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 Kazuo Ishiguro
16,361 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.
2
door Alexandre Dumas
25,502 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.
3
door George Eliot
17,713 leden
330 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 40
Score 110.97
Toegevoegd 2012-05-16, 09:39 AM
- 61 Members
- hipdeep, wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, eromsted, mybookshelf, foggidawn, pamelad, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, SimoneA, smcwl, almigwin, AnnaClaire, otterlake, sjmccreary, amanda4242, peterdj, martina_hrubes, cathyta, brenzi, BekkaJo, perennialreader, Kodibear, cc9, Cindy1954, Dilara86, bw94612, Bici47, vwinsloe, nlgeorge, rretzler, BlueSkies305, electrice, fuzzi, gypsysmom, al.vick, ahef1963, Marleen_Cloutier, AmourFou, FancyHorse, Elizabeth088, pewterbreath, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, Arrashid7, Laura1124, christianromney, linnzsue, dianeham, lsah, Rusty37, MargaretD1, JessGalchutt, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, Sisif, steller0707, TaraJohnson, CarolynBurke7, MaureenONeill,cpg ,nephron44 ,sturlington ,Simone2 ,CVido ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- sturlington : Never finished it :-(ManWithAnAgenda : Read. Loved.
4
door Bram Stoker
35,417 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.
5
door E. M. Forster
11,168 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.
6
door Vladimir Nabokov
31,704 leden
563 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 32
Score 126.39
Toegevoegd 2012-01-09, 10:17 AM
- 69 Members
- Aquila, Only2rs, bookwoman84, ABVR, gennyt, eromsted, mybookshelf, foggidawn, longway, paradoxosalpha, pamelad, jamesabg, booksinbed, SimoneA, smcwl, lwbooklover, prosfilaes, varielle, EmScape, otterlake, icre8dstny, amanda4242, martina_hrubes, artturnerjr, cathyta, brenzi, fundevogel, ukh, mousse, nik61, Cindy1954, CVido, Bici47, Dehinde, rretzler, BlueSkies305, JqnOC, bwtsang, Marleen_Cloutier, flying_monkeys, Elizabeth088, EElsen, linlef, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, IsabelJacobson, Laura1124, SamTaylor, christianromney, hudzilla55, linnzsue, TheUndergroundMan000, nedhyu, JohnMB, loogawa, courtneyp93, Zaeynab, kierstens, merriqat, Sisif, electricgoddess1993, steller0707, CyndiCiavarella, Stephan_Rogers, TaraJohnson, Tyler_DDurden, jarcipreste,gilroy , ,waitingtoderail ,tiddleyboom ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,karamazow ,sjmccreary ,peterdj ,sturlington ,Simone2 ,lsah ,ManWithAnAgenda ,gerggerggerg
- Verklaringen
- gilroy : Read it. Hated it. Let the dang thing die.aulsmith : I see no reason for anyone to feel obligated to read this bookamanda4242: Read it, but not in a rush to read it again.sturlington : Could not finish.Simone2 : Loved itManWithAnAgenda : Read.
7
door John Steinbeck
23,396 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.
8
door Charles Dickens
13,697 leden
248 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 34
Score 120.26
Toegevoegd 2012-02-10, 10:27 AM
- 61 Members
- wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, kerry1897, evilmoose, eromsted, jain, foggidawn, jamesabg, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, SimoneA, almigwin, AnnaClaire, europhile, pmdean, Smiler69, m_island, stellarexplorer, peterdj, martina_hrubes, cathyta, japaul22, brenzi, ncgraham, BekkaJo, susiesharp, bacbaby, briarhills, Cindy1954, Simone2, CVido, bw94612, Bici47, nlgeorge, BlueSkies305, TrulyAragorn, Himalmitra, JalenV, gypsysmom, ahef1963, raperper, Marleen_Cloutier, NinieB, linlef, Peace2, FlorianKarpfinger, Laura1124, linnzsue, dljones442, joannawolotira, mmseiple, lsah, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, mcountr, CharlesTheB, pozzoandlucky, TaraJohnson, MyFathersDragon, CarolynBurke7, MaureenONeill, ,cpg ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- JalenV: Can't recall if I listened to a library copy or read my sister's copy. It was certainly bleak. Avoid lawsuits!ManWithAnAgenda : Read.MyFathersDragon: I was reading lots of Dickens back then.
9
door Gustave Flaubert
26,218 leden
390 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Algemene Rangorde 29
Score 132.13
Toegevoegd 2012-02-14, 08:06 AM
- 69 Members
- gennyt, wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, eromsted, longway, pamelad, booksinbed, SimoneA, almigwin, lwbooklover, .Monkey., thorold, europhile, dhm, jefbra, otterlake, stellarexplorer, karamazow, andejons, sjmccreary, sundancer, redsox0407, martina_hrubes, sturlington, cathyta, ncgraham, jyssco, susiesharp, perennialreader, souloftherose, canantopaloglu, Cindy1954, bw94612, Bici47, Dunord, Dehinde, nlgeorge, rretzler, BlueSkies305, electrice, gypsysmom, al.vick, jaysbooks, ahef1963, raperper, Marleen_Cloutier, matthewmason, Elizabeth088, NinieB, pewterbreath, EElsen, linlef, LesleyAshton, FlorianKarpfinger, Arrashid7, Laura1124, christianromney, ramsesiii, linnzsue, nedhyu, dianeham, aquariumministry, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, Sisif, steller0707, kmc3501, TaraJohnson, MaureenONeill, ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,nephron44 ,peterdj ,Simone2 ,CVido
- Verklaringen
10
door Thomas Mann
5,674 leden
109 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 73
Score 67.18
Toegevoegd 2012-01-09, 10:10 AM
- 38 Members
- gennyt, staffordcastle, tiddleyboom, kerry1897, eromsted, Scorbet, longway, jamesabg, SilentInAWay, smcwl, almigwin, Smiler69, andejons, cathyta, japaul22, Cindy1954, Simone2, Dilara86, Kristelh, Dunord, nlgeorge, electrice, Marleen_Cloutier, elia1168, matthewmason, pewterbreath, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, rplinke, ramsesiii, linnzsue, nedhyu, MadaraR, joannawolotira, mmseiple, mcountr, CharlesTheB, ,aulsmith ,peterdj ,CVido
