Classics you know you should have read but probably haven't
- Beschrijving
- 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!
1
door Alexandre Dumas
25,487 leden
433 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 15
Score 183.7
Toegevoegd 2012-01-10, 11:49 AM
- 78 Members
- ABVR, benfulton, cpg, jain, longway, booksinbed, fbroussard, SimoneA, BookWallah, lwbooklover, varielle, antqueen, europhile, pmdean, EmScape, jefbra, bell7, Smiler69, m_island, icre8dstny, andejons, sjmccreary, amanda4242, crazy4reading, deldevries, Matke, cathyta, perennialreader, citybird, Kodibear, ridgididge, briarhills, erijens, Cindy1954, Simone2, Bici47, Kristelh, Dunord, nlgeorge, rretzler, BlueSkies305, JqnOC, electrice, TrulyAragorn, gypsysmom, Luisali, Shutzie27, Marleen_Cloutier, elia1168, AmourFou, flying_monkeys, bcrowl399, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, Arrashid7, daisy_jane, christianromney, linnzsue, nedhyu, dljones442, JohnMB, lsah, Saxon451, Zaeynab, RodgerA, linfootr, spiderlily, cin_who, Rusty37, MargaretD1, TwinDaddy, electricgoddess1993, readerdad, qndeng2, TaraJohnson, gunarss, MyFathersDragon, ,henkl ,SilentInAWay ,karamazow ,sturlington ,CVido
- Verklaringen
- sturlington : Never finished it. :-(MyFathersDragon: I read Dumas in 7th grade and was excited by the adventures, so read more of his. And reread them years later.
2
door Homer
53,030 leden
473 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 17
Score 175.36
Toegevoegd 2012-01-26, 05:23 PM
- 77 Members
- Aquila, Only2rs, hipdeep, kerry1897, kageeh, Rtrace, jamesabg, booksinbed, BookWallah, almigwin, varielle, antqueen, pmdean, Zylphan, bell7, otterlake, karamazow, sjmccreary, amanda4242, crazy4reading, PatsyMurray, artturnerjr, SylviaC, jerry-book, Myrrha, cathyta, ukh, jyssco, souloftherose, briarhills, JerryMmm, canantopaloglu, Cindy1954, CVido, Dilara86, Bici47, eclecticdodo, BlueSkies305, JqnOC, fuzzi, jaysbooks, StefanieGeeks, SkuldOMG, AmourFou, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, ryaSilvia, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, Laura1124, SamTaylor, banana4thelord, christianromney, hudzilla55, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, dljones442, JohnMB, Ares14, courtneyp93, mmseiple, Saxon451, RodgerA, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, spiderlily, HollieKirt, Rusty37, TwinDaddy, Sisif, rjbd, mcountr, TaraJohnson, Tyler_DDurden, gunarss, MyFathersDragon, valeriepatton,Edward , ,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,electrice ,lsah
- Verklaringen
- amanda4242: Read it in college. Long, but a breeze to get through.sturlington : Read in collegeelectrice : read in collegeMyFathersDragon: I’ve loved this since grade school.
3
door Mary Shelley
42,613 leden
709 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 25
Score 144.36
Toegevoegd 2012-02-12, 05:07 PM
- 76 Members
- Aquila, Rtrace, jain, mybookshelf, foggidawn, longway, pamelad, jamesabg, booksinbed, SimoneA, KimarieBee, BookWallah, varielle, .Monkey., europhile, Zylphan, jefbra, Smiler69, sjmccreary, amanda4242, sundancer, redsox0407, peterdj, sturlington, cathyta, BekkaJo, susiesharp, bacbaby, cc9, Beorn_se_Bacaire, Bici47, Dehinde, eclecticdodo, nlgeorge, BlueSkies305, JqnOC, JalenV, gypsysmom, Aprill, Shutzie27, al.vick, ahef1963, raperper, elia1168, AmourFou, FancyHorse, Elizabeth088, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, jnmlkr901, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, Laura1124, christianromney, hudzilla55, linnzsue, nedhyu, dljones442, JohnMB, courtneyp93, dianeham, kierstens, Rusty37, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, CTyner, mcountr, TeriAndersonNeedham, steller0707, CharlesTheB, kmc3501, TaraJohnson, MMC22378, zombiecat,Edward , ,waitingtoderail ,tiddleyboom ,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,auntSteelbreaker ,CVido ,electrice ,lsah ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- tiddleyboom : Read it. Still a great story.jain: Read it in high school but need to reread as an adult.electrice : readJalenV: Listened to my library's audio copy. I've been a horror fan for nearly 60 years and it's a classic monster.Aprill: Read it. Brilliant.ManWithAnAgenda : Read, fantastic.
4
34,023 leden
430 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 48
Score 102.49
Toegevoegd 2012-08-05, 12:13 PM
- 61 Members
- waitingtoderail, hipdeep, wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, mybookshelf, longway, jamesabg, SimoneA, BookWallah, .Monkey., pmdean, Zylphan, jefbra, chgstrom, m_island, icre8dstny, sjmccreary, amanda4242, deldevries, sturlington, cathyta, BekkaJo, ridgididge, briarhills, CVido, Dunord, Dehinde, BlueSkies305, tjsween, JalenV, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, al.vick, ahef1963, mattries37315, elia1168, FancyHorse, linlef, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, jnmlkr901, Arrashid7, Laura1124, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, dljones442, JohnMB, mmseiple, Rusty37, TwinDaddy, Sisif, CharlesTheB, Stephan_Rogers, Musicaldreamer, TaraJohnson, FireflyLover, gunarss, MyFathersDragon, valeriepatton,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,electrice ,lsah ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- electrice : read in 2013JalenV: Of course! I have it in hardcover, too. (I probably read it because of movie versions.)ahef1963: I really love R.L. Stevenson. Great book.ManWithAnAgenda : Read.MyFathersDragon: I knew it was considered a classic, so I thought I would read it.
5
door Ernest Hemingway
30,702 leden
505 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 57
Score 86.54
Toegevoegd 2012-02-19, 01:13 PM
- 56 Members
- wordswordswords, eromsted, kageeh, Rtrace, mybookshelf, SimoneA, BookWallah, almigwin, varielle, aulsmith, pmdean, jefbra, icre8dstny, amanda4242, deldevries, sturlington, cathyta, brenzi, clamacchia, BekkaJo, ukh, Cindy1954, CVido, JalenV, gypsysmom, Aprill, Shutzie27, ahef1963, elia1168, AmourFou, NinieB, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, ryaSilvia, Laura1124, SamTaylor, linnzsue, nedhyu, Mellerup, mmseiple, blancosa, Saxon451, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, JMK2020, TwinDaddy, Sisif, steller0707, Stephan_Rogers, Musicaldreamer, TaraJohnson, FireflyLover, gunarss, MaureenONeill, Flothat, jarcipreste,tiddleyboom ,SilentInAWay ,sjmccreary ,peterdj ,auntSteelbreaker ,Simone2 ,lsah
- Verklaringen
- tiddleyboom : Can't take Hemingway. Just not my thing.aulsmith: No more Hemingway, ever.amanda4242: Hated it.JalenV: Had to read for school decades ago. It did not stay with me.Aprill: I like Hemingway's books and would like to read this one again.ahef1963: Dull.
6
door Mark Twain
42,935 leden
518 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 9
Score 225.55
Toegevoegd 2012-01-26, 05:41 PM
- 99 Members
- Aquila, waitingtoderail, gennyt, benfulton, wordswordswords, anglemark, evilmoose, Rtrace, foggidawn, pamelad, booksinbed, SimoneA, BookWallah, almigwin, varielle, antqueen, europhile, pmdean, Zylphan, jefbra, m_island, karamazow, sjmccreary, amanda4242, redsox0407, deldevries, artturnerjr, SylviaC, sturlington, cathyta, japaul22, ncgraham, BekkaJo, jyssco, perennialreader, ridgididge, briarhills, CVido, bw94612, Bici47, Dunord, eclecticdodo, BlueSkies305, JqnOC, electrice, JalenV, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, jaysbooks, ahef1963, raperper, pincus2, bcrowl399, NinieB, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, jnmlkr901, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, Laura1124, christianromney, hudzilla55, mattmcmahon, ramsesiii, linnzsue, December7, dljones442, JohnMB, courtneyp93, Saxon451, Zaeynab, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, spiderlily, HollieKirt, JMK2020, Rusty37, MargaretD1, JessGalchutt, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, Sisif, mcountr, readerdad, TeriAndersonNeedham, steller0707, dkarenart, Stephan_Rogers, TaraJohnson, ChrissyQuise, FireflyLover, KrystalSheppard, MMC22378, gunarss, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, valeriepatton, bookthief07, DianaInSydney,lorax ,gilroy , ,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,auntSteelbreaker ,mattries37315 ,lsah ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- gilroy : Read itamanda4242: Loved it.auntSteelbreaker : Read it, did not enjoy it.JalenV: I think I read my parents' copy. I'd read all my books and usually had the library ones finished before our next visit.ManWithAnAgenda : Read, eh.MyFathersDragon: I read some Twain in 5th grade and ended up reading most of his books.
7
door Herman Melville
35,562 leden
541 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 7
Score 231.47
Toegevoegd 2012-01-27, 01:44 PM
- 95 Members
- AntiLeah, Only2rs, hipdeep, wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, mlfhlibrarian, Rtrace, cpg, mybookshelf, longway, lahochstetler, SimoneA, BookWallah, almigwin, varielle, .Monkey., europhile, pmdean, Aninja, EmScape, ScarySquirrel, jefbra, Smiler69, stellarexplorer, icre8dstny, andejons, sjmccreary, amanda4242, redsox0407, peterdj, crazy4reading, deldevries, cathyta, ncgraham, BekkaJo, ukh, suitable1, ridgididge, briarhills, Cindy1954, Simone2, CVido, Beorn_se_Bacaire, nonlocal, Bici47, Dunord, eclecticdodo, BlueSkies305, electrice, tjsween, bwtsang, cej1027, fuzzi, JalenV, gypsysmom, Aprill, Luisali, Shutzie27, elia1168, SkuldOMG, AmourFou, FancyHorse, EElsen, james.proffitt, Jacqklueh, FlorianKarpfinger, Arrashid7, metamedusa, kristilabrie, banana4thelord, christianromney, oires, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, December7, TheUndergroundMan000, nedhyu, dljones442, JohnMB, courtneyp93, mmseiple, RodgerA, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, spiderlily, HollieKirt, JessGalchutt, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, mcountr, dkarenart, TaraJohnson, gerggerggerg, MyFathersDragon, bookthief07, DianaInSydney,lorax , ,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,rainpebble , ,karamazow ,sturlington ,lsah ,pkloza ,ManWithAnAgenda ,
- Verklaringen
- aulsmith : Skipping. Too much blubber.rainpebble : puts my brain in a muddle no matter how many attempts I make to read it.amanda4242: I read it and discovered that I could quite happily have gone through life without having read it.sturlington : Read in college.JalenV: Read twice for different classes (one definitely in college), chose it the second time because I remembered enough from dfiscussing it the first time I figured it would help the second. (Still wonder if that preacher who appeared early in the book gave the same sermon every Sunday.)Aprill: I love Melville's writing.ManWithAnAgenda : Read. Interesting.MyFathersDragon: I liked the book in 5th grade, but when I tried rereading in 11th grade, I didn’t find it interesting enough to read it, perhaps because I had previously read it.
8
door Bram Stoker
35,400 leden
624 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 22
Score 152.37
Toegevoegd 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
- Verklaringen
- 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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door John Bunyan
17,479 leden
171 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Algemene Rangorde 92
Score 56.41
Toegevoegd 2012-01-26, 09:49 AM
- 42 Members
- hailelib, wordswordswords, kerry1897, cpg, mybookshelf, BookWallah, otterlake, stellarexplorer, sjmccreary, deldevries, PatsyMurray, cathyta, japaul22, susiesharp, souloftherose, 2wonderY, cc9, Dehinde, eclecticdodo, rretzler, BlueSkies305, fuzzi, JalenV, gypsysmom, ahef1963, raperper, EElsen, linlef, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, daisy_jane, December7, mmseiple, aquariumministry, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, mcountr, steller0707, Musicaldreamer, TaraJohnson, MyFathersDragon, valeriepatton,Edward ,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,karamazow ,sturlington ,CVido ,nlgeorge ,lsah ,ManWithAnAgenda ,CharlesTheB
- Verklaringen
- aulsmith : Started several times but never found it worth pursuing.sturlington : Ugh.nlgeorge : too biblicalJalenV: I was interested because the sisters in Little Women played it. I found a beautifully ilustrated old copy and bought it. I didn't like it much, but I didn't hate it.ahef1963: Read in university. Can't say I liked it much.ManWithAnAgenda : Read. eh.CharlesTheB : I agree, too biblical
10
door Fyodor Dostoevsky
44,156 leden
492 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 5
Score 251.48
Toegevoegd 2012-01-09, 09:20 PM
- 98 Members
- Only2rs, ABVR, wordswordswords, conceptDawg, anglemark, tiddleyboom, mlfhlibrarian, mybookshelf, foggidawn, jpinger, longway, pamelad, Ragnell, SimoneA, BookWallah, almigwin, lwbooklover, antqueen, europhile, pmdean, ScarySquirrel, Smiler69, chgstrom, icre8dstny, karamazow, andejons, sjmccreary, deldevries, artturnerjr, Matke, cathyta, ncgraham, ukh, citybird, ridgididge, Cindy1954, CVido, bw94612, Bici47, Dunord, nlgeorge, rretzler, BlueSkies305, Tess_W, JqnOC, electrice, tjsween, TrulyAragorn, fuzzi, gypsysmom, Aprill, Shutzie27, jaysbooks, bibliobuzz, ahef1963, FancyHorse, flying_monkeys, bcrowl399, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, jnmlkr901, Arrashid7, christianromney, oires, linnzsue, December7, TheUndergroundMan000, dljones442, JohnMB, zghost, seanogui, courtneyp93, mmseiple, blancosa, lsah, Saxon451, RodgerA, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, spiderlily, merriqat, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, hrd666dri, Sisif, Jonas.Pieters, electricgoddess1993, readerdad, CharlesTheB, dkarenart, TaraJohnson, gerggerggerg, gunarss, MyFathersDragon, valeriepatton, bookthief07, DianaInSydney, ,eromsted ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith
- Verklaringen
- 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.