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!

Moby Dick

door Herman Melville

35,531 leden

541 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 7

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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.

Ulysses

door James Joyce

24,084 leden

377 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 11

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Verklaringen: : Stream of consciousness writing is a gimmick, a way of vomiting out words that sometime sound interesting but are hollow of meaning and intent.
nlgeorge : needs editing
Arrashid7: Retrying this modern classic this summer.

The Brothers Karamazov : A Novel in Four Parts and an Epilogue

door Fyodor Dostoevsky

29,463 leden

328 besprekingen

½ 4.4

Algemene Rangorde 12

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De graaf van Monte-Cristo

door Alexandre Dumas père

25,473 leden

433 besprekingen

½ 4.3

Algemene Rangorde 15

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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.

Les misérables

door Victor Hugo

26,234 leden

338 besprekingen

½ 4.3

Algemene Rangorde 16

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Verklaringen: aulsmith : I tried 5 times and finally gave up.
MyFathersDragon: I thought I should read it because it is a classic.

De onzichtbare man

door H. G. Wells

10,903 leden

253 besprekingen

½ 3.5

Algemene Rangorde 24

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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.

Dracula

door Bram Stoker

35,365 leden

624 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 22

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Verklaringen: electrice : read in 2014
JalenV: 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.

Catch-22

door Joseph Heller

39,997 leden

525 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 31

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

Als op een winternacht een reiziger

door Italo Calvino

12,508 leden

257 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 44

Honderd jaar eenzaamheid

door Gabriel Garcia Marquez

44,380 leden

689 besprekingen

4.2

Algemene Rangorde 30

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Verklaringen: sturlington : I don't really like his style.
Aprill: It's on my tbr shelf.
ahef1963: Read via audiobook. Terriby confusing. Can't say I liked it.

Aeneïs

door Virgil

22,879 leden

198 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 36

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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.

Decamerone

door Giovanni Boccaccio

9,985 leden

120 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 45

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Verklaringen: amanda4242: A slow starter and can drag a bit in places, but a great read.
MyFathersDragon: I read this as an adult because it was a classic. I read some excerpts in high school.

De tijdmachine

door H. G. Wells

17,664 leden

338 besprekingen

½ 3.7

Algemene Rangorde 38

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Verklaringen: aulsmith : Tried and gave up.
JalenV: I loved the 1960 movie with Rod Taylor when I was a kid so of course I read the book.
ahef1963: So far the only book by Wells that I've liked.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
MyFathersDragon: I discovered Jules Verne and H. G. Wells in 4th or 5th grade and read all of the ones I found in the public library.

Frankenstein

door Mary Shelley

42,572 leden

709 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 25

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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.

De meester en Margarita

door Mikhail Bulgakov

20,417 leden

465 besprekingen

4.2

Algemene Rangorde 60

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Verklaringen: aulsmith : See no reason to read.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read. Loved.

Metamorfoses

door Ovid

13,176 leden

102 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 67

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Verklaringen: sturlington : Probably read in school. No interest.
aekd: no interest

De drie musketiers

door Alexandre Dumas

21,288 leden

249 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 46

Verslag van mijn onderzoek

door Herodotus

10,070 leden

85 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 58

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Verklaringen: aekd: Who am I kidding? I won't read this.

Nacht

door Elie Wiesel

27,536 leden

571 besprekingen

½ 4.3

Algemene Rangorde 42

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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.

The Faerie Queene

door Edmund Spenser

2,550 leden

24 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 78

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Verklaringen: aulsmith : Tried and gave up.
sturlington : Read partly in school.
aekd: no interest

Schateiland

door Robert Louis Stevenson

34,000 leden

430 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 48

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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.

De Buddenbrooks

door Thomas Mann

5,669 leden

108 besprekingen

4.2

Algemene Rangorde 73

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

De mijn

door Émile Zola

5,360 leden

78 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 82

33 Members: Edward, gennyt, henkl, kerry1897, jamesabg, lahochstetler, SilentInAWay, almigwin, .Monkey., Smiler69, olgakm, stellarexplorer, karamazow, peterdj, geitebukkeskjegg, cathyta, japaul22, souloftherose, bw94612, Kristelh, Dunord, nlgeorge, Himalmitra, elia1168, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, linnzsue, nedhyu, joannawolotira, mmseiple, fredasteele, ,eromsted ,prosfilaes ,CVido ,Bici47

De wonderlijke geschiedenis van dr Jekyll en mr Hyde

door Robert Louis Stevenson

17,120 leden

315 besprekingen

½ 3.7

Algemene Rangorde 59

59 Members: wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, Rtrace, foggidawn, jamesabg, SimoneA, AnnaClaire, pmdean, ScarySquirrel, Zylphan, jefbra, chgstrom, m_island, icre8dstny, amanda4242, WSB7, redsox0407, sturlington, cathyta, BekkaJo, auntSteelbreaker, CVido, bw94612, Kristelh, Dehinde, eclecticdodo, JqnOC, JalenV, gypsysmom, al.vick, ahef1963, elia1168, NinieB, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, Laura1124, SamTaylor, hudzilla55, linnzsue, nedhyu, dljones442, JohnMB, MadaraR, courtneyp93, mmseiple, JessGalchutt, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, Sisif, mcountr, CharlesTheB, TaraJohnson, MyFathersDragon, ArayaK, valeriepatton, jarcipreste, ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,sjmccreary ,Simone2 ,electrice ,Peace2 ,lsah ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: amanda4242: Read in college.
electrice : read in 2013
JalenV: It's been decades, but watching the Overly Sarcastic Productions video about it on YouTube reminded me of details I'd forgotten, not to mention making me chuckle.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
MyFathersDragon: I received it as a gift when I was about 12, so of course I read it. I reread it several years later, too.

We hebben altijd in het kasteel gewoond

door Shirley Jackson

8,121 leden

423 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 77

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Verklaringen: tiddleyboom: Have never read Shirley Jackson, but have heard nothing but praise. Definitely on my TBR pile.
amanda4242: Better than The Haunting of Hill House.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

De klokkenluider van de Notre Dame

door Victor Hugo

14,154 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

16,982 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.

Ivanhoe

door Sir Walter Scott

12,996 leden

122 besprekingen

½ 3.7

Algemene Rangorde 56

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

Jewgeni Onegin : roman in verzen

door Alexander Pushkin

4,479 leden

69 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 79

37 Members: gennyt, wordswordswords, kerry1897, eromsted, jamesabg, SilentInAWay, smcwl, almigwin, .Monkey., antqueen, icre8dstny, peterdj, cathyta, japaul22, souloftherose, Cindy1954, Dilara86, bw94612, Kristelh, Dunord, raperper, elia1168, NinieB, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, mattmcmahon, dianeham, joannawolotira, mmseiple, fredasteele, Sisif, readerdad, Apstahl, gunarss, ,CVido ,Bici47 ,lsah

The Phantom of the Opera

door Gaston Leroux

12,979 leden

204 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 96

33 Members: mlfhlibrarian, jamesabg, SilentInAWay, rainpebble, jefbra, chgstrom, icre8dstny, sjmccreary, cathyta, cc9, CVido, Beorn_se_Bacaire, Dehinde, eclecticdodo, BlueSkies305, electrice, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, raperper, elia1168, flying_monkeys, linlef, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, Nivram, mattmcmahon, courtneyp93, mmseiple, lsah, fredasteele, TwinDaddy, TaraJohnson, valeriepatton,.Monkey. ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,CharlesTheB
Verklaringen: .Monkey. : Read it. Wasn't bad, but not fabulous.
aulsmith : Not a classic.
sturlington : Read; not a classic for me

De strijd van de aartsbisschop

door Willa Cather

5,929 leden

147 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 84

41 Members: hailelib, kerry1897, eromsted, Rtrace, jain, jamesabg, lahochstetler, SilentInAWay, smcwl, thorold, Smiler69, otterlake, stellarexplorer, cathyta, japaul22, brenzi, clamacchia, ncgraham, perennialreader, souloftherose, cc9, Cindy1954, CVido, Bici47, Kristelh, rretzler, BlueSkies305, JalenV, elia1168, linlef, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, Laura1124, ramsesiii, linnzsue, dljones442, mmseiple, lsah, TwinDaddy, Sisif, ManWithAnAgenda,lorax , ,henkl ,Scorbet ,prosfilaes ,sjmccreary ,ahef1963 ,CharlesTheB
Verklaringen: JalenV: I have this one. The only thing I remember from it is the Archbishop's garden.
ahef1963 : I really tried. Twice. Found it boring and have given up.

De planetenoorlog

door H. G. Wells

18,379 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.

Middernachtskinderen

door Salman Rushdie

13,877 leden

242 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 80

39 Members: wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, kerry1897, eromsted, jamesabg, booksinbed, smcwl, sarahemmm, .Monkey., antqueen, sjmccreary, cathyta, brenzi, BekkaJo, auntSteelbreaker, ukh, susiesharp, cc9, Cindy1954, CVido, nlgeorge, BlueSkies305, gypsysmom, Aprill, ahef1963, elia1168, Elizabeth088, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, Laura1124, kdemetter, linnzsue, mmseiple, aquariumministry, TaraJohnson,lorax ,SilentInAWay ,prosfilaes ,Simone2 ,metamedusa
Verklaringen: Aprill: I'd like to read at least one book by Salman Rushdie.
ahef1963: It's supposed to be terrific, but I thought it was a bit of a slog.

Onderweg

door Jack Kerouac

27,930 leden

385 besprekingen

½ 3.6

Algemene Rangorde 88

44 Members: gennyt, hipdeep, wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, kerry1897, eromsted, foggidawn, SilentInAWay, SimoneA, varielle, Smiler69, deldevries, cathyta, BekkaJo, fundevogel, ridgididge, nik61, Cindy1954, Simone2, electrice, gypsysmom, mattries37315, elia1168, linlef, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, ryaSilvia, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, Laura1124, nicolaskowsk, TheUndergroundMan000, nedhyu, JohnMB, Mellerup, mmseiple, lsah, Jonas.Pieters, GrimFiend1977, TaraJohnson, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill,cpg ,aulsmith ,karamazow ,sturlington ,ukh ,CVido ,bw94612 ,ahef1963 ,CharlesTheB
Verklaringen: aulsmith : I read it and liked it, but I doubt it will be a classic.
sturlington : Couldn't finish it.
bw94612 : Tiresome
ahef1963 : The misogyny turned me off and I didn't finish it.
MyFathersDragon: I read it as a teenager, because it was recommended and loaned to me.

Een loflied voor Leibowitz

door Walter M. Miller Jr.

11,732 leden

308 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 86

38 Members: Aquila, gennyt, kerry1897, eromsted, Rtrace, jain, jamesabg, KimarieBee, varielle, ScarySquirrel, karamazow, WSB7, martina_hrubes, sturlington, cathyta, brenzi, souloftherose, erijens, nik61, Cindy1954, bw94612, Kristelh, BlueSkies305, bwtsang, JalenV, gypsysmom, al.vick, ahef1963, elia1168, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, hudzilla55, linnzsue, mmseiple, fredasteele, mcountr, TaraJohnson, MyFathersDragon,cpg ,aulsmith ,CVido ,lsah ,ManWithAnAgenda ,CharlesTheB
Verklaringen: JalenV: Read it decades ago. Don't remember much.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

Finnegans wake

door James Joyce

5,330 leden

58 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 93

37 Members: gennyt, tiddleyboom, kerry1897, evilmoose, eromsted, jamesabg, SilentInAWay, fbroussard, almigwin, lwbooklover, .Monkey., europhile, peterdj, martina_hrubes, SylviaC, jerry-book, cathyta, cc9, Cindy1954, Simone2, Kristelh, BlueSkies305, bwtsang, ahef1963, elia1168, FancyHorse, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ramsesiii, seanogui, dianeham, mmseiple, lsah, fredasteele, TwinDaddy, TaraJohnson, ,cpg ,jain ,prosfilaes ,aulsmith ,CVido
Verklaringen: aulsmith : I read as much as I'm going to
ahef1963: Read in grad school. Took some doing, but got through it.

De ondraaglijke lichtheid van het bestaan

door Milan Kundera

22,431 leden

268 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 75

44 Members: tiddleyboom, kerry1897, eromsted, jamesabg, SilentInAWay, smcwl, almigwin, varielle, Cecrow, m_island, sjmccreary, deldevries, jerry-book, cathyta, brenzi, perennialreader, Cindy1954, CVido, BlueSkies305, gypsysmom, elia1168, AmourFou, FancyHorse, linlef, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, metamedusa, Laura1124, rplinke, hudzilla55, ramsesiii, linnzsue, nedhyu, mmseiple, blancosa, lsah, fredasteele, RachelKirk, Sisif, CharlesTheB, TaraJohnson, jarcipreste,cpg ,nephron44 ,peterdj ,sturlington ,Simone2
Verklaringen: sturlington : I didn't enjoy this.
Simone2 : I thought this was really a beautiful novel, but read it a long time ago.

De toverberg

door Thomas Mann

9,596 leden

175 besprekingen

4.2

Algemene Rangorde 83

38 Members: gennyt, wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, kerry1897, jain, jamesabg, SilentInAWay, smcwl, almigwin, .Monkey., Zylphan, Cecrow, otterlake, stellarexplorer, karamazow, cathyta, japaul22, bw94612, Kristelh, nlgeorge, electrice, elia1168, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, rplinke, ramsesiii, linnzsue, nedhyu, dljones442, MadaraR, mmseiple, TwinDaddy, Sisif, ManWithAnAgenda, CharlesTheB, MyFathersDragon,eromsted ,peterdj ,Simone2 ,CVido
Verklaringen: MyFathersDragon: It was recommended as a classic, so I read it.

Terug naar Brideshead

door Evelyn Waugh

12,564 leden

265 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 90

41 Members: gennyt, tiddleyboom, eromsted, Rtrace, mybookshelf, longway, SilentInAWay, smcwl, almigwin, varielle, .Monkey., Cecrow, amanda4242, martina_hrubes, cathyta, brenzi, BekkaJo, fundevogel, perennialreader, souloftherose, ridgididge, nik61, cc9, Cindy1954, Simone2, CVido, ahef1963, elia1168, linlef, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, IsabelJacobson, metamedusa, Laura1124, linnzsue, mmseiple, fredasteele, TaraJohnson, MaureenONeill,cpg ,aulsmith ,peterdj ,sturlington ,Peace2 ,lsah ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: sturlington : Read a long time ago; don't want to revisit.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

De oude man en de zee

door Ernest Hemingway

30,693 leden

505 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 57

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.

Het verhaal van Genji

door Shikibu Murasaki

5,497 leden

53 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 95

Hart der duisternis

door Joseph Conrad

23,557 leden

387 besprekingen

½ 3.6

Algemene Rangorde 94

42 Members: Edward, wordswordswords, kerry1897, mybookshelf, jamesabg, booksinbed, almigwin, varielle, europhile, sjmccreary, amanda4242, sturlington, cathyta, BekkaJo, fundevogel, ukh, jyssco, nik61, electrice, gypsysmom, ahef1963, elia1168, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, ryaSilvia, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, Laura1124, SamTaylor, linnzsue, dljones442, JohnMB, mmseiple, lsah, Saxon451, JessGalchutt, RachelKirk, Sisif, steller0707, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill,jain ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,peterdj ,Simone2 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
MyFathersDragon: We read the Secret Sharer in English class, but on the other side of it (upside down from each other) was this one, so I read it because it was available. The book also described it as a Joseph Conrad classic. I was determined to read lots of books considered classics when I was in high school.

De oorlog van het einde van de wereld

door Mario Vargas Llosa

2,313 leden

48 besprekingen

4.2

Algemene Rangorde 116

24 Members: kerry1897, eromsted, SilentInAWay, almigwin, .Monkey., Smiler69, WSB7, cathyta, brenzi, barbharper, Cindy1954, CVido, Kristelh, Dunord, BlueSkies305, raperper, elia1168, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, blancosa, fredasteele, TwinDaddy,prosfilaes ,lsah

Goede mensen zijn dun gezaaid

door Flannery O'Connor

4,063 leden

98 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 89

35 Members: wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, kerry1897, jamesabg, SilentInAWay, smcwl, almigwin, varielle, Smiler69, redsox0407, martina_hrubes, sturlington, cathyta, brenzi, ncgraham, perennialreader, CVido, bw94612, Kristelh, nlgeorge, BlueSkies305, elia1168, FancyHorse, linlef, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, Laura1124, nicolaskowsk, linnzsue, lsah, TwinDaddy, Sisif, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, TaraJohnson,aulsmith
Verklaringen: aulsmith : Tried O'Connor and couldn't get into her.

Onzichtbare man

door Ralph Ellison

16,358 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.

Een rimpel in de tijd

door Madeleine L'Engle

39,409 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.

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.

Het verhaal van de dienstmaagd

door Margaret Atwood

42,216 leden

1,137 besprekingen

4.1

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36 Members: Aquila, SqueakyChu, kerry1897, eromsted, dara85, jain, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, KimarieBee, almigwin, varielle, Zylphan, sjmccreary, amanda4242, redsox0407, deldevries, sturlington, cathyta, perennialreader, Cindy1954, nlgeorge, JalenV, gypsysmom, Aprill, Luisali, ahef1963, elia1168, LesleyAshton, ryaSilvia, linnzsue, nedhyu, JohnMB, TeriAndersonNeedham, steller0707, CharlesTheB, TaraJohnson,aulsmith , ,Simone2 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: dara85: Didn't like it.
jain: Read it in high school but need to reread as an adult.
amanda4242: Read it a few times.
JalenV: I read it when it came out in paperback, decades ago. It still haunts me.
Aprill: Read it.
ahef1963: Thought it was brilliant.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

En busca del tiempo perdido. Tomo I

door Marcel Proust

11,118 leden

182 besprekingen

4.2

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Verklaringen: aulsmith : Fell asleep on page three and will never open it again.
nlgeorge: The journey is worth it

De roovers van het Liang Schan moer

door Shi Nai'An

953 leden

16 besprekingen

4.1

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Kankerpaviljoen

door Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

3,530 leden

48 besprekingen

4.1

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Verklaringen: aulsmith : I've had cancer. I suspect it's worse in Russia. I have happier things to read.

Journey to the West (complete)

door Wu Cheng'en

582 leden

7 besprekingen

4.1

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The Awakening and Selected Stories

door Kate Chopin

1,189 leden

15 besprekingen

3.9

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Verklaringen: ahef1963: I thought The Awakening was brilliant.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read. Eh.

En eentje zag ze vliegen

door Ken Kesey

24,183 leden

298 besprekingen

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Verklaringen: Aprill: Enjoyed the movie.
ahef1963: One of the best books I've had the good fortune to read.

walden

door Henry David Thoreau

14,101 leden

190 besprekingen

3.8

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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.