Classics you know you should have read but probably haven't
- Descripción
- 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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por John Gardner
6,047 miembros
107 reseñas
3.8
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Añadido 2012-03-11, 12:38 PM
- 14 Members
- tiddleyboom, kerry1897, eromsted, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, sturlington, cathyta, brenzi, fundevogel, Cindy1954, ahef1963, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, Saxon451,aulsmith , ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explicaciones
- ahef1963: Read in grad school while also studying Beowulf; cried buckets over it.ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
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por George Orwell
59,996 miembros
883 reseñas
4
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Añadido 2012-02-14, 08:36 AM
- 61 Members
- Aquila, bookwoman84, wordswordswords, kageeh, Rtrace, varielle, antqueen, pmdean, jefbra, m_island, karamazow, amanda4242, deldevries, sturlington, cathyta, fundevogel, ukh, jyssco, HGideon, canantopaloglu, Dehinde, eclecticdodo, JqnOC, electrice, John_Vaughan, cej1027, JalenV, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, al.vick, jaysbooks, ahef1963, LesleyAshton, mspixieears, jnmlkr901, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, SamTaylor, daisy_jane, linnzsue, JohnMB, Saxon451, aquariumministry, JMK2020, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, hrd666dri, Sisif, mcountr, readerdad, TeriAndersonNeedham, steller0707, despina.aws, TaraJohnson, Tyler_DDurden, gunarss, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, Flothat, zombiecat, jarcipreste,Edward ,lorax , ,eromsted ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,prosfilaes ,aulsmith ,sjmccreary ,peterdj ,Simone2 ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explicaciones
- JalenV: I know I've read it. I'm pretty sure I did so for school. The ending stayed with me.ahef1963: Didn't really care for it.ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
3
4,283 miembros
57 reseñas
½ 3.6
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Puntuacion 3.95
Añadido 2014-02-25, 03:46 PM
- 3 Members
- fundevogel, Simone2, ryaSilvia,eromsted
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por Thomas Pynchon
10,991 miembros
194 reseñas
½ 3.7
Ranking Global 286
Puntuacion 7.13
Añadido 2014-02-25, 03:47 PM
- 7 Members
- martina_hrubes, fundevogel, perennialreader, mspixieears, ryaSilvia, Laura1124, Sisif,eromsted ,aekd
- Explicaciones
- aekd: no me gusta pynchon
5
por Gilgamesh Poet
9,869 miembros
119 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 163
Puntuacion 24.52
Añadido 2012-05-16, 09:41 AM
- 20 Members
- Edward, gennyt, kerry1897, europhile, amanda4242, jerry-book, cathyta, fundevogel, canantopaloglu, al.vick, SkuldOMG, NinieB, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, daisy_jane, JohnMB, Saxon451, Jonas.Pieters, zombiecat,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith , ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explicaciones
- ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
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por George Orwell
81,917 miembros
1,270 reseñas
4.2
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Puntuacion 213.08
Añadido 2012-01-09, 03:57 AM
- 98 Members
- Aquila, ABVR, waitingtoderail, gennyt, rosalita, wordswordswords, conceptDawg, staffordcastle, anglemark, tiddleyboom, jmnlman, kageeh, Rtrace, mybookshelf, pamelad, ghilbrae, booksinbed, almigwin, lwbooklover, varielle, antqueen, pmdean, Zylphan, jefbra, bell7, m_island, karamazow, amanda4242, deldevries, birder4106, Matke, sturlington, flips, cathyta, brenzi, BekkaJo, fundevogel, ukh, Percevan, ridgididge, briarhills, nik61, canantopaloglu, CVido, Bici47, HMHbooks, Dunord, Dehinde, eclecticdodo, nlgeorge, BlueSkies305, Tess_W, John_Vaughan, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, jaysbooks, ahef1963, bcrowl399, Carmen_13, EElsen, LesleyAshton, Peace2, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, jnmlkr901, Arrashid7, Laura1124, kristilabrie, banana4thelord, Chirules, christianromney, hudzilla55, linnzsue, dljones442, JohnMB, courtneyp93, Saxon451, misfortune317, kierstens, spiderlily, merriqat, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, hrd666dri, thamara.abrao, Sisif, mcountr, readerdad, steller0707, CharlesTheB, dkarenart, TaraJohnson, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, valeriepatton, zombiecat, jarcipreste,Edward ,lorax , ,eromsted ,_Zoe_ ,cpg ,Illiniguy71 ,SilentInAWay ,prosfilaes ,aulsmith ,EmScape , ,sjmccreary , ,peterdj ,auntSteelbreaker ,electrice ,lsah ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explicaciones
- amanda4242: An important book, but I'll probably never read it again.sturlington: Everyone should read at least once.electrice : readManWithAnAgenda : Read.MyFathersDragon: It is a classic so I thought I should read it.
7
6,834 miembros
83 reseñas
½ 4.4
Ranking Global 178
Puntuacion 21.41
Añadido 2012-01-09, 10:04 AM
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por Joseph Conrad
23,573 miembros
387 reseñas
½ 3.6
Ranking Global 94
Puntuacion 55.03
Añadido 2012-08-04, 11:34 AM
- 42 Members
- Edward, wordswordswords, kerry1897, mybookshelf, jamesabg, booksinbed, almigwin, varielle, europhile, sjmccreary, amanda4242, sturlington, cathyta, BekkaJo, fundevogel, ukh, jyssco, nik61, electrice, gypsysmom, ahef1963, elia1168, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, ryaSilvia, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, Laura1124, SamTaylor, linnzsue, dljones442, JohnMB, mmseiple, lsah, Saxon451, JessGalchutt, RachelKirk, Sisif, steller0707, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill,jain ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,peterdj ,Simone2 ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explicaciones
- ManWithAnAgenda : Read.MyFathersDragon: We read the Secret Sharer in English class, but on the other side of it (upside down from each other) was this one, so I read it because it was available. The book also described it as a Joseph Conrad classic. I was determined to read lots of books considered classics when I was in high school.
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por Evelyn Waugh
12,573 miembros
265 reseñas
4
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Puntuacion 57.31
Añadido 2012-08-05, 12:17 PM
- 41 Members
- gennyt, tiddleyboom, eromsted, Rtrace, mybookshelf, longway, SilentInAWay, smcwl, almigwin, varielle, .Monkey., Cecrow, amanda4242, martina_hrubes, cathyta, brenzi, BekkaJo, fundevogel, perennialreader, souloftherose, ridgididge, nik61, cc9, Cindy1954, Simone2, CVido, ahef1963, elia1168, linlef, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, IsabelJacobson, metamedusa, Laura1124, linnzsue, mmseiple, fredasteele, TaraJohnson, MaureenONeill,cpg ,aulsmith ,peterdj ,sturlington ,Peace2 ,lsah ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explicaciones
- sturlington : Read a long time ago; don't want to revisit.ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
10
16,991 miembros
190 reseñas
3.8
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Puntuacion 71.03
Añadido 2012-10-25, 06:11 PM
- 47 Members
- gennyt, wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, eromsted, mybookshelf, jefbra, Smiler69, sjmccreary, martina_hrubes, deldevries, cathyta, BekkaJo, fundevogel, souloftherose, Cindy1954, CVido, bw94612, Kristelh, rretzler, BlueSkies305, Shutzie27, al.vick, jaysbooks, bibliobuzz, elia1168, FancyHorse, rosemitchell, NinieB, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, banana4thelord, linnzsue, JohnMB, courtneyp93, mmseiple, Saxon451, JMK2020, Rusty37, TwinDaddy, readerdad, TaraJohnson, gunarss, MyFathersDragon, valeriepatton,waitingtoderail ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,lsah
- Explicaciones
- aulsmith : Life's too short to bother with this polemic.sturlington : You can understand the importance of this novel in history without actually having to read it.
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4,781 miembros
33 reseñas
3.9
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Añadido 2014-02-25, 03:43 PM
- 3 Members
- fundevogel, ryaSilvia, dianeham,sturlington
- Explicaciones
- sturlington : I've read this in bits and pieces, I guess
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por Stella Gibbons
5,768 miembros
221 reseñas
4
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Puntuacion 18.41
Añadido 2014-01-18, 01:18 PM
- 15 Members
- eromsted, Rtrace, booksinbed, almigwin, Cecrow, amanda4242, sturlington, fundevogel, perennialreader, nlgeorge, ahef1963, NinieB, mspixieears, steller0707, MaureenONeill,aulsmith ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explicaciones
- amanda4242: Splendid book.sturlington: Read and recommendedahef1963: I found it very boring. I had no idea it was supposed to be funny. Must try again.ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
13
por Oscar Wilde
39,465 miembros
633 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 37
Puntuacion 112.65
Añadido 2012-02-19, 01:15 PM
- 72 Members
- benfulton, hipdeep, wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, eromsted, kageeh, jain, mybookshelf, longway, pamelad, jamesabg, booksinbed, lwbooklover, varielle, AnnaClaire, ScarySquirrel, otterlake, m_island, icre8dstny, amanda4242, redsox0407, peterdj, jerry-book, sturlington, cathyta, brenzi, BekkaJo, fundevogel, ukh, jyssco, bacbaby, Cindy1954, CVido, Bici47, eclecticdodo, electrice, tjsween, TrulyAragorn, cej1027, fuzzi, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, ahef1963, SkuldOMG, pincus2, flying_monkeys, linlef, LesleyAshton, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, ryaSilvia, jnmlkr901, Arrashid7, kristilabrie, linnzsue, nedhyu, Saxon451, misfortune317, kierstens, RachelKirk, CTyner, Sisif, mcountr, despina.aws, Stephan_Rogers, Musicaldreamer, TaraJohnson, Tyler_DDurden, gerggerggerg, MaureenONeill, ArayaK, zombiecat,Edward , ,waitingtoderail ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,jefbra , ,sjmccreary ,Simone2 ,Aprill ,JohnMB ,lsah ,ManWithAnAgenda ,emily-judith
- Explicaciones
- jain: Need to read the uncensored version.amanda4242: Brilliant book.Aprill: I found it difficult and not to my taste. Didn't finish.ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
14
por J. M. Barrie
18,910 miembros
326 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 128
Puntuacion 34.05
Añadido 2013-09-22, 04:19 PM
- 24 Members
- Aquila, wordswordswords, Rtrace, booksinbed, varielle, icre8dstny, sturlington, fundevogel, briarhills, Dehinde, TrulyAragorn, fuzzi, JalenV, ahef1963, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, jnmlkr901, mattmcmahon, nedhyu, JohnMB, FireflyLover, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill,aulsmith ,lsah
- Explicaciones
- JalenV: I read my brother's copy once. I was so incensed by Peter's insensitive treatment of Wendy in the last chapter that I never wanted to read it again.
15
por Vladimir Nabokov
7,940 miembros
139 reseñas
4.2
Ranking Global 228
Puntuacion 12.37
Añadido 2012-02-10, 10:44 AM
- 14 Members
- Edward, gennyt, wordswordswords, kerry1897, almigwin, varielle, cathyta, fundevogel, ryaSilvia, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, CharlesTheB, GrimFiend1977,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,peterdj
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por Gustav Meyrink
1,805 miembros
44 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 180
Puntuacion 20.6
Añadido 2013-09-12, 09:06 AM
- 14 Members
- tiddleyboom, kerry1897, eromsted, Cecrow, icre8dstny, WSB7, cathyta, fundevogel, Cindy1954, electrice, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, linnzsue, Sisif
- Explicaciones
- tiddleyboom: Read this years ago in school, can't remember much about it. I guess that says something right there.
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por Rudyard Kipling
11,177 miembros
150 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 122
Puntuacion 34.94
Añadido 2013-09-22, 11:58 AM
- 25 Members
- Aquila, wordswordswords, varielle, pmdean, jefbra, icre8dstny, martina_hrubes, fundevogel, briarhills, electrice, JalenV, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, aekd, elia1168, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, daisy_jane, mattmcmahon, Saxon451, Jonas.Pieters, readerdad, MyFathersDragon, valeriepatton,aulsmith ,sturlington
- Explicaciones
- JalenV: I've read it, but I like the Just-So Stories better.
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5,027 miembros
39 reseñas
3.9
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Puntuacion 28.08
Añadido 2014-01-12, 04:07 PM
- 18 Members
- tiddleyboom, kerry1897, almigwin, icre8dstny, amanda4242, fundevogel, briarhills, Dunord, Dehinde, nlgeorge, james.proffitt, mspixieears, jnmlkr901, mattmcmahon, Sisif, Jonas.Pieters, GrimFiend1977, Dave_Underwood, ,ahef1963
- Explicaciones
- ahef1963 : Incredibly dull. Did not finish it.
19
por Charles Dickens
24,222 miembros
241 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 4
Puntuacion 268.93
Añadido 2012-02-08, 06:50 PM
- 94 Members
- Aquila, wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, eromsted, kageeh, mybookshelf, longway, pamelad, ghilbrae, SimoneA, smcwl, almigwin, lwbooklover, varielle, .Monkey., antqueen, rosiezbanks, AnnaClaire, pmdean, Aninja, EmScape, Zylphan, jefbra, chgstrom, olgakm, karamazow, deldevries, cathyta, japaul22, fundevogel, susiesharp, ridgididge, cc9, Cindy1954, CVido, Beorn_se_Bacaire, Bici47, Kristelh, Dehinde, eclecticdodo, rretzler, BlueSkies305, JqnOC, John_Vaughan, TrulyAragorn, JalenV, gypsysmom, jaysbooks, ahef1963, raperper, Carmen_13, NinieB, linlef, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, Jacqklueh, FlorianKarpfinger, dwightie, mspixieears, ryaSilvia, jnmlkr901, Arrashid7, Laura1124, banana4thelord, mattmcmahon, ramsesiii, linnzsue, December7, nedhyu, dljones442, JohnMB, courtneyp93, mmseiple, Zaeynab, aquariumministry, RodgerA, pkloza, kierstens, spiderlily, HollieKirt, Rusty37, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, CharlesTheB, dkarenart, CyndiCiavarella, Stephan_Rogers, TaraJohnson, ChrissyQuise, gerggerggerg, gunarss, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, DianaInSydney,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,lsah
- Explicaciones
- JalenV: I listened to an audio copy from my local library. I was amazed by how much punishment poor Oliver's body takes near the end and he managed to survive. Nice kid -- interesting, considering his upbringing.ahef1963: Too depressing for my liking.Arrashid7: I read in high school. A great book! A tip ~ don't ever watch movies first!MyFathersDragon: I was bored in 6th grade and read anything I could get my hands on. I liked Dickens, so I read a lot of his stories.
20
por Charles Dickens
36,630 miembros
456 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 13
Puntuacion 190.33
Añadido 2012-01-09, 03:56 AM
- 83 Members
- Aquila, ABVR, _Zoe_, kageeh, jain, longway, pamelad, SimoneA, almigwin, varielle, .Monkey., antqueen, AnnaClaire, pmdean, EmScape, rainpebble, otterlake, m_island, olgakm, crazy4reading, cathyta, brenzi, BekkaJo, fundevogel, ukh, suitable1, perennialreader, ridgididge, cc9, Cindy1954, CVido, Beorn_se_Bacaire, Bici47, Dehinde, lewisw, nlgeorge, rretzler, BlueSkies305, JqnOC, tjsween, JalenV, gypsysmom, al.vick, jaysbooks, ahef1963, StefanieGeeks, flying_monkeys, bcrowl399, rosemitchell, pewterbreath, LesleyAshton, Peace2, james.proffitt, Jacqklueh, FlorianKarpfinger, jnmlkr901, Arrashid7, Laura1124, banana4thelord, christianromney, linnzsue, December7, nedhyu, dljones442, JohnMB, NareHon, courtneyp93, mmseiple, blancosa, lsah, Saxon451, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, spiderlily, HollieKirt, Rusty37, MargaretD1, JessGalchutt, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, TeriAndersonNeedham, MyFathersDragon, valeriepatton, Mama_Smurf,lorax ,gilroy , ,jmnlman ,eromsted ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,prosfilaes ,aulsmith ,jefbra ,karamazow ,sjmccreary ,peterdj ,
- Explicaciones
- gilroy : Read itjain: Read it in high school but need to reread as an adult.JalenV: Another Dickens novel I listened to after checking it out from the library. I go to bed listening to books and it's an easy way to get through classics.MyFathersDragon: I read lots of Dickens in 6th grade because I liked them.
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por Chinua Achebe
20,642 miembros
432 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 168
Puntuacion 23.59
Añadido 2013-09-12, 11:50 AM
- 20 Members
- wordswordswords, kerry1897, almigwin, amanda4242, cathyta, fundevogel, Dehinde, nlgeorge, gypsysmom, ahef1963, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, jnmlkr901, IsabelJacobson, Laura1124, SamTaylor, linnzsue, aquariumministry, steller0707,eromsted ,Simone2 ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explicaciones
- Dehinde: Read it for high schoolManWithAnAgenda : Read.
22
por Harper Lee
78,439 miembros
1,433 reseñas
½ 4.4
Ranking Global 28
Puntuacion 134.83
Añadido 2012-02-10, 10:43 AM
- 77 Members
- Edward, Aquila, wordswordswords, kageeh, Rtrace, pamelad, jamesabg, booksinbed, SimoneA, almigwin, lwbooklover, varielle, AnnaClaire, Zylphan, jefbra, m_island, stellarexplorer, icre8dstny, sjmccreary, amanda4242, martina_hrubes, deldevries, sturlington, cathyta, brenzi, BekkaJo, fundevogel, perennialreader, ridgididge, briarhills, CVido, eclecticdodo, nlgeorge, John_Vaughan, Jys-g, JalenV, gypsysmom, Aprill, Shutzie27, jaysbooks, ahef1963, NinieB, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, Laura1124, kristilabrie, Nivram, hudzilla55, linnzsue, December7, nedhyu, dljones442, JohnMB, MadaraR, courtneyp93, Mellerup, Saxon451, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, misfortune317, merriqat, TwinDaddy, thamara.abrao, mcountr, TeriAndersonNeedham, steller0707, CharlesTheB, TaraJohnson, Tyler_DDurden, FireflyLover, KrystalSheppard, Melinapm, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, valeriepatton, Mama_Smurf, ,tiddleyboom ,henkl ,eromsted ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,Simone2 ,electrice ,mattries37315 ,ManWithAnAgenda ,
- Explicaciones
- tiddleyboom : Read in High School - one of my favorites. Movie is excellent too.amanda4242: It's not awful, but it is highly overrated.sturlington: Everyone should read this book.electrice : readJalenV: Read decades ago. I remember parts of it.
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por Jack Kerouac
27,927 miembros
386 reseñas
½ 3.6
Ranking Global 88
Puntuacion 57.86
Añadido 2012-08-04, 11:44 AM
- 44 Members
- gennyt, hipdeep, wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, kerry1897, eromsted, foggidawn, SilentInAWay, SimoneA, varielle, Smiler69, deldevries, cathyta, BekkaJo, fundevogel, ridgididge, nik61, Cindy1954, Simone2, electrice, gypsysmom, mattries37315, elia1168, linlef, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, ryaSilvia, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, Laura1124, nicolaskowsk, TheUndergroundMan000, nedhyu, JohnMB, Mellerup, mmseiple, lsah, Jonas.Pieters, GrimFiend1977, TaraJohnson, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill,cpg ,aulsmith ,karamazow ,sturlington ,ukh ,CVido ,bw94612 ,ahef1963 ,CharlesTheB
- Explicaciones
- aulsmith : I read it and liked it, but I doubt it will be a classic.sturlington : Couldn't finish it.bw94612 : Tiresomeahef1963 : The misogyny turned me off and I didn't finish it.MyFathersDragon: I read it as a teenager, because it was recommended and loaned to me.
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por Umberto Eco
19,512 miembros
310 reseñas
4.2
Ranking Global 111
Puntuacion 39.44
Añadido 2012-08-04, 11:43 AM
- 36 Members
- Aquila, tiddleyboom, kerry1897, eromsted, cpg, mybookshelf, SimoneA, almigwin, varielle, m_island, sjmccreary, amanda4242, WSB7, cathyta, fundevogel, jyssco, perennialreader, Kodibear, briarhills, Cindy1954, nlgeorge, BlueSkies305, TrulyAragorn, cej1027, JalenV, gypsysmom, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, metamedusa, linnzsue, nedhyu, dljones442, lsah, JMK2020, Sisif,Edward ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,peterdj ,sturlington ,Simone2 ,jaysbooks ,ahef1963 ,Peace2
- Explicaciones
- sturlington : Not sure I would call this a classicJalenV: I read it decades ago. That bit about not wanting to admit that Christ was poor rings true because I have a 19th century book on the lives of Saints Joseph, Joachim, and Anne. That book didn't want to talk about Joseph's poverty, but that he was descended from King David.ahef1963 : Hated it twice. My dad loved it so much that I gave it a second try, but still hated it.
25
por Bram Stoker
35,403 miembros
624 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 22
Puntuacion 152.37
Añadido 2012-02-19, 01:07 PM
- 76 Members
- bookwoman84, benfulton, kerry1897, eromsted, mlfhlibrarian, Rtrace, jain, mybookshelf, foggidawn, longway, pamelad, SilentInAWay, SimoneA, BookWallah, varielle, europhile, dhm, Zylphan, jefbra, m_island, icre8dstny, sjmccreary, amanda4242, deldevries, PatsyMurray, sturlington, cathyta, brenzi, fundevogel, auntSteelbreaker, Percevan, briarhills, Cindy1954, CVido, Beorn_se_Bacaire, Bici47, Dehinde, eclecticdodo, BlueSkies305, Himalmitra, fuzzi, JalenV, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Marleen_Cloutier, elia1168, FancyHorse, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, Laura1124, christianromney, hudzilla55, linnzsue, nedhyu, dljones442, JohnMB, courtneyp93, Evelyn_Lilly_317, mmseiple, Zaeynab, kierstens, HollieKirt, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, CTyner, hrd666dri, rjbd, mcountr, TeriAndersonNeedham, TaraJohnson, Tyler_DDurden, MaureenONeill, ArayaK, zombiecat,Edward , ,aulsmith ,ukh ,electrice , ,Peace2 ,lsah ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explicaciones
- electrice : read in 2014JalenV: I read it because I was a fan of the original "Dark Shadows" soap opera. I've read it twice.ahef1963: Re-read via audiobook. It drove me crazy.ManWithAnAgenda : Read, enjoyed.
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por Albert Camus
35,511 miembros
507 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 66
Puntuacion 75.41
Añadido 2012-01-26, 05:47 PM
- 50 Members
- hailelib, gennyt, wordswordswords, kerry1897, jamesabg, almigwin, lwbooklover, varielle, .Monkey., Zylphan, amanda4242, artturnerjr, cathyta, BekkaJo, fundevogel, ridgididge, CVido, Kristelh, nlgeorge, BlueSkies305, electrice, tjsween, ahef1963, bcrowl399, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, ryaSilvia, jnmlkr901, Arrashid7, metamedusa, Laura1124, SamTaylor, christianromney, hudzilla55, linnzsue, TheUndergroundMan000, courtneyp93, Mellerup, mmseiple, blancosa, JMK2020, Sisif, Jonas.Pieters, mcountr, steller0707, CharlesTheB, TaraJohnson, MyFathersDragon, ArayaK,Edward , ,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,peterdj ,Simone2 ,mattries37315 ,Peace2 ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explicaciones
- amanda4242: Read in college.ahef1963: One of my favourite books of all time.ManWithAnAgenda : Read.MyFathersDragon: We read this in French class. It was interesting. I’ve considered reading it again.
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por Vladimir Nabokov
31,699 miembros
563 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 32
Puntuacion 126.39
Añadido 2012-01-09, 10:17 AM
- 69 Members
- Aquila, Only2rs, bookwoman84, ABVR, gennyt, eromsted, mybookshelf, foggidawn, longway, paradoxosalpha, pamelad, jamesabg, booksinbed, SimoneA, smcwl, lwbooklover, prosfilaes, varielle, EmScape, otterlake, icre8dstny, amanda4242, martina_hrubes, artturnerjr, cathyta, brenzi, fundevogel, ukh, mousse, nik61, Cindy1954, CVido, Bici47, Dehinde, rretzler, BlueSkies305, JqnOC, bwtsang, Marleen_Cloutier, flying_monkeys, Elizabeth088, EElsen, linlef, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, IsabelJacobson, Laura1124, SamTaylor, christianromney, hudzilla55, linnzsue, TheUndergroundMan000, nedhyu, JohnMB, loogawa, courtneyp93, Zaeynab, kierstens, merriqat, Sisif, electricgoddess1993, steller0707, CyndiCiavarella, Stephan_Rogers, TaraJohnson, Tyler_DDurden, jarcipreste,gilroy , ,waitingtoderail ,tiddleyboom ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,karamazow ,sjmccreary ,peterdj ,sturlington ,Simone2 ,lsah ,ManWithAnAgenda ,gerggerggerg
- Explicaciones
- gilroy : Read it. Hated it. Let the dang thing die.aulsmith : I see no reason for anyone to feel obligated to read this bookamanda4242: Read it, but not in a rush to read it again.sturlington : Could not finish.Simone2 : Loved itManWithAnAgenda : Read.
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por Dante Alighieri
21,744 miembros
188 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 6
Puntuacion 251.12
Añadido 2012-01-09, 06:40 PM
- 94 Members
- Edward, Only2rs, ABVR, gennyt, conceptDawg, tiddleyboom, evilmoose, foggidawn, Ragnell, lahochstetler, SimoneA, smcwl, almigwin, lwbooklover, prosfilaes, .Monkey., antqueen, thorold, AnnaClaire, europhile, Aninja, dhm, EmScape, Zylphan, bell7, Smiler69, otterlake, olgakm, stellarexplorer, sjmccreary, Myrrha, Matke, cathyta, StephenBarkley, fundevogel, auntSteelbreaker, ukh, bacbaby, citybird, souloftherose, 2wonderY, mousse, cc9, canantopaloglu, Cindy1954, Dilara86, Bici47, Kristelh, Dunord, BlueSkies305, JqnOC, electrice, TrulyAragorn, al.vick, raperper, SkuldOMG, AmourFou, FancyHorse, Elizabeth088, james.proffitt, Jacqklueh, FlorianKarpfinger, dwightie, Liivin, ryaSilvia, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, kristilabrie, christianromney, linnzsue, JohnMB, Ares14, dianeham, joannawolotira, mmseiple, blancosa, RodgerA, spiderlily, JMK2020, TwinDaddy, CTyner, Sisif, kihohamu, electricgoddess1993, Aggelos, CharlesTheB, dkarenart, TaraJohnson, Tyler_DDurden, gunarss, MyFathersDragon, tjtjtjtj, scstubbs, evaneshel,lorax , ,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,karamazow ,peterdj ,sturlington ,CVido ,courtneyp93 ,lsah ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explicaciones
- aulsmith : Got halfway through hell and gave up.sturlington : Read Inferno in college. Not sure of the point of reading the rest.Arrashid7: I plan to read it this summer.ManWithAnAgenda : Read, loved.MyFathersDragon: I didn’t finish. I read some in Italian, but I am not very good with Italian. I read more in English translation, but I wanted to go back to the Italian, and never finished.
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por Douglas Adams
13,842 miembros
232 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 412
Puntuacion -5.91
Añadido 2014-02-25, 03:46 PM
- 6 Members
- amanda4242, fundevogel, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, ahef1963, ryaSilvia,eromsted ,europhile ,aulsmith , ,sturlington ,aekd ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explicaciones
- sturlington : Read it, but I don't know if this qualifies as a classic.aekd: readahef1963: It was okay, but not as great as advertised.ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
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por Cormac McCarthy
11,569 miembros
272 reseñas
4.2
Ranking Global 274
Puntuacion 7.65
Añadido 2014-02-25, 03:44 PM
- 6 Members
- sturlington, fundevogel, vwinsloe, ryaSilvia, Sisif, ManWithAnAgenda,nlgeorge
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por Thomas Fahy
138 miembros
1 reseña
4.2
Ranking Global 221
Puntuacion 13.46
Añadido 2014-02-25, 03:43 PM
- 13 Members
- tiddleyboom, m_island, fundevogel, canantopaloglu, nlgeorge, electrice, gypsysmom, ryaSilvia, Laura1124, nedhyu, ManWithAnAgenda, GrimFiend1977, MaureenONeill, ,sturlington ,Simone2
- Explicaciones
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por Carson McCullers
10,717 miembros
243 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 199
Puntuacion 16.8
Añadido 2014-02-25, 03:44 PM
- 15 Members
- tiddleyboom, eromsted, booksinbed, redsox0407, fundevogel, vwinsloe, nlgeorge, electrice, gypsysmom, Aprill, ahef1963, james.proffitt, Laura1124, linnzsue, steller0707,aulsmith ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explicaciones
- sturlington : Read long ago; could not make it through a reread, though.Aprill: A beautiful story.ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
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por Dee Brown
8,950 miembros
128 reseñas
½ 4.3
Ranking Global 236
Puntuacion 10.63
Añadido 2014-02-25, 03:44 PM
- 10 Members
- hipdeep, fundevogel, jyssco, perennialreader, nlgeorge, aekd, ryaSilvia, dljones442, Saxon451, steller0707,eromsted ,aulsmith
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por Evelyn Waugh
4,396 miembros
91 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 270
Puntuacion 7.92
Añadido 2014-02-25, 03:45 PM
- 6 Members
- eromsted, Rtrace, amanda4242, fundevogel, gypsysmom, ryaSilvia
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por Tobias Wolff
2,936 miembros
46 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 368
Puntuacion 2.75
Añadido 2014-02-25, 03:45 PM
- 2 Members
- fundevogel, ryaSilvia
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26,076 miembros
227 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 140
Puntuacion 29.42
Añadido 2014-02-25, 03:46 PM
- 25 Members
- Aquila, Rtrace, booksinbed, SimoneA, amanda4242, deldevries, sturlington, fundevogel, ukh, Dehinde, gypsysmom, ahef1963, NinieB, james.proffitt, mspixieears, jnmlkr901, IsabelJacobson, Laura1124, daisy_jane, JohnMB, Saxon451, JMK2020, JessGalchutt, Sisif, steller0707,eromsted ,aulsmith ,Simone2 ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explicaciones
- ahef1963: One of my favourite Shakespeare plays.ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
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por John Cleland
3,323 miembros
58 reseñas
3.2
Ranking Global 222
Puntuacion 13.22
Añadido 2014-02-25, 03:46 PM
- 9 Members
- eromsted, europhile, amanda4242, fundevogel, ahef1963, mspixieears, ryaSilvia, ManWithAnAgenda, GrimFiend1977
- Explicaciones
- ahef1963: I had no idea that such an old book could be this bawdy. I was genuinely shocked.
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por Salman Rushdie
12,044 miembros
138 reseñas
½ 3.7
Ranking Global 283
Puntuacion 7.37
Añadido 2014-02-25, 03:49 PM
- 8 Members
- eromsted, Rtrace, booksinbed, fundevogel, ahef1963, ryaSilvia, steller0707, GrimFiend1977,Simone2 ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explicaciones
- ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
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por Upton Sinclair
11,626 miembros
129 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 198
Puntuacion 17.43
Añadido 2014-02-25, 03:50 PM
- 14 Members
- eromsted, Cecrow, deldevries, fundevogel, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, linnzsue, dljones442, JohnMB, Saxon451, readerdad, FireflyLover,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explicaciones
- ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
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por Henrik Ibsen
1,625 miembros
20 reseñas
½ 3.5
Ranking Global 315
Puntuacion 5.42
Añadido 2014-02-25, 03:50 PM
- 4 Members
- amanda4242, fundevogel, mspixieears, ryaSilvia
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por Henry James
8,100 miembros
248 reseñas
½ 3.4
Ranking Global 167
Puntuacion 23.91
Añadido 2012-02-19, 01:16 PM
- 24 Members
- bookwoman84, gennyt, wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, kerry1897, jain, almigwin, lwbooklover, Zylphan, amanda4242, redsox0407, sturlington, cathyta, susiesharp, TrulyAragorn, gypsysmom, james.proffitt, mspixieears, Laura1124, linnzsue, Saxon451, steller0707, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, ,SilentInAWay ,peterdj ,fundevogel ,Simone2 ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explicaciones
- ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
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por Aldous Huxley
53,880 miembros
772 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 113
Puntuacion 38.82
Añadido 2012-02-25, 08:18 AM
- 39 Members
- Aquila, wordswordswords, kageeh, Rtrace, cpg, mybookshelf, booksinbed, almigwin, varielle, pmdean, jefbra, m_island, icre8dstny, karamazow, amanda4242, deldevries, sturlington, cathyta, jyssco, perennialreader, eclecticdodo, nlgeorge, JqnOC, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, al.vick, ahef1963, LesleyAshton, Peace2, james.proffitt, linnzsue, nedhyu, JohnMB, JMK2020, Sisif, readerdad, steller0707, GrimFiend1977, valeriepatton,Edward ,lorax , ,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,peterdj ,fundevogel ,Simone2 ,electrice ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explicaciones
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por Wilkie Collins
10,817 miembros
251 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 61
Puntuacion 79.66
Añadido 2012-08-04, 11:37 AM
- 49 Members
- tiddleyboom, kerry1897, cpg, jain, longway, jamesabg, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, smcwl, .Monkey., europhile, jefbra, Smiler69, otterlake, sjmccreary, WSB7, jerry-book, cathyta, brenzi, BekkaJo, barbharper, bacbaby, nik61, Dilara86, bw94612, Bici47, BlueSkies305, tjsween, Himalmitra, JalenV, gypsysmom, jaysbooks, ahef1963, FancyHorse, NinieB, linlef, LesleyAshton, Peace2, james.proffitt, Arrashid7, Laura1124, linnzsue, dljones442, joannawolotira, mmseiple, lsah, Sisif, steller0707, ArayaK,sturlington ,fundevogel ,Simone2 ,CVido , ,ManWithAnAgenda ,CharlesTheB
- Explicaciones
- sturlington : Tried to read--couldn't get into it.JalenV: I believe I read a Classics Illustrated version first. I don't like it as much as The Woman in White, but I liked it.ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
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por H. P. Lovecraft
966 miembros
13 reseñas
4.2
Ranking Global 336
Puntuacion 4.34
Añadido 2013-09-10, 02:59 PM
- 8 Members
- kerry1897, eromsted, cathyta, Cindy1954, TrulyAragorn, ahef1963, ryaSilvia, linnzsue,sturlington ,fundevogel ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explicaciones
- sturlington : I can't stand reading Lovecraft now; too racist/sexist.ahef1963: The Thing on the Doorstep is my favourite of all of Lovecraft's stories.ManWithAnAgenda : He's...done.
