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!
1
door Fyodor Dostoevsky
44,106 leden
492 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 5
Score 251.48
Toegevoegd 2012-01-09, 09:20 PM
- 98 Members
- Only2rs, ABVR, wordswordswords, conceptDawg, anglemark, tiddleyboom, mlfhlibrarian, mybookshelf, foggidawn, jpinger, longway, pamelad, Ragnell, SimoneA, BookWallah, almigwin, lwbooklover, antqueen, europhile, pmdean, ScarySquirrel, Smiler69, chgstrom, icre8dstny, karamazow, andejons, sjmccreary, deldevries, artturnerjr, Matke, cathyta, ncgraham, ukh, citybird, ridgididge, Cindy1954, CVido, bw94612, Bici47, Dunord, nlgeorge, rretzler, BlueSkies305, Tess_W, JqnOC, electrice, tjsween, TrulyAragorn, fuzzi, gypsysmom, Aprill, Shutzie27, jaysbooks, bibliobuzz, ahef1963, FancyHorse, flying_monkeys, bcrowl399, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, jnmlkr901, Arrashid7, christianromney, oires, linnzsue, December7, TheUndergroundMan000, dljones442, JohnMB, zghost, seanogui, courtneyp93, mmseiple, blancosa, lsah, Saxon451, RodgerA, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, spiderlily, merriqat, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, hrd666dri, Sisif, Jonas.Pieters, electricgoddess1993, readerdad, CharlesTheB, dkarenart, TaraJohnson, gerggerggerg, gunarss, MyFathersDragon, valeriepatton, bookthief07, DianaInSydney, ,eromsted ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith
- Verklaringen
- aulsmith : Started and decided not to finishAprill: I'm partway through. Hope to finish it some day.ahef1963: Loved it.MyFathersDragon: I read some in 6th grade, but I didn’t finish because it wasn’t very interesting to me.
2
door George Orwell
81,817 leden
1,268 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 10
Score 213.08
Toegevoegd 2012-01-09, 03:57 AM
- 98 Members
- Aquila, ABVR, waitingtoderail, gennyt, rosalita, wordswordswords, conceptDawg, staffordcastle, anglemark, tiddleyboom, jmnlman, kageeh, Rtrace, mybookshelf, pamelad, ghilbrae, booksinbed, almigwin, lwbooklover, varielle, antqueen, pmdean, Zylphan, jefbra, bell7, m_island, karamazow, amanda4242, deldevries, birder4106, Matke, sturlington, flips, cathyta, brenzi, BekkaJo, fundevogel, ukh, Percevan, ridgididge, briarhills, nik61, canantopaloglu, CVido, Bici47, HMHbooks, Dunord, Dehinde, eclecticdodo, nlgeorge, BlueSkies305, Tess_W, John_Vaughan, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, jaysbooks, ahef1963, bcrowl399, Carmen_13, EElsen, LesleyAshton, Peace2, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, jnmlkr901, Arrashid7, Laura1124, kristilabrie, banana4thelord, Chirules, christianromney, hudzilla55, linnzsue, dljones442, JohnMB, courtneyp93, Saxon451, misfortune317, kierstens, spiderlily, merriqat, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, hrd666dri, thamara.abrao, Sisif, mcountr, readerdad, steller0707, CharlesTheB, dkarenart, TaraJohnson, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, valeriepatton, zombiecat, jarcipreste,Edward ,lorax , ,eromsted ,_Zoe_ ,cpg ,Illiniguy71 ,SilentInAWay ,prosfilaes ,aulsmith ,EmScape , ,sjmccreary , ,peterdj ,auntSteelbreaker ,electrice ,lsah ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- amanda4242: An important book, but I'll probably never read it again.sturlington: Everyone should read at least once.electrice : readManWithAnAgenda : Read.MyFathersDragon: It is a classic so I thought I should read it.
3
door H. G. Wells
10,900 leden
253 besprekingen
½ 3.5
Algemene Rangorde 24
Score 144.45
Toegevoegd 2012-02-19, 01:15 PM
- 68 Members
- Only2rs, gennyt, wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, quillmenow, mybookshelf, jamesabg, SilentInAWay, smcwl, lwbooklover, .Monkey., pmdean, Zylphan, jefbra, Smiler69, sjmccreary, martina_hrubes, sturlington, cathyta, perennialreader, bacbaby, citybird, CVido, Dilara86, bw94612, Bici47, Dehinde, eclecticdodo, BlueSkies305, JqnOC, electrice, tjsween, JalenV, gypsysmom, Aprill, Shutzie27, al.vick, ahef1963, raperper, elia1168, matthewmason, FancyHorse, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, Laura1124, hudzilla55, linnzsue, nedhyu, JohnMB, courtneyp93, joannawolotira, mmseiple, Zaeynab, aquariumministry, linfootr, kierstens, spiderlily, HollieKirt, TwinDaddy, hrd666dri, thamara.abrao, TaraJohnson, KrystalSheppard, MyFathersDragon, ArayaK,cpg , ,lsah ,ManWithAnAgenda ,CharlesTheB
- 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.
4
door Bram Stoker
35,066 leden
624 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 22
Score 152.37
Toegevoegd 2012-02-19, 01:07 PM
- 76 Members
- bookwoman84, benfulton, kerry1897, eromsted, mlfhlibrarian, Rtrace, jain, mybookshelf, foggidawn, longway, pamelad, SilentInAWay, SimoneA, BookWallah, varielle, europhile, dhm, Zylphan, jefbra, m_island, icre8dstny, sjmccreary, amanda4242, deldevries, PatsyMurray, sturlington, cathyta, brenzi, fundevogel, auntSteelbreaker, Percevan, briarhills, Cindy1954, CVido, Beorn_se_Bacaire, Bici47, Dehinde, eclecticdodo, BlueSkies305, Himalmitra, fuzzi, JalenV, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Marleen_Cloutier, elia1168, FancyHorse, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, Laura1124, christianromney, hudzilla55, linnzsue, nedhyu, dljones442, JohnMB, courtneyp93, Evelyn_Lilly_317, mmseiple, Zaeynab, kierstens, HollieKirt, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, CTyner, hrd666dri, rjbd, mcountr, TeriAndersonNeedham, TaraJohnson, Tyler_DDurden, MaureenONeill, ArayaK, zombiecat,Edward , ,aulsmith ,ukh ,electrice , ,Peace2 ,lsah ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- electrice : read in 2014JalenV: 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.
5
door H. G. Wells
17,655 leden
338 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Algemene Rangorde 38
Score 112.48
Toegevoegd 2012-02-19, 01:12 PM
- 64 Members
- Aquila, hipdeep, tiddleyboom, evilmoose, eromsted, Rtrace, mybookshelf, longway, jamesabg, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, lwbooklover, .Monkey., Zylphan, jefbra, Smiler69, chgstrom, amanda4242, sturlington, cathyta, BekkaJo, jyssco, Cindy1954, CVido, Dilara86, bw94612, Bici47, Dehinde, eclecticdodo, BlueSkies305, JqnOC, electrice, tjsween, JalenV, gypsysmom, al.vick, ahef1963, elia1168, FancyHorse, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, ryaSilvia, jnmlkr901, Arrashid7, hudzilla55, mattmcmahon, ramsesiii, linnzsue, JohnMB, joannawolotira, mmseiple, Saxon451, TwinDaddy, hrd666dri, thamara.abrao, Aggelos, steller0707, Stephan_Rogers, TaraJohnson, Tyler_DDurden, MyFathersDragon, valeriepatton, Mama_Smurf,Edward ,cpg ,aulsmith ,lsah ,ManWithAnAgenda ,CharlesTheB ,
- 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.
6
door H. G. Wells
18,369 leden
308 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 71
Score 68.46
Toegevoegd 2012-02-19, 01:15 PM
- 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.
7
door George Orwell
59,882 leden
880 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 53
Score 92.4
Toegevoegd 2012-02-14, 08:36 AM
- 61 Members
- Aquila, bookwoman84, wordswordswords, kageeh, Rtrace, varielle, antqueen, pmdean, jefbra, m_island, karamazow, amanda4242, deldevries, sturlington, cathyta, fundevogel, ukh, jyssco, HGideon, canantopaloglu, Dehinde, eclecticdodo, JqnOC, electrice, John_Vaughan, cej1027, JalenV, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, al.vick, jaysbooks, ahef1963, LesleyAshton, mspixieears, jnmlkr901, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, SamTaylor, daisy_jane, linnzsue, JohnMB, Saxon451, aquariumministry, JMK2020, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, hrd666dri, Sisif, mcountr, readerdad, TeriAndersonNeedham, steller0707, despina.aws, TaraJohnson, Tyler_DDurden, gunarss, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, Flothat, zombiecat, jarcipreste,Edward ,lorax , ,eromsted ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,prosfilaes ,aulsmith ,sjmccreary ,peterdj ,Simone2 ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- JalenV: I know I've read it. I'm pretty sure I did so for school. The ending stayed with me.ahef1963: Didn't really care for it.ManWithAnAgenda : Read.