Classics you know you should have read but probably haven't

Descrizione: 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!

Anna Karenina

di Leo Tolstoy

38,406 utenti

623 recensioni

4.1

Classifica globale 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
Spiegazioni: electrice : read in 2013, excellent

Guerra e pace

di Leo Tolstoy

28,747 utenti

455 recensioni

½ 4.3

Classifica globale 1

139 Members: timspalding, AntiLeah, lorax, hailelib, ABVR, WalkerMedia, rosalita, wordswordswords, staffordcastle, anglemark, tiddleyboom, _Zoe_, cpg, Scorbet, mybookshelf, foggidawn, pamelad, Ragnell, booksinbed, SimoneA, smcwl, almigwin, lwbooklover, spounds, sarahemmm, varielle, worcester, .Monkey., antqueen, AnnaClaire, europhile, pmdean, Aninja, EmScape, bell7, Smiler69, chgstrom, otterlake, icre8dstny, karamazow, andejons, sjmccreary, redsox0407, quigui, crazy4reading, Matke, flips, cathyta, ncgraham, StephenBarkley, ukh, Percevan, susiesharp, perennialreader, citybird, Tigardite, souloftherose, Kodibear, ridgididge, Cindy1954, CVido, Bici47, Dunord, eclecticdodo, nlgeorge, rretzler, BlueSkies305, JqnOC, electrice, John_Vaughan, TrulyAragorn, bwtsang, fuzzi, gypsysmom, Luisali, Shutzie27, techbearable, al.vick, SkuldOMG, FancyHorse, gpaul, pewterbreath, Haleyann44, linlef, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, dwightie, yavien, morgandgarcia, Randall.Parr, VictoriaLynn, tquine9, karlaniii, Arrashid7, Laura1124, chukche, ramsesiii, linnzsue, TheUndergroundMan000, nedhyu, dljones442, JohnMB, seanogui, courtneyp93, dianeham, Evelyn_Lilly_317, mmseiple, blancosa, lsah, Saxon451, RodgerA, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, spiderlily, JMK2020, MargaretD1, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, Sisif, Jonas.Pieters, ManWithAnAgenda, DreamEaterLibrary, GrimFiend1977, dkarenart, TaraJohnson, Jahhnavi, emily-judith, Tyler_DDurden, KrystalSheppard, gerggerggerg, gunarss, MyFathersDragon, tjtjtjtj, rafaelmc, CarolynBurke7, MaureenONeill, bookthief07, DianaInSydney, Mama_Smurf, ,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,peterdj ,pkloza ,CharlesTheB
Spiegazioni: 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.

Delitto e castigo

di Fyodor Dostoevsky

44,116 utenti

492 recensioni

4.2

Classifica globale 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
Spiegazioni: 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.

Moby Dick

di Herman Melville

35,524 utenti

541 recensioni

3.8

Classifica globale 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 ,
Spiegazioni: 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.

Ulisse

di James Joyce

24,081 utenti

377 recensioni

Classifica globale 11

86 Members: timspalding, AntiLeah, ABVR, gennyt, benfulton, hipdeep, wordswordswords, anglemark, tiddleyboom, kerry1897, evilmoose, Rtrace, mybookshelf, paradoxosalpha, pamelad, Ragnell, lahochstetler, SilentInAWay, SimoneA, almigwin, lwbooklover, .Monkey., europhile, pmdean, Aninja, dhm, EmScape, Zylphan, Smiler69, icre8dstny, crazy4reading, SylviaC, jerry-book, Myrrha, Matke, cathyta, auntSteelbreaker, jyssco, Percevan, citybird, ridgididge, mousse, cc9, canantopaloglu, Cindy1954, CVido, Bici47, Kristelh, rretzler, BlueSkies305, Tess_W, JqnOC, bwtsang, gypsysmom, ahef1963, elia1168, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, Laura1124, banana4thelord, christianromney, oires, ramsesiii, linnzsue, JohnMB, seanogui, courtneyp93, Evelyn_Lilly_317, mmseiple, blancosa, RodgerA, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, spiderlily, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, CharlesTheB, GrimFiend1977, dkarenart, TaraJohnson, gerggerggerg, scstubbs, DianaInSydney,eromsted ,cpg , ,prosfilaes ,aulsmith ,sjmccreary , ,peterdj ,suitable1 ,nlgeorge ,lsah ,
Spiegazioni: : 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.

Le avventure di Huckleberry Finn

di Mark Twain

42,904 utenti

518 recensioni

3.9

Classifica globale 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
Spiegazioni: 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.

I fratelli Karamazov

di Fyodor Dostoevsky

29,444 utenti

328 recensioni

½ 4.4

Classifica globale 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

A Tale of Two Cities

di Charles Dickens

36,605 utenti

456 recensioni

3.9

Classifica globale 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 ,
Spiegazioni: 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.

Odissea

di Homer

52,986 utenti

473 recensioni

Classifica globale 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
Spiegazioni: 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.

Le avventure di Tom Sawyer

di Mark Twain

32,813 utenti

323 recensioni

3.9

Classifica globale 23

78 Members: Aquila, benfulton, wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, evilmoose, kageeh, dara85, pamelad, jamesabg, booksinbed, SimoneA, almigwin, varielle, s2nowy, pmdean, Zylphan, jefbra, m_island, sjmccreary, amanda4242, deldevries, cathyta, japaul22, ncgraham, BekkaJo, jyssco, perennialreader, ridgididge, Beorn_se_Bacaire, bw94612, Dunord, Dehinde, BlueSkies305, electrice, JalenV, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, jaysbooks, ahef1963, raperper, bcrowl399, NinieB, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, Liivin, jnmlkr901, Arrashid7, Laura1124, Sarahlinbook, hudzilla55, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, December7, dljones442, JohnMB, seanogui, courtneyp93, joannawolotira, Saxon451, Zaeynab, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, JMK2020, Rusty37, TwinDaddy, Sisif, TeriAndersonNeedham, CharlesTheB, Musicaldreamer, TaraJohnson, KrystalSheppard, MMC22378, gunarss, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, ArayaK, valeriepatton, cackleconure, ,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,CVido ,mattries37315 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni: sturlington : Read in grade school
JalenV: 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.

Il buio oltre la siepe

di Harper Lee

78,358 utenti

1,432 recensioni

½ 4.4

Classifica globale 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 ,
Spiegazioni: 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.

La lettera scarlatta

di Nathaniel Hawthorne

36,501 utenti

372 recensioni

½ 3.4

Classifica globale 41

63 Members: Aquila, wordswordswords, kageeh, cpg, pamelad, SimoneA, almigwin, varielle, europhile, Zylphan, jefbra, chgstrom, otterlake, sjmccreary, amanda4242, peterdj, martina_hrubes, cathyta, brenzi, ncgraham, BekkaJo, Simone2, CVido, bw94612, Dunord, nlgeorge, BlueSkies305, electrice, tjsween, JalenV, gypsysmom, jaysbooks, ahef1963, raperper, AmourFou, rosemitchell, NinieB, jnmlkr901, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, Laura1124, SamTaylor, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, dljones442, JohnMB, courtneyp93, mmseiple, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, misfortune317, kierstens, JessGalchutt, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, mcountr, steller0707, Musicaldreamer, TaraJohnson, Tyler_DDurden, MMC22378, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, zombiecat,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,.Monkey. ,aulsmith ,karamazow ,sturlington ,aekd ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni: .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.

Jane Eyre

di Charlotte Brontë

58,860 utenti

913 recensioni

4.2

Classifica globale 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
Spiegazioni: 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.

Ivanhoe

di Sir Walter Scott

12,993 utenti

122 recensioni

½ 3.7

Classifica globale 56

53 Members: kerry1897, evilmoose, mybookshelf, jamesabg, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, varielle, .Monkey., pmdean, ScarySquirrel, m_island, icre8dstny, sjmccreary, amanda4242, morryb, cathyta, perennialreader, cc9, bw94612, Dehinde, BlueSkies305, electrice, tjsween, TrulyAragorn, al.vick, raperper, elia1168, FancyHorse, linlef, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, metamedusa, Laura1124, daisy_jane, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, JohnMB, mmseiple, Saxon451, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, JMK2020, Rusty37, TwinDaddy, Sisif, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, Musicaldreamer, TaraJohnson, FireflyLover, MyFathersDragon, Mama_Smurf,aulsmith ,CVido ,aekd ,lsah ,CharlesTheB
Spiegazioni: aekd: no interest

Il vecchio e il mare

di Ernest Hemingway

30,690 utenti

505 recensioni

3.8

Classifica globale 57

56 Members: wordswordswords, eromsted, kageeh, Rtrace, mybookshelf, SimoneA, BookWallah, almigwin, varielle, aulsmith, pmdean, jefbra, icre8dstny, amanda4242, deldevries, sturlington, cathyta, brenzi, clamacchia, BekkaJo, ukh, Cindy1954, CVido, JalenV, gypsysmom, Aprill, Shutzie27, ahef1963, elia1168, AmourFou, NinieB, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, ryaSilvia, Laura1124, SamTaylor, linnzsue, nedhyu, Mellerup, mmseiple, blancosa, Saxon451, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, JMK2020, TwinDaddy, Sisif, steller0707, Stephan_Rogers, Musicaldreamer, TaraJohnson, FireflyLover, gunarss, MaureenONeill, Flothat, jarcipreste,tiddleyboom ,SilentInAWay ,sjmccreary ,peterdj ,auntSteelbreaker ,Simone2 ,lsah
Spiegazioni: tiddleyboom : Can't take Hemingway. Just not my thing.
aulsmith: No more Hemingway, ever.
amanda4242: Hated it.
JalenV: Had to read for school decades ago. It did not stay with me.
Aprill: I like Hemingway's books and would like to read this one again.
ahef1963: Dull.

Il segno rosso del coraggio

di Stephen Crane

11,138 utenti

128 recensioni

½ 3.4

Classifica globale 81

40 Members: gilroy, hipdeep, wordswordswords, kerry1897, jamesabg, almigwin, varielle, pmdean, Zylphan, jefbra, icre8dstny, redsox0407, cathyta, ridgididge, Kristelh, BlueSkies305, electrice, tjsween, TrulyAragorn, JalenV, Shutzie27, IslesOfMine, jaysbooks, ahef1963, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, Laura1124, hudzilla55, linnzsue, dljones442, JohnMB, mmseiple, lsah, Saxon451, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, TwinDaddy, mcountr, steller0707, MyFathersDragon,cpg ,aulsmith ,CVido
Spiegazioni: JalenV: Had to read for class. I've read that the standard text is a victim of bad editing. If true, that explains a lot.
ahef1963: Beautiful book.
MyFathersDragon: About 3rd grade - it was in the school library.

Alice nel Paese delle Meraviglie

di Lewis Carroll

27,008 utenti

476 recensioni

Classifica globale 87

45 Members: Aquila, wordswordswords, dara85, Rtrace, jamesabg, booksinbed, almigwin, varielle, Zylphan, karamazow, sjmccreary, amanda4242, martina_hrubes, sturlington, cathyta, ncgraham, briarhills, JerryMmm, Beorn_se_Bacaire, Dehinde, JalenV, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, ahef1963, NinieB, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, mspixieears, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, Laura1124, daisy_jane, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, JohnMB, Mellerup, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, JessGalchutt, Sisif, readerdad, TeriAndersonNeedham, TaraJohnson, gunarss, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill,Edward ,eromsted ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,auntSteelbreaker ,Simone2 ,electrice ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni: dara85: Didn't like it.
auntSteelbreaker : Read it, loved it.
electrice : read in 2014
JalenV: 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.

Il pellegrinaggio del cristiano

di John Bunyan

17,460 utenti

171 recensioni

½ 3.7

Classifica globale 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
Spiegazioni: 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

Amleto

di William Shakespeare

30,928 utenti

289 recensioni

4.2

Classifica globale 102

38 Members: Edward, Aquila, wordswordswords, Rtrace, booksinbed, SimoneA, almigwin, varielle, pmdean, Zylphan, icre8dstny, amanda4242, deldevries, sturlington, cathyta, ukh, perennialreader, canantopaloglu, cej1027, gypsysmom, jaysbooks, ahef1963, james.proffitt, mspixieears, jnmlkr901, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, Laura1124, daisy_jane, dljones442, JohnMB, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, JessGalchutt, Sisif, steller0707, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, valeriepatton,eromsted ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,peterdj ,Simone2 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni: ahef1963: Read - the language was gorgeous and the story so sad. Loved it.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

Il giardino segreto

di Frances Hodgson Burnett

35,205 utenti

553 recensioni

4.1

Classifica globale 105

34 Members: Aquila, wordswordswords, booksinbed, SimoneA, varielle, ScarySquirrel, jefbra, deldevries, cathyta, brenzi, perennialreader, Dehinde, electrice, TrulyAragorn, JalenV, gypsysmom, Aprill, Shutzie27, ahef1963, elia1168, Peace2, james.proffitt, mspixieears, jnmlkr901, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, daisy_jane, linnzsue, Saxon451, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, TeriAndersonNeedham, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, valeriepatton,cpg ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,lsah ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni: sturlington : Dated and didactic
JalenV: I have loved this book since I was a girl. I have both the Nora Unwin and the Tasha Tudor illustrated editions.
Aprill: This is a nice story.
ahef1963: A great favourite of mine as a child.

Sir Gawain e il cavaliere verde

di Gawain Poet

7,844 utenti

104 recensioni

3.8

Classifica globale 114

28 Members: kerry1897, eromsted, cpg, jain, jamesabg, SilentInAWay, smcwl, .Monkey., amanda4242, cathyta, briarhills, nik61, cc9, Cindy1954, Kristelh, BlueSkies305, TrulyAragorn, al.vick, jaysbooks, ahef1963, james.proffitt, SamTaylor, daisy_jane, JohnMB, Saxon451, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, fredasteele, steller0707,tiddleyboom ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni: tiddleyboom : Read it ages ago. Good read.
amanda4242: Read several translations.
sturlington : Read at least partly in school
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

Il signore degli anelli

di J. R. R. Tolkien

50,324 utenti

450 recensioni

½ 4.5

Classifica globale 107

35 Members: Aquila, Rtrace, varielle, pmdean, jefbra, m_island, icre8dstny, sjmccreary, amanda4242, deldevries, sturlington, cathyta, jyssco, perennialreader, JerryMmm, canantopaloglu, Simone2, Beorn_se_Bacaire, JalenV, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Peace2, james.proffitt, mspixieears, jnmlkr901, IsabelJacobson, Laura1124, nedhyu, dljones442, JohnMB, Saxon451, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, TeriAndersonNeedham, MaureenONeill, valeriepatton,Edward ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,peterdj ,Percevan ,electrice ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni: 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.

Un canto di Natale

di Charles Dickens

24,636 utenti

523 recensioni

4.1

Classifica globale 108

35 Members: Aquila, wordswordswords, eromsted, Rtrace, SimoneA, varielle, Zylphan, jefbra, icre8dstny, amanda4242, deldevries, perennialreader, Cindy1954, Dehinde, JalenV, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, ahef1963, NinieB, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, Laura1124, daisy_jane, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, nedhyu, dljones442, JohnMB, Saxon451, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, TeriAndersonNeedham, steller0707, FireflyLover, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill,cpg ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,Simone2 ,electrice ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni: sturlington : Not a fan of Dickens, not even this one
electrice : read in 2013
JalenV: I have read it several times over the decades and have it in more than one book.
ahef1963: Beautifully written.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

Viaggio al centro della terra

di Jules Verne

14,818 utenti

228 recensioni

½ 3.7

Classifica globale 123

30 Members: tiddleyboom, kerry1897, eromsted, pmdean, Zylphan, jefbra, m_island, sturlington, cathyta, cc9, Cindy1954, CVido, Dehinde, JalenV, gypsysmom, ahef1963, elia1168, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, jnmlkr901, Arrashid7, Laura1124, daisy_jane, linnzsue, JohnMB, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, Sisif, steller0707, valeriepatton,aulsmith ,electrice ,aekd ,lsah ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni: electrice : read, didn't like it
JalenV: Got a lot of paperback copies of Verne books when I was a schoolgirl. I was particularly interested in this one because I so enjoyed the 1967 cartoon series.
aekd: no interest
ahef1963: Was a very seminal book in my literary upbringing. Going to Iceland next month to see Snaefellnes for myself.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

Lo Hobbit

di J. R. R. Tolkien

94,199 utenti

1,187 recensioni

½ 4.3

Classifica globale 136

30 Members: Aquila, bookwoman84, Rtrace, booksinbed, varielle, Zylphan, sjmccreary, amanda4242, deldevries, sturlington, cathyta, jyssco, perennialreader, JerryMmm, electrice, gypsysmom, ahef1963, NinieB, Peace2, james.proffitt, mspixieears, IsabelJacobson, Laura1124, JohnMB, Saxon451, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, readerdad, TeriAndersonNeedham, MaureenONeill, valeriepatton,Edward ,eromsted ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,Percevan ,Simone2 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni: ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

The Adventures and Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

di Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

1,736 utenti

11 recensioni

½ 4.3

Classifica globale 138

29 Members: Aquila, hipdeep, wordswordswords, Rtrace, foggidawn, almigwin, varielle, antqueen, pmdean, Zylphan, m_island, icre8dstny, cathyta, ncgraham, cc9, electrice, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, ahef1963, SkuldOMG, NinieB, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, nedhyu, dljones442, JohnMB, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, MyFathersDragon,Edward , ,tiddleyboom ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,Simone2 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni: tiddleyboom : Can't remember the first time I read Sherlock, but Lord knows I probably should move on to the millions of other books out there.
sturlington : Read mostly. No need to revisit.
ahef1963: Have been a fan of Sherlock Holmes since childhood. Occasionally I'll re-read one of the stories.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

Il richiamo della foresta

di Jack London

20,103 utenti

321 recensioni

3.8

Classifica globale 131

33 Members: Aquila, hipdeep, wordswordswords, kerry1897, SimoneA, varielle, jefbra, m_island, amanda4242, redsox0407, cathyta, rretzler, electrice, TrulyAragorn, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, james.proffitt, mspixieears, ryaSilvia, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, daisy_jane, mattmcmahon, dljones442, JohnMB, lsah, Saxon451, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, TeriAndersonNeedham, steller0707, GrimFiend1977, MyFathersDragon, valeriepatton,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,sjmccreary ,sturlington ,Simone2 ,aekd ,ahef1963 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni: sturlington : Couldn't finish this, and I wouldn't recommend that my animal-loving son read it.
aekd: no interest
ahef1963 : Hated it. Any book that has animal cruelty in it makes me furious.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

Anna dai capelli rossi

di L. M. Montgomery

29,304 utenti

557 recensioni

½ 4.3

Classifica globale 119

28 Members: Aquila, wordswordswords, booksinbed, jefbra, otterlake, m_island, icre8dstny, cathyta, brenzi, perennialreader, Dehinde, TrulyAragorn, JalenV, gypsysmom, ahef1963, NinieB, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, mspixieears, IsabelJacobson, daisy_jane, mattmcmahon, JohnMB, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, FireflyLover, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, valeriepatton,europhile ,aulsmith ,sturlington
Spiegazioni: aulsmith : I missed this as a child, and now I think it's too late.
sturlington : Me, too, even though it's on my shelf
JalenV: I know I have the set -- did I get it myself, or did my parents give it to me? I did enjoy it.
ahef1963: Loved it; have been to PEI to see Montgomery's house, and have read all the Anne books.

Ventimila leghe sotto i mari

di Jules Verne

18,380 utenti

252 recensioni

½ 3.7

Classifica globale 127

28 Members: kerry1897, pmdean, ScarySquirrel, jefbra, m_island, icre8dstny, deldevries, sturlington, cathyta, cc9, JalenV, gypsysmom, ahef1963, WhatUsername, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, jnmlkr901, Arrashid7, linnzsue, dljones442, JohnMB, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, JMK2020, Sisif, Jonas.Pieters, FireflyLover, valeriepatton,cpg ,electrice ,aekd ,Peace2 ,lsah
Spiegazioni: electrice : read in junior high school
JalenV: I was first drawn to this book because I was a fan of "Marine Boy" (I'm 69). I've read it several times. Now I have an annotated edition!
aekd: no interest
ahef1963: Not my favourite Verne, but his ideas about technology were so very advanced.

La buona terra

di Pearl S. Buck

13,813 utenti

265 recensioni

Classifica globale 148

17 Members: eromsted, dara85, Rtrace, booksinbed, m_island, amanda4242, sturlington, jyssco, perennialreader, gypsysmom, ahef1963, NinieB, james.proffitt, Laura1124, aquariumministry, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, TeriAndersonNeedham
Spiegazioni: dara85: Didn't care for it.
ahef1963: Have read it twice, trying to fathom why my mother likes it so much; have failed to figure it out.

Black Beauty: criniera al vento

di Anna Sewell

17,974 utenti

207 recensioni

3.9

Classifica globale 143

21 Members: Aquila, wordswordswords, mybookshelf, deldevries, cathyta, perennialreader, Dehinde, gypsysmom, Aprill, ahef1963, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, IsabelJacobson, daisy_jane, mattmcmahon, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, TeriAndersonNeedham, Musicaldreamer, FireflyLover, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith
Spiegazioni: aulsmith : I was never a horse fan.
Aprill: Read it.

Le cronache di Narnia

di C. S. Lewis

35,506 utenti

312 recensioni

½ 4.3

Classifica globale 156

25 Members: Aquila, wordswordswords, booksinbed, varielle, icre8dstny, karamazow, sjmccreary, sturlington, cathyta, Beorn_se_Bacaire, Dehinde, gypsysmom, ahef1963, james.proffitt, mspixieears, ryaSilvia, jnmlkr901, IsabelJacobson, daisy_jane, JohnMB, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, steller0707, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, valeriepatton,Edward ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,Aprill ,ManWithAnAgenda ,Dave_Underwood
Spiegazioni: ahef1963: I would not be the person I am without Narnia.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

Il mago di Oz

di L. Frank Baum

21,910 utenti

423 recensioni

3.9

Classifica globale 173

19 Members: Aquila, dara85, Rtrace, booksinbed, SimoneA, varielle, amanda4242, deldevries, sturlington, gypsysmom, ahef1963, james.proffitt, jnmlkr901, IsabelJacobson, JohnMB, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, JessGalchutt, TeriAndersonNeedham, MaureenONeill,aulsmith ,electrice ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni: dara85: Different from the movie
electrice : read it 2013
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

Walden ovvero vita nei boschi

di Henry David Thoreau

14,100 utenti

190 recensioni

3.8

Classifica globale 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
Spiegazioni: 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.