Undiscovered Classics to Read

Beskrivelse
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
Cold Comfort Farm
af Stella Gibbons
5,767 medlemmer
221 anmeldelser
4
5 Members
craso, inge87, amanda4242, merrystar, ManWithAnAgenda
2
A Month in the Country
af J. L. Carr
2,302 medlemmer
118 anmeldelser
4.2
5 Members
inge87, kulujian, pitjrw, amanda4242, ManWithAnAgenda
3
Den stilfærdige amerikaner
af Graham Greene
8,035 medlemmer
182 anmeldelser
4
4 Members
inge87, pitjrw, amanda4242, ManWithAnAgenda
4
The Day of the Locust
af Nathanael West
1,857 medlemmer
49 anmeldelser
½ 3.6
4 Members
pitjrw, aulsmith, bluepiano, ManWithAnAgenda
Forklaringer
aulsmith: I don't remember this well, but I enjoyed reading it.
5
Der vokser et Træ i Brooklyn. Roman. Overs. fra engelsk efter "A tree grows in Brooklyn" ved Gunner Gersov. Omslagstegning: Svend Otto
af Betty Smith
16,512 medlemmer
442 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
3 Members
dara85, merrystar, ahef1963
6
Giovannis værelse
af James Baldwin
5,520 medlemmer
126 anmeldelser
4.2
3 Members
aulsmith, amanda4242, ManWithAnAgenda
7
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
af Muriel Spark
5,204 medlemmer
169 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
3 Members
amanda4242, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
Forklaringer
ahef1963: This is particularly good. I remember it clearly despite having read it over three decades ago.
8
The Yellow Wallpaper - story
af Charlotte Perkins Gilman
3,198 medlemmer
145 anmeldelser
4.1
3 Members
amanda4242, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
Forklaringer
ahef1963: A very brief read, but very good. Incredibly atmospheric.
9
Siddhartha : en indisk legende
af Hermann Hesse
27,811 medlemmer
379 anmeldelser
4
2 Members
aulsmith, amanda4242
Forklaringer
aulsmith: I really liked this
10
De udstødte : en socialistisk utopi
af Ursula K. Le Guin
10,696 medlemmer
268 anmeldelser
4.1
2 Members
aulsmith, ManWithAnAgenda
Forklaringer
aulsmith: One of my all time favorites
11
Lucky Jim
af Kingsley Amis
5,800 medlemmer
155 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
2 Members
kulujian, ahef1963
12
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
af Angela Carter
5,515 medlemmer
150 anmeldelser
4
2 Members
inge87, amanda4242
13
Farligt otium
af Graham Greene
3,744 medlemmer
63 anmeldelser
3.8
2 Members
amanda4242, ahef1963
Forklaringer
ahef1963: Hilarious! Greene at his funniest.
14
Ceremony
af Leslie Marmon Silko
3,554 medlemmer
60 anmeldelser
3.8
2 Members
inge87, cej1027
15
Tatarernes ørken
af Dino Buzzati
2,513 medlemmer
58 anmeldelser
4.1
2 Members
Lapsus16, bluepiano
16
The Mosquito Coast
af Paul Theroux
2,258 medlemmer
40 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
2 Members
Lapsus16, bluepiano
17
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
af Winifred Watson
2,255 medlemmer
160 anmeldelser
4.1
2 Members
amanda4242, merrystar
18
Storm over Jamaica
af Richard Hughes
2,135 medlemmer
65 anmeldelser
3.9
2 Members
pitjrw, ManWithAnAgenda
19
Den tredje mand
af Graham Greene
2,109 medlemmer
68 anmeldelser
3.8
2 Members
inge87, amanda4242
20
The Return of the Soldier
af Rebecca West
1,555 medlemmer
78 anmeldelser
3.9
2 Members
inge87, amanda4242
21
New Grub Street
af George Gissing
1,456 medlemmer
22 anmeldelser
3.9
2 Members
Lapsus16, bluepiano
Forklaringer
bluepiano: But I'd recommend The Unclassed just as strongly, and The Whirlpool is my current favourite Gissing
22
The Other
af Thomas Tryon
1,361 medlemmer
33 anmeldelser
3.9
2 Members
craso, ManWithAnAgenda
23
Hangover Square
af Patrick Hamilton
1,033 medlemmer
18 anmeldelser
4.1
2 Members
Lapsus16, bluepiano
24
The Sundial
af Shirley Jackson
753 medlemmer
20 anmeldelser
3.9
2 Members
craso, ManWithAnAgenda
25
The Golovlyov Family
af Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin
602 medlemmer
13 anmeldelser
½ 3.6
2 Members
Lapsus16, bluepiano
26
Rejsen til jordens indre
af Jules Verne
14,836 medlemmer
228 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
3 Members
cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,pitjrw ,aulsmith
Forklaringer
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
af Willa Cather
13,602 medlemmer
286 anmeldelser
3.9
Member
dara85
28
Lykkens datter
af Isabel Allende
8,728 medlemmer
192 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
Member
ahef1963
Forklaringer
ahef1963: Great story-telling.
29
Housekeeping
af Marilynne Robinson
6,358 medlemmer
213 anmeldelser
3.9
Member
pitjrw
30
Alas, Babylon
af Pat Frank
4,934 medlemmer
144 anmeldelser
4
Member
craso
31
Den gode soldat
af Ford Madox Ford
4,782 medlemmer
113 anmeldelser
3.8
Member
pitjrw
32
The Moviegoer
af Walker Percy
4,691 medlemmer
93 anmeldelser
½ 3.6
Member
pitjrw
33
Mord og mørnede knogler
af Ellis Peters
3,934 medlemmer
103 anmeldelser
3.8
2 Members
amanda4242, ahef1963,aulsmith
Forklaringer
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
Sommerbogen
af Tove Jansson
2,983 medlemmer
132 anmeldelser
4.1
Member
alvaret
35
Kvinde ved tidens rand
af Marge Piercy
2,579 medlemmer
52 anmeldelser
3.9
Member
kulujian
36
Victory
af Joseph Conrad
2,455 medlemmer
37 anmeldelser
3.8
Member
pitjrw
37
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
af Kate Wilhelm
1,786 medlemmer
66 anmeldelser
3.8
Member
craso
38
Brødrene Løvehjerte
af Astrid Lindgren
1,765 medlemmer
35 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
Member
alvaret
39
Three by Flannery O'Connor: The Violent Bear It Away, Everything That Rises Must Converge, Wise Blood
af Flannery O'Connor
1,455 medlemmer
12 anmeldelser
4.2
Member
bluepiano
40
Gruppebillede med dame
af Heinrich Böll
1,321 medlemmer
18 anmeldelser
3.9
Member
bluepiano
41
Mrs Kimble
af Jennifer Haigh
1,224 medlemmer
44 anmeldelser
½ 3.5
Member
dara85
42
Easter parade
af Richard Yates
1,221 medlemmer
55 anmeldelser
4
Member
bluepiano
43
The Book of Ebenezer Le Page
af G. B. Edwards
948 medlemmer
33 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
Member
pitjrw
44
Desperate personer : roman
af Paula Fox
944 medlemmer
39 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
Member
pitjrw
45
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
af Brian Moore
818 medlemmer
27 anmeldelser
4
Member
bluepiano
46
Cassandra at the Wedding
af Dorothy Baker
712 medlemmer
24 anmeldelser
4
Member
pitjrw
47
Ufuldendt april : roman
af Ismaîl Kadaré
694 medlemmer
30 anmeldelser
3.9
Member
bluepiano
48
Skylark
af Dezső Kosztolányi
608 medlemmer
25 anmeldelser
3.9
Member
bluepiano
49
Morte d'Urban
af J. F. Powers
582 medlemmer
8 anmeldelser
4
Member
pitjrw
50
The Hidden Force
af Louis Couperus
571 medlemmer
12 anmeldelser
3.9
Member
bluepiano
51
One Fine Day
af Mollie Panter-Downes
350 medlemmer
16 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
Member
inge87
52
The Chateau
af William Maxwell
346 medlemmer
6 anmeldelser
3.8
Member
bluepiano
53
Peking Picnic
af Ann Bridge
147 medlemmer
4 anmeldelser
3.9
Member
inge87
54
The Bachelors
af Henry de Montherlant
143 medlemmer
1 anmeldelse
½ 3.5
Member
bluepiano
55
Germinie Lacerteux
af Edmond de Goncourt
137 medlemmer
2 anmeldelser
3.8
Member
bluepiano
56
Still She Wished for Company
af Margaret Irwin
73 medlemmer
3 anmeldelser
4.1
Member
inge87
57
At the Still Point
af Mary Benson
63 medlemmer
2 anmeldelser
½ 4.4
Member
inge87
58
Cosmas, or the Love of God
af Pierre de Calan
33 medlemmer
1 anmeldelse
4
Member
inge87
59
The Portable Ring Lardner
af Ring Lardner
32 medlemmer
½ 4.3
Member
bluepiano
60
The Prince
af Hūshang Gulshīrī
27 medlemmer
3
Member
bluepiano
61
The Maltese Falcon
af Dashiell Hammett
9,145 medlemmer
279 anmeldelser
3.9
Member
ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
Forklaringer
aulsmith : I like this for a lot of reasons, but the plotting is week and its pretty misogynist.
62
Villette
af Charlotte Brontë
8,782 medlemmer
145 anmeldelser
3.9
Member
ManWithAnAgenda,ahef1963
Forklaringer
ahef1963 : Amongst the dullest works I've read. I got through it, but did not enjoy it.
63
Det lange farvel
af Raymond Chandler
5,226 medlemmer
114 anmeldelser
4.2
Member
ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
Forklaringer
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
af N. Scott Momaday
1,942 medlemmer
36 anmeldelser
½ 3.5
Member
cej1027,amanda4242
Forklaringer
amanda4242 : There are not enough words to describe my hatred of this book.
65
Istanbul-ekspressen
af Graham Greene
1,855 medlemmer
46 anmeldelser
½ 3.5
Member
kulujian,ahef1963
Forklaringer
ahef1963 : I personally found this rather tedious.
66
Lolly Willowes, or The Loving Huntsman
af Sylvia Townsend Warner
1,530 medlemmer
69 anmeldelser
3.8
Member
amanda4242,bluepiano
Forklaringer
bluepiano : Tedious. Couldn't be bothered to finish it.
67
Their Eyes Were Watching God
af Zora Neale Hurston
19,100 medlemmer
345 anmeldelser
4
Forklaringer
amanda4242 : Not her best work. Try her collection of folktales instead.
68
The Thurber Carnival
af James Thurber
2,582 medlemmer
32 anmeldelser
4.2
Forklaringer
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
af Richard Hooker
1,409 medlemmer
31 anmeldelser
3.8
Forklaringer
aulsmith : This was fun in a dark way, but I don't think it's a classic.
70
Riddley Walker
af Russell Hoban
1,335 medlemmer
25 anmeldelser
4.2
Forklaringer
aulsmith : I didn't get past page one. I'm told it gets easier as you go along.
71
Usynlig mand
af Ralph Ellison
16,371 medlemmer
212 anmeldelser
4
Forklaringer
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.