Classics you know you should have read but probably haven't

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I know I feel guilt at the number of works I feel I ought to have read, but haven't quite managed to get round to yet... Well, let's try to prioritise!
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Explicaciones
amanda4242: An important book, but I'll probably never read it again.
sturlington: Everyone should read at least once.
electrice : read
MyFathersDragon: It is a classic so I thought I should read it.
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Explicaciones
.Monkey. : Read it. Hated it.
amanda4242: Loved it in high school.
sturlington : Read in high school.
electrice : read
JalenV: Had to read it in high school.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read it. Hated. Read it. Loved it.
MyFathersDragon: I knew some of the high school English classes read it. I knew it was considered a classic. So, I decided I would read it. I did not like it. I am glad I read it, so I know what people are talking about when they bring it up, but I wouldn’t read it again.
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amanda4242: I despised this book.
Simone2 : In high school I hated it, but after reading it again recently I love it!
electrice : read
JalenV: Read in high school. It was sad.
ahef1963: Loved it. Cried twice while reading it.
MyFathersDragon: It was one of the classics to choose from to read in a high school class. I read lots of the choices, so I had options to choose from when it was time to write a book report.
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Explicaciones
amanda4242: Good book.
JalenV: My younger siblings and I used to play Hill House when we were kids in the 1960s after watching the 1963 film. My paperback copy is fragile now, so I bought and read a hardcover copy.
ahef1963: Excellent.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read. A favorite.
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Explicaciones
tiddleyboom : Read it. Loved it.
.Monkey. : Read it. Disliked.
amanda4242: Read it twice and hated it twice.
JalenV: Had to read it for High School and hated it. I read The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo. Found her inserted characters and the magic interesting, still hated the Gatsby sections.
Aprill: Read it.
ahef1963: Read it; didn't really like it.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read it. Loved it.
MyFathersDragon: It was one of the classics to choose from to read in a high school class. I read lots of the choices, so I had options to choose from when it was time to write a book report.
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JalenV: I had read this was a funny book, but I didn't think so when I first read it. I reread it after reading Seven Gothic Masterpieces. Now that I knew what she was lampooning, it WAS a funny book.
ahef1963: Read - loved it.
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Explicaciones
dara85: I have read it twice. Once as a teenager and then as an adult. Loved it both times.
.Monkey. : Read in high school.
JalenV: Read more than once since I was a teen. I still remember scenes from it.
Aprill: I read it when I was younger and would like to read it again.
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.Monkey. : Read it. Hated it.
sturlington : Read in college
JalenV: I have, and have read, my copy. I was already familiar with the plot thanks to The Classics Reclassified by Richard Armour.
aekd: Not likely to read.
ahef1963: Loved it.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read. Nearly everything else he wrote is better.
MyFathersDragon: It was one of the classics to choose from to read in a high school class. I read lots of the choices, so I had options to choose from when it was time to write a book report.
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Explicaciones
aulsmith : Never liked Stegner.
Aprill: I would like to revisit this one.
ahef1963: Amazing book. Was talked into reading it, and am so glad.
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tiddleyboom : Read in Junior High. Great story. Stays with you forever. It is a rather slow tale though.
JalenV: I was familiar with it from Armour's The Classics Reclassified before I checked out our library's audio copy. I liked it.
ahef1963: A lovely, pastoral story.
MyFathersDragon: I got it as a gift in 6th grade because it was a classic, so of course I read it.
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aulsmith : I missed this as a child, and now I think it's too late.
sturlington : Me, too, even though it's on my shelf
JalenV: I know I have the set -- did I get it myself, or did my parents give it to me? I did enjoy it.
ahef1963: Loved it; have been to PEI to see Montgomery's house, and have read all the Anne books.
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Explicaciones
sturlington : Dated and didactic
JalenV: I have loved this book since I was a girl. I have both the Nora Unwin and the Tasha Tudor illustrated editions.
Aprill: This is a nice story.
ahef1963: A great favourite of mine as a child.
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tiddleyboom: I know the whole plot and resolution of Jane Eyre; I've just never read the book.
JalenV: I have read this book so many times since I was a school girl. However, it wasn't until PBS first aired "I, Claudius" that I understood that "West Indies Messalina" insult.
Aprill: Enjoyed it.
ahef1963: A favourite.
MyFathersDragon: It was available when I was reading anything I could find. I reread it in high school.
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Explicaciones
sturlington : Read in college and did not enjoy; recommend The Age of Innocence instead
ahef1963: Read quite recently. Enjoyed it.
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aulsmith : No more Hemingway. Ever.
sturlington : Read in college
ahef1963: Have read it, didn't like it much, am never reading Hemingway again.
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Explicaciones
dara85: Loved it.
auntSteelbreaker : I have read it.
MyFathersDragon: It was one of the classics to choose from to read in a high school class. I read lots of the choices, so I had options to choose from when it was time to write a book report.
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Explicaciones
sturlington : This was OK, but not a classic for me.
Aprill: A favourite author.
ahef1963: Read (independently) in high school. Learned a lot from it.
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ahef1963: Read in grad school while also studying Beowulf; cried buckets over it.
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Explicaciones
JalenV: I've read it a couple of times. It's not as dull as Mansfield Park, but I can't say I like it much. I hope Emma and the Werewolves will be more fun.
ahef1963: Probably my least favourite Austen work, but still better than most other books of the period.