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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De tactiek van Ender
door Orson Scott Card
41,108 leden
1,046 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 160
23 Members
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Verklaringen
ahef1963: I don't know if it's a classic, but it was a good read.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read. Awful man.
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Het teken van moed
door Stephen Crane
11,144 leden
128 besprekingen
½ 3.4
Algemene Rangorde 81
40 Members
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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.
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Absalom, Absalom!
door William Faulkner
7,654 leden
107 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 174
23 Members
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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.
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A Tale of Two Cities
door Charles Dickens
36,630 leden
456 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 13
83 Members
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Verklaringen
gilroy : Read it
jain: Read it in high school but need to reread as an adult.
JalenV: Another Dickens novel I listened to after checking it out from the library. I go to bed listening to books and it's an easy way to get through classics.
MyFathersDragon: I read lots of Dickens in 6th grade because I liked them.
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En busca del tiempo perdido. Tomo I
door Marcel Proust
11,128 leden
183 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 115
24 Members
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Verklaringen
aulsmith : Fell asleep on page three and will never open it again.
nlgeorge: The journey is worth it
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Jane Eyre
door Charlotte Brontë
58,946 leden
916 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 39
71 Members
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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.
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De avonturen van Huckleberry Finn
door Mark Twain
42,936 leden
518 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 9
99 Members
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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.
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Licht in augustus
door William Faulkner
9,227 leden
105 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 313
10 Members
kerry1897, SilentInAWay, almigwin, redsox0407, cathyta, ncgraham, perennialreader, vwinsloe, ryaSilvia, Laura1124,gilroy ,eromsted ,aulsmith ,peterdj ,ahef1963
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.
ahef1963 : I detest Faulkner.