Undiscovered Classics to Read

Description
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
de Stella Gibbons
5,862 membres
231 critiques
4
5 Members
craso, inge87, amanda4242, merrystar, ManWithAnAgenda
2
Un mois à la campagne
de J. L. Carr
2,382 membres
119 critiques
4.2
5 Members
inge87, kulujian, pitjrw, amanda4242, ManWithAnAgenda
3
Un Américain bien tranquille
de Graham Greene
8,175 membres
181 critiques
4
4 Members
inge87, pitjrw, amanda4242, ManWithAnAgenda
4
Incendie de los angeles (l')
de Nathanael West
1,892 membres
51 critiques
½ 3.6
4 Members
pitjrw, aulsmith, bluepiano, ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
aulsmith: I don't remember this well, but I enjoyed reading it.
5
Le lys de brooklyn
de Betty Smith
16,858 membres
447 critiques
½ 4.3
3 Members
dara85, merrystar, ahef1963
6
La Chambre de Giovanni
de James Baldwin
5,794 membres
130 critiques
4.2
3 Members
aulsmith, amanda4242, ManWithAnAgenda
7
Le bel âge de miss Brodie
de Muriel Spark
5,300 membres
177 critiques
½ 3.7
3 Members
amanda4242, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
ahef1963: This is particularly good. I remember it clearly despite having read it over three decades ago.
8
Le Papier peint jaune
de Charlotte Perkins Gilman
3,353 membres
222 critiques
4.1
3 Members
amanda4242, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
ahef1963: A very brief read, but very good. Incredibly atmospheric.
9
Siddhartha
de Hermann Hesse
28,387 membres
385 critiques
4
2 Members
aulsmith, amanda4242
Explications
aulsmith: I really liked this
10
Les dépossédés
de Ursula K. Le Guin
10,974 membres
268 critiques
4.1
2 Members
aulsmith, ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
aulsmith: One of my all time favorites
11
Lucky Jim.
de Kingsley Amis
5,884 membres
155 critiques
½ 3.7
2 Members
kulujian, ahef1963
12
La compagnie des loups
de Angela Carter
5,648 membres
150 critiques
4
2 Members
inge87, amanda4242
13
Voyages avec ma tante
de Graham Greene
3,804 membres
63 critiques
3.8
2 Members
amanda4242, ahef1963
Explications
ahef1963: Hilarious! Greene at his funniest.
14
Ceremony
de Leslie Marmon Silko
3,652 membres
60 critiques
3.8
2 Members
inge87, cej1027
15
Le Désert des Tartares
de Dino Buzzati
2,606 membres
58 critiques
4.1
2 Members
Lapsus16, bluepiano
16
Cette sacrée vertu
de Winifred Watson
2,287 membres
162 critiques
4.1
2 Members
amanda4242, merrystar
17
Le royaume des moustiques
de Paul Theroux
2,287 membres
40 critiques
½ 3.7
2 Members
Lapsus16, bluepiano
18
Cyclone à la Jamaïque
de Richard Hughes
2,179 membres
65 critiques
3.8
2 Members
pitjrw, ManWithAnAgenda
19
Le troisième homme
de Graham Greene
2,144 membres
68 critiques
3.8
2 Members
inge87, amanda4242
20
The Return of the Soldier
de Rebecca West
1,588 membres
78 critiques
3.9
2 Members
inge87, amanda4242
21
New Grub Street
de George Gissing
1,479 membres
24 critiques
3.9
2 Members
Lapsus16, bluepiano
Explications
bluepiano: But I'd recommend The Unclassed just as strongly, and The Whirlpool is my current favourite Gissing
22
L'autre
de Thomas Tryon
1,396 membres
33 critiques
3.9
2 Members
craso, ManWithAnAgenda
23
Hangover Square
de Patrick Hamilton
1,056 membres
17 critiques
4.1
2 Members
Lapsus16, bluepiano
24
Le Cadran solaire
de Shirley Jackson
769 membres
19 critiques
3.9
2 Members
craso, ManWithAnAgenda
25
Les Golovlev
de Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin
619 membres
13 critiques
½ 3.7
2 Members
Lapsus16, bluepiano
26
Voyage au centre de la terre [texte intégral]
de Jules Verne
15,245 membres
227 critiques
½ 3.7
3 Members
cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,pitjrw ,aulsmith
Explications
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
Mon Antonia
de Willa Cather
13,883 membres
288 critiques
3.9
Member
dara85
28
Fille du destin
de Isabel Allende
8,855 membres
192 critiques
½ 3.7
Member
ahef1963
Explications
ahef1963: Great story-telling.
29
La maison dans la dérive
de Marilynne Robinson
6,487 membres
217 critiques
3.9
Member
pitjrw
30
Le bon soldat
de Ford Madox Ford
4,882 membres
115 critiques
3.8
Member
pitjrw
31
Le Cinéphile
de Walker Percy
4,760 membres
96 critiques
½ 3.7
Member
pitjrw
32
Trafic de reliques
de Ellis Peters
3,997 membres
105 critiques
3.8
2 Members
amanda4242, ahef1963,aulsmith
Explications
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.
33
Le livre d'un été
de Tove Jansson
3,086 membres
135 critiques
4.1
Member
alvaret
34
Woman on the Edge of Time
de Marge Piercy
2,619 membres
51 critiques
3.9
Member
kulujian
35
Victoire
de Joseph Conrad
2,507 membres
37 critiques
3.8
Member
pitjrw
36
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
de Kate Wilhelm
1,812 membres
68 critiques
3.8
Member
craso
37
Les frères Cœur-de-Lion
de Astrid Lindgren
1,795 membres
35 critiques
½ 4.3
Member
alvaret
39
Portrait de groupe avec dame
de Heinrich Böll
1,339 membres
18 critiques
3.9
Member
bluepiano
40
Mrs Kimble
de Jennifer Haigh
1,243 membres
44 critiques
½ 3.5
Member
dara85
41
Easter parade
de Richard Yates
1,237 membres
56 critiques
4
Member
bluepiano
42
Personnages désespérés
de Paula Fox
969 membres
40 critiques
½ 3.7
Member
pitjrw
43
Sarnia
de G. B. Edwards
960 membres
33 critiques
½ 4.3
Member
pitjrw
44
Judith Hearne
de Brian Moore
827 membres
27 critiques
4
Member
bluepiano
45
Cassandra au mariage
de Dorothy Baker
742 membres
24 critiques
3.9
Member
pitjrw
46
Avril brisé
de Ismaïl Kadaré
719 membres
31 critiques
3.9
Member
bluepiano
47
Alouette (bis)
de Dezső Kosztolányi
618 membres
24 critiques
3.9
Member
bluepiano
48
La Mort d'Urban
de J. F. Powers
596 membres
8 critiques
3.9
Member
pitjrw
49
The Hidden Force
de Louis Couperus
578 membres
11 critiques
3.9
Member
bluepiano
50
One Fine Day
de Mollie Panter-Downes
358 membres
16 critiques
½ 4.3
Member
inge87
51
The Chateau
de William Maxwell
350 membres
6 critiques
3.8
Member
bluepiano
52
Pique-Nique à Pékin
de Ann Bridge
149 membres
4 critiques
3.9
Member
inge87
53
Les célibataires
de Henry de Montherlant
147 membres
1 critique
½ 3.5
Member
bluepiano
54
Germinie Lacerteux
de Edmond de Goncourt
141 membres
3 critiques
3.8
Member
bluepiano
55
Still She Wished for Company
de Margaret Irwin
73 membres
3 critiques
4.1
Member
inge87
56
At the Still Point
de Mary Benson
63 membres
2 critiques
½ 4.4
Member
inge87
57
The Portable Ring Lardner
de Ring Lardner
34 membres
½ 4.3
Member
bluepiano
58
Côme : ou, Le désir de Dieu : roman
de Pierre de Calan
34 membres
1 critique
4
Member
inge87
59
The Prince
de Hūshang Gulshīrī
27 membres
3
Member
bluepiano
60
Le Faucon de Malte
de Dashiell Hammett
9,296 membres
281 critiques
3.9
Member
ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
Explications
aulsmith : I like this for a lot of reasons, but the plotting is week and its pretty misogynist.
61
Villette
de Charlotte Brontë
9,002 membres
149 critiques
3.9
Member
ManWithAnAgenda,ahef1963
Explications
ahef1963 : Amongst the dullest works I've read. I got through it, but did not enjoy it.
62
The Long Goodbye
de Raymond Chandler
5,326 membres
116 critiques
4.2
Member
ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
Explications
aulsmith : A good mystery, but the misogyny is pretty thick. Ross MacDonald is a lot like Chandler but easier to read.
63
Alas, Babylon
de Pat Frank
5,033 membres
146 critiques
4
64
La maison de l'aube
de N. Scott Momaday
1,996 membres
36 critiques
½ 3.5
Member
cej1027,amanda4242
Explications
amanda4242 : There are not enough words to describe my hatred of this book.
65
Orient express
de Graham Greene
1,907 membres
47 critiques
½ 3.5
Member
kulujian,ahef1963
Explications
ahef1963 : I personally found this rather tedious.
66
Laura Willowes
de Sylvia Townsend Warner
1,572 membres
74 critiques
3.8
Member
amanda4242,bluepiano
Explications
bluepiano : Tedious. Couldn't be bothered to finish it.
67
Mais leurs yeux dardaient sur Dieu
de Zora Neale Hurston
19,552 membres
350 critiques
4
Explications
amanda4242 : Not her best work. Try her collection of folktales instead.
68
The Thurber Carnival
de James Thurber
2,624 membres
34 critiques
4.2
Explications
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
1,438 membres
32 critiques
3.8
Explications
aulsmith : This was fun in a dark way, but I don't think it's a classic.
70
Enig Marcheur
de Russell Hoban
1,362 membres
26 critiques
4.2
Explications
aulsmith : I didn't get past page one. I'm told it gets easier as you go along.
71
Homme invisible, pour qui chantes-tu?
de Ralph Ellison
16,521 membres
213 critiques
4
Explications
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.