First Novels

1

De Buddenbrooks

door Thomas Mann

5,665 leden

108 besprekingen

4.2

Algemene Rangorde 96

2 Members: thorold, alex68
Verklaringen: thorold: A first novel that would be the culmination of a lifetime's effort if anyone else had written it.

2

De nagelaten papieren der Pickwick Club

door Charles Dickens

9,044 leden

128 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 49

3 Members: thorold, alex68, gypsysmom

3

Decline and Fall

door Evelyn Waugh

3,620 leden

59 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 110

2 Members: thorold, ManWithAnAgenda

4

De blikken trommel

door Günter Grass

7,582 leden

93 besprekingen

4

Algemene Rangorde 53

3 Members: thorold, alex68, gypsysmom

5

Geroerd

door Emma Donoghue

446 leden

11 besprekingen

½ 3.5

Algemene Rangorde 126

2 Members: jain, thorold
Verklaringen: thorold: I keep reading Donaghue's books because I enjoyed this one so much, and they are always slightly disappointing

6

De boeddha van de buitenwijk

door Hanif Kureishi

2,976 leden

54 besprekingen

½ 3.6

Algemene Rangorde 209

Member: thorold

7

De verloren taal der kranen

door David Leavitt

1,289 leden

22 besprekingen

½ 3.7

Algemene Rangorde 121

2 Members: thorold, ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: thorold: Leavitt only went downhill from here

8

Achter de schermen

door Kate Atkinson

4,883 leden

134 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 59

3 Members: KimarieBee, thorold, gypsysmom

9

Vorst

door Thomas Bernhard

519 leden

18 besprekingen

½ 3.7

Algemene Rangorde 125

2 Members: thorold, alex68

10

Cassandra

door Dodie Smith

9,186 leden

294 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 18

5 Members: jain, thorold, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: thorold: Great book, but Smith wasn't exactly a new author when she wrote it, she had a lot of successful plays to her credit.

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