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 Herman Melville
35,345 leden
539 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 7
Score 231.47
Toegevoegd 2012-01-27, 01:44 PM
- 95 Members
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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 didnāt find it interesting enough to read it, perhaps because I had previously read it.
2
door Victor Hugo
26,141 leden
337 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 16
Score 182.58
Toegevoegd 2012-02-10, 10:28 AM
- 76 Members
- Aquila, bookwoman84, conceptDawg, tiddleyboom, cpg, mybookshelf, longway, jamesabg, SimoneA, fivetoedsloth, almigwin, lwbooklover, varielle, .Monkey., antqueen, thorold, europhile, Zylphan, Smiler69, stellarexplorer, sjmccreary, jerry-book, cathyta, jyssco, Percevan, Kodibear, ridgididge, briarhills, cc9, Cindy1954, CVido, Bici47, Dunord, nlgeorge, rretzler, BlueSkies305, JqnOC, John_Vaughan, tjsween, Himalmitra, cej1027, gypsysmom, elia1168, matthewmason, AmourFou, flying_monkeys, bcrowl399, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, Liivin, jnmlkr901, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, christianromney, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, nedhyu, dljones442, JohnMB, seanogui, courtneyp93, mmseiple, lsah, Zaeynab, RodgerA, kierstens, spiderlily, MargaretD1, TwinDaddy, CharlesTheB, TaraJohnson, gerggerggerg, MyFathersDragon, valeriepatton, jarcipreste,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith
- Verklaringen
- aulsmith : I tried 5 times and finally gave up.MyFathersDragon: I thought I should read it because it is a classic.
3
door Virgil
22,783 leden
197 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.
4
door Oscar Wilde
39,292 leden
629 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 40
Score 110.27
Toegevoegd 2012-02-19, 01:15 PM
- 71 Members
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- 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
door Elie Wiesel
27,437 leden
569 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 46
Score 104.44
Toegevoegd 2012-01-27, 06:10 AM
- 51 Members
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- Verklaringen
- tiddleyboom : Read in High School...still haunts me after all these years.amanda4242: Read it in high school but should read it again.ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
6
door George Orwell
59,710 leden
874 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 53
Score 90.2
Toegevoegd 2012-02-14, 08:36 AM
- 60 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, 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.
7
door Geoffrey Chaucer
21,879 leden
168 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Algemene Rangorde 76
Score 65.44
Toegevoegd 2012-08-05, 12:08 PM
- 50 Members
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- Verklaringen
- tiddleyboom : Read in High School - loved it!aulsmith : Took a course on Chaucer in college and read all I'm going to.sturlington : Read partly in collegeaekd: Tried to read this in college, then switched majors out of English in horror.ahef1963: Read in university. Loved it.ManWithAnAgenda : Read.MyFathersDragon: We read excerpts in high school. I thought it was interesting so decided to keep reading.
8
door Umberto Eco
19,453 leden
310 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 109
Score 39.44
Toegevoegd 2012-08-04, 11:43 AM
- 36 Members
- Aquila, tiddleyboom, kerry1897, eromsted, cpg, mybookshelf, SimoneA, almigwin, varielle, m_island, sjmccreary, amanda4242, WSB7, cathyta, fundevogel, jyssco, perennialreader, Kodibear, briarhills, Cindy1954, nlgeorge, BlueSkies305, TrulyAragorn, cej1027, JalenV, gypsysmom, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, metamedusa, linnzsue, nedhyu, dljones442, lsah, JMK2020, Sisif,Edward ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,peterdj ,sturlington ,Simone2 ,jaysbooks ,ahef1963 ,Peace2
- Verklaringen
- sturlington : Not sure I would call this a classicJalenV: I read it decades ago. That bit about not wanting to admit that Christ was poor rings true because I have a 19th century book on the lives of Saints Joseph, Joachim, and Anne. That book didn't want to talk about Joseph's poverty, but that he was descended from King David.ahef1963 : Hated it twice. My dad loved it so much that I gave it a second try, but still hated it.
9
door William Shakespeare
30,790 leden
288 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 102
Score 47.22
Toegevoegd 2012-10-25, 03:43 PM
- 38 Members
- Edward, Aquila, wordswordswords, Rtrace, booksinbed, SimoneA, almigwin, varielle, pmdean, Zylphan, icre8dstny, amanda4242, deldevries, sturlington, cathyta, ukh, perennialreader, canantopaloglu, cej1027, gypsysmom, jaysbooks, ahef1963, james.proffitt, mspixieears, jnmlkr901, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, Laura1124, daisy_jane, dljones442, JohnMB, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, JessGalchutt, Sisif, steller0707, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, valeriepatton,eromsted ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,peterdj ,Simone2 ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- ahef1963: Read - the language was gorgeous and the story so sad. Loved it.ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
10
door Beowulf Poet
25,236 leden
333 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 216
Score 14.2
Toegevoegd 2013-08-28, 10:23 AM
- 16 Members
- Aquila, pmdean, amanda4242, cc9, Dehinde, electrice, cej1027, jaysbooks, ahef1963, james.proffitt, Laura1124, daisy_jane, mattmcmahon, JohnMB, Saxon451, MaureenONeill,eromsted ,cpg ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- sturlington : Read in schoolManWithAnAgenda : Read.
11
door Charles Dickens
38,265 leden
433 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 214
Score 14.42
Toegevoegd 2015-06-03, 12:26 AM
- 17 Members
- Aquila, Rtrace, booksinbed, m_island, perennialreader, cej1027, gypsysmom, NinieB, Laura1124, dljones442, JohnMB, Saxon451, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, Sisif, steller0707, MaureenONeill, valeriepatton,eromsted ,sturlington ,ahef1963 ,Peace2 ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- sturlington : Did not finish :(ahef1963 : Read in university. Hated it thoroughly.ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
12
door Zora Neale Hurston
19,016 leden
343 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 198
Score 17.44
Toegevoegd 2015-01-23, 03:55 PM
- 13 Members
- amanda4242, redsox0407, jerry-book, sturlington, perennialreader, nlgeorge, cej1027, ahef1963, Laura1124, linnzsue, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, MaureenONeill,eromsted
- Verklaringen
- ahef1963: I have read it; it was not the great book I'd been told it was.
13
door Judy Blume
7,638 leden
239 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 244
Score 9.85
Toegevoegd 2018-04-15, 10:10 PM
- 8 Members
- Aquila, dara85, perennialreader, cej1027, ahef1963, NinieB, Laura1124, valeriepatton,ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
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door Alan Moore
19,084 leden
493 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 260
Score 8.73
Toegevoegd 2012-07-31, 01:08 PM
- 14 Members
- kerry1897, Rtrace, SilentInAWay, amanda4242, deldevries, sturlington, cathyta, electrice, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, ahef1963, mspixieears, ryaSilvia, MaureenONeill,Edward ,cpg ,Percevan ,cej1027 ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- ahef1963: Wonderful. So many layers.ManWithAnAgenda : Read.