I want to advertise a very genius book that has been overlooked.
"Gone Awry: Gone Awry: A Virtual Tour Through High Tech Hell" by James Ignizio. I know this author's niece. This is a book that would make both Christians and Athiests laugh.
Does anyone have any other overlooked masterpieces in mind? Please share!
2006-08-13 17:04:35 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Just wanted to add that this book is marvelously effed up also.
2006-08-13 17:06:22 · update #1
My choice would be the blockbuster trilogy of works by John Dos Passos, called, "The U.S.A." (The 42nd Parallel, Nineteen-Nineteen, The Big Money).
Albert Camus referred to this anthology as the most important literary achievement of the first half of the twentieth century, and he was right. It's a powerhouse; and almost nobody outside of academe has ever heard of it. A great pity.
2006-08-13 22:18:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
My Dream of You
by Nuala O'Faolain
The Plague
by Albert Camus, Stuart Gilbert
The Haunting of Hill House
by Shirley Jackson
2006-08-14 00:39:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many great American novels that have been but forgotten. Some of them are:
Islandia - Austin Wright
Black Like Me - John Howard Griffin
Miss Lovelyhearts - Nathanael West
The Lottery - A Short Novel by Shirley Jackson
Sometimes A Great Notion - Ken Kesey
...and many more.
2006-08-14 00:26:00 · answer #3 · answered by Doc Watson 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lamb by Christopher Moore which describes the missing years of Jesus Christ by way of his fictional best friend Levi aka Biff. Surprisingly touching and though fictional offers a wonderful perspective that might scare some Christians but which made a wonderful book.
A Boy's Life by Robert McCammon which describes the strange occurrences of a small town in a wonderfully poignant way. One of my favorite books of all time.
2006-08-14 12:13:45 · answer #4 · answered by Carlito Sway 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote: The first non-fiction novel.
2006-08-14 10:30:30 · answer #5 · answered by Bob 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋