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!

Emma

door Jane Austen

37,935 leden

505 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 104

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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.

1984

door George Orwell

81,905 leden

1,270 besprekingen

4.2

Algemene Rangorde 10

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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.

Oorlog en Vrede

door Leo Tolstoy

28,827 leden

457 besprekingen

½ 4.3

Algemene Rangorde 1

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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.

De vanger in het graan

door J. D. Salinger

69,518 leden

1,078 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 27

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Verklaringen: .Monkey. : Read it. Hated it.
amanda4242: Loved it in high school.
sturlington : Read in high school.
electrice : read
JalenV: 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.

De vernuftige edelman Don Quichot van La Mancha

door Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

30,501 leden

449 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 2

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Verklaringen: aulsmith : Read enough to know I don't want to finish
ManWithAnAgenda : Read, enjoyed.

In de ban van de ring

door J. R. R. Tolkien

50,353 leden

450 besprekingen

½ 4.5

Algemene Rangorde 107

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Verklaringen: electrice : not a single book
JalenV: Asked for and got a paperback set as one of my high school graduation presents (1972). I admit it's The Fellowship of the Ring that I have reread most often.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

Oliver Twist

door Charles Dickens

24,217 leden

241 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 4

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Verklaringen: JalenV: I listened to an audio copy from my local library. I was amazed by how much punishment poor Oliver's body takes near the end and he managed to survive. Nice kid -- interesting, considering his upbringing.
ahef1963: Too depressing for my liking.
Arrashid7: I read in high school. A great book! A tip ~ don't ever watch movies first!
MyFathersDragon: I was bored in 6th grade and read anything I could get my hands on. I liked Dickens, so I read a lot of his stories.

Anna Karenina

door Leo Tolstoy

38,442 leden

627 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 3

101 Members: timspalding, AntiLeah, Only2rs, ABVR, rosalita, wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, _Zoe_, cpg, mybookshelf, pamelad, Ragnell, booksinbed, SimoneA, smcwl, almigwin, lwbooklover, .Monkey., antqueen, AnnaClaire, pmdean, Aninja, dhm, bell7, otterlake, stellarexplorer, icre8dstny, karamazow, sjmccreary, amanda4242, redsox0407, peterdj, crazy4reading, deldevries, artturnerjr, cathyta, brenzi, ncgraham, jyssco, Percevan, susiesharp, perennialreader, bacbaby, Kodibear, ridgididge, canantopaloglu, Cindy1954, CVido, bw94612, Bici47, Dunord, Dehinde, eclecticdodo, nlgeorge, rretzler, BlueSkies305, JqnOC, TrulyAragorn, gypsysmom, Luisali, Shutzie27, raperper, AmourFou, flying_monkeys, NinieB, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, Chirules, christianromney, linnzsue, December7, TheUndergroundMan000, nedhyu, dljones442, JohnMB, blancosa, lsah, RodgerA, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, kierstens, spiderlily, JMK2020, Rusty37, TwinDaddy, Sisif, mcountr, steller0707, dkarenart, TaraJohnson, emily-judith, Tyler_DDurden, gerggerggerg, gunarss, MaureenONeill, scstubbs, FinleyBlackGold, DianaInSydney, ,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,electrice , ,courtneyp93 ,CharlesTheB
Verklaringen: electrice : read in 2013, excellent

Gejaagd door de wind

door Margaret Mitchell

23,442 leden

441 besprekingen

½ 4.3

Algemene Rangorde 103

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Verklaringen: aulsmith : Not a classic
JalenV: I've read it twice, decades ago, probably because I'd seen the movie.
Aprill: Read it.
ManWithAnAgenda : Don't see the point.

Ulysses

door James Joyce

24,066 leden

377 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 11

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Verklaringen: : Stream of consciousness writing is a gimmick, a way of vomiting out words that sometime sound interesting but are hollow of meaning and intent.
nlgeorge : needs editing
Arrashid7: Retrying this modern classic this summer.

De drie musketiers

door Alexandre Dumas

21,303 leden

249 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 46

Gulliver's Travels

door Jonathan Swift

1,131 leden

11 besprekingen

½ 3.5

Algemene Rangorde 49

64 Members: wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, Rtrace, foggidawn, booksinbed, SimoneA, almigwin, varielle, pmdean, ScarySquirrel, jefbra, chgstrom, otterlake, m_island, amanda4242, deldevries, cathyta, BekkaJo, ridgididge, nik61, CVido, Beorn_se_Bacaire, Dehinde, eclecticdodo, nlgeorge, electrice, fuzzi, JalenV, gypsysmom, Aprill, jaysbooks, ahef1963, mattries37315, NinieB, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, ryaSilvia, jnmlkr901, Arrashid7, Laura1124, daisy_jane, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, dljones442, JohnMB, Ares14, seanogui, Saxon451, Rusty37, JessGalchutt, TwinDaddy, Sisif, mcountr, CharlesTheB, CyndiCiavarella, Stephan_Rogers, Musicaldreamer, TaraJohnson, gunarss, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, valeriepatton,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,sjmccreary ,peterdj ,sturlington ,lsah ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: amanda4242: Worth reading.
sturlington : Not required reading anymore.
JalenV: Bought an annotated copy. The annotations were interesting.
ahef1963: Read in university. Hated it.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

The Brothers Karamazov : A Novel in Four Parts and an Epilogue

door Fyodor Dostoevsky

29,471 leden

328 besprekingen

½ 4.4

Algemene Rangorde 12

86 Members: Edward, hailelib, Only2rs, ABVR, rosalita, hipdeep, tiddleyboom, _Zoe_, mlfhlibrarian, jain, Ragnell, lahochstetler, SimoneA, almigwin, lwbooklover, antqueen, europhile, pmdean, Aninja, EmScape, ScarySquirrel, Smiler69, chgstrom, otterlake, icre8dstny, karamazow, andejons, sjmccreary, redsox0407, quigui, crazy4reading, deldevries, Matke, cathyta, japaul22, ncgraham, auntSteelbreaker, ukh, ridgididge, mousse, Cindy1954, Simone2, Bici47, Kristelh, Dunord, nlgeorge, rretzler, BlueSkies305, Tess_W, JqnOC, electrice, TrulyAragorn, al.vick, mattries37315, elia1168, FancyHorse, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, daisy_jane, christianromney, linnzsue, December7, nedhyu, dljones442, JohnMB, courtneyp93, joannawolotira, mmseiple, blancosa, lsah, RodgerA, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, spiderlily, merriqat, TwinDaddy, Sisif, mcountr, readerdad, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, dkarenart, TaraJohnson, emily-judith, Tyler_DDurden, ,eromsted ,cpg ,SilentInAWay , ,aulsmith ,peterdj ,CVido ,nonlocal

Schuld en boete

door Fyodor Dostoevsky

44,147 leden

492 besprekingen

4.2

Algemene Rangorde 5

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 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.

De Rode Pimpernel

door Baroness Orczy

8,793 leden

190 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 129

24 Members: Aquila, mlfhlibrarian, almigwin, pmdean, ScarySquirrel, cathyta, briarhills, erijens, Dehinde, JalenV, Aprill, jaysbooks, ahef1963, elia1168, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, lsah, JessGalchutt, steller0707, valeriepatton,tiddleyboom ,aulsmith ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: tiddleyboom : Read it. Fun read.
aulsmith : Fun book, but not a classic.
JalenV: Having read it makes watching Daffy Duck in The Scarlet Pumpernickel even funnier.
ahef1963: A lot of fun.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read. Eh.

Moby Dick

door Herman Melville

35,554 leden

541 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 7

95 Members: AntiLeah, Only2rs, hipdeep, wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, mlfhlibrarian, Rtrace, cpg, mybookshelf, longway, lahochstetler, SimoneA, BookWallah, almigwin, varielle, .Monkey., europhile, pmdean, Aninja, EmScape, ScarySquirrel, jefbra, Smiler69, stellarexplorer, icre8dstny, andejons, sjmccreary, amanda4242, redsox0407, peterdj, crazy4reading, deldevries, cathyta, ncgraham, BekkaJo, ukh, suitable1, ridgididge, briarhills, Cindy1954, Simone2, CVido, Beorn_se_Bacaire, nonlocal, Bici47, Dunord, eclecticdodo, BlueSkies305, electrice, tjsween, bwtsang, cej1027, fuzzi, JalenV, gypsysmom, Aprill, Luisali, Shutzie27, elia1168, SkuldOMG, AmourFou, FancyHorse, EElsen, james.proffitt, Jacqklueh, FlorianKarpfinger, Arrashid7, metamedusa, kristilabrie, banana4thelord, christianromney, oires, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, December7, TheUndergroundMan000, nedhyu, dljones442, JohnMB, courtneyp93, mmseiple, RodgerA, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, spiderlily, HollieKirt, JessGalchutt, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, mcountr, dkarenart, TaraJohnson, gerggerggerg, MyFathersDragon, bookthief07, DianaInSydney,lorax , ,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,rainpebble , ,karamazow ,sturlington ,lsah ,pkloza ,ManWithAnAgenda ,
Verklaringen: aulsmith : Skipping. Too much blubber.
rainpebble : puts my brain in a muddle no matter how many attempts I make to read it.
amanda4242: I read it and discovered that I could quite happily have gone through life without having read it.
sturlington : Read in college.
JalenV: Read twice for different classes (one definitely in college), chose it the second time because I remembered enough from dfiscussing it the first time I figured it would help the second. (Still wonder if that preacher who appeared early in the book gave the same sermon every Sunday.)
Aprill: I love Melville's writing.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read. Interesting.
MyFathersDragon: I liked the book in 5th grade, but when I tried rereading in 11th grade, I didn’t find it interesting enough to read it, perhaps because I had previously read it.

A Tale of Two Cities

door Charles Dickens

36,623 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.

De graaf van Monte-Cristo

door Alexandre Dumas

25,481 leden

433 besprekingen

½ 4.3

Algemene Rangorde 15

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.

De wonderlijke geschiedenis van dr Jekyll en mr Hyde

door Robert Louis Stevenson

17,128 leden

315 besprekingen

½ 3.7

Algemene Rangorde 59

59 Members: wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, Rtrace, foggidawn, jamesabg, SimoneA, AnnaClaire, pmdean, ScarySquirrel, Zylphan, jefbra, chgstrom, m_island, icre8dstny, amanda4242, WSB7, redsox0407, sturlington, cathyta, BekkaJo, auntSteelbreaker, CVido, bw94612, Kristelh, Dehinde, eclecticdodo, JqnOC, JalenV, gypsysmom, al.vick, ahef1963, elia1168, NinieB, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, Laura1124, SamTaylor, hudzilla55, linnzsue, nedhyu, dljones442, JohnMB, MadaraR, courtneyp93, mmseiple, JessGalchutt, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, Sisif, mcountr, CharlesTheB, TaraJohnson, MyFathersDragon, ArayaK, valeriepatton, jarcipreste, ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,sjmccreary ,Simone2 ,electrice ,Peace2 ,lsah ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: amanda4242: Read in college.
electrice : read in 2013
JalenV: It's been decades, but watching the Overly Sarcastic Productions video about it on YouTube reminded me of details I'd forgotten, not to mention making me chuckle.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
MyFathersDragon: I received it as a gift when I was about 12, so of course I read it. I reread it several years later, too.

Odyssee

door Homer

53,020 leden

473 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 17

77 Members: Aquila, Only2rs, hipdeep, kerry1897, kageeh, Rtrace, jamesabg, booksinbed, BookWallah, almigwin, varielle, antqueen, pmdean, Zylphan, bell7, otterlake, karamazow, sjmccreary, amanda4242, crazy4reading, PatsyMurray, artturnerjr, SylviaC, jerry-book, Myrrha, cathyta, ukh, jyssco, souloftherose, briarhills, JerryMmm, canantopaloglu, Cindy1954, CVido, Dilara86, Bici47, eclecticdodo, BlueSkies305, JqnOC, fuzzi, jaysbooks, StefanieGeeks, SkuldOMG, AmourFou, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, ryaSilvia, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, Laura1124, SamTaylor, banana4thelord, christianromney, hudzilla55, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, dljones442, JohnMB, Ares14, courtneyp93, mmseiple, Saxon451, RodgerA, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, spiderlily, HollieKirt, Rusty37, TwinDaddy, Sisif, rjbd, mcountr, TaraJohnson, Tyler_DDurden, gunarss, MyFathersDragon, valeriepatton,Edward , ,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,electrice ,lsah
Verklaringen: amanda4242: Read it in college. Long, but a breeze to get through.
sturlington : Read in college
electrice : read in college
MyFathersDragon: I’ve loved this since grade school.

Ilias

door Homer

39,936 leden

386 besprekingen

Algemene Rangorde 26

71 Members: Aquila, Only2rs, hipdeep, wordswordswords, anglemark, kerry1897, kageeh, Rtrace, jamesabg, smcwl, almigwin, prosfilaes, varielle, antqueen, pmdean, EmScape, bell7, otterlake, karamazow, sjmccreary, amanda4242, crazy4reading, deldevries, SylviaC, jerry-book, Myrrha, cathyta, jyssco, bacbaby, souloftherose, cc9, canantopaloglu, Cindy1954, CVido, Dilara86, Bici47, eclecticdodo, BlueSkies305, JqnOC, fuzzi, Shutzie27, jaysbooks, SkuldOMG, AmourFou, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, ryaSilvia, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, SamTaylor, banana4thelord, chukche, christianromney, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, dljones442, JohnMB, Ares14, mmseiple, Saxon451, spiderlily, TwinDaddy, Sisif, rjbd, mcountr, ManWithAnAgenda, TaraJohnson, gunarss, MyFathersDragon, zombiecat,Edward , ,ABVR ,eromsted ,cpg ,SilentInAWay , ,peterdj ,sturlington ,electrice , ,lsah
Verklaringen: sturlington : Read in college
electrice : read in college
MyFathersDragon: I loved this since I was in grade school.

De onzichtbare man

door H. G. Wells

10,908 leden

254 besprekingen

½ 3.5

Algemene Rangorde 24

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.

De druiven der gramschap

door John Steinbeck

34,274 leden

471 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 19

84 Members: AntiLeah, Only2rs, hipdeep, tiddleyboom, mlfhlibrarian, Rtrace, mybookshelf, foggidawn, longway, pamelad, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, SimoneA, almigwin, varielle, .Monkey., pmdean, dhm, jefbra, m_island, karamazow, sjmccreary, amanda4242, deldevries, sturlington, flips, cathyta, brenzi, ncgraham, BekkaJo, souloftherose, ridgididge, canantopaloglu, CVido, Bici47, rretzler, BlueSkies305, JqnOC, electrice, TrulyAragorn, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, jaysbooks, bibliobuzz, StefanieGeeks, pincus2, FancyHorse, flying_monkeys, bcrowl399, rosemitchell, NinieB, pewterbreath, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, Laura1124, SamTaylor, daisy_jane, Chirules, christianromney, hudzilla55, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, nedhyu, dljones442, JohnMB, Ares14, lsah, Saxon451, Zaeynab, kierstens, spiderlily, HollieKirt, JMK2020, TwinDaddy, Sisif, readerdad, TaraJohnson, FireflyLover, KrystalSheppard, MyFathersDragon, ArayaK, zombiecat,lorax , ,eromsted ,cpg ,aulsmith , ,auntSteelbreaker , ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: amanda4242: Read it and loathed it.
sturlington: Important book but kind of a slog.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read, enjoyed.
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.

Trots en vooroordeel

door Jane Austen

80,580 leden

1,368 besprekingen

½ 4.4

Algemene Rangorde 20

84 Members: Aquila, ABVR, benfulton, wordswordswords, staffordcastle, anglemark, tiddleyboom, kerry1897, longway, pamelad, lahochstetler, booksinbed, smcwl, almigwin, prosfilaes, varielle, .Monkey., antqueen, pmdean, jefbra, otterlake, sjmccreary, amanda4242, redsox0407, peterdj, crazy4reading, deldevries, artturnerjr, sturlington, brenzi, BekkaJo, susiesharp, perennialreader, ridgididge, nik61, Cindy1954, CVido, Bici47, Dunord, Dehinde, nlgeorge, BlueSkies305, JqnOC, electrice, JalenV, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, jaysbooks, ahef1963, SkuldOMG, bcrowl399, NinieB, linlef, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, jnmlkr901, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, Laura1124, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, December7, nedhyu, JohnMB, courtneyp93, Zaeynab, HollieKirt, merriqat, MargaretD1, TwinDaddy, Sisif, TeriAndersonNeedham, steller0707, kmc3501, TaraJohnson, Tyler_DDurden, KrystalSheppard, gerggerggerg, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, valeriepatton, jarcipreste,gilroy , , ,eromsted ,_Zoe_ ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith , ,auntSteelbreaker ,Peace2 ,ManWithAnAgenda ,CharlesTheB
Verklaringen: amanda4242: Loved it.
auntSteelbreaker : Read it, even though it was boring.
ahef1963: Loved it.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read, enjoyed.
MyFathersDragon: I read it because it was available.

De avonturen van Huckleberry Finn

door Mark Twain

42,943 leden

518 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 9

99 Members: Aquila, waitingtoderail, gennyt, benfulton, wordswordswords, anglemark, evilmoose, Rtrace, foggidawn, pamelad, booksinbed, SimoneA, BookWallah, almigwin, varielle, antqueen, europhile, pmdean, Zylphan, jefbra, m_island, karamazow, sjmccreary, amanda4242, redsox0407, deldevries, artturnerjr, SylviaC, sturlington, cathyta, japaul22, ncgraham, BekkaJo, jyssco, perennialreader, ridgididge, briarhills, CVido, bw94612, Bici47, Dunord, eclecticdodo, BlueSkies305, JqnOC, electrice, JalenV, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, jaysbooks, ahef1963, raperper, pincus2, bcrowl399, NinieB, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, jnmlkr901, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, Laura1124, christianromney, hudzilla55, mattmcmahon, ramsesiii, linnzsue, December7, dljones442, JohnMB, courtneyp93, Saxon451, Zaeynab, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, spiderlily, HollieKirt, JMK2020, Rusty37, MargaretD1, JessGalchutt, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, Sisif, mcountr, readerdad, TeriAndersonNeedham, steller0707, dkarenart, Stephan_Rogers, TaraJohnson, ChrissyQuise, FireflyLover, KrystalSheppard, MMC22378, gunarss, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, valeriepatton, bookthief07, DianaInSydney,lorax ,gilroy , ,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,auntSteelbreaker ,mattries37315 ,lsah ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: gilroy : Read it
amanda4242: Loved it.
auntSteelbreaker : Read it, did not enjoy it.
JalenV: I think I read my parents' copy. I'd read all my books and usually had the library ones finished before our next visit.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read, eh.
MyFathersDragon: I read some Twain in 5th grade and ended up reading most of his books.

Bleak House

door Charles Dickens

13,689 leden

248 besprekingen

4.2

Algemene Rangorde 34

61 Members: wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, kerry1897, evilmoose, eromsted, jain, foggidawn, jamesabg, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, SimoneA, almigwin, AnnaClaire, europhile, pmdean, Smiler69, m_island, stellarexplorer, peterdj, martina_hrubes, cathyta, japaul22, brenzi, ncgraham, BekkaJo, susiesharp, bacbaby, briarhills, Cindy1954, Simone2, CVido, bw94612, Bici47, nlgeorge, BlueSkies305, TrulyAragorn, Himalmitra, JalenV, gypsysmom, ahef1963, raperper, Marleen_Cloutier, NinieB, linlef, Peace2, FlorianKarpfinger, Laura1124, linnzsue, dljones442, joannawolotira, mmseiple, lsah, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, mcountr, CharlesTheB, pozzoandlucky, TaraJohnson, MyFathersDragon, CarolynBurke7, MaureenONeill, ,cpg ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: JalenV: Can't recall if I listened to a library copy or read my sister's copy. It was certainly bleak. Avoid lawsuits!
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
MyFathersDragon: I was reading lots of Dickens back then.

walden

door Henry David Thoreau

14,113 leden

191 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 162

20 Members: wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, cpg, almigwin, varielle, pmdean, icre8dstny, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, jaysbooks, elia1168, LesleyAshton, Arrashid7, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, JohnMB, Ares14, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, MyFathersDragon, valeriepatton,eromsted ,aulsmith ,sturlington
Verklaringen: sturlington : Read at least in part
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. I wrote my book report on it. I liked it, so I read Civil Disobedience, too, which was included at the end of the book.