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49 Underrated Books You Really Need to Read

Under read, overlooked, and forgotten books that everyone will love. These are good books that have been swept under the carpet.
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Frances & Bernard (Carlene Bauer)
Frances & Bernard
Carlene Bauer
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Inland (Gerald Murnane)
Inland
Gerald Murnane
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The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets (Eva Rice)
The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets
Eva Rice
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The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear (Walter Moers)
The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear
Walter Moers
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Anthropology of an American Girl (Hilary Thayer Hamann)
Anthropology of an American Girl
Hilary Thayer Hamann
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McBroom's Wonderful One Acre Farm (Sid Fleischman)
McBroom's Wonderful One Acre Farm
Sid Fleischman
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The Heroin Diaries (Nikki Sixx)
The Heroin Diaries
Nikki Sixx
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Phantom (Susan Kay)
Phantom
Susan Kay
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Jitterbug Perfume (Tom Robbins)
Jitterbug Perfume
Tom Robbins
10
Whose Names Are Unknown (Sanora Babb)
Whose Names Are Unknown
Sanora Babb
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The People of Paper (Salvador Plascencia)
The People of Paper
Salvador Plascencia
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Parable of the Sower (Octavia Butler)
Parable of the Sower
Octavia Butler
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Skippy Dies (Paul Murray)
Skippy Dies
Paul Murray
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If You Look for Me, I Am Not Here (Sarayu Srivatsa)
If You Look for Me, I Am Not Here
Sarayu Srivatsa
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The Return of John Macnab (Andrew Greig)
The Return of John Macnab
Andrew Greig
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Tell the Wolves I'm Home (Carol Rifka Brunt)
Tell the Wolves I'm Home
Carol Rifka Brunt
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The Color of Water (James McBride)
The Color of Water
James McBride
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Ida B. (Katherine Hannigan)
Ida B.
Katherine Hannigan
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Momo (Michael Ende)
Momo
Michael Ende
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A Word Child (Iris Murdoch)
A Word Child
Iris Murdoch
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Keep the Aspidistra Flying (George Orwell)
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
George Orwell
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The Westing Game (Ellen Raskin)
The Westing Game
Ellen Raskin
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The Man Who Was Thursday (G.K. Chesterton)
The Man Who Was Thursday
G.K. Chesterton
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Lagoon (Nnedi Okorafor)
Lagoon
Nnedi Okorafor
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A Constellation of Vital Phenomena (Anthony Marra)
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena
Anthony Marra
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The Invisible Circus (Jennifer Egan)
The Invisible Circus
Jennifer Egan
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Napalm & Silly Putty (George Carlin)
Napalm & Silly Putty
George Carlin
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The Monsters of Templeton (Lauren Groff)
The Monsters of Templeton
Lauren Groff
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The Book of Lost Things (John Connolly)
The Book of Lost Things
John Connolly
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The Solitary (Lynn Hall)
The Solitary
Lynn Hall
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Cinnamon and Gunpowder (Eli Brown)
Cinnamon and Gunpowder
Eli Brown
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Blonde Roots (Bernardine Evaristo)
Blonde Roots
Bernardine Evaristo
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The Mezzanine (Nicholson Baker)
The Mezzanine
Nicholson Baker
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Dead to You (Lisa McMann)
Dead to You
Lisa McMann
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The Wrong Boy (Willy Russell)
The Wrong Boy
Willy Russell
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Some Boys (Patty Blount)
Some Boys
Patty Blount
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Of Human Bondage (W. Somerset Maugham)
Of Human Bondage
W. Somerset Maugham
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When She Woke (Hillary Jordan)
When She Woke
Hillary Jordan
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The Gargoyle (Andrew Davidson)
The Gargoyle
Andrew Davidson
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The Wave (Susan Casey)
The Wave
Susan Casey
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