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 Evelyn Waugh
12,573 leden
265 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 90
Score 57.31
Toegevoegd 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
- Verklaringen
- sturlington : Read a long time ago; don't want to revisit.ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
2
door Virginia Woolf
17,575 leden
270 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 14
Score 185.15
Toegevoegd 2012-01-09, 10:18 AM
- 74 Members
- timspalding, Only2rs, gennyt, hipdeep, wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, eromsted, pamelad, Ragnell, jamesabg, lahochstetler, SilentInAWay, fbroussard, smcwl, almigwin, lwbooklover, antqueen, EmScape, bell7, Cecrow, otterlake, stellarexplorer, andejons, sundancer, peterdj, cathyta, japaul22, brenzi, auntSteelbreaker, perennialreader, bacbaby, citybird, nik61, Cindy1954, CVido, Bici47, HMHbooks, Dunord, nlgeorge, BlueSkies305, bwtsang, IslesOfMine, jaysbooks, wrysosrs, pewterbreath, EElsen, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, Arrashid7, Laura1124, SamTaylor, ramsesiii, linnzsue, TheUndergroundMan000, nedhyu, MadaraR, joannawolotira, blancosa, lsah, Zaeynab, RodgerA, linfootr, spiderlily, RachelKirk, Sisif, steller0707, CharlesTheB, dkarenart, Lazlo_Kovaks, TaraJohnson, gerggerggerg, MyFathersDragon, ,cpg ,prosfilaes ,aulsmith ,karamazow ,Tess_W ,Chirules ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- aulsmith : Just can't read Woolf.Arrashid7: She's an awesome writer. I'm reading her this summer.ManWithAnAgenda : Read, enjoyed.MyFathersDragon: When I was an adult, I read part of it. Then we packed and moved books. I didn’t continue reading it later, because I had fantasy books in series I was reading become available that I started reading instead.
3
door Iris Murdoch
3,581 leden
94 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 223
Score 13.07
Toegevoegd 2017-06-22, 05:45 AM
4
door Milan Kundera
22,455 leden
273 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 75
Score 66.34
Toegevoegd 2012-08-04, 11:39 AM
- 44 Members
- tiddleyboom, kerry1897, eromsted, jamesabg, SilentInAWay, smcwl, almigwin, varielle, Cecrow, m_island, sjmccreary, deldevries, jerry-book, cathyta, brenzi, perennialreader, Cindy1954, CVido, BlueSkies305, gypsysmom, elia1168, AmourFou, FancyHorse, linlef, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, metamedusa, Laura1124, rplinke, hudzilla55, ramsesiii, linnzsue, nedhyu, mmseiple, blancosa, lsah, fredasteele, RachelKirk, Sisif, CharlesTheB, TaraJohnson, jarcipreste,cpg ,nephron44 ,peterdj ,sturlington ,Simone2
- Verklaringen
- sturlington : I didn't enjoy this.Simone2 : I thought this was really a beautiful novel, but read it a long time ago.
5
door Kazuo Ishiguro
16,355 leden
475 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 97
Score 52.27
Toegevoegd 2012-07-31, 01:06 PM
- 34 Members
- Aquila, tiddleyboom, Rtrace, cpg, mybookshelf, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, smcwl, almigwin, Smiler69, Cecrow, amanda4242, deldevries, sturlington, cathyta, brenzi, ukh, CVido, Dunord, nlgeorge, electrice, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Marleen_Cloutier, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, metamedusa, Laura1124, linnzsue, steller0707, GrimFiend1977, alyssamhope23, MaureenONeill,aulsmith ,peterdj ,Simone2 ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- aulsmith : Not a classicsturlington: Read it. Probably will be a classic someday.Simone2 : Must read!!ahef1963: Beautiful book. A beautiful movie as well.ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
6
door Edith Wharton
9,696 leden
202 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 141
Score 29.24
Toegevoegd 2013-09-22, 09:34 AM
- 21 Members
- Aquila, wordswordswords, kerry1897, eromsted, booksinbed, almigwin, AnnaClaire, europhile, jefbra, Cecrow, deldevries, PatsyMurray, brenzi, Cindy1954, gypsysmom, ahef1963, AmourFou, NinieB, james.proffitt, linnzsue, MaureenONeill,sturlington ,Simone2
- Verklaringen
- sturlington : Read in college and did not enjoy; recommend The Age of Innocence insteadahef1963: Read quite recently. Enjoyed it.
7
door Shikibu Murasaki
5,502 leden
53 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 95
Score 55
Toegevoegd 2012-01-09, 10:08 AM
- 33 Members
- staffordcastle, kerry1897, eromsted, longway, jamesabg, almigwin, prosfilaes, .Monkey., Cecrow, stellarexplorer, andejons, cathyta, souloftherose, Cindy1954, Dilara86, bw94612, Kristelh, TrulyAragorn, Himalmitra, raperper, elia1168, SkuldOMG, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, Laura1124, mmseiple, lsah, aquariumministry, fredasteele, TwinDaddy, kihohamu, ManWithAnAgenda, GrimFiend1977,Edward , ,SilentInAWay ,Simone2 ,CVido
8
door John Steinbeck
23,388 leden
423 besprekingen
½ 4.4
Algemene Rangorde 43
Score 105.79
Toegevoegd 2012-02-10, 09:58 AM
- 57 Members
- AntiLeah, Only2rs, tiddleyboom, evilmoose, longway, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, .Monkey., pmdean, Cecrow, m_island, icre8dstny, karamazow, amanda4242, WSB7, deldevries, sturlington, cathyta, brenzi, ukh, CVido, Bici47, nlgeorge, rretzler, BlueSkies305, electrice, John_Vaughan, Himalmitra, Shutzie27, bibliobuzz, Marleen_Cloutier, matthewmason, AmourFou, bcrowl399, NinieB, pewterbreath, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, metamedusa, Laura1124, hudzilla55, ramsesiii, linnzsue, JohnMB, courtneyp93, mmseiple, lsah, Rusty37, TwinDaddy, Sisif, readerdad, TeriAndersonNeedham, steller0707, CharlesTheB, TaraJohnson, MyFathersDragon,eromsted ,aulsmith , ,auntSteelbreaker ,Simone2
- Verklaringen
- amanda4242: Hated it.Simone2 : One of my best last yearMyFathersDragon: It was one of the classics to choose from to read in a high school class. I read lots of the choices, so I had options to choose from when it was time to write a book report.
9
door Upton Sinclair
11,626 leden
129 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 198
Score 17.43
Toegevoegd 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
- Verklaringen
- ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
10
door E. M. Forster
11,164 leden
223 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 21
Score 155.05
Toegevoegd 2012-01-09, 10:02 AM
- 70 Members
- wordswordswords, conceptDawg, staffordcastle, tiddleyboom, eromsted, cpg, jain, mybookshelf, foggidawn, pamelad, lahochstetler, SilentInAWay, almigwin, lwbooklover, .Monkey., europhile, EmScape, jefbra, Smiler69, Cecrow, otterlake, stellarexplorer, amanda4242, sturlington, cathyta, japaul22, BekkaJo, susiesharp, perennialreader, citybird, nik61, Cindy1954, CVido, Bici47, Dunord, nlgeorge, BlueSkies305, electrice, gypsysmom, al.vick, bibliobuzz, ahef1963, Marleen_Cloutier, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, metamedusa, banana4thelord, Chirules, christianromney, hudzilla55, linnzsue, TheUndergroundMan000, MadaraR, mmseiple, lsah, Zaeynab, Rusty37, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, thamara.abrao, mcountr, ManWithAnAgenda, CharlesTheB, GrimFiend1977, Lazlo_Kovaks, Musicaldreamer, TaraJohnson, MaureenONeill,prosfilaes ,karamazow
- Verklaringen
- jain: Read it in high school but need to reread as an adult.amanda4242: Loved it.
11
door Stendhal
9,495 leden
136 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 121
Score 35.76
Toegevoegd 2012-01-09, 10:03 AM
- 29 Members
- wordswordswords, kerry1897, smcwl, almigwin, sarahemmm, .Monkey., europhile, Smiler69, Cecrow, otterlake, karamazow, WSB7, cathyta, japaul22, BekkaJo, cc9, Cindy1954, Kristelh, Dunord, FancyHorse, NinieB, pewterbreath, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, linnzsue, nedhyu, lsah, Sisif, ,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,peterdj ,Simone2 ,CVido ,Bici47 ,electrice
- Verklaringen
- electrice : read in junior high school
12
door Angela Carter
5,517 leden
150 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 294
Score 6.65
Toegevoegd 2015-09-02, 09:43 AM
- 4 Members
- booksinbed, Cecrow, amanda4242, sturlington
13
door Ralph Ellison
16,373 leden
212 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 74
Score 66.36
Toegevoegd 2012-02-19, 01:15 PM
- 43 Members
- bookwoman84, hipdeep, wordswordswords, jamesabg, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, almigwin, lwbooklover, pmdean, Cecrow, icre8dstny, cathyta, brenzi, Simone2, CVido, Dehinde, nlgeorge, BlueSkies305, TrulyAragorn, bwtsang, Aprill, Shutzie27, elia1168, FancyHorse, NinieB, linlef, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, Laura1124, hudzilla55, linnzsue, mmseiple, TwinDaddy, Sisif, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, CharlesTheB, TaraJohnson, MyFathersDragon, ArayaK,eromsted ,aulsmith ,lsah
- Verklaringen
- MyFathersDragon: It was recommended as a classic, so I read it.
14
door Gustav Meyrink
1,805 leden
44 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 180
Score 20.6
Toegevoegd 2013-09-12, 09:06 AM
- 14 Members
- tiddleyboom, kerry1897, eromsted, Cecrow, icre8dstny, WSB7, cathyta, fundevogel, Cindy1954, electrice, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, linnzsue, Sisif
- Verklaringen
- tiddleyboom: Read this years ago in school, can't remember much about it. I guess that says something right there.
15
door Ursula K. Le Guin
10,694 leden
268 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 241
Score 10.44
Toegevoegd 2014-12-28, 06:00 PM
- 8 Members
- Aquila, Rtrace, Cecrow, jerry-book, sturlington, nlgeorge, gypsysmom, nedhyu,ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- ManWithAnAgenda : Read. Perfect.
16
door Ursula K. Le Guin
6,516 leden
195 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 305
Score 5.9
Toegevoegd 2015-01-23, 03:43 PM
- 7 Members
- Aquila, Rtrace, Cecrow, amanda4242, sturlington, gypsysmom, steller0707,aekd ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- aekd: readManWithAnAgenda : Read.
17
door Stella Gibbons
5,768 leden
221 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 191
Score 18.41
Toegevoegd 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
- Verklaringen
- 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.
18
door Flann O'Brien
4,234 leden
123 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 237
Score 10.54
Toegevoegd 2013-09-23, 11:12 AM
- 8 Members
- hipdeep, kerry1897, eromsted, Cecrow, cc9, Cindy1954, ahef1963, ryaSilvia,sturlington
- Verklaringen
- sturlington : Read, but didn't really enjoy
19
door Dorothy L. Sayers
5,458 leden
150 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 185
Score 19.79
Toegevoegd 2012-07-31, 01:09 PM
- 15 Members
- Aquila, wordswordswords, SilentInAWay, almigwin, varielle, Cecrow, sturlington, cathyta, perennialreader, Dehinde, TrulyAragorn, ahef1963, NinieB, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,aulsmith
- Verklaringen
- ahef1963: My favourite Peter Wimsey novel. I love Sayers.
20
door Thomas Mann
9,598 leden
175 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 83
Score 60.03
Toegevoegd 2012-02-18, 09:14 PM
- 38 Members
- gennyt, wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, kerry1897, jain, jamesabg, SilentInAWay, smcwl, almigwin, .Monkey., Zylphan, Cecrow, otterlake, stellarexplorer, karamazow, cathyta, japaul22, bw94612, Kristelh, nlgeorge, electrice, elia1168, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, rplinke, ramsesiii, linnzsue, nedhyu, dljones442, MadaraR, mmseiple, TwinDaddy, Sisif, ManWithAnAgenda, CharlesTheB, MyFathersDragon,eromsted ,peterdj ,Simone2 ,CVido
- Verklaringen
- MyFathersDragon: It was recommended as a classic, so I read it.
21
door Jorge Luis Borges
6,834 leden
83 besprekingen
½ 4.4
Algemene Rangorde 178
Score 21.41
Toegevoegd 2012-01-09, 10:04 AM
22
door John Cheever
3,374 leden
34 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 363
Score 3.13
Toegevoegd 2013-09-12, 10:05 AM
23
door John Wyndham
7,451 leden
207 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 205
Score 16.02
Toegevoegd 2012-08-05, 12:08 PM
- 13 Members
- SilentInAWay, Cecrow, amanda4242, sturlington, cathyta, Dehinde, TrulyAragorn, gypsysmom, ahef1963, NinieB, ryaSilvia, ManWithAnAgenda, MaureenONeill,Edward
24
door Joseph Heller
39,991 leden
525 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 31
Score 131.15
Toegevoegd 2012-02-12, 05:06 PM
- 74 Members
- bookwoman84, gennyt, wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, eromsted, Illiniguy71, mybookshelf, foggidawn, pamelad, booksinbed, SimoneA, almigwin, lwbooklover, pmdean, Zylphan, jefbra, Cecrow, otterlake, martina_hrubes, sturlington, flips, cathyta, brenzi, ukh, jyssco, perennialreader, souloftherose, ridgididge, nik61, cc9, Cindy1954, CVido, Dunord, Dehinde, eclecticdodo, nlgeorge, TrulyAragorn, fuzzi, Jys-g, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, al.vick, elia1168, FancyHorse, bcrowl399, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, Laura1124, daisy_jane, christianromney, hudzilla55, ramsesiii, linnzsue, nedhyu, dljones442, JohnMB, Ares14, courtneyp93, blancosa, lsah, Saxon451, merriqat, MargaretD1, readerdad, TeriAndersonNeedham, CharlesTheB, TaraJohnson, Tyler_DDurden, FireflyLover, gerggerggerg, MyFathersDragon, zombiecat,Edward ,lorax ,waitingtoderail ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith , ,sjmccreary ,electrice ,mattries37315
- Verklaringen
- electrice : readMyFathersDragon: I was bored and wanted something to read. We had it in the house, so I read it.
