay McInerney)
The Good Life
14
Jay McInerney
Jitterbug Perfume (Tom Robbins)
Jitterbug Perfume
15
Tom Robbins
Small Gods (Terry Pratchett)
Small Gods
16
Terry Pratchett
The Island of Missing Trees (Elif Shafak)
The Island of Missing Trees
17
Elif Shafak
A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing (Eimear McBride)
A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing
18
Eimear McBride
Lunar Park (Bret Easton Ellis)
Lunar Park
19
Bret Easton Ellis
Love in Infant Monkeys (Lydia Millet)
Love in Infant Monkeys
20
Lydia Millet
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
21
David Foster Wallace
Snuff (Chuck Palahniuk)
Snuff
22
Chuck Palahniuk
Glue (Irvine Welsh)
Glue
23
Irvine Welsh
The Boys From Brazil (Ira Levin)
The Boys From Brazil
24
Ira Levin
The Black Book (Orhan Pamuk)
The Black Book
25
Orhan Pamuk
Candy (Terry Southern and Mason Hoffenberg)
Candy
26
Terry Southern and Mason Hoffenberg
The Killer Inside Me (Jim Thompson)
The Killer Inside Me
27
Jim Thompson
Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
Geek Love
28
Katherine Dunn
The Book of Joan (Lidia Yuknavitch)
The Book of Joan
29
Lidia Yuknavitch
Super Sad True Love Story (Gary Shteyngart)
Super Sad True Love Story
30
Gary Shteyngart
Convenience Store Woman (Sayaka Murata)
Convenience Store Woman
31
Sayaka Murata
The Girls (Emma Cline)
The Girls
32
Emma Cline
Ice Haven (Daniel Clowes)
Ice Haven
33
Daniel Clowes
The Incarnations (Susan Barker)
The Incarnations
34
Susan Barker
The Chalk Man (C.J. Tudor)
The Chalk Man
35
C.J. Tudor
Submarine (Joe Dunthorne)
Submarine
36
Joe Dunthorne
Horton Hears a Who! (Dr. Seuss)
Horton Hears a Who!
37
Dr. Seuss
Black Hole (Charles Burns)
Black Hole
38
Charles Burns
Post Office (Charles Bukowski)
Post Office
39
Charles Bukowski
Jesus' Son (Denis Johnson)
Jesus' Son
40
Denis Johnson
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