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!

Oorlog en Vrede

door Leo Tolstoy

28,827 leden

457 besprekingen

½ 4.3

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Verklaringen: Randall.Parr: I would really like to read this book. Okay. thanks.
Arrashid7: I read btw. high school and college. Got me hooked on more Russian lit.

Anna Karenina

door Leo Tolstoy

38,442 leden

627 besprekingen

4.1

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Verklaringen: electrice : read in 2013, excellent

Schuld en boete

door Fyodor Dostoevsky

44,146 leden

492 besprekingen

4.2

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Verklaringen: aulsmith : Started and decided not to finish
Aprill: I'm partway through. Hope to finish it some day.
ahef1963: Loved it.
MyFathersDragon: I read some in 6th grade, but I didn’t finish because it wasn’t very interesting to me.

Moby Dick

door Herman Melville

35,553 leden

541 besprekingen

3.8

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Verklaringen: aulsmith : Skipping. Too much blubber.
rainpebble : puts my brain in a muddle no matter how many attempts I make to read it.
amanda4242: I read it and discovered that I could quite happily have gone through life without having read it.
sturlington : Read in college.
JalenV: Read twice for different classes (one definitely in college), chose it the second time because I remembered enough from dfiscussing it the first time I figured it would help the second. (Still wonder if that preacher who appeared early in the book gave the same sermon every Sunday.)
Aprill: I love Melville's writing.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read. Interesting.
MyFathersDragon: I liked the book in 5th grade, but when I tried rereading in 11th grade, I didn’t find it interesting enough to read it, perhaps because I had previously read it.

De graaf van Monte-Cristo

door Alexandre Dumas

25,481 leden

433 besprekingen

½ 4.3

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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.

Ilias

door Homer

39,935 leden

386 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 26

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Verklaringen: sturlington : Read in college
electrice : read in college
MyFathersDragon: I loved this since I was in grade school.

1984

door George Orwell

81,903 leden

1,270 besprekingen

4.2

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Verklaringen: amanda4242: An important book, but I'll probably never read it again.
sturlington: Everyone should read at least once.
electrice : read
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
MyFathersDragon: It is a classic so I thought I should read it.

De onzichtbare man

door H. G. Wells

10,907 leden

253 besprekingen

½ 3.5

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Verklaringen: JalenV: I read quite a bit of H. G. Wells during the 1970s. I'm pretty sure I read this one.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read, enjoyed.
MyFathersDragon: I would have been about 13. I don’t remember finishing it, so either we went on vacation or I didn’t like it. At that age, I almost always finished books.

Trots en vooroordeel

door Jane Austen

80,573 leden

1,368 besprekingen

½ 4.4

Algemene Rangorde 20

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Verklaringen: amanda4242: Loved it.
auntSteelbreaker : Read it, even though it was boring.
ahef1963: Loved it.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read, enjoyed.
MyFathersDragon: I read it because it was available.

De avonturen van Huckleberry Finn

door Mark Twain

42,942 leden

518 besprekingen

3.9

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Verklaringen: gilroy : Read it
amanda4242: 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.

De grote Gatsby

door F. Scott Fitzgerald

72,096 leden

1,168 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 18

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Verklaringen: tiddleyboom : Read it. Loved it.
.Monkey. : Read it. Disliked.
amanda4242: Read it twice and hated it twice.
JalenV: Had to read it for High School and hated it. I read The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo. Found her inserted characters and the magic interesting, still hated the Gatsby sections.
Aprill: Read it.
ahef1963: Read it; didn't really like it.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read it. Loved it.
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.

Ten oosten van Eden

door John Steinbeck

23,381 leden

423 besprekingen

½ 4.4

Algemene Rangorde 43

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Verklaringen: amanda4242: Hated it.
Simone2 : One of my best last year
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.

De vanger in het graan

door J. D. Salinger

69,517 leden

1,078 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 27

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Verklaringen: .Monkey. : Read it. Hated it.
amanda4242: Loved it in high school.
sturlington : Read in high school.
electrice : read
JalenV: Had to read it in high school.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read it. Hated. Read it. Loved it.
MyFathersDragon: I knew some of the high school English classes read it. I knew it was considered a classic. So, I decided I would read it. I did not like it. I am glad I read it, so I know what people are talking about when they bring it up, but I wouldn’t read it again.

Verstand en gevoel

door Jane Austen

38,084 leden

525 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 47

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Verklaringen: amanda4242: Liked it.
auntSteelbreaker : I think Austen is boring.
JalenV: Don't love it as much as Pride and Prejudice, but I've read it a few times.
ahef1963: I love Austen. This may be my favourite of her works.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

Frankenstein

door Mary Shelley

42,602 leden

709 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 25

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 : read
JalenV: 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.

The Adventure of Tom Sawyer

door Mark Twain

32,860 leden

324 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 23

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 school
JalenV: 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.

Catch-22

door Joseph Heller

39,987 leden

525 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 31

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 : read
MyFathersDragon: I was bored and wanted something to read. We had it in the house, so I read it.

De klokkenluider van de Notre Dame

door Victor Hugo

14,164 leden

176 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 85

40 Members: gennyt, tiddleyboom, eromsted, longway, jamesabg, SimoneA, .Monkey., europhile, icre8dstny, sjmccreary, redsox0407, cathyta, BekkaJo, cc9, Cindy1954, Beorn_se_Bacaire, Kristelh, Dunord, Dehinde, eclecticdodo, BlueSkies305, Himalmitra, JalenV, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, al.vick, elia1168, bcrowl399, Elizabeth088, linlef, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, Laura1124, linnzsue, nedhyu, JohnMB, mmseiple, TwinDaddy, TaraJohnson,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,Simone2 ,CVido ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: JalenV: Another library audio edition I checked out. I knew from my mom's copy of Plot Outlines of 100 Famous Novels that it didn't have a happy ending, but it was even more grim than I expected.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

De hut van oom Tom

door Harriet Beecher Stowe

16,989 leden

190 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 70

47 Members: gennyt, wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, eromsted, mybookshelf, jefbra, Smiler69, sjmccreary, martina_hrubes, deldevries, cathyta, BekkaJo, fundevogel, souloftherose, Cindy1954, CVido, bw94612, Kristelh, rretzler, BlueSkies305, Shutzie27, al.vick, jaysbooks, bibliobuzz, elia1168, FancyHorse, rosemitchell, NinieB, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, banana4thelord, linnzsue, JohnMB, courtneyp93, mmseiple, Saxon451, JMK2020, Rusty37, TwinDaddy, readerdad, TaraJohnson, gunarss, MyFathersDragon, valeriepatton,waitingtoderail ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,lsah
Verklaringen: aulsmith : Life's too short to bother with this polemic.
sturlington : You can understand the importance of this novel in history without actually having to read it.

Het paradijs verloren

door John Milton

13,895 leden

112 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 54

54 Members: gennyt, wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, kerry1897, evilmoose, cpg, foggidawn, jamesabg, booksinbed, SimoneA, almigwin, europhile, pmdean, ScarySquirrel, sjmccreary, amanda4242, redsox0407, peterdj, deldevries, jerry-book, Myrrha, cathyta, briarhills, nik61, cc9, CVido, Kristelh, BlueSkies305, electrice, TrulyAragorn, bwtsang, Shutzie27, ahef1963, FancyHorse, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, linnzsue, JohnMB, Ares14, seanogui, joannawolotira, mmseiple, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, Sisif, GrimFiend1977, Stephan_Rogers, TaraJohnson, gerggerggerg, MyFathersDragon, valeriepatton,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,karamazow ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: aulsmith : I tried, but after Satan leaves Heaven things get very boring.
sturlington : Read partly in college. Not worth it.
FancyHorse: I read it in high school but have forgotten most of it.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
MyFathersDragon: We read excerpts in an English class. I knew it was a classic, so I thought I should keep reading.

Schateiland

door Robert Louis Stevenson

34,020 leden

430 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 48

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 2013
JalenV: 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.

Het portret van Dorian Gray

door Oscar Wilde

39,469 leden

633 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 37

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.

De abdij van Northanger

door Jane Austen

21,618 leden

418 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 101

39 Members: Aquila, wordswordswords, kerry1897, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, smcwl, varielle, .Monkey., antqueen, jefbra, amanda4242, redsox0407, SylviaC, jerry-book, sturlington, cathyta, brenzi, susiesharp, perennialreader, Kristelh, Dehinde, nlgeorge, BlueSkies305, TrulyAragorn, JalenV, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, ahef1963, NinieB, EElsen, LesleyAshton, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, Laura1124, linnzsue, lsah, Sisif, steller0707, MaureenONeill, ,eromsted ,cpg ,aulsmith , ,Simone2 ,CVido ,Peace2 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: JalenV: I had read this was a funny book, but I didn't think so when I first read it. I reread it after reading Seven Gothic Masterpieces. Now that I knew what she was lampooning, it WAS a funny book.
ahef1963: Read - loved it.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

Het teken van moed

door Stephen Crane

11,142 leden

128 besprekingen

½ 3.4

Algemene Rangorde 81

40 Members: gilroy, hipdeep, wordswordswords, kerry1897, jamesabg, almigwin, varielle, pmdean, Zylphan, jefbra, icre8dstny, redsox0407, cathyta, ridgididge, Kristelh, BlueSkies305, electrice, tjsween, TrulyAragorn, JalenV, Shutzie27, IslesOfMine, jaysbooks, ahef1963, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, Laura1124, hudzilla55, linnzsue, dljones442, JohnMB, mmseiple, lsah, Saxon451, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, TwinDaddy, mcountr, steller0707, MyFathersDragon,cpg ,aulsmith ,CVido
Verklaringen: JalenV: Had to read for class. I've read that the standard text is a victim of bad editing. If true, that explains a lot.
ahef1963: Beautiful book.
MyFathersDragon: About 3rd grade - it was in the school library.

Onzichtbare man

door Ralph Ellison

16,371 leden

212 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 74

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.

De planetenoorlog

door H. G. Wells

18,381 leden

308 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 71

45 Members: Aquila, gennyt, kerry1897, Rtrace, jamesabg, fbroussard, SimoneA, pmdean, Zylphan, jefbra, chgstrom, icre8dstny, sjmccreary, amanda4242, deldevries, sturlington, cathyta, BekkaJo, nik61, CVido, Dehinde, BlueSkies305, electrice, JalenV, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, al.vick, ahef1963, elia1168, FancyHorse, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, jnmlkr901, Arrashid7, daisy_jane, linnzsue, JohnMB, mmseiple, TwinDaddy, hrd666dri, mcountr, TaraJohnson, valeriepatton,tiddleyboom ,SilentInAWay ,.Monkey. ,lsah
Verklaringen: tiddleyboom : I'm intrigued by other H.G.Wells's works, just not this one.
.Monkey. : Read it. It's alright.
sturlington: Terrified me.
JalenV: Not my favorite H. G. Wells book.
ahef1963: Disliked it completely.

Muizen en mensen

door John Steinbeck

39,026 leden

662 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 35

67 Members: Aquila, Only2rs, waitingtoderail, gennyt, wordswordswords, dara85, mybookshelf, longway, pamelad, jamesabg, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, SimoneA, almigwin, varielle, pmdean, ScarySquirrel, m_island, nephron44, icre8dstny, karamazow, sjmccreary, amanda4242, deldevries, sturlington, cathyta, brenzi, ncgraham, BekkaJo, souloftherose, CVido, nlgeorge, rretzler, tjsween, JalenV, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, ahef1963, bcrowl399, linlef, Peace2, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, Eirinfrey, Arrashid7, banana4thelord, hudzilla55, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, nedhyu, JohnMB, Ares14, courtneyp93, lsah, Saxon451, JMK2020, TwinDaddy, readerdad, steller0707, CharlesTheB, TaraJohnson, KrystalSheppard, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, valeriepatton, Mama_Smurf,Edward ,eromsted ,aulsmith ,Simone2 ,electrice ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: amanda4242: I despised this book.
Simone2 : In high school I hated it, but after reading it again recently I love it!
electrice : read
JalenV: Read in high school. It was sad.
ahef1963: Loved it. Cried twice while reading it.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
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.

Jane Eyre

door Charlotte Brontë

58,939 leden

916 besprekingen

4.2

Algemene Rangorde 39

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.

Spaar de spotvogels

door Harper Lee

78,424 leden

1,433 besprekingen

½ 4.4

Algemene Rangorde 28

77 Members: Edward, Aquila, wordswordswords, kageeh, Rtrace, pamelad, jamesabg, booksinbed, SimoneA, almigwin, lwbooklover, varielle, AnnaClaire, Zylphan, jefbra, m_island, stellarexplorer, icre8dstny, sjmccreary, amanda4242, martina_hrubes, deldevries, sturlington, cathyta, brenzi, BekkaJo, fundevogel, perennialreader, ridgididge, briarhills, CVido, eclecticdodo, nlgeorge, John_Vaughan, Jys-g, JalenV, gypsysmom, Aprill, Shutzie27, jaysbooks, ahef1963, NinieB, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, Laura1124, kristilabrie, Nivram, hudzilla55, linnzsue, December7, nedhyu, dljones442, JohnMB, MadaraR, courtneyp93, Mellerup, Saxon451, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, misfortune317, merriqat, TwinDaddy, thamara.abrao, mcountr, TeriAndersonNeedham, steller0707, CharlesTheB, TaraJohnson, Tyler_DDurden, FireflyLover, KrystalSheppard, Melinapm, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, valeriepatton, Mama_Smurf, ,tiddleyboom ,henkl ,eromsted ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,Simone2 ,electrice ,mattries37315 ,ManWithAnAgenda ,
Verklaringen: tiddleyboom : Read in High School - one of my favorites. Movie is excellent too.
amanda4242: It's not awful, but it is highly overrated.
sturlington: Everyone should read this book.
electrice : read
JalenV: Read decades ago. I remember parts of it.
Aprill: Great movie.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
MyFathersDragon: One of my 10th grade classes read it.

De ondergang van het Huis Usher : verhalen

door Edgar Allan Poe

1,927 leden

18 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 110

32 Members: gennyt, wordswordswords, kerry1897, kageeh, ScarySquirrel, sjmccreary, redsox0407, martina_hrubes, sturlington, cathyta, ncgraham, CVido, nlgeorge, tjsween, JalenV, Shutzie27, elia1168, NinieB, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, Laura1124, daisy_jane, linnzsue, JohnMB, blancosa, Sisif, MyFathersDragon, zombiecat,tiddleyboom ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,Simone2 ,ahef1963 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: tiddleyboom : Read it. Love Poe!
sturlington: This is very short; no reason not to read it.
JalenV: I don't have this particular copy, but I have the Poe book my parents gave me and the annotated tales of Poe. It's a good story.
ahef1963 : I don't like Poe, except for The Raven.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
MyFathersDragon: I read a few of his poems in 3rd and 4th grade, liking them, so I read more of Poe when I came across him over the next few years, including this one. I don’t remember it well, now, but I remember liking it. It seems like that was in 6th grade.

Onder moeders vleugels

door Louisa May Alcott

26,424 leden

399 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 50

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: JalenV: Loved this one since girlhood. This is the book that taught me that even if a character dies, one may go back to the beginning and that character is alive again.
Aprill: Read many years ago.

De woeste hoogte

door Emily Brontë

51,935 leden

702 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 68

59 Members: Edward, Aquila, wordswordswords, _Zoe_, kageeh, Rtrace, booksinbed, almigwin, varielle, antqueen, AnnaClaire, europhile, Smiler69, otterlake, m_island, amanda4242, redsox0407, cathyta, brenzi, BekkaJo, perennialreader, Kodibear, nik61, CVido, Dunord, Dehinde, nlgeorge, JalenV, gypsysmom, Aprill, Shutzie27, jaysbooks, bibliobuzz, ahef1963, NinieB, LesleyAshton, Peace2, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, Laura1124, linnzsue, nedhyu, JohnMB, JMK2020, JessGalchutt, TwinDaddy, Sisif, mcountr, kihohamu, TeriAndersonNeedham, steller0707, TaraJohnson, Tyler_DDurden, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, valeriepatton, jarcipreste,gilroy ,tiddleyboom ,eromsted ,cpg ,SilentInAWay , ,aulsmith ,EmScape ,jefbra ,karamazow ,peterdj ,sturlington ,susiesharp ,Simone2 ,TrulyAragorn ,ManWithAnAgenda ,CharlesTheB
Verklaringen: tiddleyboom : Read ages ago. Never again.
sturlington : Kind of a slog
JalenV: Another classic that I listened to a library audio edition. I didn't like ANY of the main characters. I don't think Heathcliffe is romantic at all. Ugh.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

Een poppenhuis

door Henrik Ibsen

5,374 leden

90 besprekingen

½ 3.6

Algemene Rangorde 100

35 Members: wordswordswords, Rtrace, mybookshelf, jamesabg, booksinbed, almigwin, lwbooklover, varielle, Smiler69, stellarexplorer, icre8dstny, amanda4242, cathyta, ukh, CVido, electrice, Jys-g, Shutzie27, ahef1963, FancyHorse, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, ryaSilvia, jnmlkr901, SamTaylor, rplinke, linnzsue, mmseiple, blancosa, fredasteele, steller0707, TaraJohnson, gunarss,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,lsah ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: amanda4242: Dull.
sturlington : Read in college; play
ahef1963: Very much ahead of its time. Great play.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

Silas Marner

door George Eliot

11,326 leden

153 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 118

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Verklaringen: tiddleyboom : Read in Junior High. Great story. Stays with you forever. It is a rather slow tale though.
JalenV: I was familiar with it from Armour's The Classics Reclassified before I checked out our library's audio copy. I liked it.
ahef1963: A lovely, pastoral story.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
MyFathersDragon: I got it as a gift in 6th grade because it was a classic, so of course I read it.

De oude man en de zee

door Ernest Hemingway

30,715 leden

505 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 57

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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.

Heer der vliegen

door William Golding

49,563 leden

745 besprekingen

½ 3.7

Algemene Rangorde 99

44 Members: Aquila, wordswordswords, mybookshelf, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, SimoneA, varielle, pmdean, jefbra, m_island, karamazow, redsox0407, deldevries, sturlington, cathyta, ukh, perennialreader, Dehinde, eclecticdodo, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, ahef1963, SkuldOMG, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, jnmlkr901, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, Laura1124, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, JohnMB, Mellerup, Saxon451, aquariumministry, JMK2020, Sisif, ManWithAnAgenda, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, valeriepatton, zombiecat,Edward ,tiddleyboom ,eromsted ,aulsmith ,sjmccreary ,Simone2 ,electrice , ,mattries37315 ,Peace2 ,lsah
Verklaringen: tiddleyboom : Read it. Compelling although I read disliked the story.
electrice : read
ahef1963: Read in high school. Disliked it.
MyFathersDragon: I read it in 10th grade because some of the high school English classes thought it was significant, so I thought I should read it, too.

De geheime tuin

door Frances Hodgson Burnett

35,231 leden

553 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 105

34 Members: Aquila, wordswordswords, booksinbed, SimoneA, varielle, ScarySquirrel, jefbra, deldevries, cathyta, brenzi, perennialreader, Dehinde, electrice, TrulyAragorn, JalenV, gypsysmom, Aprill, Shutzie27, ahef1963, elia1168, Peace2, james.proffitt, mspixieears, jnmlkr901, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, daisy_jane, linnzsue, Saxon451, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, TeriAndersonNeedham, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, valeriepatton,cpg ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,lsah ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: sturlington : Dated and didactic
JalenV: I have loved this book since I was a girl. I have both the Nora Unwin and the Tasha Tudor illustrated editions.
Aprill: This is a nice story.
ahef1963: A great favourite of mine as a child.

The Hound of the Baskervilles (Usborne Classics Retold)

door Henry Brook

45 leden

1 bespreking

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 125

28 Members: Aquila, wordswordswords, kerry1897, booksinbed, almigwin, varielle, Zylphan, jefbra, m_island, icre8dstny, redsox0407, sturlington, cathyta, Dehinde, electrice, JalenV, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, ahef1963, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, mspixieears, jnmlkr901, Arrashid7, daisy_jane, linnzsue, dljones442, JohnMB,cpg ,aulsmith ,Simone2 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: JalenV: Grew up on Sherlock Holmes as played by Basil Rathbone. My junior college graduation gift was the two-volume Annotated Sherlock Holmes and the Sherlock Holmes Scrapbook. It's one of his best adventures.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

My Ántonia

door Willa Cather

13,603 leden

286 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 132

23 Members: wordswordswords, kerry1897, eromsted, dara85, varielle, jefbra, cathyta, brenzi, perennialreader, Cindy1954, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, AmourFou, NinieB, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, Laura1124, SamTaylor, linnzsue, Sisif, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, MyFathersDragon,auntSteelbreaker
Verklaringen: dara85: Loved it.
auntSteelbreaker : I have read it.
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.

Neerslag uit het paradijs

door F. Scott Fitzgerald

9,422 leden

86 besprekingen

½ 3.6

Algemene Rangorde 193

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.

The Adventures and Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

door Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

1,738 leden

11 besprekingen

½ 4.3

Algemene Rangorde 138

29 Members: Aquila, hipdeep, wordswordswords, Rtrace, foggidawn, almigwin, varielle, antqueen, pmdean, Zylphan, m_island, icre8dstny, cathyta, ncgraham, cc9, electrice, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, ahef1963, SkuldOMG, NinieB, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, nedhyu, dljones442, JohnMB, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, MyFathersDragon,Edward , ,tiddleyboom ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,Simone2 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: tiddleyboom : Can't remember the first time I read Sherlock, but Lord knows I probably should move on to the millions of other books out there.
sturlington : Read mostly. No need to revisit.
ahef1963: Have been a fan of Sherlock Holmes since childhood. Occasionally I'll re-read one of the stories.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

De boerderij der dieren

door George Orwell

59,971 leden

882 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 53

61 Members: Aquila, bookwoman84, wordswordswords, kageeh, Rtrace, varielle, antqueen, pmdean, jefbra, m_island, karamazow, amanda4242, deldevries, sturlington, cathyta, fundevogel, ukh, jyssco, HGideon, canantopaloglu, Dehinde, eclecticdodo, JqnOC, electrice, John_Vaughan, cej1027, JalenV, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, al.vick, jaysbooks, ahef1963, LesleyAshton, mspixieears, jnmlkr901, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, SamTaylor, daisy_jane, linnzsue, JohnMB, Saxon451, aquariumministry, JMK2020, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, hrd666dri, Sisif, mcountr, readerdad, TeriAndersonNeedham, steller0707, despina.aws, TaraJohnson, Tyler_DDurden, gunarss, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, Flothat, zombiecat, jarcipreste,Edward ,lorax , ,eromsted ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,prosfilaes ,aulsmith ,sjmccreary ,peterdj ,Simone2 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: JalenV: I know I've read it. I'm pretty sure I did so for school. The ending stayed with me.
ahef1963: Didn't really care for it.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

De wind in de wilgen

door Kenneth Grahame

23,701 leden

330 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 120

29 Members: wordswordswords, eromsted, Rtrace, cpg, varielle, jefbra, amanda4242, cathyta, briarhills, Cindy1954, electrice, TrulyAragorn, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, ahef1963, elia1168, LesleyAshton, Peace2, james.proffitt, mspixieears, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, daisy_jane, linnzsue, dljones442, JohnMB, steller0707, MaureenONeill, valeriepatton,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,lsah ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: ManWithAnAgenda : Read. Loved.

Het Jungleboek

door Rudyard Kipling

11,175 leden

150 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 122

25 Members: Aquila, wordswordswords, varielle, pmdean, jefbra, icre8dstny, martina_hrubes, fundevogel, briarhills, electrice, JalenV, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, aekd, elia1168, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, daisy_jane, mattmcmahon, Saxon451, Jonas.Pieters, readerdad, MyFathersDragon, valeriepatton,aulsmith ,sturlington
Verklaringen: JalenV: I've read it, but I like the Just-So Stories better.

Fahrenheit 451

door Ray Bradbury

53,871 leden

995 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 69

50 Members: wordswordswords, eromsted, Rtrace, longway, jamesabg, booksinbed, almigwin, varielle, ScarySquirrel, Zylphan, jefbra, m_island, karamazow, amanda4242, redsox0407, deldevries, sturlington, cathyta, perennialreader, HGideon, nik61, Cindy1954, Dehinde, JalenV, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, ahef1963, Peace2, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, jnmlkr901, Arrashid7, Laura1124, daisy_jane, linnzsue, dljones442, JohnMB, lsah, Saxon451, aquariumministry, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, Sisif, readerdad, steller0707, CharlesTheB, TaraJohnson, KrystalSheppard, valeriepatton, zombiecat,Edward ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,Simone2 ,electrice ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: sturlington: Great book.
electrice : read
JalenV: I think I've read this.
ahef1963: Boring.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

Een rimpel in de tijd

door Madeleine L'Engle

39,441 leden

958 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 91

36 Members: Aquila, dara85, Rtrace, SilentInAWay, varielle, ScarySquirrel, Smiler69, sjmccreary, amanda4242, deldevries, jerry-book, sturlington, cathyta, perennialreader, Beorn_se_Bacaire, Dehinde, JalenV, Aprill, Shutzie27, ahef1963, mattries37315, elia1168, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, jnmlkr901, Laura1124, SamTaylor, linnzsue, dljones442, JohnMB, dianeham, RachelKirk, steller0707, Stephan_Rogers, alyssamhope23, valeriepatton,eromsted ,prosfilaes ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: dara85: Really enjoyed it as a child.
amanda4242: Hated it as a child and hate it as an adult.
JalenV: I've had my hardcover copy for decades and read it several times. It's a good one!
Aprill: Read it.
ahef1963: One of the favourites of my early teen years.

En eentje zag ze vliegen

door Ken Kesey

24,195 leden

298 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 109

31 Members: wordswordswords, kerry1897, booksinbed, almigwin, pmdean, jefbra, icre8dstny, sturlington, cathyta, perennialreader, nlgeorge, electrice, TrulyAragorn, gypsysmom, Aprill, Shutzie27, ahef1963, elia1168, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, jnmlkr901, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, Ares14, lsah, readerdad, steller0707, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, zombiecat,eromsted ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,Simone2
Verklaringen: Aprill: Enjoyed the movie.
ahef1963: One of the best books I've had the good fortune to read.

De avonturen van Alice in Wonderland

door Lewis Carroll

27,036 leden

477 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 87

45 Members: Aquila, wordswordswords, dara85, Rtrace, jamesabg, booksinbed, almigwin, varielle, Zylphan, karamazow, sjmccreary, amanda4242, martina_hrubes, sturlington, cathyta, ncgraham, briarhills, JerryMmm, Beorn_se_Bacaire, Dehinde, JalenV, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, ahef1963, NinieB, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, mspixieears, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, Laura1124, daisy_jane, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, JohnMB, Mellerup, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, JessGalchutt, Sisif, readerdad, TeriAndersonNeedham, TaraJohnson, gunarss, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill,Edward ,eromsted ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,auntSteelbreaker ,Simone2 ,electrice ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: dara85: Didn't like it.
auntSteelbreaker : Read it, loved it.
electrice : read in 2014
JalenV: When I was in elementary school, my parents gave me a boxed set with a printed copy of the book and an audio copy on vinyl records (I'm 69). I've read it several times, but I like my annotated Alice better.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

Emma

door Jane Austen

37,935 leden

505 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 104

37 Members: Aquila, wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, kerry1897, booksinbed, almigwin, varielle, pmdean, icre8dstny, sjmccreary, WSB7, redsox0407, peterdj, sturlington, cathyta, brenzi, perennialreader, canantopaloglu, Simone2, nlgeorge, BlueSkies305, TrulyAragorn, JalenV, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, jaysbooks, ahef1963, NinieB, LesleyAshton, Laura1124, daisy_jane, linnzsue, nedhyu, Sisif, steller0707, MaureenONeill, valeriepatton, ,eromsted ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,jefbra ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: JalenV: I've read it a couple of times. It's not as dull as Mansfield Park, but I can't say I like it much. I hope Emma and the Werewolves will be more fun.
ahef1963: Probably my least favourite Austen work, but still better than most other books of the period.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

walden

door Henry David Thoreau

14,111 leden

191 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 162

20 Members: wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, cpg, almigwin, varielle, pmdean, icre8dstny, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, jaysbooks, elia1168, LesleyAshton, Arrashid7, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, JohnMB, Ares14, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, MyFathersDragon, valeriepatton,eromsted ,aulsmith ,sturlington
Verklaringen: sturlington : Read at least in part
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. I wrote my book report on it. I liked it, so I read Civil Disobedience, too, which was included at the end of the book.