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!

132

Paura e delirio a Las Vegas

di Hunter S. Thompson

14,396 utenti

192 recensioni

Classifica globale 196

15 Members: hipdeep, kerry1897, eromsted, Rtrace, sturlington, Cindy1954, gypsysmom, aekd, ahef1963, WhatUsername, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, Laura1124, JohnMB, lsah,cpg ,ManWithAnAgenda

133

Un americano alla corte di re Artù

di Mark Twain

11,558 utenti

135 recensioni

½ 3.7

Classifica globale 146

21 Members: wordswordswords, varielle, europhile, pmdean, jefbra, icre8dstny, WSB7, gypsysmom, aekd, NinieB, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, jnmlkr901, daisy_jane, mattmcmahon, Sisif, readerdad, steller0707, MyFathersDragon, valeriepatton,eromsted ,sturlington
Spiegazioni: sturlington : Read as a child
MyFathersDragon: My mom read the book and said I would enjoy. I read it and thought it was funny.

134

Perle ai porci o Dio la benedica, Mr. Rosewater

di Kurt Vonnegut

6,279 utenti

55 recensioni

3.9

Classifica globale 306

9 Members: kerry1897, Rtrace, almigwin, amanda4242, cathyta, perennialreader, aekd, Laura1124, Saxon451,eromsted ,aulsmith ,Simone2

135

I trasfigurati

di John Wyndham

4,738 utenti

122 recensioni

3.9

Classifica globale 279

6 Members: Aquila, sturlington, gypsysmom, aekd, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni: ahef1963: Read in high school. Still a great favourite.

136

Flatlandia

di Edwin A. Abbott

9,747 utenti

182 recensioni

3.8

Classifica globale 402

7 Members: hipdeep, kerry1897, gypsysmom, aekd, ryaSilvia, JohnMB, steller0707,eromsted ,cpg ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni: sturlington : Read at least partly.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

138

Il popolo dell'autunno

di Ray Bradbury

11,369 utenti

296 recensioni

3.9

Classifica globale 292

6 Members: Rtrace, jain, sturlington, aekd, TeriAndersonNeedham, steller0707,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni: ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

139

Seppellite il mio cuore a Wounded Knee

di Dee Brown

8,945 utenti

128 recensioni

½ 4.3

Classifica globale 236

10 Members: hipdeep, fundevogel, jyssco, perennialreader, nlgeorge, aekd, ryaSilvia, dljones442, Saxon451, steller0707,eromsted ,aulsmith

140

Il postino suona sempre due volte

di James M. Cain

3,461 utenti

131 recensioni

½ 3.7

Classifica globale 352

4 Members: sturlington, aekd, ahef1963, NinieB,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni: ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

141

Alice nel paese delle meraviglie: attraverso lo specchio

di Lewis Carroll

25,490 utenti

293 recensioni

4.1

Classifica globale 234

12 Members: Aquila, booksinbed, amanda4242, gypsysmom, aekd, ahef1963, NinieB, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, Sisif, TeriAndersonNeedham, FireflyLover, MaureenONeill, ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni: : Already on list
sturlington : Already on the list?
ManWithAnAgenda : Dupe.

142

Il capro espiatorio

di Daphne Du Maurier

1,536 utenti

46 recensioni

3.9

Classifica globale 312

4 Members: m_island, sturlington, aekd, NinieB

143

La casa sull'abisso

di William Hope Hodgson

1,482 utenti

47 recensioni

½ 3.4

Classifica globale 272

6 Members: kerry1897, sturlington, cathyta, aekd, ryaSilvia, ManWithAnAgenda

144

The Sundial

di Shirley Jackson

753 utenti

20 recensioni

3.9

Classifica globale 404

2 Members: sturlington, aekd,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni: ManWithAnAgenda : Read. Enjoyed.

145

Lizzie

di Shirley Jackson

558 utenti

12 recensioni

½ 3.7

Classifica globale 403

2 Members: sturlington, aekd,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni: ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

146

Il libro della giungla

di Rudyard Kipling

11,175 utenti

150 recensioni

3.8

Classifica globale 122

25 Members: Aquila, wordswordswords, varielle, pmdean, jefbra, icre8dstny, martina_hrubes, fundevogel, briarhills, electrice, JalenV, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, aekd, elia1168, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, daisy_jane, mattmcmahon, Saxon451, Jonas.Pieters, readerdad, MyFathersDragon, valeriepatton,aulsmith ,sturlington
Spiegazioni: JalenV: I've read it, but I like the Just-So Stories better.

147

Dagon

di H. P. Lovecraft

1,301 utenti

14 recensioni

Classifica globale 359

6 Members: kerry1897, cathyta, aekd, ahef1963, ryaSilvia, Sisif,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni: ManWithAnAgenda : Awful.

148

Norvegian Wood

di Haruki Murakami

16,269 utenti

356 recensioni

3.9

Classifica globale 266

5 Members: booksinbed, vwinsloe, aekd, Jonas.Pieters, ManWithAnAgenda

149

Il mare, il mare

di Iris Murdoch

3,579 utenti

94 recensioni

3.9

Classifica globale 223

8 Members: Cecrow, vwinsloe, nlgeorge, aekd, ahef1963, Laura1124, Sisif, steller0707
Spiegazioni: ahef1963: Terrific book. Wryly funny.

150

L'ultima spiaggia

di Nevil Shute

4,882 utenti

177 recensioni

3.9

Classifica globale 301

4 Members: sturlington, vwinsloe, aekd, ahef1963
Spiegazioni: ahef1963: Read in 2018. As always, love any book by Nevil Shute, even one as depressing as this.

151

Le avventure di Roderick Random

di Tobias Smollett

720 utenti

13 recensioni

½ 3.6

Classifica globale 349

3 Members: wordswordswords, aekd, ryaSilvia

152

Padiglione cancro

di Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

3,531 utenti

48 recensioni

4.1

Classifica globale 137

21 Members: kerry1897, eromsted, SilentInAWay, almigwin, icre8dstny, cathyta, ukh, Cindy1954, Simone2, electrice, gypsysmom, aekd, elia1168, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, metamedusa, dljones442, dianeham, lsah,aulsmith
Spiegazioni: aulsmith : I've had cancer. I suspect it's worse in Russia. I have happier things to read.

Le avventure di Stuart Little

di E. B. White

14,852 utenti

146 recensioni

3.8

Classifica globale 263

9 Members: booksinbed, amanda4242, sturlington, perennialreader, TrulyAragorn, ahef1963, Laura1124, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, ManWithAnAgenda,eromsted ,aekd
Spiegazioni: aekd: Loved it
ahef1963: Tolerated it.

Guida galattica per gli autostoppisti

di Douglas Adams

38,766 utenti

719 recensioni

4.2

Classifica globale 247

10 Members: Aquila, amanda4242, deldevries, sturlington, nlgeorge, gypsysmom, ahef1963, readerdad, steller0707, MaureenONeill,aekd ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni: aekd: read
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

L'investigatore olistico

di Douglas Adams

13,841 utenti

232 recensioni

3.9

Classifica globale 412

6 Members: amanda4242, fundevogel, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, ahef1963, ryaSilvia,eromsted ,europhile ,aulsmith , ,sturlington ,aekd ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni: : Is this really considered a "classic"?
sturlington : Read it, but I don't know if this qualifies as a classic.
aekd: read
ahef1963: It was okay, but not as great as advertised.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

L'esorcista

di William Peter Blatty

5,497 utenti

151 recensioni

3.9

Classifica globale 374

9 Members: kerry1897, varielle, jefbra, amanda4242, cathyta, SkuldOMG, mattmcmahon, TeriAndersonNeedham, MaureenONeill,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,aekd
Spiegazioni: aulsmith : Not a classic
aekd: Oh please

The Wild West

di Time-Life Books

216 utenti

½ 4.5

Classifica globale 411

Member: JohnMB, ,sturlington ,aekd
Spiegazioni: : What? In some ways, though, this entry is my favorite on the entire list because it made me laugh!
aekd: You've gotta be kidding me.

I racconti di Canterbury

di Geoffrey Chaucer

21,983 utenti

168 recensioni

½ 3.7

Classifica globale 76

50 Members: Edward, Aquila, wordswordswords, kerry1897, booksinbed, SimoneA, almigwin, varielle, .Monkey., europhile, otterlake, sjmccreary, deldevries, cathyta, ukh, souloftherose, nik61, cc9, CVido, Kristelh, eclecticdodo, BlueSkies305, TrulyAragorn, cej1027, fuzzi, al.vick, jaysbooks, ahef1963, mattries37315, bcrowl399, linlef, LesleyAshton, FlorianKarpfinger, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, Laura1124, hudzilla55, dljones442, JohnMB, Ares14, courtneyp93, mmseiple, Saxon451, RachelKirk, Sisif, TaraJohnson, KrystalSheppard, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, valeriepatton,tiddleyboom ,eromsted ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,karamazow ,sturlington ,aekd ,lsah ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni: tiddleyboom : Read in High School - loved it!
aulsmith : Took a course on Chaucer in college and read all I'm going to.
sturlington : Read partly in college
aekd: Tried to read this in college, then switched majors out of English in horror.
ahef1963: Read in university. Loved it.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
MyFathersDragon: We read excerpts in high school. I thought it was interesting so decided to keep reading.

Mastering the Art of French Cooking [Volume 1]

di Julia Child

3,382 utenti

27 recensioni

½ 4.5

Classifica globale 299

9 Members: SilentInAWay, almigwin, varielle, cathyta, canantopaloglu, LesleyAshton, Laura1124, JohnMB, JessGalchutt,eromsted ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,aekd
Spiegazioni: aulsmith : I see no need to read this. I read Joy of Cooking instead.
sturlington : A classic cookbook, but you don't really read those. You cook from them. Agree that Joy of Cooking is more useful, though.
aekd: Cooking? No, thanks. French cooking? No way!

L'assassinio di Roger Ackroyd

di Agatha Christie

9,987 utenti

323 recensioni

4.1

Classifica globale 255

9 Members: m_island, amanda4242, sturlington, gypsysmom, ahef1963, NinieB, Laura1124, JessGalchutt, MaureenONeill,aekd ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni: aekd: Agatha Christie - not for me.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

Dieci piccoli indiani

di Agatha Christie

21,201 utenti

536 recensioni

4.2

Classifica globale 212

13 Members: Aquila, booksinbed, m_island, deldevries, sturlington, perennialreader, gypsysmom, ahef1963, NinieB, Laura1124, JessGalchutt, TeriAndersonNeedham, steller0707,aekd ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni: aekd: Agatha Christie - not for me.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

Di qua dal Paradiso

di F. Scott Fitzgerald

9,420 utenti

86 recensioni

½ 3.6

Classifica globale 193

18 Members: AntiLeah, wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, SilentInAWay, almigwin, lwbooklover, jefbra, redsox0407, PatsyMurray, cathyta, John_Vaughan, Shutzie27, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, Laura1124, steller0707, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill,gennyt ,henkl ,eromsted ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,aekd
Spiegazioni: sturlington : Couldn't finish.
aekd: F. Scott is not my thang.
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.

Nero come me

di John Howard Griffin

4,297 utenti

79 recensioni

Classifica globale 341

4 Members: dara85, booksinbed, ahef1963, readerdad,aekd
Spiegazioni: aekd: Wonderful book

La lettera scarlatta

di Nathaniel Hawthorne

36,532 utenti

373 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.

Storie

di Herodotus

10,074 utenti

85 recensioni

4.1

Classifica globale 58

47 Members: Edward, gennyt, wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, kerry1897, jamesabg, SilentInAWay, smcwl, almigwin, .Monkey., europhile, Smiler69, otterlake, sjmccreary, peterdj, jerry-book, Myrrha, cathyta, ukh, CVido, Dilara86, bw94612, Kristelh, rretzler, BlueSkies305, TrulyAragorn, Himalmitra, al.vick, raperper, elia1168, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, metamedusa, ramsesiii, nedhyu, dljones442, joannawolotira, mmseiple, Saxon451, aquariumministry, TwinDaddy, rjbd, ManWithAnAgenda, MyFathersDragon,Bici47 ,aekd ,lsah
Spiegazioni: aekd: Who am I kidding? I won't read this.

La falce dei cieli

di Ursula K. Le Guin

6,510 utenti

195 recensioni

Classifica globale 305

7 Members: Aquila, Rtrace, Cecrow, amanda4242, sturlington, gypsysmom, steller0707,aekd ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni: aekd: read
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

Il leone, la strega e l'armadio

di C. S. Lewis

45,595 utenti

759 recensioni

4.1

Classifica globale 289

19 Members: Aquila, wordswordswords, dara85, Rtrace, booksinbed, amanda4242, deldevries, cathyta, Beorn_se_Bacaire, Dehinde, gypsysmom, ahef1963, mspixieears, IsabelJacobson, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, steller0707, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, valeriepatton,Edward ,eromsted ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,sjmccreary ,sturlington ,aekd ,ManWithAnAgenda ,Dave_Underwood
Spiegazioni: aekd: read
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

Il richiamo della foresta

di Jack London

20,143 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.

Il morbo scarlatto

di Jack London

567 utenti

28 recensioni

½ 3.6

Classifica globale 338

5 Members: kerry1897, sturlington, cathyta, ryaSilvia, lsah,aekd
Spiegazioni: aekd: no interest

Il tallone di ferro

di Jack London

1,482 utenti

38 recensioni

½ 3.4

Classifica globale 362

4 Members: kerry1897, cathyta, ryaSilvia, nedhyu,aekd
Spiegazioni: aekd: no interest

Le morte Darthur

di Thomas Malory

7,093 utenti

52 recensioni

3.9

Classifica globale 63

43 Members: hailelib, kerry1897, eromsted, Rtrace, longway, paradoxosalpha, ghilbrae, jamesabg, smcwl, prosfilaes, varielle, .Monkey., thorold, AnnaClaire, europhile, aulsmith, sjmccreary, cathyta, suitable1, souloftherose, Cindy1954, Dilara86, bw94612, Kristelh, rretzler, BlueSkies305, TrulyAragorn, JalenV, al.vick, FancyHorse, flying_monkeys, linlef, james.proffitt, mspixieears, Arrashid7, JohnMB, dianeham, joannawolotira, mmseiple, lsah, fredasteele, MargaretD1, CharlesTheB,lorax ,anglemark ,SilentInAWay , ,sturlington ,CVido ,Bici47 , ,aekd
Spiegazioni: aulsmith: I've read a lot of this, but I mean to sit down and read it all the way through someday.
sturlington : Read at least in part in high school
JalenV: Had a summer job once where, after I wrote my weekly report, there was nothing to do. I decided that would be improve my mind day and read then. It did give me a glimpse of how cultures differ when a well-born youth pretending to be a kitchen boy didn't hold it against a well-born young lady for the way she mistreated him when she didn't know who he was.
aekd: no interest

Io sono leggenda

di Richard Matheson

4,831 utenti

190 recensioni

Classifica globale 410

Member: Aquila,sturlington ,aekd ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni: sturlington : Already on the list?
ManWithAnAgenda : Dupe.

Tropico del cancro

di Henry Miller

8,824 utenti

131 recensioni

½ 3.6

Classifica globale 384

6 Members: wordswordswords, kerry1897, SilentInAWay, varielle, cathyta, ryaSilvia,cpg ,aulsmith ,aekd
Spiegazioni: aulsmith : Not a classic.
aekd: no interest

Amatissima

di Toni Morrison

22,815 utenti

405 recensioni

3.9

Classifica globale 243

11 Members: Aquila, hipdeep, deldevries, perennialreader, gypsysmom, ahef1963, NinieB, Laura1124, TeriAndersonNeedham, steller0707, FireflyLover,sturlington ,aekd ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni: sturlington : Still unfinished. :(
aekd: Couldn't get into it
ahef1963: Have read it; can't say I liked it much.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

L' occhio piu azzurro

di Toni Morrison

13,419 utenti

237 recensioni

3.9

Classifica globale 257

15 Members: wordswordswords, kerry1897, eromsted, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, lwbooklover, sturlington, cathyta, perennialreader, Cindy1954, gypsysmom, ryaSilvia, Sisif, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,henkl ,aulsmith ,EmScape ,susiesharp ,TrulyAragorn ,aekd
Spiegazioni: aulsmith : I don't like Morrison and see no reason to read anymore.
aekd: no interest

Metamorfosi

di Ovid

13,181 utenti

102 recensioni

4.1

Classifica globale 67

43 Members: gennyt, tiddleyboom, kerry1897, eromsted, longway, paradoxosalpha, ghilbrae, jamesabg, almigwin, .Monkey., europhile, Zylphan, stellarexplorer, andejons, jerry-book, Myrrha, cathyta, ncgraham, cc9, Cindy1954, Dilara86, bw94612, Bici47, Kristelh, Dunord, Dehinde, rretzler, BlueSkies305, JqnOC, TrulyAragorn, elia1168, linlef, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, ramsesiii, linnzsue, joannawolotira, blancosa, Zaeynab, aquariumministry, Sisif, rjbd,SilentInAWay ,peterdj ,sturlington ,CVido ,nlgeorge ,aekd ,lsah
Spiegazioni: sturlington : Probably read in school. No interest.
aekd: no interest

Lo zen e l'arte della manutenzione della motocicletta

di Robert M. Pirsig

18,781 utenti

283 recensioni

3.8

Classifica globale 245

15 Members: wordswordswords, kerry1897, Rtrace, mybookshelf, varielle, ScarySquirrel, otterlake, deldevries, cathyta, perennialreader, canantopaloglu, linnzsue, nedhyu, dljones442, MyFathersDragon,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,sturlington ,Simone2 ,nonlocal ,aekd ,Sisif
Spiegazioni: sturlington : Couldn't finish.
aekd: no interest

Vite parallele

di Plutarch

2,432 utenti

27 recensioni

4.1

Classifica globale 235

9 Members: Aquila, europhile, electrice, TrulyAragorn, al.vick, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, Saxon451, Sisif,aekd
Spiegazioni: aekd: no interest

Queste oscure materie: la trilogia completa

di Philip Pullman

14,228 utenti

202 recensioni

½ 4.3

Classifica globale 409

12 Members: Aquila, Rtrace, KimarieBee, deldevries, cathyta, Beorn_se_Bacaire, gypsysmom, ahef1963, mspixieears, ryaSilvia, nedhyu, MaureenONeill,Edward ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith , ,sturlington ,electrice ,aekd ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni: aulsmith : I hate annoying adolescent protagonists and refuse to spend time with them.
: Not a classic, or if it is, then it's hardly a book that people are likely not to have read.
sturlington : Not a classic.
electrice : not a single book
aekd: read
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

L'incanto del lotto 49

di Thomas Pynchon

10,987 utenti

194 recensioni

½ 3.7

Classifica globale 286

7 Members: martina_hrubes, fundevogel, perennialreader, mspixieears, ryaSilvia, Laura1124, Sisif,eromsted ,aekd
Spiegazioni: aekd: no me gusta pynchon

Joy of Cooking [2006]: 75th Anniversary Edition

di Irma S. Rombauer

1,878 utenti

17 recensioni

½ 4.4

Classifica globale 380

9 Members: hipdeep, wordswordswords, varielle, cathyta, gypsysmom, jaysbooks, ryaSilvia, JohnMB, JessGalchutt,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith , ,sturlington ,aekd
Spiegazioni: : Is the 75th anniversary edition really the classic version of this cookbook? Why do we think this is a classic a person *should* read but probably hasn't?
sturlington : Read it, as much as one can read a cookbook.
aekd: Cooking? No.