Classics you know you should have read but probably haven't

De strijd van de aartsbisschop

11,164 leden

223 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 21

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.

Absalom, Absalom!

door William Faulkner

7,653 leden

107 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 174

23 Members: gennyt, wordswordswords, kerry1897, eromsted, ijustgetbored, lahochstetler, almigwin, lwbooklover, varielle, Smiler69, icre8dstny, cathyta, auntSteelbreaker, Cindy1954, nlgeorge, rretzler, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, Laura1124, linnzsue, nedhyu, Sisif,gilroy , ,henkl ,SilentInAWay ,prosfilaes ,aulsmith ,peterdj ,sturlington ,JohnMB
Verklaringen: gilroy : Faulkner is a dated writer. He was fine when he was first published, but unless you're a literary scholar, not worth the struggle.
aulsmith : Read As I Lay Dying and will never touch Faulkner again.
sturlington : Read it in college. Check off my one Faulkner.

Labyrinthe

door Jorge Luis Borges

6,833 leden

83 besprekingen

½ 4.4

Algemene Rangorde 178

17 Members: tiddleyboom, kerry1897, eromsted, paradoxosalpha, almigwin, antqueen, Cecrow, cathyta, fundevogel, jyssco, Cindy1954, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, Jonas.Pieters, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,lorax , ,SilentInAWay ,peterdj

Robaiyat

door Omar Khayyám

2,908 leden

34 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 112

27 Members: hailelib, gennyt, hipdeep, wordswordswords, staffordcastle, eromsted, kageeh, jamesabg, almigwin, varielle, WSB7, SylviaC, cathyta, cc9, canantopaloglu, Cindy1954, Beorn_se_Bacaire, rretzler, BlueSkies305, pewterbreath, linlef, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, hudzilla55, ManWithAnAgenda, MyFathersDragon,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith , ,sturlington ,CVido ,Bici47 ,lsah
Verklaringen: sturlington : Read at least partly.

Het verhaal van Genji

door Shikibu Murasaki

5,499 leden

53 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 95

door Willa Cather

5,934 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 Buddenbrooks

door Thomas Mann

5,675 leden

109 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

Jewgeni Onegin : roman in verzen

door Alexander Pushkin

4,483 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 Golden Bowl

door Henry James

2,754 leden

27 besprekingen

½ 3.6

Algemene Rangorde 158

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.

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

Kristin Lavransdochter : trilogie

door Sigrid Undset

3,025 leden

75 besprekingen

4.2

Algemene Rangorde 144

21 Members: hailelib, gennyt, wordswordswords, staffordcastle, kerry1897, eromsted, Scorbet, jain, almigwin, europhile, cathyta, brenzi, Cindy1954, Simone2, nlgeorge, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, linnzsue, lsah, Rusty37, ManWithAnAgenda, ,henkl ,SilentInAWay ,andejons

Als op een winternacht een reiziger

door Italo Calvino

12,513 leden

257 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 44

Het blauwste oog

door Toni Morrison

13,423 leden

237 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 257

15 Members: wordswordswords, kerry1897, eromsted, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, lwbooklover, sturlington, cathyta, perennialreader, Cindy1954, gypsysmom, ryaSilvia, Sisif, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,henkl ,aulsmith ,EmScape ,susiesharp ,TrulyAragorn ,aekd
Verklaringen: aulsmith : I don't like Morrison and see no reason to read anymore.
aekd: no interest

Ver weg van het stadsgewoel

door Thomas Hardy

11,381 leden

197 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 33

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.

Sons and Lovers

door D. H. Lawrence

9,501 leden

100 besprekingen

½ 3.6

Algemene Rangorde 189

23 Members: ABVR, eromsted, lahochstetler, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, almigwin, lwbooklover, varielle, europhile, jefbra, icre8dstny, cathyta, jyssco, Cindy1954, Aprill, jaysbooks, ahef1963, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, Laura1124, JessGalchutt, Sisif, MaureenONeill, ,anglemark ,henkl ,cpg , ,prosfilaes ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,Simone2
Verklaringen: aulsmith : This is the one Lawrence I read, and I agree with sturlington.
sturlington : You really only need to read one Lawrence, I think. I read Lady Chatterley's Lover and had no interest in reading more.
ahef1963: I really loved this book. It captured England so well.

Tom Jones : de geschiedenis van een vondeling

door Henry Fielding

8,117 leden

96 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 65

45 Members: gennyt, hipdeep, tiddleyboom, eromsted, mybookshelf, almigwin, lwbooklover, .Monkey., thorold, amanda4242, martina_hrubes, cathyta, ncgraham, BekkaJo, ridgididge, nik61, cc9, Cindy1954, Dilara86, Bici47, rretzler, BlueSkies305, TrulyAragorn, Himalmitra, fuzzi, al.vick, jaysbooks, ahef1963, raperper, matthewmason, Elizabeth088, NinieB, EElsen, linlef, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, hudzilla55, linnzsue, joannawolotira, mmseiple, kierstens, TwinDaddy, mcountr, CharlesTheB,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith , ,CVido ,rplinke ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: aulsmith : Life is to short to bother with this one.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read. Honestly, if you have to read the 18th century....this is a good one.

Lolita

door Vladimir Nabokov

31,693 leden

563 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 32

69 Members: Aquila, Only2rs, bookwoman84, ABVR, gennyt, eromsted, mybookshelf, foggidawn, longway, paradoxosalpha, pamelad, jamesabg, booksinbed, SimoneA, smcwl, lwbooklover, prosfilaes, varielle, EmScape, otterlake, icre8dstny, amanda4242, martina_hrubes, artturnerjr, cathyta, brenzi, fundevogel, ukh, mousse, nik61, Cindy1954, CVido, Bici47, Dehinde, rretzler, BlueSkies305, JqnOC, bwtsang, Marleen_Cloutier, flying_monkeys, Elizabeth088, EElsen, linlef, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, IsabelJacobson, Laura1124, SamTaylor, christianromney, hudzilla55, linnzsue, TheUndergroundMan000, nedhyu, JohnMB, loogawa, courtneyp93, Zaeynab, kierstens, merriqat, Sisif, electricgoddess1993, steller0707, CyndiCiavarella, Stephan_Rogers, TaraJohnson, Tyler_DDurden, jarcipreste,gilroy , ,waitingtoderail ,tiddleyboom ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,karamazow ,sjmccreary ,peterdj ,sturlington ,Simone2 ,lsah ,ManWithAnAgenda ,gerggerggerg
Verklaringen: gilroy : Read it. Hated it. Let the dang thing die.
aulsmith : I see no reason for anyone to feel obligated to read this book
amanda4242: Read it, but not in a rush to read it again.
sturlington : Could not finish.
Simone2 : Loved it
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

Amerikaan in Parijs

The Ramayana: As Told by Aubrey Menen

9,056 leden

191 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 251

14 Members: AntiLeah, ablachly, wordswordswords, anglemark, eromsted, fbroussard, redsox0407, cathyta, perennialreader, Cindy1954, bcrowl399, LesleyAshton, Laura1124, steller0707, ,tiddleyboom ,henkl ,SilentInAWay ,prosfilaes ,.Monkey. ,aulsmith ,auntSteelbreaker ,JohnMB
Verklaringen: tiddleyboom : Still can't read Hemingway.
auntSteelbreaker : Read it but I wouldn't recommend it.

Naar de vuurtoren

door Virginia Woolf

17,575 leden

270 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 14

74 Members: timspalding, Only2rs, gennyt, hipdeep, wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, eromsted, pamelad, Ragnell, jamesabg, lahochstetler, SilentInAWay, fbroussard, smcwl, almigwin, lwbooklover, antqueen, EmScape, bell7, Cecrow, otterlake, stellarexplorer, andejons, sundancer, peterdj, cathyta, japaul22, brenzi, auntSteelbreaker, perennialreader, bacbaby, citybird, nik61, Cindy1954, CVido, Bici47, HMHbooks, Dunord, nlgeorge, BlueSkies305, bwtsang, IslesOfMine, jaysbooks, wrysosrs, pewterbreath, EElsen, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, Arrashid7, Laura1124, SamTaylor, ramsesiii, linnzsue, TheUndergroundMan000, nedhyu, MadaraR, joannawolotira, blancosa, lsah, Zaeynab, RodgerA, linfootr, spiderlily, RachelKirk, Sisif, steller0707, CharlesTheB, dkarenart, Lazlo_Kovaks, TaraJohnson, gerggerggerg, MyFathersDragon, ,cpg ,prosfilaes ,aulsmith ,karamazow ,Tess_W ,Chirules ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: aulsmith : Just can't read Woolf.
Arrashid7: She's an awesome writer. I'm reading her this summer.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read, enjoyed.
MyFathersDragon: When I was an adult, I read part of it. Then we packed and moved books. I didn’t continue reading it later, because I had fantasy books in series I was reading become available that I started reading instead.

Metamorfoses

door Ovid

13,183 leden

102 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 67

43 Members: gennyt, tiddleyboom, kerry1897, eromsted, longway, paradoxosalpha, ghilbrae, jamesabg, almigwin, .Monkey., europhile, Zylphan, stellarexplorer, andejons, jerry-book, Myrrha, cathyta, ncgraham, cc9, Cindy1954, Dilara86, bw94612, Bici47, Kristelh, Dunord, Dehinde, rretzler, BlueSkies305, JqnOC, TrulyAragorn, elia1168, linlef, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, ramsesiii, linnzsue, joannawolotira, blancosa, Zaeynab, aquariumministry, Sisif, rjbd,SilentInAWay ,peterdj ,sturlington ,CVido ,nlgeorge ,aekd ,lsah
Verklaringen: sturlington : Probably read in school. No interest.
aekd: no interest

Ten Thousand Leaves

door Anonymous

64 leden

4.8

Algemene Rangorde 259

6 Members: kerry1897, eromsted, SilentInAWay, cathyta, Cindy1954, ryaSilvia

door Aubrey Menen

172 leden

3 besprekingen

½ 3.5

Algemene Rangorde 249

9 Members: henkl, kerry1897, eromsted, SilentInAWay, cathyta, Cindy1954, mattries37315, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7,lorax ,aulsmith ,Sisif
Verklaringen: aulsmith : I got a good way through this, but it bogged down.

Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings

door Firdausi

766 leden

5 besprekingen

4.2

Algemene Rangorde 211

9 Members: henkl, kerry1897, eromsted, PatsyMurray, cathyta, cc9, Cindy1954, ryaSilvia, aquariumministry,SilentInAWay

De droom van de rode kamer

door Cao Xueqin

796 leden

9 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 183

12 Members: kerry1897, eromsted, jain, SilentInAWay, almigwin, .Monkey., cathyta, erijens, cc9, Cindy1954, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia

The Faerie Queene

door Edmund Spenser

2,551 leden

24 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 78

42 Members: gennyt, wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, kerry1897, eromsted, cpg, paradoxosalpha, jamesabg, smcwl, .Monkey., europhile, stellarexplorer, peterdj, Myrrha, cathyta, japaul22, susiesharp, souloftherose, nik61, cc9, Cindy1954, Bici47, Kristelh, rretzler, BlueSkies305, TrulyAragorn, Himalmitra, elia1168, FancyHorse, EElsen, linlef, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, SamTaylor, JohnMB, courtneyp93, joannawolotira, mmseiple, fredasteele, MargaretD1, TwinDaddy,SilentInAWay ,antqueen ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,CVido , ,aekd ,ManWithAnAgenda ,CharlesTheB
Verklaringen: aulsmith : Tried and gave up.
sturlington : Read partly in school.
aekd: no interest

Journey to the West (complete)

door Wu Cheng'en

582 leden

7 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 106

25 Members: kerry1897, eromsted, jain, prosfilaes, .Monkey., stellarexplorer, cathyta, ukh, erijens, cc9, Cindy1954, CVido, Dilara86, Kristelh, Himalmitra, mattries37315, elia1168, Elizabeth088, linlef, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, hudzilla55, lsah, ManWithAnAgenda, GrimFiend1977,SilentInAWay ,Simone2

The Peony Pavilion

door Xianzu Tang

99 leden

1 bespreking

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 284

7 Members: henkl, kerry1897, eromsted, SilentInAWay, cathyta, Cindy1954, ryaSilvia,paradoxosalpha ,prosfilaes

Le Morte d'Arthur

door Thomas Malory

7,094 leden

52 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 63

43 Members: hailelib, kerry1897, eromsted, Rtrace, longway, paradoxosalpha, ghilbrae, jamesabg, smcwl, prosfilaes, varielle, .Monkey., thorold, AnnaClaire, europhile, aulsmith, sjmccreary, cathyta, suitable1, souloftherose, Cindy1954, Dilara86, bw94612, Kristelh, rretzler, BlueSkies305, TrulyAragorn, JalenV, al.vick, FancyHorse, flying_monkeys, linlef, james.proffitt, mspixieears, Arrashid7, JohnMB, dianeham, joannawolotira, mmseiple, lsah, fredasteele, MargaretD1, CharlesTheB,lorax ,anglemark ,SilentInAWay , ,sturlington ,CVido ,Bici47 , ,aekd
Verklaringen: aulsmith: I've read a lot of this, but I mean to sit down and read it all the way through someday.
sturlington : Read at least in part in high school
JalenV: Had a summer job once where, after I wrote my weekly report, there was nothing to do. I decided that would be improve my mind day and read then. It did give me a glimpse of how cultures differ when a well-born youth pretending to be a kitchen boy didn't hold it against a well-born young lady for the way she mistreated him when she didn't know who he was.
aekd: no interest

Decamerone

door Giovanni Boccaccio

9,991 leden

120 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 45

52 Members: hailelib, Only2rs, gennyt, kerry1897, eromsted, mlfhlibrarian, longway, jamesabg, smcwl, almigwin, .Monkey., europhile, Smiler69, amanda4242, peterdj, cathyta, japaul22, clamacchia, ncgraham, TBergen, briarhills, mousse, cc9, Cindy1954, Beorn_se_Bacaire, Dilara86, bw94612, Kristelh, Dunord, rretzler, BlueSkies305, JqnOC, TrulyAragorn, Himalmitra, mattries37315, elia1168, luvpumpkns, LesleyAshton, FlorianKarpfinger, Arrashid7, linnzsue, nedhyu, joannawolotira, mmseiple, lsah, aquariumministry, fredasteele, Sisif, ManWithAnAgenda, TaraJohnson, gerggerggerg, MyFathersDragon,Edward ,SilentInAWay ,sjmccreary ,CVido ,Bici47
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 roovers van het Liang Schan moer

door Shi Nai'An

952 leden

16 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 134

19 Members: anglemark, henkl, kerry1897, eromsted, jain, SilentInAWay, .Monkey., cathyta, cc9, Cindy1954, CVido, Kristelh, Himalmitra, elia1168, Elizabeth088, linlef, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7

Edda

door Snorri Sturluson

3,167 leden

25 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 142

18 Members: hailelib, anglemark, kerry1897, eromsted, SilentInAWay, prosfilaes, cathyta, auntSteelbreaker, erijens, Cindy1954, Dilara86, Kristelh, electrice, al.vick, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, Sisif,CVido ,Bici47 ,lsah

Oliver Twist

24,217 leden

241 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 4

94 Members: Aquila, wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, eromsted, kageeh, mybookshelf, longway, pamelad, ghilbrae, SimoneA, smcwl, almigwin, lwbooklover, varielle, .Monkey., antqueen, rosiezbanks, AnnaClaire, pmdean, Aninja, EmScape, Zylphan, jefbra, chgstrom, olgakm, karamazow, deldevries, cathyta, japaul22, fundevogel, susiesharp, ridgididge, cc9, Cindy1954, CVido, Beorn_se_Bacaire, Bici47, Kristelh, Dehinde, eclecticdodo, rretzler, BlueSkies305, JqnOC, John_Vaughan, TrulyAragorn, JalenV, gypsysmom, jaysbooks, ahef1963, raperper, Carmen_13, NinieB, linlef, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, Jacqklueh, FlorianKarpfinger, dwightie, mspixieears, ryaSilvia, jnmlkr901, Arrashid7, Laura1124, banana4thelord, mattmcmahon, ramsesiii, linnzsue, December7, nedhyu, dljones442, JohnMB, courtneyp93, mmseiple, Zaeynab, aquariumministry, RodgerA, pkloza, kierstens, spiderlily, HollieKirt, Rusty37, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, CharlesTheB, dkarenart, CyndiCiavarella, Stephan_Rogers, TaraJohnson, ChrissyQuise, gerggerggerg, gunarss, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, DianaInSydney,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,lsah
Verklaringen: JalenV: I listened to an audio copy from my local library. I was amazed by how much punishment poor Oliver's body takes near the end and he managed to survive. Nice kid -- interesting, considering his upbringing.
ahef1963: Too depressing for my liking.
Arrashid7: I read in high school. A great book! A tip ~ don't ever watch movies first!
MyFathersDragon: I was bored in 6th grade and read anything I could get my hands on. I liked Dickens, so I read a lot of his stories.

Howards End

8,770 leden

131 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 62

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.

Bleak House

Het portret van Dorian Gray

13,689 leden

248 besprekingen

4.2

Algemene Rangorde 34

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Verklaringen: JalenV: Can't recall if I listened to a library copy or read my sister's copy. It was certainly bleak. Avoid lawsuits!
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
MyFathersDragon: I was reading lots of Dickens back then.

door Oscar Wilde

39,470 leden

633 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 37

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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.

Pamela: or, Virtue Rewarded

door Samuel Richardson

2,554 leden

43 besprekingen

2.9

Algemene Rangorde 171

19 Members: kerry1897, eromsted, SilentInAWay, smcwl, almigwin, thorold, europhile, SylviaC, cathyta, japaul22, Cindy1954, CVido, Kristelh, Himalmitra, NinieB, linlef, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, lsah,gennyt ,jain ,aulsmith ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: jain : Read ~1/4 of it, and that was annoying and repetitious enough. Can't imagine slogging through the whole thing.
aulsmith : Life's too short to waste it reading Pamela.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

De tijdmachine

door H. G. Wells

17,677 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.

Madame Bovary

door Gustave Flaubert

26,209 leden

390 besprekingen

½ 3.7

Algemene Rangorde 29

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Verklaringen: aulsmith : The first page was so boring I never returned.
ahef1963: Read in university. Hated it.

Portret van een dame

door Henry James

10,812 leden

125 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 72

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Verklaringen: aulsmith : Didn't get past the first chapter.
sturlington : Done with James!
ManWithAnAgenda : Read. A favorite.

Middlemarch

door George Eliot

17,705 leden

330 besprekingen

4.2

Algemene Rangorde 40

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Verklaringen: sturlington : Never finished it :-(
ManWithAnAgenda : Read. Loved.

Dracula

door Bram Stoker

35,391 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.

De oude man en de zee

De klokkenluider van de Notre Dame

30,716 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.

Catch-22

door Joseph Heller

39,986 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 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.

door Victor Hugo

14,166 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.

Onderweg

door Jack Kerouac

27,926 leden

386 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.

Boze jongens

door Anthony Burgess

25,870 leden

387 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 126

31 Members: Aquila, gennyt, eromsted, Rtrace, mybookshelf, foggidawn, SilentInAWay, SimoneA, .Monkey., europhile, Zylphan, icre8dstny, amanda4242, peterdj, sturlington, cathyta, Cindy1954, Beorn_se_Bacaire, nlgeorge, gypsysmom, ahef1963, bcrowl399, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, Arrashid7, linnzsue, JohnMB, TeriAndersonNeedham, CharlesTheB, MaureenONeill,tiddleyboom ,cpg , ,aulsmith , ,Simone2 ,electrice ,
Verklaringen: tiddleyboom : Read it. Loved it. Great movie too.
electrice : read in 2012
ahef1963: Both admired and loved this book.

Heer Gawein en de Groene Ridder

door Gawain Poet

7,847 leden

104 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 114

28 Members: kerry1897, eromsted, cpg, jain, jamesabg, SilentInAWay, smcwl, .Monkey., amanda4242, cathyta, briarhills, nik61, cc9, Cindy1954, Kristelh, BlueSkies305, TrulyAragorn, al.vick, jaysbooks, ahef1963, james.proffitt, SamTaylor, daisy_jane, JohnMB, Saxon451, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, fredasteele, steller0707,tiddleyboom ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: tiddleyboom : Read it ages ago. Good read.
amanda4242: Read several translations.
sturlington : Read at least partly in school
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

Kankerpaviljoen

door Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

3,531 leden

48 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 137

21 Members: kerry1897, eromsted, SilentInAWay, almigwin, icre8dstny, cathyta, ukh, Cindy1954, Simone2, electrice, gypsysmom, aekd, elia1168, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, metamedusa, dljones442, dianeham, lsah,aulsmith
Verklaringen: aulsmith : I've had cancer. I suspect it's worse in Russia. I have happier things to read.

We hebben altijd in het kasteel gewoond

door Shirley Jackson

8,132 leden

423 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 77

39 Members: anglemark, tiddleyboom, kerry1897, eromsted, jamesabg, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, KimarieBee, smcwl, almigwin, amanda4242, jerry-book, sturlington, cathyta, japaul22, brenzi, clamacchia, ncgraham, souloftherose, Cindy1954, CVido, bw94612, Kristelh, vwinsloe, bwtsang, ahef1963, elia1168, NinieB, linlef, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, nicolaskowsk, linnzsue, mmseiple, lsah, fredasteele, CTyner, GrimFiend1977, MaureenONeill,henkl ,sjmccreary ,ManWithAnAgenda ,CharlesTheB
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 ondraaglijke lichtheid van het bestaan

door Milan Kundera

22,447 leden

273 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.

Terug naar Brideshead

door Evelyn Waugh

12,571 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.

Een loflied voor Leibowitz

door Walter M. Miller Jr.

11,738 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.

De fundamenten van ons leven

door Wallace Stegner

5,456 leden

182 besprekingen

½ 4.3

Algemene Rangorde 153

19 Members: wordswordswords, kerry1897, eromsted, SilentInAWay, almigwin, deldevries, sturlington, cathyta, brenzi, perennialreader, Cindy1954, Aprill, ahef1963, NinieB, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, Laura1124, linnzsue, steller0707,aulsmith
Verklaringen: aulsmith : Never liked Stegner.
Aprill: I would like to revisit this one.
ahef1963: Amazing book. Was talked into reading it, and am so glad.

Het verhaal van de dienstmaagd

door Margaret Atwood

42,246 leden

1,138 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 98

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.

Fahrenheit 451

door Ray Bradbury

53,871 leden

996 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.

De echo van de marabar

Het liefje van de Franse luitenant

12,425 leden

142 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 157

27 Members: wordswordswords, eromsted, jain, almigwin, varielle, europhile, jefbra, otterlake, icre8dstny, sjmccreary, martina_hrubes, cathyta, ukh, perennialreader, Cindy1954, gypsysmom, ahef1963, james.proffitt, mspixieears, Arrashid7, Laura1124, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, nedhyu, JohnMB, CarolynBurke7, MaureenONeill,Edward ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,Peace2 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: sturlington : The only Forster I didn't like
ahef1963: Not a fan of Forster; this was the best of the lot.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

Boetekleed

door Ian McEwan

26,476 leden

627 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 150

23 Members: tiddleyboom, eromsted, dara85, booksinbed, peterdj, deldevries, cathyta, perennialreader, Cindy1954, nlgeorge, gypsysmom, Aprill, Shutzie27, ahef1963, LesleyAshton, Peace2, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, Laura1124, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, ManWithAnAgenda, MaureenONeill,SilentInAWay ,sturlington ,Simone2 ,jaysbooks
Verklaringen: dara85: Skipped part of it. It was so boring.
sturlington : Not a classic.
Aprill: Read it.

De wind in de wilgen

door Kenneth Grahame

23,702 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.

De naam van de roos

door Umberto Eco

19,511 leden

310 besprekingen

4.2

Algemene Rangorde 111

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 classic
JalenV: 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.

Grendel

door John Gardner

6,047 leden

107 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 201

14 Members: tiddleyboom, kerry1897, eromsted, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, sturlington, cathyta, brenzi, fundevogel, Cindy1954, ahef1963, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, Saxon451,aulsmith , ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: ahef1963: Read in grad school while also studying Beowulf; cried buckets over it.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

De kleine prins

door Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

44,600 leden

762 besprekingen

4.2

Algemene Rangorde 124

31 Members: Edward, Aquila, wordswordswords, eromsted, Rtrace, mybookshelf, booksinbed, SimoneA, KimarieBee, varielle, m_island, icre8dstny, amanda4242, sturlington, cathyta, perennialreader, Cindy1954, JalenV, gypsysmom, al.vick, james.proffitt, mspixieears, IsabelJacobson, linnzsue, JohnMB, Ares14, JMK2020, TeriAndersonNeedham, steller0707, MyFathersDragon, Elizabethbennet929,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,karamazow ,auntSteelbreaker ,electrice ,ahef1963 ,AmourFou
Verklaringen: electrice : read
JalenV: I believe I read this in college. I remember a couple of scenes, but that's all.
ahef1963 : Had to read it in both English and French in high school, which pretty much ended my liking for it.

door John Fowles

6,535 leden

108 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 188

20 Members: eromsted, dara85, almigwin, varielle, icre8dstny, cathyta, perennialreader, Cindy1954, nlgeorge, electrice, gypsysmom, ahef1963, LesleyAshton, Peace2, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, nedhyu, JohnMB, lsah, steller0707,aulsmith ,sturlington ,Simone2 ,jaysbooks ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: dara85: Hated it.
aulsmith : Can't stand Fowles.
sturlington : Read a long, long time ago; would not revisit.
ahef1963: One of my favourites. First post-modern book I ever read.

Naar het middelpunt der aarde

door Jules Verne

14,838 leden

228 besprekingen

½ 3.7

Algemene Rangorde 123

30 Members: tiddleyboom, kerry1897, eromsted, pmdean, Zylphan, jefbra, m_island, sturlington, cathyta, cc9, Cindy1954, CVido, Dehinde, JalenV, gypsysmom, ahef1963, elia1168, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, jnmlkr901, Arrashid7, Laura1124, daisy_jane, linnzsue, JohnMB, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, Sisif, steller0707, valeriepatton,aulsmith ,electrice ,aekd ,lsah ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: electrice : read, didn't like it
JalenV: Got a lot of paperback copies of Verne books when I was a schoolgirl. I was particularly interested in this one because I so enjoyed the 1967 cartoon series.
aekd: no interest
ahef1963: Was a very seminal book in my literary upbringing. Going to Iceland next month to see Snaefellnes for myself.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories

door H. P. Lovecraft

966 leden

13 besprekingen

4.2

Algemene Rangorde 336

8 Members: kerry1897, eromsted, cathyta, Cindy1954, TrulyAragorn, ahef1963, ryaSilvia, linnzsue,sturlington ,fundevogel ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: sturlington : I can't stand reading Lovecraft now; too racist/sexist.
ahef1963: The Thing on the Doorstep is my favourite of all of Lovecraft's stories.
ManWithAnAgenda : He's...done.

Wij

door Yevgeny Zamyatin

8,459 leden

214 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 170

17 Members: Aquila, hipdeep, kerry1897, eromsted, almigwin, europhile, amanda4242, sturlington, cathyta, Cindy1954, electrice, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, linnzsue, nedhyu, blancosa, lsah,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

Silas Marner

door George Eliot

11,326 leden

153 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 118

31 Members: wordswordswords, eromsted, booksinbed, smcwl, almigwin, pmdean, Zylphan, jefbra, cathyta, brenzi, perennialreader, Cindy1954, CVido, Dehinde, nlgeorge, JalenV, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, jaysbooks, ahef1963, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, Laura1124, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, dljones442, JohnMB, Sisif, MyFathersDragon, valeriepatton,tiddleyboom ,cpg ,lsah ,ManWithAnAgenda
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.

Bhagavad Gita

door Vyasa

9,363 leden

94 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 159

17 Members: wordswordswords, kerry1897, eromsted, SimoneA, varielle, europhile, ScarySquirrel, Zylphan, amanda4242, Cindy1954, ahef1963, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, aquariumministry, Dave_Underwood, MyFathersDragon,sturlington
Verklaringen: sturlington : Read partly.

Een kerstvertelling

Angst en walging in Las Vegas een drieste expeditie naar het hart van de Amerikaanse droom

24,657 leden

525 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 108

35 Members: Aquila, wordswordswords, eromsted, Rtrace, SimoneA, varielle, Zylphan, jefbra, icre8dstny, amanda4242, deldevries, perennialreader, Cindy1954, Dehinde, JalenV, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, ahef1963, NinieB, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, Laura1124, daisy_jane, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, nedhyu, dljones442, JohnMB, Saxon451, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, TeriAndersonNeedham, steller0707, FireflyLover, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill,cpg ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,Simone2 ,electrice ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: sturlington : Not a fan of Dickens, not even this one
electrice : read in 2013
JalenV: I have read it several times over the decades and have it in more than one book.
ahef1963: Beautifully written.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

door Hunter S. Thompson

14,398 leden

192 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 196

15 Members: hipdeep, kerry1897, eromsted, Rtrace, sturlington, Cindy1954, gypsysmom, aekd, ahef1963, WhatUsername, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, Laura1124, JohnMB, lsah,cpg ,ManWithAnAgenda

Zware tĳden

Lady Chatterley's minnaar

10,552 leden

131 besprekingen

½ 3.5

Algemene Rangorde 165

20 Members: wordswordswords, kerry1897, eromsted, longway, almigwin, jefbra, m_island, jerry-book, Cindy1954, Dehinde, TrulyAragorn, gypsysmom, ahef1963, NinieB, ryaSilvia, Laura1124, linnzsue, dljones442, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill,cpg ,sturlington
Verklaringen: sturlington : Read this in college and hated it. I just don't get Dickens.

Het huis van vreugde

door Edith Wharton

9,696 leden

202 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 141

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 instead
ahef1963: Read quite recently. Enjoyed it.

door D. H. Lawrence

13,631 leden

221 besprekingen

½ 3.5

Algemene Rangorde 147

27 Members: eromsted, SimoneA, almigwin, varielle, europhile, pmdean, icre8dstny, amanda4242, redsox0407, perennialreader, Cindy1954, Dehinde, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, jaysbooks, ahef1963, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, mspixieears, Laura1124, linnzsue, nedhyu, JohnMB, JMK2020, Sisif, steller0707, MaureenONeill,cpg ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,Simone2 ,TrulyAragorn ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: aulsmith : No more Lawrence.
sturlington : Read a long time ago; not sure I'd recommend
ahef1963: Indifferent. Meh.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

De Molen aan de Floss

door George Eliot

8,699 leden

119 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 327

9 Members: wordswordswords, eromsted, booksinbed, almigwin, AnnaClaire, Cindy1954, gypsysmom, NinieB, LesleyAshton,cpg ,sturlington ,Simone2 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: sturlington : Read in college; did not enjoy.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

En de zon gaat op

22,945 leden

336 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 149

23 Members: wordswordswords, eromsted, booksinbed, almigwin, varielle, europhile, Zylphan, jefbra, amanda4242, deldevries, brenzi, Cindy1954, ahef1963, ryaSilvia, jnmlkr901, Arrashid7, Laura1124, linnzsue, JohnMB, Ares14, Saxon451, Jonas.Pieters, MaureenONeill,.Monkey. ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: aulsmith : No more Hemingway. Ever.
sturlington : Read in college
ahef1963: Have read it, didn't like it much, am never reading Hemingway again.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

De derde politieman

door Flann O'Brien

4,234 leden

123 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 237

8 Members: hipdeep, kerry1897, eromsted, Cecrow, cc9, Cindy1954, ahef1963, ryaSilvia,sturlington
Verklaringen: sturlington : Read, but didn't really enjoy

Hebben en niet hebben

Where Angels Fear to Tread

4,091 leden

74 besprekingen

½ 3.4

Algemene Rangorde 267

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.

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.