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Books That Deserve a Wider Audience

These works are seldom seen on challenges but their high average ratings on Goodreads suggest they should appeal to a lot of people. Many are the basis of classic movies. Several are the shortest novels written by well-known authors (Delillo, Woolf, Cormac McCarthy, Nabokov, Bolaño) and so might be a good way to sample their work.
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The Citadel (A.J. Cronin)
The Citadel
1
A.J. Cronin
Lives of Girls and Women (Alice Munro)
Lives of Girls and Women
2
Alice Munro
Where Eagles Dare (Alistair MacLean)
Where Eagles Dare
3
Alistair MacLean
Gift From the Sea (Anne Morrow Lindbergh)
Gift From the Sea
4
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Airships (Barry Hannah)
Airships
5
Barry Hannah
Ray (Barry Hannah)
Ray
6
Barry Hannah
West With the Night (Beryl Markham)
West With the Night
7
Beryl Markham
Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA (Brenda Maddox)
Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA
8
Brenda Maddox
Claudine at School (Colette)
Claudine at School
9
Colette
Child of God (Cormac McCarthy)
Child of God
10
Cormac McCarthy
The Longest Day (Cornelius Ryan)
The Longest Day
11
Cornelius Ryan
Point Omega (Don Delillo)
Point Omega
12
Don Delillo
A Little History of the World (E.H. Gombrich)
A Little History of the World
13
E.H. Gombrich
To Sir With Love (E.R. Braithwaite)
To Sir With Love
14
E.R. Braithwaite
Spoon River Anthology (Edgar Lee Masters)
Spoon River Anthology
15
Edgar Lee Masters
Letters to a Young Scientist (Edward O. Wilson)
Letters to a Young Scientist
16
Edward O. Wilson
The Diversity of Life (Edward O. Wilson)
The Diversity of Life
17
Edward O. Wilson
Orientalism (Edward W. Said)
Orientalism
18
Edward W. Said
The Enchanted April (Elizabeth Von Arnim)
The Enchanted April
19
Elizabeth Von Arnim
Bartleby and Co. (Enrique Vila-Matas)
Bartleby and Co.
20
Enrique Vila-Matas
The Last Tycoon (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Last Tycoon
21
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Road to Serfdom (F.A. Hayek)
The Road to Serfdom
22
F.A. Hayek
The Napoleon of Notting Hill (G.K. Chesterton)
The Napoleon of Notting Hill
23
G.K. Chesterton
Living to Tell the Tale (Gabriel García Márquez)
Living to Tell the Tale
24
Gabriel García Márquez
The Ministry of Fear (Graham Greene)
The Ministry of Fear
25
Graham Greene
The Shape of Things to Come (H.G. Wells)
The Shape of Things to Come
26
H.G. Wells
Every Man Dies Alone (Hans Fallada)
Every Man Dies Alone
27
Hans Fallada
Hear the Wind Sing (Haruki Murakami)
Hear the Wind Sing
28
Haruki Murakami
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane (Henry Farrell)
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane
29
Henry Farrell
Last Exit to Brooklyn (Hubert Selby Jr.)
Last Exit to Brooklyn
30
Hubert Selby Jr.
A Kiss Before Dying (Ira Levin)
A Kiss Before Dying
31
Ira Levin
Lust for Life (Irving Stone)
Lust for Life
32
Irving Stone
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Jack Finney)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
33
Jack Finney
Lost Horizon (James Hilton)
Lost Horizon
34
James Hilton
The Painted Bird (Jerzy Kosinski)
The Painted Bird
35
Jerzy Kosinski
The Upstairs Room (Johanna Reiss)
The Upstairs Room
36
Johanna Reiss
Ten Days That Shook the World (John Reed)
Ten Days That Shook the World
37
John Reed
The Pastures of Heaven (John Steinbeck)
The Pastures of Heaven
38
John Steinbeck
The Winter of Our Discontent (John Steinbeck)
The Winter of Our Discontent
39
John Steinbeck
Welcome to the Monkey House (Kurt Vonnegut)
Welcome to the Monkey House
40
Kurt Vonnegut
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