Not Exactly Mainstream But Worth a Look....

1.
The Bestiary
The Bestiary 3.47 avg rating β€” 806 ratings
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Men of Maize: The Modernist Epic of the Guatemalan Indians
Men of Maize: The Modernist Epic of the Guatemalan Indians 3.99 avg rating β€” 1,149 ratings
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The Guest Cat
The Guest Cat 3.55 avg rating β€” 34,191 ratings
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Everyman's Rules for Scientific Living
Everyman's Rules for Scientific Living 3.43 avg rating β€” 556 ratings
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If Cats Disappeared from the World
If Cats Disappeared from the World 3.79 avg rating β€” 113,313 ratings
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A Scientific Romance
A Scientific Romance 3.65 avg rating β€” 622 ratings
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The Travelling Cat Chronicles
The Travelling Cat Chronicles 4.33 avg rating β€” 95,632 ratings
8.
The City of Dreaming Books (Zamonia, #4)
The City of Dreaming Books (Zamonia, #4) 4.40 avg rating β€” 23,502 ratings
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The Rings of Saturn
The Rings of Saturn 4.23 avg rating β€” 16,859 ratings
10.
The Bone People
The Bone People 4.04 avg rating β€” 23,580 ratings
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The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World
The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World 4.17 avg rating β€” 5,286 ratings
12.
Gould's Book of Fish: A Novel in Twelve Fish
Gould's Book of Fish: A Novel in Twelve Fish 3.70 avg rating β€” 5,773 ratings
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Kleuren van verschrikking
Kleuren van verschrikking 3.47 avg rating β€” 19 ratings
14.
The Cure for Death by Lightning
The Cure for Death by Lightning 3.70 avg rating β€” 6,811 ratings
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The Love Machine
The Love Machine really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 1 rating
14.
Strange Weather in Tokyo
Strange Weather in Tokyo 3.69 avg rating β€” 49,423 ratings
17.
Mirrors: Stories of Almost Everyone
Mirrors: Stories of Almost Everyone 4.38 avg rating β€” 4,912 ratings
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The Education of Erin: Or, Being A Silly, Fanciful Allegory In Short Story Form On The Subject Of Non-Mainstream Sexuality
The Education of Erin: Or, Being A Silly, Fanciful Allegory In Short Story Form On The Subject Of Non-Mainstream Sexuality 2.50 avg rating β€” 2 ratings
17.
The Exception
The Exception 3.81 avg rating β€” 2,727 ratings
20.
We, the Drowned
We, the Drowned 4.24 avg rating β€” 11,893 ratings
20.
My Favorite Cousin
My Favorite Cousin 3.33 avg rating β€” 3 ratings
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Fairy Tales Written By Rabbits
Fairy Tales Written By Rabbits 4.16 avg rating β€” 31 ratings
23.
A Monster's Notes
A Monster's Notes 2.91 avg rating β€” 196 ratings
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The Nakano Thrift Shop
The Nakano Thrift Shop 3.37 avg rating β€” 14,371 ratings
25.
The Convalescent
The Convalescent 3.72 avg rating β€” 904 ratings
25.
Into That Forest
Into That Forest 3.82 avg rating β€” 1,660 ratings
27.
An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England: A Novel
An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England: A Novel 2.97 avg rating β€” 6,533 ratings
27.
Destined
Destined 3.94 avg rating β€” 347 ratings
29.
Driving Mr. Albert: A Trip Across America with Einstein's Brain
Driving Mr. Albert: A Trip Across America with Einstein's Brain 3.34 avg rating β€” 2,631 ratings
29.
The Dog Who Dared to Dream
The Dog Who Dared to Dream 3.75 avg rating β€” 3,614 ratings
31.
Oedipus on the Road
Oedipus on the Road 3.89 avg rating β€” 328 ratings
32.
The Love-Artist
The Love-Artist 3.34 avg rating β€” 678 ratings
33.
Convenience Store Woman
Convenience Store Woman 3.68 avg rating β€” 349,118 ratings
34.
The Electric Michelangelo
The Electric Michelangelo 3.62 avg rating β€” 2,626 ratings
34.
The Mermaid
The Mermaid 3.63 avg rating β€” 10,283 ratings
36.
The Logogryph: A Bibliography Of Imaginary Books
The Logogryph: A Bibliography Of Imaginary Books 3.91 avg rating β€” 204 ratings
36.
The Ten Loves of Mr Nishino
The Ten Loves of Mr Nishino 3.44 avg rating β€” 6,931 ratings
38.
Icefields
Icefields 3.58 avg rating β€” 1,309 ratings
38.
Sweet Bean Paste
Sweet Bean Paste 4.06 avg rating β€” 66,918 ratings
40.
The Amalgamation Polka
The Amalgamation Polka 3.49 avg rating β€” 429 ratings
40.
Winter in Sokcho
Winter in Sokcho 3.54 avg rating β€” 26,189 ratings
42.
The Last World
The Last World 3.77 avg rating β€” 1,260 ratings
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The Cat Who Saved Books (The Cat Who..., #1)
The Cat Who Saved Books (The Cat Who..., #1) 3.72 avg rating β€” 77,530 ratings
44.
The Terrors of Ice and Darkness
The Terrors of Ice and Darkness 4.01 avg rating β€” 738 ratings
44.
All The Lovers In The Night
All The Lovers In The Night 3.69 avg rating β€” 45,159 ratings
46.
The Patron Saint of Eels (Mangowak Trilogy, #1)
The Patron Saint of Eels (Mangowak Trilogy, #1) 3.44 avg rating β€” 135 ratings
46.
We Had to Remove This Post
We Had to Remove This Post 2.92 avg rating β€” 25,979 ratings
48.
Supermarket
Supermarket 3.51 avg rating β€” 330 ratings
49.
Pip Pip: A Sideways Look at Time
Pip Pip: A Sideways Look at Time 3.72 avg rating β€” 501 ratings
50.
Captivity Captive (Yandilli Trilogy, #3)
Captivity Captive (Yandilli Trilogy, #3) 3.57 avg rating β€” 75 ratings
51.
The Gift of Stones
The Gift of Stones
by: Jim Crace
3.84 avg rating β€” 1,044 ratings
52.
The Ice-Shirt (Seven Dreams, #1)
The Ice-Shirt (Seven Dreams, #1) 3.97 avg rating β€” 1,249 ratings
53.
The Tale of Murasaki
The Tale of Murasaki 3.84 avg rating β€” 4,509 ratings
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Karmic Traces
Karmic Traces 4.44 avg rating β€” 237 ratings
55.
Explosion in a Cathedral
Explosion in a Cathedral 4.11 avg rating β€” 3,354 ratings