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Alternative Reads: The English Teacher Looks at Some Books That Aren't on Every List

Our Maverick English Teacher and general contrarian comes up with 80 works of fiction that you don't see every day on List Challenges (except for a few that show up on HIS lists.). Some are minor classics, some are lesser-known works of well-known writers, some are undiscovered gems, and some are ... well, odd. All of them are, however, worth a read.
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The 6 Messiahs (Mark Frost)
The 6 Messiahs
1
Mark Frost
Ancient Images (Ramsey Campbell)
Ancient Images
2
Ramsey Campbell
And Save Them for Pallbearers (James Garrett)
And Save Them for Pallbearers
3
James Garrett
Armadale (Wilkie Collins)
Armadale
4
Wilkie Collins
The Beardless Warriors (Richard Matheson)
The Beardless Warriors
5
Richard Matheson
Beau Geste (P.C. Wren)
Beau Geste
6
P.C. Wren
Behold a Pale Horse (Pressburger)
Behold a Pale Horse
7
Pressburger
The Best Laid Plans
The Best Laid Plans
8
The Blessing Way
The Blessing Way
9
The Blithedale Romance (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Blithedale Romance
10
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Blood of Victory (Alan Furst)
Blood of Victory
11
Alan Furst
The Blue Hotel (Stephen Crane)
The Blue Hotel
12
Stephen Crane
Brothers in Arms (Kirst)
Brothers in Arms
13
Kirst
The Case Against Satan (Ray Russell)
The Case Against Satan
14
Ray Russell
The Chimney Sweeper's Boy (Barbara Vine)
The Chimney Sweeper's Boy
15
Barbara Vine
Clandestine (Ellroy)
Clandestine
16
Ellroy
Closing Time (Fusilli)
Closing Time
17
Fusilli
A Confederate General From Big Sur (Richard Brautigan)
A Confederate General From Big Sur
18
Richard Brautigan
The Crook Factory (Simmons)
The Crook Factory
19
Simmons
The Dance of Genghis Cohn (Gary)
The Dance of Genghis Cohn
20
Gary
The Diary of a Madman (Nikolai Gogol)
The Diary of a Madman
21
Nikolai Gogol
Drood (Simmons)
Drood
22
Simmons
Dying Inside (Robert Silverberg)
Dying Inside
23
Robert Silverberg
Fancies and Goodnights (John Collier)
Fancies and Goodnights
24
John Collier
Foucault's Pendulum (Umberto Eco)
Foucault's Pendulum
25
Umberto Eco
The Girl With the Deep Blue Eyes (Lawrence Block)
The Girl With the Deep Blue Eyes
26
Lawrence Block
The Inspector (Jan De Hartog)
The Inspector
27
Jan De Hartog
Ironweed (William Kennedy)
Ironweed
28
William Kennedy
The Island of the Day Before (Umberto Eco)
The Island of the Day Before
29
Umberto Eco
Jack of Shadows (Roger Zelazny)
Jack of Shadows
30
Roger Zelazny
Jitterbug Perfume (Tom Robbins)
Jitterbug Perfume
31
Tom Robbins
The Judge Hunter (Christopher Buckley)
The Judge Hunter
32
Christopher Buckley
Judgment on Deltchev (Eric Ambler)
Judgment on Deltchev
33
Eric Ambler
The Law and the Lady (Wilkie Collins)
The Law and the Lady
34
Wilkie Collins
The List of 7 (Mark Frost)
The List of 7
35
Mark Frost
The Lost Ones (Samuel Beckett)
The Lost Ones
36
Samuel Beckett
Love Andother Near Death Experiences (Millington)
Love Andother Near Death Experiences
37
Millington
The Man Outside (Wolfgang Borchert)
The Man Outside
38
Wolfgang Borchert
Midwich Cuckoo's (John Wyndham)
Midwich Cuckoo's
39
John Wyndham
The Missing Person (Brian Tobin)
The Missing Person
40
Brian Tobin
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