The obscure: Best books most haven't read (or even heard of)

1.
How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley 4.21 avg rating β€” 18,451 ratings
2.
Smashed, Squashed, Splattered, Chewed, Chunked and Spewed
Smashed, Squashed, Splattered, Chewed, Chunked and Spewed 3.49 avg rating β€” 1,085 ratings
3.
Jude the Obscure
Jude the Obscure 3.83 avg rating β€” 74,822 ratings
4.
Replay
Replay 4.15 avg rating β€” 43,065 ratings
5.
The Gormenghast Novels (Gormenghast, #1-3)
The Gormenghast Novels (Gormenghast, #1-3) 4.03 avg rating β€” 9,798 ratings
6.
The Leopard
The Leopard 4.01 avg rating β€” 44,216 ratings
7.
West with the Night
West with the Night 4.15 avg rating β€” 40,231 ratings
8.
The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1)
The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1) 4.14 avg rating β€” 80,279 ratings
9.
John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1)
John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1) 3.87 avg rating β€” 81,900 ratings
10.
The Anubis Gates
The Anubis Gates 3.90 avg rating β€” 17,433 ratings
11.
An Instance of the Fingerpost
An Instance of the Fingerpost 3.94 avg rating β€” 26,660 ratings
12.
Green Dolphin Street
Green Dolphin Street 4.24 avg rating β€” 2,673 ratings
13.
The Quincunx
The Quincunx 4.02 avg rating β€” 8,105 ratings
14.
Growth of the Soil
Growth of the Soil 4.23 avg rating β€” 12,077 ratings
15.
Sometimes a Great Notion
Sometimes a Great Notion
by: Ken Kesey
4.26 avg rating β€” 23,500 ratings
16.
Geek Love
Geek Love 3.95 avg rating β€” 71,406 ratings
17.
The Wooden Sea (Crane's View, #3)
The Wooden Sea (Crane's View, #3) 3.82 avg rating β€” 2,318 ratings
18.
Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 49,356 ratings
19.
Beau Geste (Beau Geste #1)
Beau Geste (Beau Geste #1)
by: P.C. Wren
4.02 avg rating β€” 3,658 ratings
20.
A Rumor of War
A Rumor of War 4.17 avg rating β€” 15,736 ratings
21.
Peppermints in the Parlor (Peppermints, #1)
Peppermints in the Parlor (Peppermints, #1) 3.99 avg rating β€” 1,655 ratings
22.
The Pastures of Heaven
The Pastures of Heaven 4.08 avg rating β€” 10,781 ratings
22.
Einstein’s Dreams
Einstein’s Dreams 4.06 avg rating β€” 42,079 ratings
24.
Fields of Fire
Fields of Fire 4.21 avg rating β€” 7,680 ratings
24.
Speaks the Nightbird (Matthew Corbett, #1)
Speaks the Nightbird (Matthew Corbett, #1) 4.16 avg rating β€” 14,688 ratings
26.
The Chosen (Reuven Malther, #1)
The Chosen (Reuven Malther, #1) 4.07 avg rating β€” 96,279 ratings
27.
Riddle-Master (Riddle-Master, #1-3)
Riddle-Master (Riddle-Master, #1-3) 4.22 avg rating β€” 11,194 ratings
28.
The Stress of Her Regard
The Stress of Her Regard 3.80 avg rating β€” 4,341 ratings
29.
Naguib Mahfouz: Three Novels of Ancient Egypt
Naguib Mahfouz: Three Novels of Ancient Egypt 4.03 avg rating β€” 471 ratings
30.
Silence
Silence 4.09 avg rating β€” 37,720 ratings
31.
The Secret of Santa Vittoria
The Secret of Santa Vittoria 4.17 avg rating β€” 1,293 ratings
31.
The Go-Between
The Go-Between really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 13,858 ratings
33.
Mildred Pierce
Mildred Pierce 3.93 avg rating β€” 10,537 ratings
34.
Swan Song
Swan Song 4.30 avg rating β€” 73,989 ratings
35.
Stone's Fall
Stone's Fall 3.87 avg rating β€” 8,676 ratings
36.
Rorschach's Ribs
Rorschach's Ribs 3.80 avg rating β€” 40 ratings
37.
Declare
Declare 4.03 avg rating β€” 5,692 ratings
38.
Why I Write
Why I Write 4.01 avg rating β€” 14,211 ratings
39.
The Devil All the Time
The Devil All the Time 4.14 avg rating β€” 39,419 ratings
40.
Raney
Raney 3.92 avg rating β€” 3,918 ratings
41.
Silverlock (Silverlock, #1)
Silverlock (Silverlock, #1) 3.92 avg rating β€” 1,598 ratings
42.
Invisible Cities
Invisible Cities 4.10 avg rating β€” 93,530 ratings
43.
Use of Weapons (Culture, #3)
Use of Weapons (Culture, #3) 4.16 avg rating β€” 51,311 ratings
44.
The Dream of Scipio
The Dream of Scipio 3.76 avg rating β€” 4,459 ratings
45.
A Bloody Field by Shrewsbury
A Bloody Field by Shrewsbury 3.97 avg rating β€” 1,314 ratings
46.
The Show (Peter Pan Man, #1)
The Show (Peter Pan Man, #1) 3.96 avg rating β€” 366 ratings
47.
Carrion Comfort
Carrion Comfort 3.91 avg rating β€” 24,891 ratings
48.
The Anarchist Cookbook
The Anarchist Cookbook 3.50 avg rating β€” 2,539 ratings
49.
The Ruins of Ambrai (Exiles, #1)
The Ruins of Ambrai (Exiles, #1) 4.08 avg rating β€” 9,211 ratings
50.
Remembering Laughter
Remembering Laughter 3.83 avg rating β€” 1,981 ratings
50.
Mistress Masham's Repose
Mistress Masham's Repose 3.95 avg rating β€” 1,924 ratings
52.
Our Lady of Darkness
Our Lady of Darkness 3.60 avg rating β€” 2,373 ratings
53.
Lady Susan / The Watsons / Sanditon
Lady Susan / The Watsons / Sanditon 3.74 avg rating β€” 13,377 ratings
54.
Some of Your Blood
Some of Your Blood 3.80 avg rating β€” 2,126 ratings
55.
The Raw and the Cooked: Adventures of a Roving Gourmand
The Raw and the Cooked: Adventures of a Roving Gourmand 4.08 avg rating β€” 1,103 ratings
55.
The Adventures of the Stainless Steel Rat (Stainless Steel Rat, #4-6)
The Adventures of the Stainless Steel Rat (Stainless Steel Rat, #4-6) 4.12 avg rating β€” 9,427 ratings
57.
The Essential Ellison: A 50 Year Retrospective
The Essential Ellison: A 50 Year Retrospective 4.54 avg rating β€” 1,437 ratings
58.
The Girl in a Swing
The Girl in a Swing 3.53 avg rating β€” 2,113 ratings
59.
Irish Journal
Irish Journal 3.85 avg rating β€” 2,014 ratings
60.
Mastodon Farm
Mastodon Farm 4.10 avg rating β€” 82 ratings
60.
The Weather Stations
The Weather Stations
by: Ryan Call
4.30 avg rating β€” 110 ratings
62.
Excession (Culture #5)
Excession (Culture #5) 4.20 avg rating β€” 33,413 ratings
63.
Telling Time by the Shadows
Telling Time by the Shadows it was amazing 5.00 avg rating β€” 6 ratings
64.
Dombey and Son
Dombey and Son 3.96 avg rating β€” 16,456 ratings
65.
Gertrude and Claudius
Gertrude and Claudius 3.56 avg rating β€” 2,480 ratings
66.
Mephisto
Mephisto 4.07 avg rating β€” 5,644 ratings
66.
The Manual of Detection
The Manual of Detection 3.57 avg rating β€” 5,071 ratings
66.
In Watermelon Sugar
In Watermelon Sugar 3.78 avg rating β€” 24,495 ratings
69.
The Persian Boy (Alexander the Great, #2)
The Persian Boy (Alexander the Great, #2) 4.18 avg rating β€” 10,896 ratings
70.
Skippy Dies
Skippy Dies 3.79 avg rating β€” 26,314 ratings
71.
Conjure Wife
Conjure Wife 3.80 avg rating β€” 2,706 ratings
72.
Black Easter (After Such Knowledge, #2)
Black Easter (After Such Knowledge, #2) 3.86 avg rating β€” 996 ratings
72.
And the Ass Saw the Angel
And the Ass Saw the Angel
by: Nick Cave
3.85 avg rating β€” 11,131 ratings
72.
Crossing to Safety
Crossing to Safety 4.16 avg rating β€” 49,594 ratings
75.
Out Stealing Horses
Out Stealing Horses 3.81 avg rating β€” 37,108 ratings
76.
The Elephant and the Bad Baby
The Elephant and the Bad Baby 3.99 avg rating β€” 1,331 ratings
77.
Murder Most Royal (Tudor Saga, #5)
Murder Most Royal (Tudor Saga, #5) 4.01 avg rating β€” 4,152 ratings
77.
Silas Marner
Silas Marner 3.69 avg rating β€” 91,977 ratings
79.
War with the Newts
War with the Newts 4.17 avg rating β€” 16,878 ratings
80.
Snow Country
Snow Country 3.57 avg rating β€” 38,922 ratings
81.
The Twelve Chairs
The Twelve Chairs
by: Ilya Ilf
4.39 avg rating β€” 24,133 ratings
82.
Famine
Famine 4.05 avg rating β€” 522 ratings
83.
Let's Kill Uncle
Let's Kill Uncle 3.84 avg rating β€” 938 ratings
84.
Smilla's Sense of Snow
Smilla's Sense of Snow 3.73 avg rating β€” 51,270 ratings
85.
In Praise of the Stepmother
In Praise of the Stepmother 3.43 avg rating β€” 9,831 ratings
86.
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris 3.93 avg rating β€” 5,329 ratings
87.
Courageous Souls: Do We Plan Our Life Challenges Before Birth?
Courageous Souls: Do We Plan Our Life Challenges Before Birth? 4.17 avg rating β€” 343 ratings
87.
Blue Wizard Is About to Die: Prose, Poems, and Emoto-Versatronic Expressionist Pieces About Video Games 1980-2003
Blue Wizard Is About to Die: Prose, Poems, and Emoto-Versatronic Expressionist Pieces About Video Games 1980-2003 3.32 avg rating β€” 77 ratings
87.
Okla Hannali
Okla Hannali 4.27 avg rating β€” 195 ratings
87.
Night of the Avenging Blowfish: A Novel of Covert Operations, Love, and Luncheon Meat
Night of the Avenging Blowfish: A Novel of Covert Operations, Love, and Luncheon Meat 3.86 avg rating β€” 511 ratings
87.
Undeadly (The Reaper Diaries, #1)
Undeadly (The Reaper Diaries, #1) 3.65 avg rating β€” 2,816 ratings
87.
The Knight in Rusty Armor
The Knight in Rusty Armor 3.84 avg rating β€” 31,009 ratings
87.
Post-Apocalyptic Nomadic Warriors
Post-Apocalyptic Nomadic Warriors 3.85 avg rating β€” 2,429 ratings
87.
Lorelei's Secret
Lorelei's Secret 3.58 avg rating β€” 19,381 ratings
87.
The Stone and the Flute
The Stone and the Flute 4.07 avg rating β€” 1,133 ratings
87.
Sacrifice (The Evensong Enchantments #1)
Sacrifice (The Evensong Enchantments #1) 4.41 avg rating β€” 46 ratings
97.
A Shadow in Summer (Long Price Quartet, #1)
A Shadow in Summer (Long Price Quartet, #1) 3.64 avg rating β€” 13,341 ratings
97.
Psychopath (Frank Clevenger, #4)
Psychopath (Frank Clevenger, #4) 3.80 avg rating β€” 1,705 ratings
97.
Sonora and the Eye of the Titans (Sonora, #1)
Sonora and the Eye of the Titans (Sonora, #1)
by: T.S. Hall
3.75 avg rating β€” 255 ratings
97.
Kill Game (Fearless FBI, #1)
Kill Game (Fearless FBI, #1) 3.92 avg rating β€” 529 ratings
Next