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
14,660 leden
190 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 8
Score 227.12
Toegevoegd 2012-01-09, 10:02 AM
- 86 Members
- timspalding, Aquila, hipdeep, wordswordswords, staffordcastle, anglemark, tiddleyboom, kerry1897, evilmoose, eromsted, cpg, mybookshelf, foggidawn, pamelad, lahochstetler, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, SimoneA, smcwl, almigwin, lwbooklover, .Monkey., rosiezbanks, AnnaClaire, Aninja, dhm, EmScape, Smiler69, otterlake, olgakm, stellarexplorer, WSB7, crazy4reading, SylviaC, cathyta, ncgraham, citybird, Kodibear, cc9, Cindy1954, Simone2, Bici47, Dehinde, rretzler, BlueSkies305, electrice, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, jaysbooks, ahef1963, mattries37315, StefanieGeeks, matthewmason, FancyHorse, NinieB, pewterbreath, linlef, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, dwightie, mspixieears, ryaSilvia, morgandgarcia, Rozanjeff, kdemetter, Melhuish, linnzsue, dljones442, JohnMB, mmseiple, lsah, RodgerA, spiderlily, JMK2020, Rusty37, JessGalchutt, TwinDaddy, Sisif, mcountr, dkarenart, TaraJohnson, gunarss, MaureenONeill, ArayaK, bookthief07, ,prosfilaes ,aulsmith ,karamazow ,CVido , ,courtneyp93 ,pkloza ,ManWithAnAgenda ,gerggerggerg
- Verklaringen
2
door Victor Hugo
26,228 leden
338 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 16
Score 182.58
Toegevoegd 2012-02-10, 10:28 AM
- 76 Members
- Aquila, bookwoman84, conceptDawg, tiddleyboom, cpg, mybookshelf, longway, jamesabg, SimoneA, fivetoedsloth, almigwin, lwbooklover, varielle, .Monkey., antqueen, thorold, europhile, Zylphan, Smiler69, stellarexplorer, sjmccreary, jerry-book, cathyta, jyssco, Percevan, Kodibear, ridgididge, briarhills, cc9, Cindy1954, CVido, Bici47, Dunord, nlgeorge, rretzler, BlueSkies305, JqnOC, John_Vaughan, tjsween, Himalmitra, cej1027, gypsysmom, elia1168, matthewmason, AmourFou, flying_monkeys, bcrowl399, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, Liivin, jnmlkr901, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, christianromney, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, nedhyu, dljones442, JohnMB, seanogui, courtneyp93, mmseiple, lsah, Zaeynab, RodgerA, kierstens, spiderlily, MargaretD1, TwinDaddy, CharlesTheB, TaraJohnson, gerggerggerg, MyFathersDragon, valeriepatton, jarcipreste,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith
- Verklaringen
- aulsmith : I tried 5 times and finally gave up.MyFathersDragon: I thought I should read it because it is a classic.
3
door Thomas Hardy
11,372 leden
197 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 33
Score 122.55
Toegevoegd 2012-01-09, 10:15 AM
- 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.
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door H. G. Wells
10,902 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.
5
door Gustave Flaubert
26,183 leden
390 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Algemene Rangorde 29
Score 132.13
Toegevoegd 2012-02-14, 08:06 AM
- 69 Members
- gennyt, wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, eromsted, longway, pamelad, booksinbed, SimoneA, almigwin, lwbooklover, .Monkey., thorold, europhile, dhm, jefbra, otterlake, stellarexplorer, karamazow, andejons, sjmccreary, sundancer, redsox0407, martina_hrubes, sturlington, cathyta, ncgraham, jyssco, susiesharp, perennialreader, souloftherose, canantopaloglu, Cindy1954, bw94612, Bici47, Dunord, Dehinde, nlgeorge, rretzler, BlueSkies305, electrice, gypsysmom, al.vick, jaysbooks, ahef1963, raperper, Marleen_Cloutier, matthewmason, Elizabeth088, NinieB, pewterbreath, EElsen, linlef, LesleyAshton, FlorianKarpfinger, Arrashid7, Laura1124, christianromney, ramsesiii, linnzsue, nedhyu, dianeham, aquariumministry, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, Sisif, steller0707, kmc3501, TaraJohnson, MaureenONeill, ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,nephron44 ,peterdj ,Simone2 ,CVido
- Verklaringen
6
door John Steinbeck
23,359 leden
423 besprekingen
½ 4.4
Algemene Rangorde 43
Score 105.79
Toegevoegd 2012-02-10, 09:58 AM
- 57 Members
- AntiLeah, Only2rs, tiddleyboom, evilmoose, longway, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, .Monkey., pmdean, Cecrow, m_island, icre8dstny, karamazow, amanda4242, WSB7, deldevries, sturlington, cathyta, brenzi, ukh, CVido, Bici47, nlgeorge, rretzler, BlueSkies305, electrice, John_Vaughan, Himalmitra, Shutzie27, bibliobuzz, Marleen_Cloutier, matthewmason, AmourFou, bcrowl399, NinieB, pewterbreath, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, metamedusa, Laura1124, hudzilla55, ramsesiii, linnzsue, JohnMB, courtneyp93, mmseiple, lsah, Rusty37, TwinDaddy, Sisif, readerdad, TeriAndersonNeedham, steller0707, CharlesTheB, TaraJohnson, MyFathersDragon,eromsted ,aulsmith , ,auntSteelbreaker ,Simone2
- Verklaringen
- amanda4242: Hated it.Simone2 : One of my best last yearMyFathersDragon: 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.
7
door Henry Fielding
8,113 leden
96 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 65
Score 76.83
Toegevoegd 2012-01-09, 10:16 AM
- 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.
8
door Thomas Mann
5,667 leden
108 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 73
Score 67.18
Toegevoegd 2012-01-09, 10:10 AM
- 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
9
door Mikhail Bulgakov
20,414 leden
465 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 60
Score 81.72
Toegevoegd 2012-01-09, 10:18 AM
- 47 Members
- hipdeep, anglemark, tiddleyboom, kerry1897, Scorbet, longway, KimarieBee, almigwin, prosfilaes, .Monkey., stellarexplorer, icre8dstny, amanda4242, peterdj, SylviaC, cathyta, japaul22, clamacchia, BekkaJo, ukh, souloftherose, TBergen, Cindy1954, Simone2, CVido, Dilara86, bw94612, Dunord, nlgeorge, elia1168, matthewmason, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, metamedusa, ramsesiii, linnzsue, nedhyu, dljones442, joannawolotira, mmseiple, lsah, merriqat, Sisif, steller0707, gunarss, ,eromsted ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith , , , ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- aulsmith : See no reason to read.ManWithAnAgenda : Read. Loved.
