Undiscovered Classics to Read

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This list is for tracking the less well-known or "modern" classics that I would like to read, those that don't appear on every 100 best books list or are typically taught in college classrooms. If you have suggestions, please add them to the list.
1
La filla de Robert Poste
de Stella Gibbons
5,763 membres
221 ressenyes
4
5 Members
craso, inge87, amanda4242, merrystar, ManWithAnAgenda
2
Un Mes al camp
de J. L. Carr
2,301 membres
118 ressenyes
4.2
5 Members
inge87, kulujian, pitjrw, amanda4242, ManWithAnAgenda
3
L'americà tranquil
de Graham Greene
8,029 membres
181 ressenyes
4
4 Members
inge87, pitjrw, amanda4242, ManWithAnAgenda
4
The Day of the Locust
de Nathanael West
1,857 membres
49 ressenyes
½ 3.6
4 Members
pitjrw, aulsmith, bluepiano, ManWithAnAgenda
Explicacions
aulsmith: I don't remember this well, but I enjoyed reading it.
5
Creix un arbre a Brooklyn
de Betty Smith
16,503 membres
442 ressenyes
½ 4.3
3 Members
dara85, merrystar, ahef1963
6
Giovanni's Room
de James Baldwin
5,513 membres
126 ressenyes
4.2
3 Members
aulsmith, amanda4242, ManWithAnAgenda
7
El Punt dolç de la senyoreta Brodie
de Muriel Spark
5,197 membres
169 ressenyes
½ 3.7
3 Members
amanda4242, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
Explicacions
ahef1963: This is particularly good. I remember it clearly despite having read it over three decades ago.
8
The Yellow Wallpaper - story
de Charlotte Perkins Gilman
3,190 membres
145 ressenyes
4.1
3 Members
amanda4242, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
Explicacions
ahef1963: A very brief read, but very good. Incredibly atmospheric.
9
Siddhartha
de Hermann Hesse
27,787 membres
379 ressenyes
4
2 Members
aulsmith, amanda4242
Explicacions
aulsmith: I really liked this
10
The Dispossessed
de Ursula K. Le Guin
10,680 membres
266 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
aulsmith, ManWithAnAgenda
Explicacions
aulsmith: One of my all time favorites
11
Jim i la sort : novel·la
de Kingsley Amis
5,795 membres
155 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
kulujian, ahef1963
12
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
de Angela Carter
5,511 membres
150 ressenyes
4
2 Members
inge87, amanda4242
13
Viatges amb la tieta
de Graham Greene
3,744 membres
63 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
amanda4242, ahef1963
Explicacions
ahef1963: Hilarious! Greene at his funniest.
14
Ceremony
de Leslie Marmon Silko
3,553 membres
60 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
inge87, cej1027
15
El desert dels Tàrtars
de Dino Buzzati
2,511 membres
58 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
Lapsus16, bluepiano
16
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
de Winifred Watson
2,255 membres
160 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
amanda4242, merrystar
17
The Mosquito Coast
de Paul Theroux
2,255 membres
40 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
Lapsus16, bluepiano
18
A High Wind in Jamaica
de Richard Hughes
2,133 membres
65 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
pitjrw, ManWithAnAgenda
19
El Tercer home
de Graham Greene
2,107 membres
68 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
inge87, amanda4242
20
El retorn del soldat
de Rebecca West
1,556 membres
78 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
inge87, amanda4242
21
New Grub Street
de George Gissing
1,456 membres
22 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
Lapsus16, bluepiano
Explicacions
bluepiano: But I'd recommend The Unclassed just as strongly, and The Whirlpool is my current favourite Gissing
22
The Other
de Thomas Tryon
1,359 membres
33 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
craso, ManWithAnAgenda
23
Hangover Square
de Patrick Hamilton
1,033 membres
18 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
Lapsus16, bluepiano
24
The Sundial
de Shirley Jackson
753 membres
20 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
craso, ManWithAnAgenda
25
Els senyors de Golovliovi. Volum primer
de Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin
602 membres
13 ressenyes
½ 3.6
2 Members
Lapsus16, bluepiano
26
Viatge al centre de la Terra
de Jules Verne
14,818 membres
228 ressenyes
½ 3.7
3 Members
cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,pitjrw ,aulsmith
Explicacions
aulsmith : I read it in high school, but remember it as light weight. If you haven't read other Verne, I wouldn't start here.
ahef1963: Funnily enough, it's the Verne I'd most recommend starting with. It's a bit hokey, but a lot of fun.
27
My Ántonia
de Willa Cather
13,590 membres
286 ressenyes
3.9
Member
dara85
28
Daughter of Fortune
de Isabel Allende
8,722 membres
192 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Member
ahef1963
Explicacions
ahef1963: Great story-telling.
29
Housekeeping
de Marilynne Robinson
6,356 membres
213 ressenyes
3.9
Member
pitjrw
30
Alas, Babylon
de Pat Frank
4,931 membres
143 ressenyes
4
Member
craso
31
The Good Soldier
de Ford Madox Ford
4,780 membres
113 ressenyes
3.8
Member
pitjrw
32
The Moviegoer
de Walker Percy
4,689 membres
93 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Member
pitjrw
33
A Morbid Taste for Bones
de Ellis Peters
3,930 membres
103 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
amanda4242, ahef1963,aulsmith
Explicacions
aulsmith : This is certainly the best of the series, but not a classic
ahef1963: The whole series of Brother Cadfael mysteries are well-written, entertaining, and worth reading.
34
El llibre de l'estiu
de Tove Jansson
2,983 membres
132 ressenyes
4.1
Member
alvaret
35
Woman on the Edge of Time
de Marge Piercy
2,576 membres
52 ressenyes
3.9
Member
kulujian
36
Victory
de Joseph Conrad
2,455 membres
37 ressenyes
3.8
Member
pitjrw
37
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
de Kate Wilhelm
1,786 membres
66 ressenyes
3.8
Member
craso
38
The Brothers Lionheart
de Astrid Lindgren
1,762 membres
35 ressenyes
½ 4.3
Member
alvaret
40
Group Portrait With Lady
de Heinrich Böll
1,320 membres
18 ressenyes
3.9
Member
bluepiano
41
Mrs Kimble
de Jennifer Haigh
1,224 membres
44 ressenyes
½ 3.5
Member
dara85
42
Les germanes Grimes
de Richard Yates
1,221 membres
55 ressenyes
4
Member
bluepiano
43
The Book of Ebenezer Le Page
de G. B. Edwards
947 membres
33 ressenyes
½ 4.3
Member
pitjrw
44
Desperate Characters
de Paula Fox
944 membres
39 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Member
pitjrw
45
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
de Brian Moore
817 membres
27 ressenyes
4
Member
bluepiano
46
Cassandra at the Wedding
de Dorothy Baker
712 membres
24 ressenyes
4
Member
pitjrw
47
Broken April
de Ismaîl Kadaré
692 membres
30 ressenyes
3.9
Member
bluepiano
48
Skylark
de Dezső Kosztolányi
608 membres
25 ressenyes
3.9
Member
bluepiano
49
Morte d'Urban
de J. F. Powers
582 membres
8 ressenyes
4
Member
pitjrw
50
The Hidden Force
de Louis Couperus
571 membres
12 ressenyes
3.9
Member
bluepiano
51
One Fine Day
de Mollie Panter-Downes
350 membres
16 ressenyes
½ 4.3
Member
inge87
52
The Chateau
de William Maxwell
346 membres
6 ressenyes
3.8
Member
bluepiano
53
Peking Picnic
de Ann Bridge
147 membres
4 ressenyes
3.9
Member
inge87
54
The Bachelors
de Henry de Montherlant
143 membres
1 ressenya
½ 3.5
Member
bluepiano
55
Germinie Lacerteux
de Edmond de Goncourt
137 membres
2 ressenyes
3.8
Member
bluepiano
56
Still She Wished for Company
de Margaret Irwin
73 membres
3 ressenyes
4.1
Member
inge87
57
At the Still Point
de Mary Benson
63 membres
2 ressenyes
½ 4.4
Member
inge87
58
Cosmas, or the Love of God
de Pierre de Calan
33 membres
1 ressenya
4
Member
inge87
59
The Portable Ring Lardner
de Ring Lardner
32 membres
½ 4.3
Member
bluepiano
60
The Prince
de Hūshang Gulshīrī
27 membres
3
Member
bluepiano
61
El falcó maltès
de Dashiell Hammett
9,141 membres
279 ressenyes
3.9
Member
ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
Explicacions
aulsmith : I like this for a lot of reasons, but the plotting is week and its pretty misogynist.
62
Villette
de Charlotte Brontë
8,771 membres
145 ressenyes
3.9
Member
ManWithAnAgenda,ahef1963
Explicacions
ahef1963 : Amongst the dullest works I've read. I got through it, but did not enjoy it.
63
El llarg adeu
de Raymond Chandler
5,224 membres
114 ressenyes
4.2
Member
ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
Explicacions
aulsmith : A good mystery, but the misogyny is pretty thick. Ross MacDonald is a lot like Chandler but easier to read.
64
House Made of Dawn
de N. Scott Momaday
1,943 membres
36 ressenyes
½ 3.5
Member
cej1027,amanda4242
Explicacions
amanda4242 : There are not enough words to describe my hatred of this book.
65
Stamboul Train
de Graham Greene
1,854 membres
46 ressenyes
½ 3.5
Member
kulujian,ahef1963
Explicacions
ahef1963 : I personally found this rather tedious.
66
Lolly Willowes, or The Loving Huntsman
de Sylvia Townsend Warner
1,527 membres
69 ressenyes
3.8
Member
amanda4242,bluepiano
Explicacions
bluepiano : Tedious. Couldn't be bothered to finish it.
67
Their Eyes Were Watching God
de Zora Neale Hurston
19,080 membres
345 ressenyes
4
Explicacions
amanda4242 : Not her best work. Try her collection of folktales instead.
68
The Thurber Carnival
de James Thurber
2,581 membres
32 ressenyes
4.2
Explicacions
aulsmith : Thurber's getting a little old for modern tastes. I think the cartoons, the fables and "The Macbeth Murder Mystery" are hilarious, but you might not want to read it cover-to-cover.
69
MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors
de Richard Hooker
1,409 membres
30 ressenyes
3.8
Explicacions
aulsmith : This was fun in a dark way, but I don't think it's a classic.
70
Riddley Walker
de Russell Hoban
1,334 membres
25 ressenyes
4.2
Explicacions
aulsmith : I didn't get past page one. I'm told it gets easier as you go along.
71
Invisible Man
de Ralph Ellison
16,357 membres
212 ressenyes
4
Explicacions
aulsmith : This was tough going. I wouldn't have finished it if it wasn't for a class. Still, it's an interesting and important book.
ahef1963 : As I was reading this novel independently, I found it impossible to understand. I gave it up.