List books not being read

[J_BlueFlower]

Just randomly browsing the list I wonder at how some book are virtually not read:
James Plunkett Trusting and the Maimed 9 ratings and it is a core book

Jameson, Storm A Day Off 13 ratings yet another core book in English

Strauss Botho The Young Man 17 ratings

[Christine]

Part of that may be due to availability. Of the 3 books you listed, only A Day Off is carried by Amazon - the other two are carried by third party sellers, but for rather exorbitant prices. Of course, demand plays a factor in that.

I have not read any of those three books so I can't comment on their content. Have you read them?

[J_BlueFlower]

Christine wrote: ".... Have you read them? "

No, none of them. But I have read Monika Maron:
Pavel's Letters that currently only has 45 ratings.

Here are two more rare reads:
Zulfikar Ghose: The Triple Mirror of the Self 15 ratings
Wyndham Lewis: The Childermass 17 ratings  

[Sandi]

There's also Anniversaries: From the Life of Gesine Cresspahl by Uwe Johnson at 72 ratings.

Anton Reiser: A Psychological Novel by Karl Philipp Moritz at 93 ratings.

Halbzeit by Martin Walser at 15 ratings (might not be available in English though).

Out of these three I have only read Anton Reiser. An 18th century novel about a boy who wants a good education despite being poor.

[Ellinor]

I just sorted my 1001 shelf by number of ratings and noticed that there are almost 80 books with less than a 100 ratings. I've read a few of them but most of these were very heard to obtain.

[Judith]

I've been collecting and reading from the list for three years, and I've not found any of the ones mentioned here at a reasonable used book price in all that time. I'm sure "hard to find" is a factor for many of the 80 books with less than 100 ratings.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

There are over 1300 books on the list and I think most on this list have read fewer than 200 of them. There are bound to be books with fewer readers, and availability would be a primary reason for that.

[J_BlueFlower]

Tried the Danish public library system search for books that can be ordered in Denmark. Of the 9 books 6 could be ordered (but 2 only in German).

James Plunkett Trusting and the Maimed : No

Jameson, Storm A Day Off : Yes. (And I ordered it right away – it probably being the rarest 1001-book I can actually get.)

Strauss Botho The Young Man: No

Monika Maron: Pavel's Letters: Yes, and already read.

Zulfikar Ghose: The Triple Mirror of the Self : Yes. Two editions (1992 and 1994)

Wyndham Lewis: The Childermass: Yes.

Anniversaries: From the Life of Gesine Cresspahl by Uwe Johnson: No

Anton Reiser: A Psychological Novel by Karl Philipp Moritz : Yes, but only in German.

Halbzeit by Martin Walser: Yes, but only in German.

[Kristen]

Trusting and the Maimed doesn't seem too hard to find. Look for Trusting and the Maimed and other Irish stories. It's not extremely common, but it's in a lot of libraries (check worldcat.org). Also, there are several copies on amazon for $10 right now.