Classics you know you should have read but probably haven't
- Kuvaus
- 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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tekijä: F. Scott Fitzgerald
72,047 jäsentä
1,165 arvostelua
3.8
Global Rank 18
Pistemäärä 173.72
Tallennettu 2012-01-09, 08:23 AM
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- 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.
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tekijä: Mark Twain
32,822 jäsentä
323 arvostelua
3.9
Global Rank 23
Pistemäärä 151.76
Tallennettu 2012-02-12, 09:58 PM
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- sturlington : Read in grade schoolJalenV: I believe this is another one of the classics my parents had that I read.ManWithAnAgenda : Read.MyFathersDragon: I started reading Twain in 5th grade and kept on, reading several of his.
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tekijä: John Steinbeck
38,988 jäsentä
659 arvostelua
3.9
Global Rank 35
Pistemäärä 115.3
Tallennettu 2012-02-19, 01:13 PM
- 67 Members
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- Selitykset
- amanda4242: I despised this book.Simone2 : In high school I hated it, but after reading it again recently I love it!electrice : readJalenV: 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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tekijä: Elie Wiesel
27,534 jäsentä
571 arvostelua
½ 4.3
Global Rank 42
Pistemäärä 106.69
Tallennettu 2012-01-27, 06:10 AM
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- tiddleyboom : Read in High School...still haunts me after all these years.amanda4242: Read it in high school but should read it again.ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
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tekijä: Daphne Du Maurier
20,674 jäsentä
610 arvostelua
4.2
Global Rank 51
Pistemäärä 93.81
Tallennettu 2012-02-10, 04:41 PM
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- tiddleyboom : Read it - LOVEaulsmith : Not a classicamanda4242: Excellent read.JalenV: I read it decades ago. I'm old enough (69) that I remember when new romantic suspense paperbacks claimed the book was like REBECCA. Loved the spoof on the Carol Burnett Show.Aprill: Read it.
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tekijä: Betty Smith
16,503 jäsentä
442 arvostelua
½ 4.3
Global Rank 55
Pistemäärä 88.03
Tallennettu 2012-02-08, 06:48 PM
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tekijä: Charlotte Brontë
58,864 jäsentä
913 arvostelua
4.2
Global Rank 39
Pistemäärä 111.43
Tallennettu 2012-01-09, 05:16 AM
- 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
- Selitykset
- 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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tekijä: Madeleine L'Engle
39,406 jäsentä
958 arvostelua
4
Global Rank 91
Pistemäärä 57.04
Tallennettu 2012-07-31, 01:07 PM
- 36 Members
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- Selitykset
- dara85: Really enjoyed it as a child.amanda4242: Hated it as a child and hate it as an adult.JalenV: I've had my hardcover copy for decades and read it several times. It's a good one!Aprill: Read it.ahef1963: One of the favourites of my early teen years.
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tekijä: Margaret Mitchell
23,424 jäsentä
441 arvostelua
½ 4.3
Global Rank 103
Pistemäärä 45.92
Tallennettu 2013-09-12, 09:41 AM
- 34 Members
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- Selitykset
- aulsmith : Not a classicJalenV: I've read it twice, decades ago, probably because I'd seen the movie.Aprill: Read it.ManWithAnAgenda : Don't see the point.
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tekijä: Maurice Sendak
25,953 jäsentä
1,445 arvostelua
½ 4.3
Global Rank 135
Pistemäärä 31.62
Tallennettu 2012-07-31, 01:09 PM
- 24 Members
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- dara85: Cute storysturlington: If you haven't read this, why not? It takes 5 minutes.ahef1963: I read this to all my children, long since grown up; I could recite it by heart.
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tekijä: Willa Cather
13,591 jäsentä
286 arvostelua
3.9
Global Rank 132
Pistemäärä 32.61
Tallennettu 2013-08-28, 12:54 PM
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- Selitykset
- dara85: Loved it.auntSteelbreaker : I have read 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.
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tekijä: John Fowles
6,531 jäsentä
108 arvostelua
3.8
Global Rank 188
Pistemäärä 19.25
Tallennettu 2013-09-10, 02:05 PM
- 20 Members
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- 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.
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tekijä: Ian McEwan
26,458 jäsentä
626 arvostelua
3.9
Global Rank 150
Pistemäärä 26.2
Tallennettu 2012-08-04, 11:38 AM
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tekijä: Pearl S. Buck
13,814 jäsentä
265 arvostelua
4
Global Rank 148
Pistemäärä 26.51
Tallennettu 2012-02-19, 01:13 PM
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tekijä: Shel Silverstein
18,757 jäsentä
1,008 arvostelua
½ 4.3
Global Rank 233
Pistemäärä 11.17
Tallennettu 2015-06-22, 09:13 AM
- 10 Members
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tekijä: C. S. Lewis
45,564 jäsentä
757 arvostelua
4.1
Global Rank 289
Pistemäärä 7
Tallennettu 2012-08-05, 12:11 PM
- 19 Members
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- Selitykset
- aekd: readManWithAnAgenda : Read.
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tekijä: John Howard Griffin
4,295 jäsentä
79 arvostelua
4
Global Rank 341
Pistemäärä 4.11
Tallennettu 2017-07-15, 07:36 PM
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tekijä: Margaret Atwood
42,212 jäsentä
1,137 arvostelua
4.1
Global Rank 98
Pistemäärä 51.84
Tallennettu 2012-07-31, 12:56 PM
- 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
- Selitykset
- 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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tekijä: Lewis Carroll
27,011 jäsentä
476 arvostelua
4
Global Rank 87
Pistemäärä 58.48
Tallennettu 2012-04-06, 11:02 AM
- 45 Members
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- Selitykset
- dara85: Didn't like it.auntSteelbreaker : Read it, loved it.electrice : read in 2014JalenV: When I was in elementary school, my parents gave me a boxed set with a printed copy of the book and an audio copy on vinyl records (I'm 69). I've read it several times, but I like my annotated Alice better.ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
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tekijä: Daniel Keyes
15,765 jäsentä
381 arvostelua
4.1
Global Rank 166
Pistemäärä 23.93
Tallennettu 2012-07-31, 01:06 PM
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tekijä: L. Frank Baum
21,913 jäsentä
423 arvostelua
3.9
Global Rank 173
Pistemäärä 21.9
Tallennettu 2013-09-23, 01:13 PM
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tekijä: Judy Blume
7,673 jäsentä
240 arvostelua
3.8
Global Rank 244
Pistemäärä 9.85
Tallennettu 2018-04-15, 10:10 PM
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- Selitykset
- ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
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tekijä: Octavia E. Butler
8,369 jäsentä
351 arvostelua
4.2
Global Rank 238
Pistemäärä 10.49
Tallennettu 2020-05-12, 04:27 AM
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- Selitykset
- ManWithAnAgenda : Read.