Best Lesser-Known Books

A list of books that deserve more popularity and credit than they have.

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1395	Saving Face and Other Stories by Norah Lofts 3.86 avg rating — 28 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1395	Just Breathe Anthology by Michelle Brown (Goodreads Author) 4.68 avg rating — 186 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1395	Magic: Science of the Future by Joseph F. Goodavage 3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1395	Casting Lacey by Elle Spencer (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 3,906 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1395	LARPers (Milligan Creek Book 7) by Kevin Miller really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1395	Wake by Anna Hope 3.86 avg rating — 5,552 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1407	City of Ruin (Legends of the Red Sun, #2) by Mark Charan Newton (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 589 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1407	The Sandcastle by Iris Murdoch 3.83 avg rating — 2,136 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1407	Drifters Volume 1 by Kohta Hirano 3.78 avg rating — 594 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1407	Her Daughter's Dream (Marta's Legacy, #2) by Francine Rivers (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 23,006 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1407	Wolfskin (Saga of the Light Isles, #1) by Juliet Marillier (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 7,413 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1407	Hauntings: Is There Anybody There? by Norah Lofts 3.68 avg rating — 114 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1407	Mercy (Mercy, #1) by Lucian Bane (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 2,231 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1407	The Secret Life of It Girls by Dakota Lane (Goodreads Author) 3.39 avg rating — 57 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1407	Dangerous Minds (Knight and Moon, Bk 2) by Janet Evanovich (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 18,047 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1407	Storm on the Sun by Joseph F. Goodavage 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1407	The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce, #2) by Alan Bradley (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 58,265 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1407	LARPers (Milligan Creek #7) by Kevin Miller (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1407	Burning Bright by Ron Rash (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 3,486 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1420	Rule Britannia by Daphne du Maurier 3.59 avg rating — 1,884 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1420	Lights Out Volume 1 by Myung-Jin Lee (Illustrator) 3.74 avg rating — 19 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1420	Slated (Slated, #1) by Teri Terry (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 32,999 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1420	The Town House (House, #1) by Norah Lofts 4.20 avg rating — 1,518 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1420	Masters at Arms & Nobody's Angel (Rescue Me Saga, #0.5-1) by Kallypso Masters (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 3,755 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1420	The Day of St. Anthony's Fire by John G. Fuller 4.22 avg rating — 151 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1420	Realm of Ash (The Books of Ambha, #2) by Tasha Suri (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 4,278 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1420	The Girl of Magic and Dreams by Charity Tober (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1420	The Hearts of Men by Nickolas Butler (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 4,616 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1429	Coo-ee; Tales of Australian Life by Australian Ladies by Harriet Anne Patchett-Martin (editor) 2.29 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1429	A Voice in the Wind (Mark of the Lion, #1) by Francine Rivers (Goodreads Author) 4.57 avg rating — 105,263 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1429	Here Was a Man by Norah Lofts 3.52 avg rating — 166 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1429	Darwin's Ghosts: The Secret History of Evolution by Rebecca Stott 3.75 avg rating — 1,955 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1429	Wrong to Need You (Forbidden Hearts, #2) by Alisha Rai (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 3,917 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1429	Love Always Disappoints - Sometimes: A Destiny Disrupted by Renard M. Alotta 3.64 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1429	House of Glass by Susan Fletcher 3.81 avg rating — 1,583 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1436	One Night Out Stealing by Alan Duff 3.57 avg rating — 125 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1436	Almost Perfect (Carolina Trilogy, #1) by Patricia Rice (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 597 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1436	The Chronicles of Burntown (#1) by Peter von Harten (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1436	Emma Hamilton by Norah Lofts 3.68 avg rating — 117 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1436	Earth 2788: The Earth Girl Short Stories by Janet Edwards (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 319 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1436	Frog, the Horse That Knew No Master by S.P. Meek 4.28 avg rating — 85 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1436	Just for Show by Jae (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 4,925 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1436	The Eve's End by Stephanie M. Matthews (Goodreads Author) 4.63 avg rating — 19 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1436	Eve Green by Susan Fletcher 3.69 avg rating — 2,521 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1445	Once Were Warriors by Alan Duff 3.99 avg rating — 3,763 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1445	Watch Over Me (Mercenary/Goddard Project, #9; Goddard Project, #4) by Lucy Monroe (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 504 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1445	Leota's Garden by Francine Rivers (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 24,768 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1445	Afternoon of an Autocrat by Norah Lofts 4.08 avg rating — 228 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1445	Earth and Fire (Earth Girl #0.5) by Janet Edwards (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 270 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1445	When We Collide by A.L. Jackson (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 9,052 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1445	Golden Sovereign by Dorothy Lyons 3.97 avg rating — 118 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1445	Close Up (Burning Cove #4) by Amanda Quick (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6,559 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1445	Two Girls And An Oven: How twelve weeks of cookies saved my life by Deanna Martinez-Bey (Goodreads Author) 4.37 avg rating — 19 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1445	A Little in Love by Susan Fletcher 4.09 avg rating — 2,276 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1455	What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? (Once were warriors trilogy, #2) by Alan Duff 3.72 avg rating — 486 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1455	L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories by Megan Abbott (Goodreads Author) 3.43 avg rating — 805 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1455	The Lonely Furrow (Suffolk, #3) by Norah Lofts 4.22 avg rating — 253 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1455	Scavenger Alliance by Janet Edwards (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 230 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1455	The street sparrows by Rose Ayers 4.56 avg rating — 36 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1455	The Empire of Gold (The Daevabad Trilogy, #3) by S.A. Chakraborty (Goodreads Author) 4.49 avg rating — 71,251 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1455	Darke Music (Darke Paranormal Investigations #2) by Rosanna Leo (Goodreads Author) 4.65 avg rating — 40 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1455	The Silver Dark Sea by Susan Fletcher 4.19 avg rating — 997 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1463	Jake's Long Shadow by Alan Duff 3.90 avg rating — 144 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1463	The Floating Island (The Lost Journals of Ven Polypheme, #1) by Elizabeth Haydon 3.96 avg rating — 2,210 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1463	Cell by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 234,425 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1463	Hester Roon by Norah Lofts 4.18 avg rating — 364 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1463	Perilous (Hive Mind #0.5) by Janet Edwards (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 240 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1463	Alfred Hitchcock's Monster Museum: Twelve Shuddery Stories for Daring Young Readers by Alfred Hitchcock (Editor) 3.83 avg rating — 162 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1463	Wrapped Up in You by Talia Hibbert (Goodreads Author) 3.54 avg rating — 7,206 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1463	I Meant to Tell You by Fran Hawthorne (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 63 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1463	Corrag by Susan Fletcher 4.31 avg rating — 7,975 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1472	Hero (Woodcutter Sisters, #2; Books of Arilland, #2) by Alethea Kontis (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 4,404 ratings score: 64, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1472	Her Mother's Hope (Marta's Legacy, #1) by Francine Rivers (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 34,125 ratings score: 64, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1472	I Met a Gypsy by Norah Lofts 3.76 avg rating — 84 ratings score: 64, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1472	Reaper (End Game, #1) by Janet Edwards (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 186 ratings score: 64, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1472	The Man Who Could Call Down Owls by Eve Bunting 3.70 avg rating — 77 ratings score: 64, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1472	The Pleasures of the Damned by Charles Bukowski 4.35 avg rating — 6,885 ratings score: 64, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1472	Dio in the Dark by Rizwan Asad (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 57 ratings score: 64, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1472	This Dark Road to Mercy by Wiley Cash (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 9,630 ratings score: 64, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1480	Mutuwhenua by Patricia Grace 3.93 avg rating — 228 ratings score: 63, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1480	Five, Tome 1 by Shiori Furukawa (artist) 3.77 avg rating — 321 ratings score: 63, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1480	Blue Dahlia (In the Garden, #1) by Nora Roberts (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 75,540 ratings score: 63, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1480	Charlotte by Norah Lofts 3.97 avg rating — 204 ratings score: 63, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1480	Defender (Hive Mind #2) by Janet Edwards (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 520 ratings score: 63, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1480	The 13 Crimes of Science Fiction by Isaac Asimov (Editor) 3.72 avg rating — 158 ratings score: 63, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1480	Tell it Slant by Beth Follett 4.29 avg rating — 21 ratings score: 63, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1480	Immortal North Two by Tom Stewart (Goodreads Author) 4.44 avg rating — 61 ratings score: 63, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1480	Above the Waterfall by Ron Rash (Goodreads Author) 3.53 avg rating — 6,319 ratings score: 63, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1489	Potiki by Patricia Grace 3.88 avg rating — 2,405 ratings score: 62, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1489	Witch Hunter, Volume 1 (Witch Hunter #1) by Jung-man Cho 4.04 avg rating — 431 ratings score: 62, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1489	The Awkward Love Song of Abigail Archer by Monica Sanz (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 84 ratings score: 62, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1489	Esther by Norah Lofts 3.99 avg rating — 248 ratings score: 62, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1489	The Miracle of MSM: The Natural Solution for Pain by Stanley W. Jacob 4.05 avg rating — 108 ratings score: 62, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1489	The Archive of the Forgotten (Hell's Library #2) by A.J. Hackwith (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 7,519 ratings score: 62, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1489	Snow Blind: Recovering After the Random Shooting by William M. Johnson (Goodreads Author) 4.65 avg rating — 37 ratings score: 62, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1489	The Promise by Ann Weisgarber (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 6,669 ratings score: 62, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1497	Cousins by Patricia Grace 4.22 avg rating — 817 ratings score: 61, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1497	恋だの愛だの 1 [Koi Dano Ai Dano 1] by Ririko Tsujita 4.17 avg rating — 482 ratings score: 61, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1497	Phantom (The Last Vampire, #4) by Christopher Pike 3.95 avg rating — 3,777 ratings score: 61, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1497	Silver Nutmeg by Norah Lofts 3.78 avg rating — 162 ratings score: 61, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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message 1: by Bevin (new)

Jan 08, 2009 01:42PM

How does "The Host" qualify as a lesser known book? It was an instant best seller and continues to dominate the top of the New York Times Best Sellers list. Seriously.

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message 2: by Melinda (new)

Jan 10, 2009 10:10PM

I second that.

Also "The Little Prince." Very well known, in fact.

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message 3: by Mandy (new)

Jul 21, 2009 11:03AM

The Giver and Beauty are also both very popular

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message 4: by ecka (new)

Jul 25, 2009 04:22AM

wow ^^

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message 5: by Ashley (new)

Aug 04, 2009 04:20PM

Sky of Swords

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message 6: by Raphaelus (new)

Apr 14, 2010 10:53AM

Eh Percy Jackson has a hollywood movie,

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message 7: by Jessup (new)

Apr 28, 2010 07:42PM

The Giver shouldn't be on here.

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message 8: by Sarah (new)

Jul 10, 2010 05:53PM

Someone remove The Giver and the Pearcy Jackson one. They're definately well-know, the former being required reading for middle schoolers in many school districts

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message 9: by Jan (last edited Aug 26, 2010 12:17PM) (new)

Aug 26, 2010 12:14PM

Sarah wrote: "Someone remove The Giver and the Pearcy Jackson one. They're definately well-know, the former being required reading for middle schoolers in many school districts"

I'll delete both the Percy Jackson's (if it has a movie, it's known) and The Giver.

Edit: That's done, and I also deleted Never Let Me Go, since that has a movie too.

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message 10: by Mare (new)

Sep 08, 2010 12:39PM

I Capture the Castle and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall have movies too....but even they aren't known...

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message 11: by [deleted user] (new)

Jan 02, 2011 03:24PM

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/80...

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message 12: by Daria (new)

Feb 23, 2011 12:16PM

Removed a few books that weren't at all lesser-known.

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message 13: by John (last edited Aug 26, 2011 06:40AM) (new)

Aug 25, 2011 10:56AM

I don't think you can say that "A Fine Balance" is lesser known - a critically aclaimed best seller that was on Oprah's list. No Oprah book should qualify as lesser known. I saw Andromeda Strain here too - a New York Times Best Seller. But worst of all, The Lovely Bones ...

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message 14: by Tegan (new)

Sep 01, 2011 11:41AM

The Host definitely should not be on here, it instantly went on best seller lists. And The Lovely Bones is really well known too, especially now that the movie is out.

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message 15: by Mir (new)

Sep 02, 2011 08:10AM

I don't think anything by Pratchett had be considered "little known" -- We Free Men has almost 12,000 ratings!

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message 16: by Feathzzz (new)

Sep 19, 2011 03:25AM

I think this is one of the highest quality most appropriate lists I've seen.

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message 17: by Janedoejournals (new)

Nov 29, 2011 04:39PM

Daughter of the Flames should totally qualify! I would show it to the world if I had the resources. I. LOVE. That. Book. >w<

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message 18: by Noneya (new)

Dec 12, 2011 07:42PM

I loved Daughter of the Flames too!

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message 19: by Mandi (new)

Mar 12, 2012 01:34PM

I removed The Host and The Lovely Bones. I don't think any book with more than 100k reviews can be considered "lesser known". Personally I would cap it at 50k reviews, but since I haven't read the ones that would be excluded by that rule, I'll leave them.

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message 20: by Jack (new)

Feb 17, 2013 04:05PM

Interview with John Greene (Author of The Fault In Our Stars) in Goodreads All Sorts!: http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/9...

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message 21: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Apr 13, 2013 05:07AM) (new)

Apr 13, 2013 04:27AM

There are so many lesser known books that deserve a lot more popularity and credit than they have... I went through my own list for this Listopia and only added lesser known books that I had given four or five stars. The books I added have not been read by a lot of GR members, as all books added have a low number of ratings.

To name just a few of my votes: The Rape of Tamar by Dan Jacobson, The God Boy by Ian Cross, Uncle Piper of Piper's Hill by Tasma, Prelude To Christopher by Eleanor Dark and In The Winter Dark by Tim Winton. And that's just my top five... :-)

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message 22: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Apr 13, 2013 05:09AM) (new)

Apr 13, 2013 05:00AM

Mandi wrote: "I removed The Host and The Lovely Bones. I don't think any book with more than 100k reviews can be considered "lesser known". Personally I would cap it at 50k reviews, but since I haven't read the ..."

I also noticed (very) popular books like The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Villete and Wives and Daughters. Those classics shouldn't be on this list either, in my opinion, as they can hardly be called 'lesser known'. But then again, that might just be a matter of opinion... :-0

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message 23: by Sarah (new)

Nov 11, 2013 06:09PM

I don't think Pride and Prejudice or To Kill a Mockingbird belong on this list. Both have over 1 million ratings. Otherwise, a fantastic list!!!

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message 24: by Carolina (new)

May 14, 2015 10:23AM

Booklovinglady wrote: "Mandi wrote: "I removed The Host and The Lovely Bones. I don't think any book with more than 100k reviews can be considered "lesser known". Personally I would cap it at 50k reviews, but since I hav..."

It varies according to the country. In Brazil, i.e., Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights are the only Brontë sisters novels known by more than 10 people.

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message 25: by Carolina (new)

May 14, 2015 10:23AM

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message 26: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited May 15, 2015 01:53AM) (new)

May 15, 2015 01:52AM

Carrie wrote: "It varies according to the country. ..."

I know, as I'm Dutch, and here it is a different matter altogether as well. But as the differences by country can be huge, I thought I'd better have a look at number of readers mentioned on GR ...

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message 27: by Justin (new)

Jun 13, 2016 06:34PM

To Kill a Mockingbird has to be the most popular Lesser Known Book of all time lol...

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message 28: by Heidi (new)

May 21, 2017 03:54AM

How can To Kill a Mockingbird be a lesser known book when it has 3,275,202 ratings?

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message 29: by ℓуηη_σƒ_νєℓαяιѕ (new)

Jul 16, 2018 01:07AM

Throne of Glass is on here? People will NOT shut up about that series. It's EVERYWHERE! Same with Cinder from the Lunar Chronicles. Both series are far from "lesser known."

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message 30: by Rachel (new)

May 02, 2019 02:14AM

Cant say I believe in this list any more. There are far too many well knowen books on here.

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message 31: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited May 02, 2019 02:57AM) (new)

May 02, 2019 02:56AM

Rachel wrote: "Cant say I believe in this list any more. There are far too many well knowen books on here."

I agree. The Bone People (#79), to name just one, won the Booker, for Pete's sake. But I guess as the voters come from different countries, it is different to all what is 'lesser known'.

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message 32: by A Hoppy Reader (last edited Oct 18, 2020 10:26AM) (new)

Oct 18, 2020 09:37AM

Usually lists like this set a limit for how many ratings a book can have. Books with more than that number of ratings are removed from the list. What do you think would be a good limit? I think any book with more than 100,00 ratings is way too well known I'd suggest a limit of 50,000 but if there's a consensus on setting a different limit I'm good with that. Also how do you feel about books that have been turned in to movies. Should they all be removed or only the ones with more then a certain number of ratings?

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message 33: by A Hoppy Reader (new)

Oct 18, 2020 11:06AM

Checked for duplicates and removed the books mentioned earlier in this thread and books with more than a million rations.

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message 34: by A Hoppy Reader (new)

Aug 02, 2023 10:04AM

Removed books with over one million ratings and some spam.

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message 35: by Margot (new)

Feb 03, 2025 02:16AM

Agatha Christie and Stephen King do not belong on this list ! Personally I have added books by some very gifted writers: Nickolas Butler who writes about the Midwest and Ron Rash who writes about Appalachia.

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