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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Añadido 2012-01-09, 09:20 PM
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- Explicaciones
- aulsmith : Started and decided not to finishAprill: I'm partway through. Hope to finish it some day.ahef1963: Loved it.MyFathersDragon: I read some in 6th grade, but I didn’t finish because it wasn’t very interesting to me.
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Añadido 2012-01-09, 08:23 AM
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por George Orwell
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Añadido 2012-01-09, 03:57 AM
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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 : readManWithAnAgenda : Read.MyFathersDragon: It is a classic so I thought I should read it.
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por Jane Austen
80,583 miembros
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Añadido 2012-01-09, 10:58 AM
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- Explicaciones
- amanda4242: Loved it.auntSteelbreaker : Read it, even though it was boring.ahef1963: Loved it.ManWithAnAgenda : Read, enjoyed.MyFathersDragon: I read it because it was available.
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por J. D. Salinger
69,523 miembros
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3.8
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Añadido 2012-02-19, 01:09 PM
- 76 Members
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- Explicaciones
- .Monkey. : Read it. Hated it.amanda4242: Loved it in high school.sturlington : Read in high school.electrice : readJalenV: 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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por Vladimir Nabokov
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Añadido 2012-01-09, 10:17 AM
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- 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 Joseph Heller
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4.1
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Añadido 2012-02-12, 05:06 PM
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- Explicaciones
- electrice : readMyFathersDragon: I was bored and wanted something to read. We had it in the house, so I read it.
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por Mikhail Bulgakov
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4.2
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Añadido 2012-01-09, 10:18 AM
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- Explicaciones
- aulsmith : See no reason to read.ManWithAnAgenda : Read. Loved.
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por Harper Lee
78,433 miembros
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Añadido 2012-02-10, 10:43 AM
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- 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.
