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Underrated Reads You'll Love!
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items Dive into my curated collection of hidden literary treasures that deserve more spotlight! “Underrated Reads You’ll Love” features captivating, lesser-known books, each with my heartfelt reviews and concise synopses to help you pick your next unforget...
The story follows Birkin, a veteran, as he recuperates in a rural village. Birkin is tasked with uncovering a medieval fresco, symbolising the restoration of cultural heritage. Through his work and interactions, Birkin forms bonds with the villagers,...
A Month in the Country by J.L. Carr
William Gaddis's 'Carpenter's Gothic' is a darkly satirical novel that dissects American greed, religion, and societal dysfunction through sharp dialogue and a claustrophobic narrative set in a single house. Despite being a more accessible work compa...
Carpenter's Gothic by William Gaddis
It’s a series of vignettes about a grandmother and her young granddaughter exploring their summer island, bickering, philosophising, and finding magic in the mundane—like pebbles or storms. Jansson, famous for the Moomins, writes with such tender, pl...
The Summer Book by Tove Jansson
This French novel is like a dreamy, bittersweet memory. A young boy meets a mysterious girl at a magical estate, sparking a lifelong obsession to recapture that fleeting wonder. The prose is lush, almost fairy-tale-like, but it’s grounded in the ache...
The Lost Estate by Henri Alain-Fournier
Wow, this book is a wild, introspective ride. A wealthy woman in Rio crushes a cockroach and spirals into a raw, almost mystical meditation on existence, God, and her own humanity. Lispector’s stream-of-consciousness style is intense-like diving into...
The Passion According to G.H. by Clarice Lispector
This book is haunting in the best way. A young soldier, Giovanni Drogo, gets posted to a remote fortress waiting for an enemy that never comes. It’s a slow burn, but Buzzati’s stark prose nails the creeping dread of wasted time and unfulfilled dreams...
The Tartar Steppe by Dino Buzzati
This book feels like sitting with an old friend who’s lived a full, messy life. It’s the story of Ebenezer, a stubborn Guernsey fisherman, telling his tale-loves, feuds, and island secrets-through a voice so real it’s like he’s in the room. Edwards w...
Book Of Ebenezer Le Page: A Times Square Childhood
I stumbled on this and couldn’t put it down-it’s so strange and gripping. Alice, a teen girl with a cruel father, lives a bleak life in Edwardian London, but then discovers she can levitate, which is both magical and haunting. Comyns’ clear, almost f...
The Vet's Daughter by Barbara Comyns
Reading this felt like wandering Europe with a brilliant, charming friend. Fermor recounts his 1930s walk from Holland to Constantinople as a teen, describing landscapes, people, and history with such vivid, joyful prose-I could smell the bread and h...
A TIME OF GIFTS : Leigh Fermor, Patrick
I was hooked from the first page of this quiet, haunting story. It’s about a dying man revisiting his past at a Maine fishing camp, where a mysterious visitor changed his life decades ago. Cronin’s prose is so tender, it’s like a warm hug, blending l...
The Summer Guest by Justin Cronin
I stumbled across Stoner expecting a dusty old novel, but it’s a quiet gut-punch that sneaks up on you. This book follows William Stoner, a farm boy turned literature professor, through a life of small triumphs and crushing disappointments in early 2...
Stoner by John Williams
The Secret is a hidden gem that feels like it was written for anyone who’s ever felt like an outsider. This 1960s novel dives into the mind of a brilliant, socially awkward guy navigating a world that doesn’t get him-think a raw, realistic take on wh...
The Secret, by James Drought
I picked up The Women in Cages on a whim, and holy cow, it’s a wild ride of weird, wonderful short stories that stick with you. Sarang, an Indian writer, blends surrealism with sharp social commentary, creating tales that feel like Kafka meets Mumbai...
Women in Cages Book - Buy Online in India
Kira-Kira is one of those books that feels like a warm hug and a tearjerker all at once. It’s a novel about two Japanese-American characters sisters, Katie and Lynn, growing up in the 1950s South, facing poverty and prejudice while clinging to the id...
Kira-Kira