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 George Orwell
81,849 leden
1,268 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 10
Score 213.08
Toegevoegd 2012-01-09, 03:57 AM
- 98 Members
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- 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.
2
door F. Scott Fitzgerald
72,058 leden
1,166 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 18
Score 173.72
Toegevoegd 2012-01-09, 08:23 AM
- 92 Members
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- 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.
3
door J. D. Salinger
69,491 leden
1,078 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 27
Score 139.74
Toegevoegd 2012-02-19, 01:09 PM
- 76 Members
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- Verklaringen
- .Monkey. : Read it. Hated it.amanda4242: Loved it in high school.sturlington : Read in high school.electrice : readJalenV: Had to read it in high school.ManWithAnAgenda : Read it. Hated. Read it. Loved it.MyFathersDragon: I knew some of the high school English classes read it. I knew it was considered a classic. So, I decided I would read it. I did not like it. I am glad I read it, so I know what people are talking about when they bring it up, but I wouldn’t read it again.
4
door Harper Lee
78,380 leden
1,432 besprekingen
½ 4.4
Algemene Rangorde 28
Score 134.83
Toegevoegd 2012-02-10, 10:43 AM
- 77 Members
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- 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.
5
door Nathaniel Hawthorne
36,507 leden
372 besprekingen
½ 3.4
Algemene Rangorde 41
Score 106.79
Toegevoegd 2012-02-12, 09:57 PM
- 63 Members
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- Verklaringen
- .Monkey. : Read it. Hated it.sturlington : Read in collegeJalenV: I have, and have read, my copy. I was already familiar with the plot thanks to The Classics Reclassified by Richard Armour.aekd: Not likely to read.ahef1963: Loved it.ManWithAnAgenda : Read. Nearly everything else he wrote is better.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.
6
door Oscar Wilde
39,443 leden
630 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 37
Score 112.65
Toegevoegd 2012-02-19, 01:15 PM
- 72 Members
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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.