Under The Volcano

I’m not sure Ordinary People is under rated - they did make a film(which is why it’s famous)- it won prizes. Etc… Not every book stands the test of time - even good ones! and that was a good one - perhaps because the author never reached that height again?

100? 150!

I find books written hundreds of years ago feel current: themes of jealousy, hatred, war - Dickens - for instance, wrote of childhood poverty and the plight of the working class and the poor - and it feels very current