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 Homer
53,025 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.
2
door Thomas Hardy
11,384 leden
197 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 33
Score 122.55
Toegevoegd 2012-01-09, 10:15 AM
- 61 Members
- Only2rs, wordswordswords, SqueakyChu, tiddleyboom, eromsted, cpg, mybookshelf, foggidawn, pamelad, jamesabg, lahochstetler, smcwl, almigwin, lwbooklover, spounds, sarahemmm, AnnaClaire, jefbra, Smiler69, stellarexplorer, redsox0407, PatsyMurray, cathyta, ncgraham, perennialreader, Kodibear, ridgididge, cc9, Cindy1954, Simone2, bw94612, Bici47, Kristelh, Dehinde, nlgeorge, BlueSkies305, TrulyAragorn, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, al.vick, jaysbooks, matthewmason, FancyHorse, pewterbreath, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, Arrashid7, Laura1124, hudzilla55, linnzsue, TheUndergroundMan000, joannawolotira, mmseiple, lsah, Zaeynab, Rusty37, CharlesTheB, MccMichaelR, TaraJohnson, MaureenONeill, ,SilentInAWay ,prosfilaes ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,CVido ,Peace2 ,ManWithAnAgenda ,gerggerggerg
- Verklaringen
- sturlington : No more Hardy!ManWithAnAgenda : Read. Loved.
3
door Bram Stoker
35,392 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.
4
door Virgil
22,899 leden
198 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 36
Score 115.12
Toegevoegd 2012-01-09, 09:59 AM
- 60 Members
- lorax, bookwoman84, gennyt, anglemark, kerry1897, eromsted, longway, jamesabg, smcwl, almigwin, varielle, .Monkey., otterlake, sjmccreary, amanda4242, PatsyMurray, SylviaC, jerry-book, Myrrha, cathyta, souloftherose, cc9, Cindy1954, Dilara86, bw94612, Bici47, Kristelh, Dunord, rretzler, BlueSkies305, JqnOC, TrulyAragorn, Himalmitra, cej1027, mattries37315, elia1168, SkuldOMG, AmourFou, pewterbreath, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, hudzilla55, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, dljones442, JohnMB, joannawolotira, mmseiple, Rusty37, TwinDaddy, Sisif, rjbd, CharlesTheB, TaraJohnson, Yzma, MyFathersDragon,Edward ,ABVR ,SilentInAWay ,prosfilaes ,aulsmith ,peterdj ,sturlington ,CVido ,aekd ,lsah
- Verklaringen
- aulsmith : Got through Carthage and gave up in disgust.sturlington : Read in college.aekd: Unlikely to read, but who knows?MyFathersDragon: Mythology - I always read that. Then we read it in a 12th grade class, too.
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door John Bunyan
17,477 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
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door Firdausi
766 leden
5 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 211
Score 15.02
Toegevoegd 2012-01-12, 11:07 AM
- 9 Members
- henkl, kerry1897, eromsted, PatsyMurray, cathyta, cc9, Cindy1954, ryaSilvia, aquariumministry,SilentInAWay
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door Henry James
2,754 leden
27 besprekingen
½ 3.6
Algemene Rangorde 158
Score 24.88
Toegevoegd 2012-01-09, 10:12 AM
- 21 Members
- wordswordswords, kerry1897, eromsted, SilentInAWay, smcwl, almigwin, varielle, europhile, peterdj, PatsyMurray, cathyta, ncgraham, Cindy1954, CVido, Kristelh, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, linnzsue, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,henkl ,prosfilaes ,sturlington ,auntSteelbreaker
- Verklaringen
- sturlington : Saw the movie.
9
door Edith Wharton
9,695 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.
10
door Knut Hamsun
4,509 leden
125 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 154
Score 25.57
Toegevoegd 2012-01-09, 10:10 AM
- 18 Members
- gennyt, kerry1897, eromsted, almigwin, europhile, karamazow, peterdj, PatsyMurray, cathyta, Cindy1954, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, linnzsue, nedhyu, Sisif, ManWithAnAgenda, GrimFiend1977, ,SilentInAWay
11
door F. Scott Fitzgerald
9,423 leden
86 besprekingen
½ 3.6
Algemene Rangorde 193
Score 17.94
Toegevoegd 2012-02-08, 06:50 PM
- 18 Members
- AntiLeah, wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, SilentInAWay, almigwin, lwbooklover, jefbra, redsox0407, PatsyMurray, cathyta, John_Vaughan, Shutzie27, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, Laura1124, steller0707, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill,gennyt ,henkl ,eromsted ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,aekd
- Verklaringen
- sturlington : Couldn't finish.aekd: F. Scott is not my thang.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.
12
door William Shakespeare
6,030 leden
53 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 130
Score 33.3
Toegevoegd 2013-07-27, 05:40 AM
- 25 Members
- Edward, wordswordswords, kerry1897, booksinbed, smcwl, almigwin, varielle, PatsyMurray, sturlington, cathyta, TrulyAragorn, gypsysmom, jaysbooks, ahef1963, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, jnmlkr901, Arrashid7, Laura1124, dljones442, JohnMB, Saxon451, steller0707, MyFathersDragon,eromsted ,cpg ,aulsmith
