You Couldn't Pay Me to Read That (Take 2)

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De bruggen van Madison County

door Robert James Waller

6,467 leden

101 besprekingen

½ 3.3

Algemene Rangorde 31

12 Members: smcwl, countrylife, ncgraham, susiesharp, Dehinde, rretzler, kceccato, John_Vaughan, ahef1963, MissJessie, Lyn5r, ManWithAnAgenda,dara85 , , ,sjmccreary ,Bretzky1 ,

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Foley is Good: And the Real World is Faker Than Wrestling

door Mick Foley

378 leden

4 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 24

12 Members: gilroy, mlfhlibrarian, ghilbrae, amysisson, merrystar, susiesharp, Dilara86, Dehinde, John_Vaughan, ahef1963, MissJessie, chwiggy,hipdeep ,
Verklaringen: : You could pay me to read this.

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De 120 dagen van Sodom

door Marquis de Sade

1,310 leden

26 besprekingen

3.1

Algemene Rangorde 23

13 Members: Edward, mlfhlibrarian, cpg, foggidawn, countrylife, Cecrow, merrystar, Dilara86, Dehinde, kceccato, annus_sanctus, -pilgrim-, ManWithAnAgenda, , ,auntSteelbreaker ,ahef1963
Verklaringen: annus_sanctus: The name of the author says it all

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The Complete Encyclopedia of Magic: The Gathering

door Beth Moursund

29 leden

½ 4.6

Algemene Rangorde 52

7 Members: mlfhlibrarian, lahochstetler, EmScape, Dilara86, Dehinde, chwiggy, annus_sanctus,gilroy , ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: : I wouldn't read it cover to cover but I would skim it, at least
annus_sanctus: Occult, that is enough reason not to read

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De herovering van de Amerikaanse droom

door Barack Obama

9,382 leden

172 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 111

5 Members: dara85, countrylife, MissJessie, SFF1928-1973, annus_sanctus, ,AnnaClaire , ,EmScape , ,chwiggy ,
Verklaringen: MissJessie: Like he knows anything about it.
SFF1928-1973: Given that I have zero interest in American politicians...
annus_sanctus: American nightmare thanks to democrats like him

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Moby Dick, Billy Budd

door Herman Melville

78 leden

2 besprekingen

½ 3.5

Algemene Rangorde 131

2 Members: dara85, MissJessie, , ,chwiggy ,

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De Tweeling van Highgate

door Audrey Niffenegger

6,991 leden

470 besprekingen

½ 3.4

Algemene Rangorde 113

2 Members: dara85, 4leschats,bookwoman84 , ,elkiedee
Verklaringen: : You could pay me to read this

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Candide of Het optimisme

door Voltaire

20,589 leden

308 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 146

Member: dara85,AnnaClaire , , ,chwiggy ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: : I got all the way through it at least once, and it's not that long

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Dromen van mijn vader

door Barack Obama

9,518 leden

211 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 145

3 Members: dara85, countrylife, MissJessie,Edward , ,Morphidae ,AnnaClaire , ,EmScape ,
Verklaringen: MissJessie: Not enough money in the world...

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Brug naar de hemel

door Ken Follett

12,740 leden

317 besprekingen

4

Algemene Rangorde 116

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Het portret van Dorian Gray

door Oscar Wilde

39,589 leden

634 besprekingen

4

Algemene Rangorde 172

Member: eclecticdodo,gilroy ,Morphidae , , ,merrystar ,elkiedee ,chwiggy , ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: Morphidae : It was incredibly painful.
: I reread passages frequently... though I feel there should be free therapy sessions or support groups that focus on the consequences of reading this book the first time. It really does hurt.

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Mannen die vrouwen haten

door Stieg Larsson

43,298 leden

1,749 besprekingen

4

Algemene Rangorde 159

10 Members: aulsmith, SylviaC, Dilara86, eclecticdodo, John_Vaughan, Luisali, MissJessie, lisamunro, Lyn5r, mspixieears,bookwoman84 ,gilroy ,schmootc ,Morphidae ,lahochstetler ,SilentInAWay , , ,sjmccreary ,souloftherose ,rretzler ,kceccato ,Bretzky1 ,cej1027 , , ,chwiggy ,ManWithAnAgenda

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Knight of Ghosts and Shadows

door Mercedes Lackey

860 leden

5 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 137

Member: aulsmith,Morphidae , ,kceccato
Verklaringen: : You could pay me to read this
aulsmith: A quarter of a Lacky book was enough for me.

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Origami Sourcebook: Beautiful Projects and Mythical Characters, Step-by-Step

door Jay Ansill

31 leden

4

Algemene Rangorde 126

2 Members: countrylife, Dehinde, ,aulsmith ,
Verklaringen: : You could pay me to read this

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Donker Hart - Verloren Vrouw

door Gillian Flynn

22,171 leden

1,543 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 157

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Educational Psychology

door N.L. Gage

45 leden

1 bespreking

Algemene Rangorde 135

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The Secret Life of Bees

door Sue Monk Kidd

27,115 leden

588 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 152

2 Members: aulsmith, Dehinde,dara85 ,Morphidae ,lahochstetler , ,elkiedee ,
Verklaringen: aulsmith: I read one of her books and that was bad enough.

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The Koran

door al-Qur'an

674 leden

15 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 142

4 Members: gilroy, aulsmith, susiesharp, annus_sanctus,Edward ,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,AnnaClaire , ,merrystar ,auntSteelbreaker ,marq ,chwiggy
Verklaringen: annus_sanctus: Worst religious book in the world (by the way, there is not just one Arabic translation, there are at least 14 variations!)

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Het leven van Pi

door Yann Martel

43,658 leden

1,012 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 169

5 Members: smcwl, aulsmith, Dilara86, MissJessie, mspixieears,gilroy ,Morphidae ,SilentInAWay , , ,EmScape ,sundancer ,merrystar ,SylviaC ,souloftherose ,marq ,eclecticdodo ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: gilroy : I pearl ruled this after just a few chapters. It isn't worth the read from what I could tell.
aulsmith: The movie was schlocky enough.

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Watchmen (Absolute Edition)

door Alan Moore

1,371 leden

18 besprekingen

½ 4.6

Algemene Rangorde 147

2 Members: cej1027, mspixieears,bookwoman84 ,hipdeep ,Morphidae ,ghilbrae , ,kceccato ,chwiggy

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Katteoog

door Margaret Atwood

9,120 leden

163 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 163

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De Hongerspelen

door Suzanne Collins

64,664 leden

3,486 besprekingen

½ 4.3

Algemene Rangorde 181

6 Members: smcwl, aulsmith, merrystar, MmeRose, Bretzky1, cej1027,bookwoman84 ,gilroy , ,Morphidae ,AnnaClaire , , ,EmScape , ,sundancer ,elkiedee ,eclecticdodo ,kceccato , ,ManWithAnAgenda

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Een loflied voor Leibowitz

door Walter M. Miller Jr.

11,766 leden

308 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 171

Member: EmScape,Edward ,eromsted ,Morphidae , ,aulsmith , , , ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: Morphidae : How about you couldn't pay me to read it again?
aulsmith : I liked this.
: I've already read it twice. Will likely read again.

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De angst van de wijze

door Patrick Rothfuss

10,838 leden

422 besprekingen

½ 4.3

Algemene Rangorde 162

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De cultuur der Renaissance in Italië

door Jacob Burckhardt

2,464 leden

17 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 158

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De kleur paars

door Alice Walker

19,778 leden

335 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 170

2 Members: John_Vaughan, annus_sanctus, ,eromsted ,Morphidae ,lahochstetler ,SilentInAWay , ,elkiedee ,kceccato ,chwiggy ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: Morphidae : Really? Wow. It's one of my all time favorites.
annus_sanctus: The reason being Oprah Winfrey .....

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Mevrouw Dalloway

door Virginia Woolf

20,686 leden

331 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 176

3 Members: SylviaC, ncgraham, mspixieears,Edward ,eromsted , ,SilentInAWay ,thorold , ,auntSteelbreaker ,elkiedee ,Dilara86 ,kceccato ,chwiggy ,ManWithAnAgenda

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Alias Grace

door Margaret Atwood

11,879 leden

259 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 165

Member: MissJessie,Morphidae ,lahochstetler ,thorold ,AnnaClaire , ,Dilara86 ,chwiggy

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Zen en de kunst van het motoronderhoud

door Robert M. Pirsig

18,823 leden

285 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 148

3 Members: dara85, Dehinde, ManWithAnAgenda,eromsted ,SilentInAWay , , ,marq ,John_Vaughan ,

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De blinde huurmoordenaar

door Margaret Atwood

16,474 leden

384 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 178

Member: MissJessie, ,Morphidae ,SilentInAWay ,thorold ,AnnaClaire , ,EmScape ,auntSteelbreaker ,elkiedee

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The Hobbit: Graphic Novel

door Chuck Dixon

1,539 leden

23 besprekingen

4.2

Algemene Rangorde 156

Member: thorold,Edward , , , ,auntSteelbreaker ,kceccato

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Gilead

door Marilynne Robinson

10,830 leden

363 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 161

Member: eclecticdodo,timspalding ,eromsted ,cpg , ,ncgraham ,elkiedee ,Dilara86

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De autobiografie van Alice B. Toklas

door Gertrude Stein

2,693 leden

43 besprekingen

½ 3.6

Algemene Rangorde 173

Verklaringen: aulsmith : The more I read about Stein, the more I think I should read this book.

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1q84

door Haruki Murakami

8,945 leden

354 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 177

Member: MissJessie,Edward ,SilentInAWay ,amysisson , ,aulsmith , ,Jarandel ,chwiggy ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: aulsmith : On my backlog, though it's a little long to read without being paid.

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De schaduw van de wind

door Carlos Ruiz Zafón

27,935 leden

1,042 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 182

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Lolita

door Vladimir Nabokov

31,746 leden

564 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 167

7 Members: countrylife, aulsmith, SylviaC, ncgraham, cej1027, chwiggy, annus_sanctus,gilroy , ,eromsted , ,Morphidae , ,SilentInAWay ,smcwl ,thorold , , ,EmScape ,John_Vaughan ,Bretzky1 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: aulsmith: No.

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The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Volume 1

door M. H. Abrams

2,530 leden

7 besprekingen

4

Algemene Rangorde 174

Verklaringen: aulsmith : Admittedly I'll never read it cover-to-cover, but there's some good stuff in here.

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The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Volume 2 {generic}

door M. H. Abrams

323 leden

2 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 175

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Pilaren van de Aarde

door Ken Follett

27,335 leden

753 besprekingen

4.2

Algemene Rangorde 184

3 Members: thorold, aulsmith, souloftherose,Edward , ,bookwoman84 ,SilentInAWay , , ,sjmccreary ,kceccato ,Jarandel ,John_Vaughan ,Bretzky1 ,mspixieears ,chwiggy
Verklaringen: aulsmith: Too long.

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Harry Potter en de Vuurbeker

door J. K. Rowling

102,617 leden

885 besprekingen

½ 4.4

Algemene Rangorde 187

3 Members: countrylife, aulsmith, Bretzky1,Edward ,bookwoman84 ,gilroy ,Morphidae ,AnnaClaire , , ,EmScape ,merrystar ,elkiedee ,eclecticdodo ,kceccato ,cej1027 ,

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Harry Potter en de gevangene van Azkaban

door J. K. Rowling

107,367 leden

986 besprekingen

½ 4.4

Algemene Rangorde 192

3 Members: countrylife, aulsmith, Bretzky1,Edward ,bookwoman84 ,gilroy ,hipdeep ,Morphidae ,AnnaClaire , , ,EmScape ,merrystar ,elkiedee ,eclecticdodo ,kceccato ,cej1027 ,
Verklaringen: hipdeep: This is actually the one HP book I really enjoyed.

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Harry Potter en de Relieken van de Dood

door J. K. Rowling

96,762 leden

1,568 besprekingen

½ 4.4

Algemene Rangorde 183

4 Members: hipdeep, countrylife, aulsmith, Bretzky1,Edward ,bookwoman84 ,gilroy ,Morphidae ,AnnaClaire , , ,EmScape ,elkiedee ,eclecticdodo ,kceccato ,cej1027 ,

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Middlemarch

door George Eliot

17,749 leden

331 besprekingen

4.2

Algemene Rangorde 188

Member: SylviaC,eromsted ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,smcwl ,thorold , ,ncgraham ,souloftherose ,elkiedee ,kceccato ,Bretzky1 ,ManWithAnAgenda

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Harry Potter en de Geheime Kamer

door J. K. Rowling

110,629 leden

1,000 besprekingen

4.2

Algemene Rangorde 194

3 Members: countrylife, aulsmith, Bretzky1,Edward , ,bookwoman84 ,gilroy , ,Morphidae ,AnnaClaire , , ,EmScape ,merrystar ,elkiedee ,eclecticdodo ,kceccato ,cej1027 ,

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De wind in de wilgen

door Kenneth Grahame

23,805 leden

330 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 190

3 Members: SylviaC, auntSteelbreaker, mspixieears,hipdeep ,eromsted ,Morphidae ,SilentInAWay ,smcwl , ,aulsmith , , ,merrystar ,ncgraham ,souloftherose ,eclecticdodo ,kceccato ,cej1027 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: : Aw, c'mon, they're adorable
aulsmith : I like Mole and Water-Rat.

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Harry Potter en de Orde van de Feniks

door J. K. Rowling

101,134 leden

862 besprekingen

½ 4.3

Algemene Rangorde 186

3 Members: hipdeep, aulsmith, Bretzky1,Edward , ,bookwoman84 ,gilroy ,Morphidae ,AnnaClaire , , ,EmScape ,merrystar ,eclecticdodo ,kceccato ,cej1027 ,

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Harry Potter en de Steen der Wijzen

door J. K. Rowling

134,072 leden

2,056 besprekingen

½ 4.3

Algemene Rangorde 196

4 Members: countrylife, aulsmith, Bretzky1, chwiggy,Edward , ,bookwoman84 ,gilroy , ,Morphidae ,AnnaClaire , , ,EmScape ,merrystar ,elkiedee ,eclecticdodo ,kceccato ,cej1027 , ,MissJessie

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Harry Potter en de Halfbloed Prins

door J. K. Rowling

101,550 leden

932 besprekingen

½ 4.4

Algemene Rangorde 191

3 Members: hipdeep, aulsmith, Bretzky1,Edward , ,bookwoman84 ,gilroy ,Morphidae ,AnnaClaire , , ,EmScape ,merrystar ,elkiedee ,eclecticdodo ,kceccato ,cej1027 ,

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Heer der vliegen

door William Golding

49,709 leden

745 besprekingen

½ 3.7

Algemene Rangorde 180

4 Members: smcwl, merrystar, SylviaC, ManWithAnAgenda,Edward ,bookwoman84 ,eromsted ,liamfoley ,Morphidae , ,aulsmith , ,EmScape ,elkiedee ,marq ,Bretzky1 ,mspixieears
Verklaringen: aulsmith : This was a pretty interesting read. Of all the books about messed-up adolescents I was forced to read, this one I actually got something out of.