Comments on: 14 Underrated Books (Readers’ Picks)

By: Ted Fontenot

Ted Fontenot — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 01:03:56 +0000

Thomas Berger’s Reinhart in Love

John Barth’s The Floating Opera

Peter De Vries’s Let Me Count the Ways

Kingsley Amis’s Stanley and the Women

By: Sandra

Sandra — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 22:31:45 +0000

And I third the vote.

By: Missy

Missy — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 18:02:24 +0000

Don’t feel bad, Georgie, I haven’t heard of any of these either. And like you, none of them even sound remotely interesting to me. So far this year I’ve read 165 books so it’s not a lack of me reading. That being said, I read for escapism and enjoyment so I doubt many of the books I enjoy would ever be listed as literay masterpieces.

By: Linn Browne

Linn Browne — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 11:54:17 +0000

I vote for “Deep Creek” by Dana Hand. Excellent novel, based on a true event.

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 16:54:14 +0000

I second your vote for Riddley Walker.

By: Georgie R

Georgie R — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 15:56:02 +0000

I haven’t heard of any of those books! And to be honest (I know it’s judgemental but…) none of the titles interest me – apart from the YA one mentioned. The cover and title are the first thing a person notices about a book, so it has to be catchy & make you want to pick it up. Sorry if these books are amazing, but I haven’t ever even seen them!

By: Sue Cowing

Sue Cowing — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:30:47 +0000

The best book I’ve read in ten years is Guus Kuijer’s brief, original, and moving THE BOOK OF EVERYTHING.

By: Terry Whittaker

Terry Whittaker — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:49:49 +0000

Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban one of the great works of imagination ever.