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 vernuftige edelman Don Quichot van La Mancha
door Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
30,476 leden
449 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 2
106 Members
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Verklaringen
aulsmith : Read enough to know I don't want to finish
ManWithAnAgenda : Read, enjoyed.
3
Oorlog en Vrede
door Leo Tolstoy
28,741 leden
455 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 1
139 Members
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Verklaringen
Randall.Parr: I would really like to read this book. Okay. thanks.
Arrashid7: I read btw. high school and college. Got me hooked on more Russian lit.
5
Naar de vuurtoren
door Virginia Woolf
17,562 leden
268 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 14
74 Members
timspalding, Only2rs, gennyt, hipdeep, wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, eromsted, pamelad, Ragnell, jamesabg, lahochstetler, SilentInAWay, fbroussard, smcwl, almigwin, lwbooklover, antqueen, EmScape, bell7, Cecrow, otterlake, stellarexplorer, andejons, sundancer, peterdj, cathyta, japaul22, brenzi, auntSteelbreaker, perennialreader, bacbaby, citybird, nik61, Cindy1954, CVido, Bici47, HMHbooks, Dunord, nlgeorge, BlueSkies305, bwtsang, IslesOfMine, jaysbooks, wrysosrs, pewterbreath, EElsen, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, Arrashid7, Laura1124, SamTaylor, ramsesiii, linnzsue, TheUndergroundMan000, nedhyu, MadaraR, joannawolotira, blancosa, lsah, Zaeynab, RodgerA, linfootr, spiderlily, RachelKirk, Sisif, steller0707, CharlesTheB, dkarenart, Lazlo_Kovaks, TaraJohnson, gerggerggerg, MyFathersDragon, ,cpg ,prosfilaes ,aulsmith ,karamazow ,Tess_W ,Chirules ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
aulsmith : Just can't read Woolf.
Arrashid7: She's an awesome writer. I'm reading her this summer.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read, enjoyed.
MyFathersDragon: When I was an adult, I read part of it. Then we packed and moved books. I didn’t continue reading it later, because I had fantasy books in series I was reading become available that I started reading instead.
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Schuld en boete
door Fyodor Dostoevsky
44,123 leden
492 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 5
98 Members
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Verklaringen
aulsmith : Started and decided not to finish
Aprill: 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.
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1984
door George Orwell
81,840 leden
1,268 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 10
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 : read
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
MyFathersDragon: It is a classic so I thought I should read it.
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Spaar de spotvogels
door Harper Lee
78,372 leden
1,432 besprekingen
½ 4.4
Algemene Rangorde 28
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 : read
JalenV: Read decades ago. I remember parts of it.
Aprill: Great movie.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
MyFathersDragon: One of my 10th grade classes read it.
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Ten oosten van Eden
door John Steinbeck
23,361 leden
423 besprekingen
½ 4.4
Algemene Rangorde 43
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 year
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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Muizen en mensen
door John Steinbeck
38,991 leden
659 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 35
67 Members
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Verklaringen
amanda4242: I despised this book.
Simone2 : In high school I hated it, but after reading it again recently I love it!
electrice : read
JalenV: Read in high school. It was sad.
ahef1963: Loved it. Cried twice while reading it.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
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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De rode letter
door Nathaniel Hawthorne
36,507 leden
372 besprekingen
½ 3.4
Algemene Rangorde 41
63 Members
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Verklaringen
.Monkey. : Read it. Hated it.
sturlington : Read in college
JalenV: 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.
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Een wereld valt uiteen
door Chinua Achebe
20,623 leden
431 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 168
20 Members
wordswordswords, kerry1897, almigwin, amanda4242, cathyta, fundevogel, Dehinde, nlgeorge, gypsysmom, ahef1963, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, jnmlkr901, IsabelJacobson, Laura1124, SamTaylor, linnzsue, aquariumministry, steller0707,eromsted ,Simone2 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
Dehinde: Read it for high school
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
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Het transgalactische liftershandboek
door Douglas Adams
38,772 leden
718 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 247
10 Members
Aquila, amanda4242, deldevries, sturlington, nlgeorge, gypsysmom, ahef1963, readerdad, steller0707, MaureenONeill,aekd ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
aekd: read
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
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Onder moeders vleugels
door Louisa May Alcott
26,395 leden
398 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 50
53 Members
Aquila, wordswordswords, cpg, jamesabg, booksinbed, almigwin, varielle, jefbra, otterlake, m_island, martina_hrubes, deldevries, sturlington, BekkaJo, perennialreader, citybird, CVido, Dehinde, nlgeorge, fuzzi, JalenV, gypsysmom, Aprill, Shutzie27, ahef1963, NinieB, LesleyAshton, Peace2, james.proffitt, mspixieears, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, Laura1124, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, December7, JohnMB, MadaraR, TwinDaddy, mcountr, kihohamu, TeriAndersonNeedham, ManWithAnAgenda, Musicaldreamer, TaraJohnson, Tyler_DDurden, FireflyLover, KrystalSheppard, MMC22378, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, ArayaK, valeriepatton,aulsmith
Verklaringen
JalenV: Loved this one since girlhood. This is the book that taught me that even if a character dies, one may go back to the beginning and that character is alive again.
Aprill: Read many years ago.
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Het verhaal van de dienstmaagd
door Margaret Atwood
42,215 leden
1,137 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 98
36 Members
Aquila, SqueakyChu, kerry1897, eromsted, dara85, jain, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, KimarieBee, almigwin, varielle, Zylphan, sjmccreary, amanda4242, redsox0407, deldevries, sturlington, cathyta, perennialreader, Cindy1954, nlgeorge, JalenV, gypsysmom, Aprill, Luisali, ahef1963, elia1168, LesleyAshton, ryaSilvia, linnzsue, nedhyu, JohnMB, TeriAndersonNeedham, steller0707, CharlesTheB, TaraJohnson,aulsmith , ,Simone2 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
dara85: Didn't like it.
jain: Read it in high school but need to reread as an adult.
amanda4242: Read it a few times.
JalenV: I read it when it came out in paperback, decades ago. It still haunts me.
Aprill: Read it.
ahef1963: Thought it was brilliant.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
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Emma
door Jane Austen
37,918 leden
505 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 104
37 Members
Aquila, wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, kerry1897, booksinbed, almigwin, varielle, pmdean, icre8dstny, sjmccreary, WSB7, redsox0407, peterdj, sturlington, cathyta, brenzi, perennialreader, canantopaloglu, Simone2, nlgeorge, BlueSkies305, TrulyAragorn, JalenV, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, jaysbooks, ahef1963, NinieB, LesleyAshton, Laura1124, daisy_jane, linnzsue, nedhyu, Sisif, steller0707, MaureenONeill, valeriepatton, ,eromsted ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,jefbra ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
JalenV: I've read it a couple of times. It's not as dull as Mansfield Park, but I can't say I like it much. I hope Emma and the Werewolves will be more fun.
ahef1963: Probably my least favourite Austen work, but still better than most other books of the period.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
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De abdij van Northanger
door Jane Austen
21,605 leden
418 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 101
39 Members
Aquila, wordswordswords, kerry1897, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, smcwl, varielle, .Monkey., antqueen, jefbra, amanda4242, redsox0407, SylviaC, jerry-book, sturlington, cathyta, brenzi, susiesharp, perennialreader, Kristelh, Dehinde, nlgeorge, BlueSkies305, TrulyAragorn, JalenV, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, ahef1963, NinieB, EElsen, LesleyAshton, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, Laura1124, linnzsue, lsah, Sisif, steller0707, MaureenONeill, ,eromsted ,cpg ,aulsmith , ,Simone2 ,CVido ,Peace2 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
JalenV: I had read this was a funny book, but I didn't think so when I first read it. I reread it after reading Seven Gothic Masterpieces. Now that I knew what she was lampooning, it WAS a funny book.
ahef1963: Read - loved it.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
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Mansfield Park
door Jane Austen
22,460 leden
357 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 210
12 Members
Aquila, booksinbed, amanda4242, sturlington, perennialreader, nlgeorge, gypsysmom, ahef1963, NinieB, Laura1124, Sisif, MaureenONeill,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
33
Verkondig het op de bergen
door James Baldwin
5,750 leden
112 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 213
9 Members
hipdeep, jain, amanda4242, nlgeorge, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, GrimFiend1977, CarolynBurke7
35
Jane Eyre
door Charlotte Brontë
58,871 leden
913 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 39
71 Members
Edward, Aquila, wordswordswords, staffordcastle, tiddleyboom, eromsted, kageeh, dara85, pamelad, jamesabg, booksinbed, almigwin, varielle, antqueen, europhile, EmScape, Zylphan, jefbra, otterlake, m_island, sjmccreary, amanda4242, redsox0407, martina_hrubes, artturnerjr, sturlington, cathyta, brenzi, BekkaJo, perennialreader, ridgididge, Cindy1954, CVido, Dehinde, eclecticdodo, nlgeorge, electrice, JalenV, gypsysmom, Aprill, Shutzie27, jaysbooks, ahef1963, NinieB, LesleyAshton, Peace2, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, Arrashid7, Laura1124, SamTaylor, linnzsue, December7, dljones442, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, JMK2020, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, Sisif, mcountr, TeriAndersonNeedham, steller0707, Musicaldreamer, TaraJohnson, KrystalSheppard, gerggerggerg, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, valeriepatton, jarcipreste, Mama_Smurf,lorax ,gilroy , ,ABVR ,_Zoe_ ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,auntSteelbreaker ,Simone2 ,ManWithAnAgenda ,CharlesTheB ,emily-judith
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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Begraaf mijn hart bij de bocht van de rivier
door Dee Brown
8,939 leden
127 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 236
10 Members
hipdeep, fundevogel, jyssco, perennialreader, nlgeorge, aekd, ryaSilvia, dljones442, Saxon451, steller0707,eromsted ,aulsmith
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Boze jongens
door Anthony Burgess
25,853 leden
386 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 126
31 Members
Aquila, gennyt, eromsted, Rtrace, mybookshelf, foggidawn, SilentInAWay, SimoneA, .Monkey., europhile, Zylphan, icre8dstny, amanda4242, peterdj, sturlington, cathyta, Cindy1954, Beorn_se_Bacaire, nlgeorge, gypsysmom, ahef1963, bcrowl399, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, Arrashid7, linnzsue, JohnMB, TeriAndersonNeedham, CharlesTheB, MaureenONeill,tiddleyboom ,cpg , ,aulsmith , ,Simone2 ,electrice ,
Verklaringen
tiddleyboom : Read it. Loved it. Great movie too.
electrice : read in 2012
ahef1963: Both admired and loved this book.
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De gifhouten bijbel
door Barbara Kingsolver
26,252 leden
501 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 288
10 Members
Aquila, Rtrace, booksinbed, deldevries, perennialreader, nlgeorge, gypsysmom, Laura1124, linnzsue, steller0707,sturlington ,ahef1963 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
sturlington : Not a classic.
ahef1963 : Have tried to read it several times but I find it too dull to continue.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
40
Kindred
door Octavia E. Butler
8,369 leden
351 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 238
9 Members
Aquila, dara85, booksinbed, sturlington, nlgeorge, gypsysmom, ahef1963, steller0707, GrimFiend1977,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
43
A Tale of Two Cities
door Charles Dickens
36,609 leden
456 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 13
83 Members
Aquila, ABVR, _Zoe_, kageeh, jain, longway, pamelad, SimoneA, almigwin, varielle, .Monkey., antqueen, AnnaClaire, pmdean, EmScape, rainpebble, otterlake, m_island, olgakm, crazy4reading, cathyta, brenzi, BekkaJo, fundevogel, ukh, suitable1, perennialreader, ridgididge, cc9, Cindy1954, CVido, Beorn_se_Bacaire, Bici47, Dehinde, lewisw, nlgeorge, rretzler, BlueSkies305, JqnOC, tjsween, JalenV, gypsysmom, al.vick, jaysbooks, ahef1963, StefanieGeeks, flying_monkeys, bcrowl399, rosemitchell, pewterbreath, LesleyAshton, Peace2, james.proffitt, Jacqklueh, FlorianKarpfinger, jnmlkr901, Arrashid7, Laura1124, banana4thelord, christianromney, linnzsue, December7, nedhyu, dljones442, JohnMB, NareHon, courtneyp93, mmseiple, blancosa, lsah, Saxon451, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, spiderlily, HollieKirt, Rusty37, MargaretD1, JessGalchutt, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, TeriAndersonNeedham, MyFathersDragon, valeriepatton, Mama_Smurf,lorax ,gilroy , ,jmnlman ,eromsted ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,prosfilaes ,aulsmith ,jefbra ,karamazow ,sjmccreary ,peterdj ,
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.
45
De zee, de zee
door Iris Murdoch
3,575 leden
94 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 223
8 Members
Cecrow, vwinsloe, nlgeorge, aekd, ahef1963, Laura1124, Sisif, steller0707
Verklaringen
ahef1963: Terrific book. Wryly funny.
46
De naam van de roos
door Umberto Eco
19,498 leden
310 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 111
36 Members
Aquila, tiddleyboom, kerry1897, eromsted, cpg, mybookshelf, SimoneA, almigwin, varielle, m_island, sjmccreary, amanda4242, WSB7, cathyta, fundevogel, jyssco, perennialreader, Kodibear, briarhills, Cindy1954, nlgeorge, BlueSkies305, TrulyAragorn, cej1027, JalenV, gypsysmom, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, metamedusa, linnzsue, nedhyu, dljones442, lsah, JMK2020, Sisif,Edward ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,peterdj ,sturlington ,Simone2 ,jaysbooks ,ahef1963 ,Peace2
Verklaringen
sturlington : Not sure I would call this a classic
JalenV: I read it decades ago. That bit about not wanting to admit that Christ was poor rings true because I have a 19th century book on the lives of Saints Joseph, Joachim, and Anne. That book didn't want to talk about Joseph's poverty, but that he was descended from King David.
ahef1963 : Hated it twice. My dad loved it so much that I gave it a second try, but still hated it.
47
Silas Marner
door George Eliot
11,320 leden
153 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 118
31 Members
wordswordswords, eromsted, booksinbed, smcwl, almigwin, pmdean, Zylphan, jefbra, cathyta, brenzi, perennialreader, Cindy1954, CVido, Dehinde, nlgeorge, JalenV, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, jaysbooks, ahef1963, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, Laura1124, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, dljones442, JohnMB, Sisif, MyFathersDragon, valeriepatton,tiddleyboom ,cpg ,lsah ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
tiddleyboom : Read in Junior High. Great story. Stays with you forever. It is a rather slow tale though.
JalenV: I was familiar with it from Armour's The Classics Reclassified before I checked out our library's audio copy. I liked it.
ahef1963: A lovely, pastoral story.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
MyFathersDragon: I got it as a gift in 6th grade because it was a classic, so of course I read it.
49
Gabriel García Marquez's Love in the Time of Cholera (Continuum Contemporaries)
door Thomas Fahy
138 leden
1 bespreking
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 221
13 Members
tiddleyboom, m_island, fundevogel, canantopaloglu, nlgeorge, electrice, gypsysmom, ryaSilvia, Laura1124, nedhyu, ManWithAnAgenda, GrimFiend1977, MaureenONeill, ,sturlington ,Simone2
Verklaringen
: This is a secondary source about a classic, not the classic itself.
51
Een dag uit het leven van Ivan Denisovitsj
door Alexander Solzhenitsyn
12,927 leden
201 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 331
5 Members
booksinbed, amanda4242, nlgeorge, ahef1963, IllsleyFamilyLibrary,sturlington
52
Absalom, Absalom!
door William Faulkner
7,649 leden
106 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 174
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.
53
En busca del tiempo perdido. Tomo I
door Marcel Proust
11,117 leden
182 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 115
24 Members
gennyt, kerry1897, _Zoe_, Noisy, cpg, sarahemmm, europhile, Smiler69, geitebukkeskjegg, cathyta, mousse, Simone2, Kristelh, nlgeorge, electrice, elia1168, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, ramsesiii, Sisif, ManWithAnAgenda,gilroy ,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,prosfilaes ,aulsmith ,CVido
Verklaringen
aulsmith : Fell asleep on page three and will never open it again.
nlgeorge: The journey is worth it
55
Het liefje van de Franse luitenant
door John Fowles
6,531 leden
108 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 188
20 Members
eromsted, dara85, almigwin, varielle, icre8dstny, cathyta, perennialreader, Cindy1954, nlgeorge, electrice, gypsysmom, ahef1963, LesleyAshton, Peace2, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, nedhyu, JohnMB, lsah, steller0707,aulsmith ,sturlington ,Simone2 ,jaysbooks ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
dara85: Hated it.
aulsmith : Can't stand Fowles.
sturlington : Read a long, long time ago; would not revisit.
ahef1963: One of my favourites. First post-modern book I ever read.
57
Cranford
door Elizabeth Gaskell
4,528 leden
131 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 256
8 Members
jain, amanda4242, perennialreader, nlgeorge, ahef1963, NinieB, MaureenONeill, valeriepatton,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
ahef1963: Was delighted by the humour in this novel.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
58
Noord en zuid
door Elizabeth Gaskell
7,410 leden
245 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 186
13 Members
eromsted, jain, booksinbed, europhile, amanda4242, Simone2, nlgeorge, TrulyAragorn, gypsysmom, ahef1963, NinieB, linnzsue, ManWithAnAgenda
59
Cold Comfort Farm
door Stella Gibbons
5,764 leden
221 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 191
15 Members
eromsted, Rtrace, booksinbed, almigwin, Cecrow, amanda4242, sturlington, fundevogel, perennialreader, nlgeorge, ahef1963, NinieB, mspixieears, steller0707, MaureenONeill,aulsmith ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
amanda4242: Splendid book.
sturlington: Read and recommended
ahef1963: I found it very boring. I had no idea it was supposed to be funny. Must try again.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
60
The Yellow Wallpaper - story
door Charlotte Perkins Gilman
3,190 leden
145 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 314
6 Members
amanda4242, sturlington, nlgeorge, gypsysmom, ahef1963, steller0707,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
ahef1963: Brilliant story.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
61
Faust (dl. 1)
door Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
5,024 leden
39 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 145
18 Members
tiddleyboom, kerry1897, almigwin, icre8dstny, amanda4242, fundevogel, briarhills, Dunord, Dehinde, nlgeorge, james.proffitt, mspixieears, jnmlkr901, mattmcmahon, Sisif, Jonas.Pieters, GrimFiend1977, Dave_Underwood, ,ahef1963
Verklaringen
ahef1963 : Incredibly dull. Did not finish it.
62
En ze keken naar God
door Zora Neale Hurston
19,085 leden
345 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 197
13 Members
amanda4242, redsox0407, jerry-book, sturlington, perennialreader, nlgeorge, cej1027, ahef1963, Laura1124, linnzsue, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, MaureenONeill,eromsted
Verklaringen
ahef1963: I have read it; it was not the great book I'd been told it was.
64
De rest van de dag
door Kazuo Ishiguro
16,334 leden
475 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 97
34 Members
Aquila, tiddleyboom, Rtrace, cpg, mybookshelf, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, smcwl, almigwin, Smiler69, Cecrow, amanda4242, deldevries, sturlington, cathyta, brenzi, ukh, CVido, Dunord, nlgeorge, electrice, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Marleen_Cloutier, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, metamedusa, Laura1124, linnzsue, steller0707, GrimFiend1977, alyssamhope23, MaureenONeill,aulsmith ,peterdj ,Simone2 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
aulsmith : Not a classic
sturlington: Read it. Probably will be a classic someday.
Simone2 : Must read!!
ahef1963: Beautiful book. A beautiful movie as well.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
65
Middernachtskinderen
door Salman Rushdie
13,876 leden
242 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 80
39 Members
wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, kerry1897, eromsted, jamesabg, booksinbed, smcwl, sarahemmm, .Monkey., antqueen, sjmccreary, cathyta, brenzi, BekkaJo, auntSteelbreaker, ukh, susiesharp, cc9, Cindy1954, CVido, nlgeorge, BlueSkies305, gypsysmom, Aprill, ahef1963, elia1168, Elizabeth088, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, Laura1124, kdemetter, linnzsue, mmseiple, aquariumministry, TaraJohnson,lorax ,SilentInAWay ,prosfilaes ,Simone2 ,metamedusa
Verklaringen
Aprill: I'd like to read at least one book by Salman Rushdie.
ahef1963: It's supposed to be terrific, but I thought it was a bit of a slog.
66
En eentje zag ze vliegen
door Ken Kesey
24,183 leden
298 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 109
31 Members
wordswordswords, kerry1897, booksinbed, almigwin, pmdean, jefbra, icre8dstny, sturlington, cathyta, perennialreader, nlgeorge, electrice, TrulyAragorn, gypsysmom, Aprill, Shutzie27, ahef1963, elia1168, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, jnmlkr901, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, Ares14, lsah, readerdad, steller0707, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, zombiecat,eromsted ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,Simone2
Verklaringen
Aprill: Enjoyed the movie.
ahef1963: One of the best books I've had the good fortune to read.
67
De ontheemde
door Ursula K. Le Guin
10,681 leden
266 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 241
8 Members
Aquila, Rtrace, Cecrow, jerry-book, sturlington, nlgeorge, gypsysmom, nedhyu,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
ManWithAnAgenda : Read. Perfect.
68
Boetekleed
door Ian McEwan
26,459 leden
626 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 150
23 Members
tiddleyboom, eromsted, dara85, booksinbed, peterdj, deldevries, cathyta, perennialreader, Cindy1954, nlgeorge, gypsysmom, Aprill, Shutzie27, ahef1963, LesleyAshton, Peace2, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, Laura1124, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, ManWithAnAgenda, MaureenONeill,SilentInAWay ,sturlington ,Simone2 ,jaysbooks
Verklaringen
dara85: Skipped part of it. It was so boring.
sturlington : Not a classic.
Aprill: Read it.
69
De ondergang van het Huis Usher : verhalen
door Edgar Allan Poe
1,926 leden
18 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 110
32 Members
gennyt, wordswordswords, kerry1897, kageeh, ScarySquirrel, sjmccreary, redsox0407, martina_hrubes, sturlington, cathyta, ncgraham, CVido, nlgeorge, tjsween, JalenV, Shutzie27, elia1168, NinieB, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, Laura1124, daisy_jane, linnzsue, JohnMB, blancosa, Sisif, MyFathersDragon, zombiecat,tiddleyboom ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,Simone2 ,ahef1963 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
tiddleyboom : Read it. Love Poe!
sturlington: This is very short; no reason not to read it.
JalenV: I don't have this particular copy, but I have the Poe book my parents gave me and the annotated tales of Poe. It's a good story.
ahef1963 : I don't like Poe, except for The Raven.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
MyFathersDragon: I read a few of his poems in 3rd and 4th grade, liking them, so I read more of Poe when I came across him over the next few years, including this one. I don’t remember it well, now, but I remember liking it. It seems like that was in 6th grade.
70
Het hart is een eenzame jager
door Carson McCullers
10,706 leden
243 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 199
15 Members
tiddleyboom, eromsted, booksinbed, redsox0407, fundevogel, vwinsloe, nlgeorge, electrice, gypsysmom, Aprill, ahef1963, james.proffitt, Laura1124, linnzsue, steller0707,aulsmith ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
sturlington : Read long ago; could not make it through a reread, though.
Aprill: A beautiful story.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
71
De put en de slinger tien gruwelverhalen
door Edgar Allan Poe
131 leden
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 254
8 Members
m_island, sturlington, nlgeorge, NinieB, Laura1124, JohnMB, Saxon451, IllsleyFamilyLibrary,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
72
Op zoek naar de verloren tijd
door Marcel Proust
3,887 leden
44 besprekingen
½ 4.5
Algemene Rangorde 194
15 Members
kerry1897, cpg, smcwl, almigwin, europhile, jerry-book, cathyta, briarhills, nlgeorge, BlueSkies305, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, nedhyu, JMK2020, Sisif,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,peterdj
Verklaringen
nlgeorge: The journey is worth it
74
Tranen over Johannesburg : roman
door Alan Paton
9,361 leden
182 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 297
5 Members
perennialreader, nlgeorge, ahef1963, Laura1124, steller0707
75
Orlando
door Virginia Woolf
10,592 leden
174 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 287
6 Members
hipdeep, amanda4242, nlgeorge, steller0707, GrimFiend1977, MaureenONeill,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
ManWithAnAgenda : Read. Perfect.
78
De hobbit & In de ban van de Ring
door J. R. R. Tolkien
9,005 leden
57 besprekingen
½ 4.6
Algemene Rangorde 405
3 Members
nlgeorge, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, valeriepatton,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
-
De Christenreis naar de eeuwigheid
door John Bunyan
17,464 leden
171 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Algemene Rangorde 92
42 Members
hailelib, wordswordswords, kerry1897, cpg, mybookshelf, BookWallah, otterlake, stellarexplorer, sjmccreary, deldevries, PatsyMurray, cathyta, japaul22, susiesharp, souloftherose, 2wonderY, cc9, Dehinde, eclecticdodo, rretzler, BlueSkies305, fuzzi, JalenV, gypsysmom, ahef1963, raperper, EElsen, linlef, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, daisy_jane, December7, mmseiple, aquariumministry, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, mcountr, steller0707, Musicaldreamer, TaraJohnson, MyFathersDragon, valeriepatton,Edward ,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,karamazow ,sturlington ,CVido ,nlgeorge ,lsah ,ManWithAnAgenda ,CharlesTheB
Verklaringen
aulsmith : Started several times but never found it worth pursuing.
sturlington : Ugh.
nlgeorge : too biblical
JalenV: I was interested because the sisters in Little Women played it. I found a beautifully ilustrated old copy and bought it. I didn't like it much, but I didn't hate it.
ahef1963: Read in university. Can't say I liked it much.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read. eh.
CharlesTheB : I agree, too biblical
-
Meridiaan van bloed, of Het avondrood in het Westen roman
door Cormac McCarthy
11,555 leden
272 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 274
6 Members
sturlington, fundevogel, vwinsloe, ryaSilvia, Sisif, ManWithAnAgenda,nlgeorge