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!
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door E. M. Forster
11,164 leden
222 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.
3
door Mark Twain
32,808 leden
323 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 Oscar Wilde
39,413 leden
629 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 37
Score 112.65
Toegevoegd 2012-02-19, 01:15 PM
- 72 Members
- benfulton, hipdeep, wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, eromsted, kageeh, jain, mybookshelf, longway, pamelad, jamesabg, booksinbed, lwbooklover, varielle, AnnaClaire, ScarySquirrel, otterlake, m_island, icre8dstny, amanda4242, redsox0407, peterdj, jerry-book, sturlington, cathyta, brenzi, BekkaJo, fundevogel, ukh, jyssco, bacbaby, Cindy1954, CVido, Bici47, eclecticdodo, electrice, tjsween, TrulyAragorn, cej1027, fuzzi, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, ahef1963, SkuldOMG, pincus2, flying_monkeys, linlef, LesleyAshton, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, ryaSilvia, jnmlkr901, Arrashid7, kristilabrie, linnzsue, nedhyu, Saxon451, misfortune317, kierstens, RachelKirk, CTyner, Sisif, mcountr, despina.aws, Stephan_Rogers, Musicaldreamer, TaraJohnson, Tyler_DDurden, gerggerggerg, MaureenONeill, ArayaK, zombiecat,Edward , ,waitingtoderail ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,jefbra , ,sjmccreary ,Simone2 ,Aprill ,JohnMB ,lsah ,ManWithAnAgenda ,emily-judith
- Verklaringen
- jain: Need to read the uncensored version.amanda4242: Brilliant book.Aprill: I found it difficult and not to my taste. Didn't finish.ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
5
33,971 leden
429 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.
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door Nathaniel Hawthorne
36,483 leden
371 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.
7
door Alexandre Dumas
21,272 leden
249 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 46
Score 105.08
Toegevoegd 2012-08-04, 11:43 AM
- 56 Members
- Aquila, Rtrace, cpg, SilentInAWay, SimoneA, KimarieBee, varielle, .Monkey., europhile, pmdean, jefbra, Smiler69, m_island, amanda4242, cathyta, BekkaJo, perennialreader, CVido, Kristelh, eclecticdodo, rretzler, BlueSkies305, electrice, gypsysmom, jaysbooks, elia1168, FancyHorse, linlef, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, banana4thelord, Sarahlinbook, hudzilla55, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, nedhyu, JohnMB, loogawa, mmseiple, Zaeynab, Rusty37, MargaretD1, TwinDaddy, CyndiCiavarella, Musicaldreamer, TaraJohnson, FireflyLover, gunarss, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, ArayaK, valeriepatton,aulsmith ,sjmccreary ,peterdj
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door Jonathan Swift
1,131 leden
11 besprekingen
½ 3.5
Algemene Rangorde 49
Score 101.33
Toegevoegd 2012-08-04, 11:41 AM
- 64 Members
- wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, Rtrace, foggidawn, booksinbed, SimoneA, almigwin, varielle, pmdean, ScarySquirrel, jefbra, chgstrom, otterlake, m_island, amanda4242, deldevries, cathyta, BekkaJo, ridgididge, nik61, CVido, Beorn_se_Bacaire, Dehinde, eclecticdodo, nlgeorge, electrice, fuzzi, JalenV, gypsysmom, Aprill, jaysbooks, ahef1963, mattries37315, NinieB, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, ryaSilvia, jnmlkr901, Arrashid7, Laura1124, daisy_jane, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, dljones442, JohnMB, Ares14, seanogui, Saxon451, Rusty37, JessGalchutt, TwinDaddy, Sisif, mcountr, CharlesTheB, CyndiCiavarella, Stephan_Rogers, Musicaldreamer, TaraJohnson, gunarss, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, valeriepatton,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,sjmccreary ,peterdj ,sturlington ,lsah ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- amanda4242: Worth reading.sturlington : Not required reading anymore.JalenV: Bought an annotated copy. The annotations were interesting.ahef1963: Read in university. Hated it.ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
9
door Charlotte Brontë
58,838 leden
913 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 39
Score 111.43
Toegevoegd 2012-01-09, 05:16 AM
- 71 Members
- Edward, Aquila, wordswordswords, staffordcastle, tiddleyboom, eromsted, kageeh, dara85, pamelad, jamesabg, booksinbed, almigwin, varielle, antqueen, europhile, EmScape, Zylphan, jefbra, otterlake, m_island, sjmccreary, amanda4242, redsox0407, martina_hrubes, artturnerjr, sturlington, cathyta, brenzi, BekkaJo, perennialreader, ridgididge, Cindy1954, CVido, Dehinde, eclecticdodo, nlgeorge, electrice, JalenV, gypsysmom, Aprill, Shutzie27, jaysbooks, ahef1963, NinieB, LesleyAshton, Peace2, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, Arrashid7, Laura1124, SamTaylor, linnzsue, December7, dljones442, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, JMK2020, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, Sisif, mcountr, TeriAndersonNeedham, steller0707, Musicaldreamer, TaraJohnson, KrystalSheppard, gerggerggerg, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, valeriepatton, jarcipreste, Mama_Smurf,lorax ,gilroy , ,ABVR ,_Zoe_ ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,auntSteelbreaker ,Simone2 ,ManWithAnAgenda ,CharlesTheB ,emily-judith
- Verklaringen
- tiddleyboom: I know the whole plot and resolution of Jane Eyre; I've just never read the book.JalenV: I have read this book so many times since I was a school girl. However, it wasn't until PBS first aired "I, Claudius" that I understood that "West Indies Messalina" insult.Aprill: Enjoyed it.ahef1963: A favourite.ManWithAnAgenda : Read.MyFathersDragon: It was available when I was reading anything I could find. I reread it in high school.
10
door E. M. Forster
8,759 leden
131 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 62
Score 79.18
Toegevoegd 2012-02-14, 07:49 AM
- 47 Members
- wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, evilmoose, eromsted, jain, mybookshelf, jamesabg, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, almigwin, lwbooklover, europhile, jefbra, Smiler69, otterlake, stellarexplorer, amanda4242, BALE, redsox0407, martina_hrubes, sturlington, cathyta, japaul22, brenzi, ncgraham, BekkaJo, Cindy1954, Bici47, Kristelh, nlgeorge, BlueSkies305, gypsysmom, FancyHorse, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, Laura1124, ramsesiii, linnzsue, joannawolotira, mmseiple, lsah, TwinDaddy, CharlesTheB, Musicaldreamer, TaraJohnson, MaureenONeill,Simone2 ,CVido ,ahef1963 ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- jain: Read it in high school but need to reread as an adult.ahef1963 : Have tried to read it several times but was too bored.ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
11
door Sir Walter Scott
12,985 leden
122 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Algemene Rangorde 56
Score 86.88
Toegevoegd 2012-10-25, 05:29 PM
- 53 Members
- kerry1897, evilmoose, mybookshelf, jamesabg, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, varielle, .Monkey., pmdean, ScarySquirrel, m_island, icre8dstny, sjmccreary, amanda4242, morryb, cathyta, perennialreader, cc9, bw94612, Dehinde, BlueSkies305, electrice, tjsween, TrulyAragorn, al.vick, raperper, elia1168, FancyHorse, linlef, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, metamedusa, Laura1124, daisy_jane, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, JohnMB, mmseiple, Saxon451, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, JMK2020, Rusty37, TwinDaddy, Sisif, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, Musicaldreamer, TaraJohnson, FireflyLover, MyFathersDragon, Mama_Smurf,aulsmith ,CVido ,aekd ,lsah ,CharlesTheB
- Verklaringen
- aekd: no interest
12
door Louisa May Alcott
26,378 leden
398 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
13
door Ernest Hemingway
30,677 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.
14
door John Bunyan
17,446 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
15
door Anna Sewell
17,957 leden
207 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 143
Score 28.78
Toegevoegd 2012-10-25, 06:12 PM
- 21 Members
- Aquila, wordswordswords, mybookshelf, deldevries, cathyta, perennialreader, Dehinde, gypsysmom, Aprill, ahef1963, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, IsabelJacobson, daisy_jane, mattmcmahon, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, TeriAndersonNeedham, Musicaldreamer, FireflyLover, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith
- Verklaringen
16
door Ernest Hemingway
4,086 leden
74 besprekingen
½ 3.4
Algemene Rangorde 267
Score 8.22
Toegevoegd 2013-09-23, 11:35 AM
- 9 Members
- wordswordswords, eromsted, almigwin, deldevries, Cindy1954, ryaSilvia, Laura1124, Musicaldreamer, MaureenONeill,aulsmith ,sturlington
- Verklaringen
- aulsmith : No more Hemingway. Ever.sturlington : Read it. Not worth it. See the movie, which was scripted by Faulkner and is much, much better than the book.
