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 Mark Twain
42,946 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.
2
door Mary Shelley
42,605 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.
3
door Mark Twain
32,860 leden
324 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 23
Score 151.76
Toegevoegd 2012-02-12, 09:58 PM
- 78 Members
- Aquila, benfulton, wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, evilmoose, kageeh, dara85, pamelad, jamesabg, booksinbed, SimoneA, almigwin, varielle, s2nowy, pmdean, Zylphan, jefbra, m_island, sjmccreary, amanda4242, deldevries, cathyta, japaul22, ncgraham, BekkaJo, jyssco, perennialreader, ridgididge, Beorn_se_Bacaire, bw94612, Dunord, Dehinde, BlueSkies305, electrice, JalenV, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, jaysbooks, ahef1963, raperper, bcrowl399, NinieB, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, Liivin, jnmlkr901, Arrashid7, Laura1124, Sarahlinbook, hudzilla55, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, December7, dljones442, JohnMB, seanogui, courtneyp93, joannawolotira, Saxon451, Zaeynab, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, JMK2020, Rusty37, TwinDaddy, Sisif, TeriAndersonNeedham, CharlesTheB, Musicaldreamer, TaraJohnson, KrystalSheppard, MMC22378, gunarss, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, ArayaK, valeriepatton, cackleconure, ,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,CVido ,mattries37315 ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- sturlington : Read in grade schoolJalenV: I believe this is another one of the classics my parents had that I read.ManWithAnAgenda : Read.MyFathersDragon: I started reading Twain in 5th grade and kept on, reading several of his.
4
door Nathaniel Hawthorne
36,537 leden
373 besprekingen
½ 3.4
Algemene Rangorde 41
Score 106.79
Toegevoegd 2012-02-12, 09:57 PM
- 63 Members
- Aquila, wordswordswords, kageeh, cpg, pamelad, SimoneA, almigwin, varielle, europhile, Zylphan, jefbra, chgstrom, otterlake, sjmccreary, amanda4242, peterdj, martina_hrubes, cathyta, brenzi, ncgraham, BekkaJo, Simone2, CVido, bw94612, Dunord, nlgeorge, BlueSkies305, electrice, tjsween, JalenV, gypsysmom, jaysbooks, ahef1963, raperper, AmourFou, rosemitchell, NinieB, jnmlkr901, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, Laura1124, SamTaylor, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, dljones442, JohnMB, courtneyp93, mmseiple, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, misfortune317, kierstens, JessGalchutt, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, mcountr, steller0707, Musicaldreamer, TaraJohnson, Tyler_DDurden, MMC22378, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, zombiecat,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,.Monkey. ,aulsmith ,karamazow ,sturlington ,aekd ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- .Monkey. : Read it. Hated it.sturlington : Read in collegeJalenV: I have, and have read, my copy. I was already familiar with the plot thanks to The Classics Reclassified by Richard Armour.aekd: Not likely to read.ahef1963: Loved it.ManWithAnAgenda : Read. Nearly everything else he wrote is better.MyFathersDragon: 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.
5
door Daphne Du Maurier
20,706 leden
611 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 51
Score 93.81
Toegevoegd 2012-02-10, 04:41 PM
- 60 Members
- Aquila, hipdeep, kageeh, dara85, cpg, jain, mybookshelf, longway, jamesabg, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, lwbooklover, varielle, .Monkey., antqueen, europhile, jefbra, otterlake, m_island, olgakm, amanda4242, redsox0407, sturlington, cathyta, brenzi, BekkaJo, auntSteelbreaker, perennialreader, citybird, CVido, bw94612, BlueSkies305, TrulyAragorn, bwtsang, JalenV, gypsysmom, Aprill, al.vick, jaysbooks, ahef1963, NinieB, linlef, LesleyAshton, Peace2, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, Arrashid7, Laura1124, linnzsue, December7, fredasteele, Rusty37, RachelKirk, Sisif, TeriAndersonNeedham, steller0707, MMC22378, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, ,tiddleyboom ,henkl ,aulsmith ,karamazow ,sjmccreary ,Simone2 ,Himalmitra ,ManWithAnAgenda ,CharlesTheB
- Verklaringen
- tiddleyboom : Read it - LOVEaulsmith : Not a classicamanda4242: Excellent read.JalenV: I read it decades ago. I'm old enough (69) that I remember when new romantic suspense paperbacks claimed the book was like REBECCA. Loved the spoof on the Carol Burnett Show.Aprill: Read it.
6
door Louisa May Alcott
26,424 leden
399 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 50
Score 96.69
Toegevoegd 2013-09-22, 01:06 PM
- 53 Members
- Aquila, wordswordswords, cpg, jamesabg, booksinbed, almigwin, varielle, jefbra, otterlake, m_island, martina_hrubes, deldevries, sturlington, BekkaJo, perennialreader, citybird, CVido, Dehinde, nlgeorge, fuzzi, JalenV, gypsysmom, Aprill, Shutzie27, ahef1963, NinieB, LesleyAshton, Peace2, james.proffitt, mspixieears, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, Laura1124, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, December7, JohnMB, MadaraR, TwinDaddy, mcountr, kihohamu, TeriAndersonNeedham, ManWithAnAgenda, Musicaldreamer, TaraJohnson, Tyler_DDurden, FireflyLover, KrystalSheppard, MMC22378, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, ArayaK, valeriepatton,aulsmith
- Verklaringen
7
door Betty Smith
16,517 leden
442 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 55
Score 88.03
Toegevoegd 2012-02-08, 06:48 PM
- 49 Members
- wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, dara85, jain, jamesabg, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, smcwl, almigwin, lwbooklover, jefbra, sjmccreary, redsox0407, cathyta, brenzi, ncgraham, perennialreader, bacbaby, citybird, cc9, CVido, vwinsloe, BlueSkies305, Himalmitra, JalenV, gypsysmom, Aprill, ahef1963, FancyHorse, bcrowl399, EElsen, linlef, ryaSilvia, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, metamedusa, Laura1124, darlenebuckner, linnzsue, December7, dljones442, joannawolotira, mmseiple, Rusty37, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, MMC22378, ArayaK, Mama_Smurf,eromsted ,kageeh ,.Monkey. ,CharlesTheB
- Verklaringen