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Alternative "Classics" : Books That Aren't on Most Lists of Classics, but Should Be - Page 3

The title says it all: 100 books that are classics of their kind, but are seldom listed as such here. Our compiler arbitrarily set the list at 100 to keep it manageable, and limited himself to only 1 book per author.
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The Searchers (Alan Lemay)
The Searchers
81
Alan Lemay
Seven Days in May (Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey)
Seven Days in May
82
Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey
The Shadow Line (Joseph Conrad)
The Shadow Line
83
Joseph Conrad
The Sheep Look Up (John Brunner)
The Sheep Look Up
84
John Brunner
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
85
Stephen King
Slouching Towards Bethlehem (Joan Didion)
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
86
Joan Didion
Song of Kali (Dan Simmons)
Song of Kali
87
Dan Simmons
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (John Le Carré)
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
88
John Le Carré
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (Horace McCoy)
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
89
Horace McCoy
This Sporting Life (David Storey)
This Sporting Life
90
David Storey
The Three-Body Problem (Liu Cixin)
The Three-Body Problem
91
Liu Cixin
The Tin Drum (Gunter Grass)
The Tin Drum
92
Gunter Grass
Trout Fishing in America (Richard Brautigan)
Trout Fishing in America
93
Richard Brautigan
Uncle Silas (Le Fanu)
Uncle Silas
94
Le Fanu
Varney the Vampire or the Feast of Blood (James Malcolm Riley)
Varney the Vampire or the Feast of Blood
95
James Malcolm Riley
Wag the Dog (Larry Beinhart)
Wag the Dog
96
Larry Beinhart
Watchmen (Alan Moore)
Watchmen
97
Alan Moore
The Werewolf of Paris (Endore)
The Werewolf of Paris
98
Endore
Winter Kills (Condon)
Winter Kills
99
Condon
Winter's Tale (Mark Helprin)
Winter's Tale
100
Mark Helprin
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