That Was A Book?!?! The Best of the Underrated and Obscure

1.
Daddy-Long-Legs / Dear Enemy
Daddy-Long-Legs / Dear Enemy 3.94 avg rating — 2,651 ratings
2.
The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride 4.27 avg rating — 936,610 ratings
3.
To Sir, With Love
To Sir, With Love 4.19 avg rating — 14,769 ratings
4.
Bambi: A Life in the Woods
Bambi: A Life in the Woods 4.16 avg rating — 53,268 ratings
5.
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon 3.87 avg rating — 113,197 ratings
6.
Quo Vadis
Quo Vadis 4.01 avg rating — 41,007 ratings
7.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 4.09 avg rating — 496,043 ratings
8.
Little Women (Little Women, #1)
Little Women (Little Women, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 2,393,370 ratings
9.
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol 4.09 avg rating — 896,618 ratings
10.
The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1)
The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1) 3.59 avg rating — 45,016 ratings
11.
Mildred Pierce
Mildred Pierce 3.93 avg rating — 10,537 ratings
12.
Mama's Bank Account
Mama's Bank Account 4.25 avg rating — 3,346 ratings
13.
In the Heat of the Night (Virgil Tibbs, #1)
In the Heat of the Night (Virgil Tibbs, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 3,106 ratings
14.
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again 4.29 avg rating — 4,346,382 ratings
15.
Rosemary’s Baby (Rosemary's Baby, #1)
Rosemary’s Baby (Rosemary's Baby, #1)
by: Ira Levin
4.05 avg rating — 153,683 ratings
16.
The Caine Mutiny
The Caine Mutiny 4.29 avg rating — 26,469 ratings
17.
I Am Legend
I Am Legend 4.05 avg rating — 147,546 ratings
18.
Dr. Strangelove, or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Dr. Strangelove, or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 3.81 avg rating — 1,247 ratings
19.
Washington Square
Washington Square 3.70 avg rating — 25,047 ratings
20.
Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes 3.99 avg rating — 47,426 ratings
21.
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie 3.70 avg rating — 59,335 ratings
22.
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House 3.74 avg rating — 845 ratings
22.
The Thin Man
The Thin Man 3.90 avg rating — 37,396 ratings
24.
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ 4.03 avg rating — 37,358 ratings
25.
True Grit
True Grit 4.17 avg rating — 68,496 ratings
26.
Of Human Bondage
Of Human Bondage 4.15 avg rating — 60,346 ratings
27.
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 4.17 avg rating — 183,700 ratings
28.
The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal 4.27 avg rating — 142,732 ratings
29.
The Neverending Story
The Neverending Story 4.18 avg rating — 215,986 ratings
30.
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? 3.93 avg rating — 5,249 ratings
31.
Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1)
Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 426,912 ratings
32.
Peyton Place (Peyton Place, #1)
Peyton Place (Peyton Place, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 13,123 ratings
33.
The Last of the Mohicans (The Leatherstocking Tales, #2)
The Last of the Mohicans (The Leatherstocking Tales, #2) 3.70 avg rating — 101,128 ratings
34.
The Forsyte Saga (The Forsyte Chronicles, #1-3)
The Forsyte Saga (The Forsyte Chronicles, #1-3) 4.18 avg rating — 20,498 ratings
35.
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl 4.20 avg rating — 4,073,649 ratings
36.
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 3.97 avg rating — 2,719,399 ratings
37.
The Painted Veil
The Painted Veil 3.97 avg rating — 50,335 ratings
38.
Imitation of Life
Imitation of Life 3.55 avg rating — 353 ratings
39.
The Valley Of Decision
The Valley Of Decision 4.27 avg rating — 497 ratings
40.
Seven Days in May
Seven Days in May 4.21 avg rating — 2,094 ratings
41.
Harold and Maude
Harold and Maude 4.07 avg rating — 2,994 ratings
42.
The Light in the Piazza
The Light in the Piazza 3.50 avg rating — 551 ratings
43.
Nothing Lasts Forever (Die Hard, #1)
Nothing Lasts Forever (Die Hard, #1) 3.52 avg rating — 3,244 ratings
44.
The Night of the Hunter
The Night of the Hunter 4.18 avg rating — 2,809 ratings
45.
Logan's Run
Logan's Run 3.64 avg rating — 12,701 ratings
46.
Requiem for a Dream
Requiem for a Dream 4.11 avg rating — 63,286 ratings
46.
The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Man Who Knew Too Much 3.59 avg rating — 7,105 ratings
48.
Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity 4.06 avg rating — 27,756 ratings
49.
Journey for Margaret
Journey for Margaret 4.33 avg rating — 18 ratings
50.
Laura
Laura 3.97 avg rating — 3,848 ratings
51.
The Bonfire of the Vanities
The Bonfire of the Vanities
by: Tom Wolfe
3.92 avg rating — 85,405 ratings
52.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling 3.75 avg rating — 34,039 ratings
53.
La dame aux camélias
La dame aux camélias 4.04 avg rating — 59,091 ratings
53.
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet 3.74 avg rating — 2,767,932 ratings
55.
Separate Tables
Separate Tables 3.73 avg rating — 208 ratings
56.
Psycho
Psycho 4.13 avg rating — 74,136 ratings
57.
The Human Stain (The American Trilogy, #3)
The Human Stain (The American Trilogy, #3) 3.92 avg rating — 44,602 ratings
58.
Pinocchio
Pinocchio 3.84 avg rating — 87,070 ratings
59.
Dune (Dune, #1)
Dune (Dune, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 1,570,528 ratings
60.
Kitty Foyle
Kitty Foyle 3.57 avg rating — 210 ratings
60.
Fletch (Fletch, #1)
Fletch (Fletch, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 8,871 ratings
62.
The Last King of Scotland
The Last King of Scotland 3.79 avg rating — 4,309 ratings
63.
Life with Father
Life with Father 3.89 avg rating — 3,455 ratings
64.
Gigi
Gigi
by: Colette
3.63 avg rating — 2,276 ratings
65.
Cry, the Beloved Country
Cry, the Beloved Country 3.92 avg rating — 78,542 ratings
65.
BUtterfield 8
BUtterfield 8 3.56 avg rating — 2,817 ratings
67.
Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis 3.78 avg rating — 334 ratings
68.
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
by: B. Traven
4.10 avg rating — 3,033 ratings
68.
Twelve Angry Men
Twelve Angry Men 4.07 avg rating — 36,166 ratings
70.
The Robe
The Robe 4.23 avg rating — 26,918 ratings
71.
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men 3.89 avg rating — 2,752,269 ratings
72.
No Highway
No Highway really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,051 ratings
73.
Return to Peyton Place (Peyton Place, #2)
Return to Peyton Place (Peyton Place, #2) 3.54 avg rating — 1,242 ratings
73.
A Simple Plan
A Simple Plan 3.91 avg rating — 32,992 ratings
75.
In a Lonely Place
In a Lonely Place 4.12 avg rating — 8,478 ratings
75.
The Lathe of Heaven
The Lathe of Heaven 4.13 avg rating — 84,223 ratings
77.
Alice Adams
Alice Adams 3.63 avg rating — 4,724 ratings
78.
Cape Fear
Cape Fear 4.04 avg rating — 14,600 ratings
79.
The Virgin Suicides
The Virgin Suicides 3.78 avg rating — 395,428 ratings
80.
Brave New World
Brave New World 3.99 avg rating — 2,015,905 ratings
81.
The Day of the Triffids
The Day of the Triffids 4.01 avg rating — 115,113 ratings
82.
Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver 3.92 avg rating — 1,928 ratings
83.
The Egg and I (Betty MacDonald Memoirs, #1)
The Egg and I (Betty MacDonald Memoirs, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 10,151 ratings
84.
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit 3.88 avg rating — 3,664 ratings
85.
A Kiss Before Dying
A Kiss Before Dying
by: Ira Levin
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 13,922 ratings
85.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,227,283 ratings
87.
Who Censored Roger Rabbit? (Roger Rabbit, #1)
Who Censored Roger Rabbit? (Roger Rabbit, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 3,989 ratings
87.
Eaters of the Dead
Eaters of the Dead 3.71 avg rating — 45,616 ratings
89.
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice 3.76 avg rating — 47,124 ratings
89.
Doctor No (James Bond, #6)
Doctor No (James Bond, #6) 3.81 avg rating — 25,667 ratings
91.
Duel in the Sun
Duel in the Sun 3.11 avg rating — 64 ratings
92.
The Winslow Boy
The Winslow Boy 3.76 avg rating — 680 ratings
93.
The Scapegoat
The Scapegoat really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 12,840 ratings
94.
Angels and Insects
Angels and Insects 3.64 avg rating — 6,056 ratings
95.
Ten North Frederick
Ten North Frederick 3.83 avg rating — 870 ratings
95.
Marnie
Marnie 3.89 avg rating — 1,573 ratings
97.
Von Ryan's Express
Von Ryan's Express 4.04 avg rating — 661 ratings
98.
The Andromeda Strain (Andromeda, #1)
The Andromeda Strain (Andromeda, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 267,323 ratings
99.
Days of Wine and Roses
Days of Wine and Roses 3.88 avg rating — 60 ratings
100.
A Patch of Blue
A Patch of Blue 3.95 avg rating — 1,258 ratings
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