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If You've Read 10% of These Novels, You're a Non-Mainstream Reader

The criteria for which novels qualified for this list is on the simpler side: works by notable authors published by reputable publishers of which you shouldn't have trouble finding copies. So, this list involves: lesser-known works by well-known authors; modern classics and old classics that have faded into obscurity; award-winners that didn't pick up steam on the popularity front; contemporary fiction that has been more heavily pushed by major publishing houses and hasn't taken off (yet, at least); respected books of certain countries or regions that never crossed-over well internationally; and the like. I referred to Goodreads, Amazon, and StoryGraph for gauging assistance by titles' rating numbers. Plenty more titles could extend this list. Happy reading!!
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& Sons (David Gilbert)
& Sons
1
David Gilbert
10:04 (Ben Lerner)
10:04
2
Ben Lerner
A Burnable Book (Bruce Holsinger)
A Burnable Book
3
Bruce Holsinger
A Grain of Wheat (Ngugi Wa Thiong'o)
A Grain of Wheat
4
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
A Luminous Republic (Andres Barba)
A Luminous Republic
5
Andres Barba
A Place of Greater Safety (Hilary Mantel)
A Place of Greater Safety
6
Hilary Mantel
Agapē Agape (William Gaddis)
Agapē Agape
7
William Gaddis
An Episode in the Life of a Landscape Painter (César Aira)
An Episode in the Life of a Landscape Painter
8
César Aira
An Equal Music (Vikram Seth)
An Equal Music
9
Vikram Seth
An Orchestra of Minorities (Chigozie Obioma)
An Orchestra of Minorities
10
Chigozie Obioma
Bayou Folk & a Night in Acadie (Kate Chopin)
Bayou Folk & a Night in Acadie
11
Kate Chopin
Bearskin (James A. McLaughlin)
Bearskin
12
James A. McLaughlin
Brain Wave (Poul Anderson)
Brain Wave
13
Poul Anderson
Bridge of Birds (Barry Hughart)
Bridge of Birds
14
Barry Hughart
Bright Lights, Big City (Jay McInerney)
Bright Lights, Big City
15
Jay McInerney
Carpentaria (Alexis Wright)
Carpentaria
16
Alexis Wright
Cool Hand Luke (Donn Pearce)
Cool Hand Luke
17
Donn Pearce
Coup De Grace (Sofia Ajram)
Coup De Grace
18
Sofia Ajram
Creation (Gore Vidal)
Creation
19
Gore Vidal
Engine Summer (John Crowley)
Engine Summer
20
John Crowley
Falconer (John Cheever)
Falconer
21
John Cheever
Fury (Salman Rushdie)
Fury
22
Salman Rushdie
Happy Land (Dolen Perkins-Valdez)
Happy Land
23
Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Hard Rain Falling (Don Carpenter)
Hard Rain Falling
24
Don Carpenter
How Beautiful We Were (Imbolo Mbue)
How Beautiful We Were
25
Imbolo Mbue
Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard (Kiran Desai)
Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard
26
Kiran Desai
I Am Radar (Reif Larsen)
I Am Radar
27
Reif Larsen
I Do Not Come to You by Chance (Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani)
I Do Not Come to You by Chance
28
Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani
In Memory of Memory (Maria Stepanova)
In Memory of Memory
29
Maria Stepanova
In the Time of Our History (Susanne Pari)
In the Time of Our History
30
Susanne Pari
J R (William Gaddis)
J R
31
William Gaddis
Kinfolk (Sean Dietrich)
Kinfolk
32
Sean Dietrich
Life: A User's Manual (Georges Perec)
Life: A User's Manual
33
Georges Perec
Loitering With Intent (Muriel Spark)
Loitering With Intent
34
Muriel Spark
Look to the Mountain (Legrand Cannon Jr)
Look to the Mountain
35
Legrand Cannon Jr
Lust for Life (Irving Stone)
Lust for Life
36
Irving Stone
Marshland (Otohiko Kaga)
Marshland
37
Otohiko Kaga
Mason & Dixon (Thomas Pynchon)
Mason & Dixon
38
Thomas Pynchon
Miss Macintosh, My Darling (Marguerite Young)
Miss Macintosh, My Darling
39
Marguerite Young
Montana 1948 (Larry Watson)
Montana 1948
40
Larry Watson
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