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 Émile Zola
5,359 leden
78 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 82
Score 61.56
Toegevoegd 2012-01-09, 07:03 AM
- 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
2
door Firdausi
765 leden
5 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 211
Score 15.02
Toegevoegd 2012-01-12, 11:07 AM
- 9 Members
- henkl, kerry1897, eromsted, PatsyMurray, cathyta, cc9, Cindy1954, ryaSilvia, aquariumministry,SilentInAWay
3
door Shi Nai'An
953 leden
16 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 134
Score 32.36
Toegevoegd 2012-01-12, 11:22 AM
- 19 Members
- anglemark, henkl, kerry1897, eromsted, jain, SilentInAWay, .Monkey., cathyta, cc9, Cindy1954, CVido, Kristelh, Himalmitra, elia1168, Elizabeth088, linlef, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7
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door Xianzu Tang
99 leden
1 bespreking
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 284
Score 7.34
Toegevoegd 2012-01-12, 11:19 AM
- 7 Members
- henkl, kerry1897, eromsted, SilentInAWay, cathyta, Cindy1954, ryaSilvia,paradoxosalpha ,prosfilaes
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door Aubrey Menen
172 leden
3 besprekingen
½ 3.5
Algemene Rangorde 249
Score 9.45
Toegevoegd 2012-01-12, 11:07 AM
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door Willa Cather
5,921 leden
147 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 84
Score 59.79
Toegevoegd 2012-01-09, 10:09 AM
- 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
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door Alexandre Dumas père
25,446 leden
431 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 15
Score 183.7
Toegevoegd 2012-01-10, 11:49 AM
- 78 Members
- ABVR, benfulton, cpg, jain, longway, booksinbed, fbroussard, SimoneA, BookWallah, lwbooklover, varielle, antqueen, europhile, pmdean, EmScape, jefbra, bell7, Smiler69, m_island, icre8dstny, andejons, sjmccreary, amanda4242, crazy4reading, deldevries, Matke, cathyta, perennialreader, citybird, Kodibear, ridgididge, briarhills, erijens, Cindy1954, Simone2, Bici47, Kristelh, Dunord, nlgeorge, rretzler, BlueSkies305, JqnOC, electrice, TrulyAragorn, gypsysmom, Luisali, Shutzie27, Marleen_Cloutier, elia1168, AmourFou, flying_monkeys, bcrowl399, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, Arrashid7, daisy_jane, christianromney, linnzsue, nedhyu, dljones442, JohnMB, lsah, Saxon451, Zaeynab, RodgerA, linfootr, spiderlily, cin_who, Rusty37, MargaretD1, TwinDaddy, electricgoddess1993, readerdad, qndeng2, TaraJohnson, gunarss, MyFathersDragon, ,henkl ,SilentInAWay ,karamazow ,sturlington ,CVido
- 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.
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door William Faulkner
7,640 leden
106 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 174
Score 21.87
Toegevoegd 2012-01-09, 10:04 AM
- 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.
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door F. Scott Fitzgerald
72,014 leden
1,163 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 18
Score 173.72
Toegevoegd 2012-01-09, 08:23 AM
- 92 Members
- AntiLeah, hailelib, Aquila, Only2rs, bookwoman84, ABVR, benfulton, wordswordswords, conceptDawg, staffordcastle, _Zoe_, kageeh, dara85, Rtrace, cpg, mybookshelf, pamelad, jamesabg, lahochstetler, booksinbed, SimoneA, almigwin, varielle, antqueen, AnnaClaire, Zylphan, jefbra, otterlake, m_island, nephron44, icre8dstny, sjmccreary, amanda4242, martina_hrubes, deldevries, sturlington, flips, cathyta, brenzi, clamacchia, ncgraham, ukh, perennialreader, Kodibear, ridgididge, CVido, Bici47, Dunord, eclecticdodo, BlueSkies305, electrice, tjsween, Jys-g, JalenV, gypsysmom, Aprill, Shutzie27, jaysbooks, ahef1963, pincus2, FancyHorse, bcrowl399, rosemitchell, NinieB, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, jnmlkr901, IsabelJacobson, metamedusa, Laura1124, banana4thelord, christianromney, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, TheUndergroundMan000, JohnMB, courtneyp93, Zaeynab, misfortune317, spiderlily, HollieKirt, TwinDaddy, TeriAndersonNeedham, steller0707, Lazlo_Kovaks, Stephan_Rogers, TaraJohnson, KrystalSheppard, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, jarcipreste,Edward ,lorax , ,tiddleyboom ,henkl ,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,.Monkey. ,aulsmith ,EmScape , ,auntSteelbreaker ,susiesharp ,nonlocal ,mattries37315 ,Peace2 ,ManWithAnAgenda ,CharlesTheB ,
- 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.
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door F. Scott Fitzgerald
9,409 leden
86 besprekingen
½ 3.6
Algemene Rangorde 193
Score 17.94
Toegevoegd 2012-02-08, 06:50 PM
- 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.
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door Ernest Hemingway
9,043 leden
191 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 251
Score 9.37
Toegevoegd 2012-01-09, 10:18 AM
- 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.
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door Shirley Jackson
8,115 leden
423 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 77
Score 65.07
Toegevoegd 2012-02-12, 05:07 PM
- 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.
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door Henry James
2,751 leden
27 besprekingen
½ 3.6
Algemene Rangorde 158
Score 24.88
Toegevoegd 2012-01-09, 10:12 AM
- 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.
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door Harper Lee
78,318 leden
1,431 besprekingen
½ 4.4
Algemene Rangorde 28
Score 134.83
Toegevoegd 2012-02-10, 10:43 AM
- 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 : readJalenV: Read decades ago. I remember parts of it.
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door D. H. Lawrence
9,493 leden
100 besprekingen
½ 3.6
Algemene Rangorde 189
Score 18.82
Toegevoegd 2012-01-09, 10:15 AM
- 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.
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door Daphne Du Maurier
20,697 leden
609 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 51
Score 93.81
Toegevoegd 2012-02-10, 04:41 PM
- 60 Members
- Aquila, hipdeep, kageeh, dara85, cpg, jain, mybookshelf, longway, jamesabg, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, lwbooklover, varielle, .Monkey., antqueen, europhile, jefbra, otterlake, m_island, olgakm, amanda4242, redsox0407, sturlington, cathyta, brenzi, BekkaJo, auntSteelbreaker, perennialreader, citybird, CVido, bw94612, BlueSkies305, TrulyAragorn, bwtsang, JalenV, gypsysmom, Aprill, al.vick, jaysbooks, ahef1963, NinieB, linlef, LesleyAshton, Peace2, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, Arrashid7, Laura1124, linnzsue, December7, fredasteele, Rusty37, RachelKirk, Sisif, TeriAndersonNeedham, steller0707, MMC22378, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, ,tiddleyboom ,henkl ,aulsmith ,karamazow ,sjmccreary ,Simone2 ,Himalmitra ,ManWithAnAgenda ,CharlesTheB
- Verklaringen
- tiddleyboom : Read it - LOVEaulsmith : Not a classicamanda4242: Excellent read.JalenV: I read it decades ago. I'm old enough (69) that I remember when new romantic suspense paperbacks claimed the book was like REBECCA. Loved the spoof on the Carol Burnett Show.Aprill: Read it.
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door Toni Morrison
13,398 leden
237 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 257
Score 8.89
Toegevoegd 2012-01-09, 10:15 AM
- 15 Members
- wordswordswords, kerry1897, eromsted, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, lwbooklover, sturlington, cathyta, perennialreader, Cindy1954, gypsysmom, ryaSilvia, Sisif, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,henkl ,aulsmith ,EmScape ,susiesharp ,TrulyAragorn ,aekd
- Verklaringen
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door Sigrid Undset
3,021 leden
75 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 144
Score 28.45
Toegevoegd 2012-01-09, 10:13 AM
- 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
