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!
1
di Homer
53,012 utenti
473 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 17
Punteggio 175.36
Aggiunto 2012-01-26, 05:23 PM
- 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 collegeelectrice : read in collegeMyFathersDragon: I’ve loved this since grade school.
2
81,902 utenti
1,270 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 10
Punteggio 213.08
Aggiunto 2012-01-09, 03:57 AM
- 98 Members
- Aquila, ABVR, waitingtoderail, gennyt, rosalita, wordswordswords, conceptDawg, staffordcastle, anglemark, tiddleyboom, jmnlman, kageeh, Rtrace, mybookshelf, pamelad, ghilbrae, booksinbed, almigwin, lwbooklover, varielle, antqueen, pmdean, Zylphan, jefbra, bell7, m_island, karamazow, amanda4242, deldevries, birder4106, Matke, sturlington, flips, cathyta, brenzi, BekkaJo, fundevogel, ukh, Percevan, ridgididge, briarhills, nik61, canantopaloglu, CVido, Bici47, HMHbooks, Dunord, Dehinde, eclecticdodo, nlgeorge, BlueSkies305, Tess_W, John_Vaughan, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, jaysbooks, ahef1963, bcrowl399, Carmen_13, EElsen, LesleyAshton, Peace2, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, jnmlkr901, Arrashid7, Laura1124, kristilabrie, banana4thelord, Chirules, christianromney, hudzilla55, linnzsue, dljones442, JohnMB, courtneyp93, Saxon451, misfortune317, kierstens, spiderlily, merriqat, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, hrd666dri, thamara.abrao, Sisif, mcountr, readerdad, steller0707, CharlesTheB, dkarenart, TaraJohnson, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, valeriepatton, zombiecat, jarcipreste,Edward ,lorax , ,eromsted ,_Zoe_ ,cpg ,Illiniguy71 ,SilentInAWay ,prosfilaes ,aulsmith ,EmScape , ,sjmccreary , ,peterdj ,auntSteelbreaker ,electrice ,lsah ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Spiegazioni
- amanda4242: An important book, but I'll probably never read it again.sturlington: Everyone should read at least once.electrice : readManWithAnAgenda : Read.MyFathersDragon: It is a classic so I thought I should read it.
3
di Thomas Hardy
11,380 utenti
197 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 33
Punteggio 122.55
Aggiunto 2012-01-09, 10:15 AM
- 61 Members
- Only2rs, wordswordswords, SqueakyChu, tiddleyboom, eromsted, cpg, mybookshelf, foggidawn, pamelad, jamesabg, lahochstetler, smcwl, almigwin, lwbooklover, spounds, sarahemmm, AnnaClaire, jefbra, Smiler69, stellarexplorer, redsox0407, PatsyMurray, cathyta, ncgraham, perennialreader, Kodibear, ridgididge, cc9, Cindy1954, Simone2, bw94612, Bici47, Kristelh, Dehinde, nlgeorge, BlueSkies305, TrulyAragorn, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, al.vick, jaysbooks, matthewmason, FancyHorse, pewterbreath, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, Arrashid7, Laura1124, hudzilla55, linnzsue, TheUndergroundMan000, joannawolotira, mmseiple, lsah, Zaeynab, Rusty37, CharlesTheB, MccMichaelR, TaraJohnson, MaureenONeill, ,SilentInAWay ,prosfilaes ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,CVido ,Peace2 ,ManWithAnAgenda ,gerggerggerg
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington : No more Hardy!ManWithAnAgenda : Read. Loved.
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di H. G. Wells
10,907 utenti
253 recensioni
½ 3.5
Classifica globale 24
Punteggio 144.45
Aggiunto 2012-02-19, 01:15 PM
- 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
- Spiegazioni
- 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.
5
34,272 utenti
471 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 19
Punteggio 172.63
Aggiunto 2012-02-10, 04:42 PM
- 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
- Spiegazioni
- 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.
6
11,165 utenti
223 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 21
Punteggio 155.05
Aggiunto 2012-01-09, 10:02 AM
- 70 Members
- wordswordswords, conceptDawg, staffordcastle, tiddleyboom, eromsted, cpg, jain, mybookshelf, foggidawn, pamelad, lahochstetler, SilentInAWay, almigwin, lwbooklover, .Monkey., europhile, EmScape, jefbra, Smiler69, Cecrow, otterlake, stellarexplorer, amanda4242, sturlington, cathyta, japaul22, BekkaJo, susiesharp, perennialreader, citybird, nik61, Cindy1954, CVido, Bici47, Dunord, nlgeorge, BlueSkies305, electrice, gypsysmom, al.vick, bibliobuzz, ahef1963, Marleen_Cloutier, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, metamedusa, banana4thelord, Chirules, christianromney, hudzilla55, linnzsue, TheUndergroundMan000, MadaraR, mmseiple, lsah, Zaeynab, Rusty37, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, thamara.abrao, mcountr, ManWithAnAgenda, CharlesTheB, GrimFiend1977, Lazlo_Kovaks, Musicaldreamer, TaraJohnson, MaureenONeill,prosfilaes ,karamazow
- Spiegazioni
- jain: Read it in high school but need to reread as an adult.amanda4242: Loved it.
7
di Mark Twain
42,936 utenti
518 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 9
Punteggio 225.55
Aggiunto 2012-01-26, 05:41 PM
- 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 itamanda4242: 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.
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di Bram Stoker
35,389 utenti
624 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 22
Punteggio 152.37
Aggiunto 2012-02-19, 01:07 PM
- 76 Members
- bookwoman84, benfulton, kerry1897, eromsted, mlfhlibrarian, Rtrace, jain, mybookshelf, foggidawn, longway, pamelad, SilentInAWay, SimoneA, BookWallah, varielle, europhile, dhm, Zylphan, jefbra, m_island, icre8dstny, sjmccreary, amanda4242, deldevries, PatsyMurray, sturlington, cathyta, brenzi, fundevogel, auntSteelbreaker, Percevan, briarhills, Cindy1954, CVido, Beorn_se_Bacaire, Bici47, Dehinde, eclecticdodo, BlueSkies305, Himalmitra, fuzzi, JalenV, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Marleen_Cloutier, elia1168, FancyHorse, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, Laura1124, christianromney, hudzilla55, linnzsue, nedhyu, dljones442, JohnMB, courtneyp93, Evelyn_Lilly_317, mmseiple, Zaeynab, kierstens, HollieKirt, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, CTyner, hrd666dri, rjbd, mcountr, TeriAndersonNeedham, TaraJohnson, Tyler_DDurden, MaureenONeill, ArayaK, zombiecat,Edward , ,aulsmith ,ukh ,electrice , ,Peace2 ,lsah ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Spiegazioni
- electrice : read in 2014JalenV: I read it because I was a fan of the original "Dark Shadows" soap opera. I've read it twice.ahef1963: Re-read via audiobook. It drove me crazy.ManWithAnAgenda : Read, enjoyed.
9
di Virgil
22,892 utenti
198 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 36
Punteggio 115.12
Aggiunto 2012-01-09, 09:59 AM
- 60 Members
- lorax, bookwoman84, gennyt, anglemark, kerry1897, eromsted, longway, jamesabg, smcwl, almigwin, varielle, .Monkey., otterlake, sjmccreary, amanda4242, PatsyMurray, SylviaC, jerry-book, Myrrha, cathyta, souloftherose, cc9, Cindy1954, Dilara86, bw94612, Bici47, Kristelh, Dunord, rretzler, BlueSkies305, JqnOC, TrulyAragorn, Himalmitra, cej1027, mattries37315, elia1168, SkuldOMG, AmourFou, pewterbreath, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, hudzilla55, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, dljones442, JohnMB, joannawolotira, mmseiple, Rusty37, TwinDaddy, Sisif, rjbd, CharlesTheB, TaraJohnson, Yzma, MyFathersDragon,Edward ,ABVR ,SilentInAWay ,prosfilaes ,aulsmith ,peterdj ,sturlington ,CVido ,aekd ,lsah
- Spiegazioni
- aulsmith : Got through Carthage and gave up in disgust.sturlington : Read in college.aekd: Unlikely to read, but who knows?MyFathersDragon: Mythology - I always read that. Then we read it in a 12th grade class, too.
10
31,693 utenti
563 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 32
Punteggio 126.39
Aggiunto 2012-01-09, 10:17 AM
- 69 Members
- Aquila, Only2rs, bookwoman84, ABVR, gennyt, eromsted, mybookshelf, foggidawn, longway, paradoxosalpha, pamelad, jamesabg, booksinbed, SimoneA, smcwl, lwbooklover, prosfilaes, varielle, EmScape, otterlake, icre8dstny, amanda4242, martina_hrubes, artturnerjr, cathyta, brenzi, fundevogel, ukh, mousse, nik61, Cindy1954, CVido, Bici47, Dehinde, rretzler, BlueSkies305, JqnOC, bwtsang, Marleen_Cloutier, flying_monkeys, Elizabeth088, EElsen, linlef, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, IsabelJacobson, Laura1124, SamTaylor, christianromney, hudzilla55, linnzsue, TheUndergroundMan000, nedhyu, JohnMB, loogawa, courtneyp93, Zaeynab, kierstens, merriqat, Sisif, electricgoddess1993, steller0707, CyndiCiavarella, Stephan_Rogers, TaraJohnson, Tyler_DDurden, jarcipreste,gilroy , ,waitingtoderail ,tiddleyboom ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,karamazow ,sjmccreary ,peterdj ,sturlington ,Simone2 ,lsah ,ManWithAnAgenda ,gerggerggerg
- Spiegazioni
- gilroy : Read it. Hated it. Let the dang thing die.aulsmith : I see no reason for anyone to feel obligated to read this bookamanda4242: Read it, but not in a rush to read it again.sturlington : Could not finish.Simone2 : Loved itManWithAnAgenda : Read.
11
69,510 utenti
1,078 recensioni
3.8
Classifica globale 27
Punteggio 139.74
Aggiunto 2012-02-19, 01:09 PM
- 76 Members
- bookwoman84, waitingtoderail, wordswordswords, kageeh, mybookshelf, foggidawn, longway, pamelad, ghilbrae, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, almigwin, lwbooklover, varielle, pmdean, jefbra, chgstrom, olgakm, amanda4242, deldevries, cathyta, brenzi, ncgraham, ukh, perennialreader, bacbaby, CVido, Bici47, Kristelh, Dunord, eclecticdodo, rretzler, JqnOC, tjsween, TrulyAragorn, JalenV, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, al.vick, jaysbooks, bibliobuzz, ahef1963, pincus2, bcrowl399, rosemitchell, pewterbreath, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, metamedusa, Laura1124, kristilabrie, banana4thelord, Sarahlinbook, christianromney, hudzilla55, kdemetter, linnzsue, JohnMB, Ares14, courtneyp93, blancosa, Saxon451, misfortune317, HollieKirt, merriqat, JessGalchutt, TwinDaddy, Sisif, steller0707, kmc3501, TaraJohnson, Tyler_DDurden, MyFathersDragon, zombiecat, Mama_Smurf,Edward ,lorax , , ,eromsted ,cpg ,.Monkey. ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,Simone2 ,electrice ,wrysosrs ,lsah ,ManWithAnAgenda ,CharlesTheB
- Spiegazioni
- .Monkey. : Read it. Hated it.amanda4242: Loved it in high school.sturlington : Read in high school.electrice : readJalenV: 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.
12
23,379 utenti
423 recensioni
½ 4.4
Classifica globale 43
Punteggio 105.79
Aggiunto 2012-02-10, 09:58 AM
- 57 Members
- AntiLeah, Only2rs, tiddleyboom, evilmoose, longway, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, .Monkey., pmdean, Cecrow, m_island, icre8dstny, karamazow, amanda4242, WSB7, deldevries, sturlington, cathyta, brenzi, ukh, CVido, Bici47, nlgeorge, rretzler, BlueSkies305, electrice, John_Vaughan, Himalmitra, Shutzie27, bibliobuzz, Marleen_Cloutier, matthewmason, AmourFou, bcrowl399, NinieB, pewterbreath, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, metamedusa, Laura1124, hudzilla55, ramsesiii, linnzsue, JohnMB, courtneyp93, mmseiple, lsah, Rusty37, TwinDaddy, Sisif, readerdad, TeriAndersonNeedham, steller0707, CharlesTheB, TaraJohnson, MyFathersDragon,eromsted ,aulsmith , ,auntSteelbreaker ,Simone2
- Spiegazioni
- amanda4242: Hated it.Simone2 : One of my best last yearMyFathersDragon: 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.
13
8,115 utenti
96 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 65
Punteggio 76.83
Aggiunto 2012-01-09, 10:16 AM
- 45 Members
- gennyt, hipdeep, tiddleyboom, eromsted, mybookshelf, almigwin, lwbooklover, .Monkey., thorold, amanda4242, martina_hrubes, cathyta, ncgraham, BekkaJo, ridgididge, nik61, cc9, Cindy1954, Dilara86, Bici47, rretzler, BlueSkies305, TrulyAragorn, Himalmitra, fuzzi, al.vick, jaysbooks, ahef1963, raperper, matthewmason, Elizabeth088, NinieB, EElsen, linlef, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, hudzilla55, linnzsue, joannawolotira, mmseiple, kierstens, TwinDaddy, mcountr, CharlesTheB,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith , ,CVido ,rplinke ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Spiegazioni
- aulsmith : Life is to short to bother with this one.ManWithAnAgenda : Read. Honestly, if you have to read the 18th century....this is a good one.
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44,403 utenti
693 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 30
Punteggio 131.53
Aggiunto 2012-01-26, 05:19 PM
- 71 Members
- AntiLeah, Only2rs, tiddleyboom, kerry1897, foggidawn, pamelad, lahochstetler, almigwin, lwbooklover, varielle, .Monkey., AnnaClaire, otterlake, m_island, stellarexplorer, sjmccreary, martina_hrubes, deldevries, artturnerjr, jerry-book, cathyta, BekkaJo, susiesharp, perennialreader, bacbaby, ridgididge, briarhills, cc9, canantopaloglu, CVido, bw94612, Dunord, nlgeorge, rretzler, BlueSkies305, JqnOC, electrice, John_Vaughan, TrulyAragorn, Aprill, ahef1963, elia1168, FancyHorse, bcrowl399, NinieB, EElsen, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, metamedusa, Laura1124, hudzilla55, linnzsue, TheUndergroundMan000, nedhyu, courtneyp93, Mellerup, blancosa, lsah, aquariumministry, lindafader, TwinDaddy, Jonas.Pieters, electricgoddess1993, readerdad, ManWithAnAgenda, GrimFiend1977, TaraJohnson, gerggerggerg, CarolynBurke7,lorax ,eromsted ,SilentInAWay , ,peterdj ,sturlington ,brenzi ,auntSteelbreaker ,Simone2 ,
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington : I don't really like his style.Aprill: It's on my tbr shelf.ahef1963: Read via audiobook. Terriby confusing. Can't say I liked it.
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di H. G. Wells
17,675 utenti
338 recensioni
½ 3.7
Classifica globale 38
Punteggio 112.48
Aggiunto 2012-02-19, 01:12 PM
- 64 Members
- Aquila, hipdeep, tiddleyboom, evilmoose, eromsted, Rtrace, mybookshelf, longway, jamesabg, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, lwbooklover, .Monkey., Zylphan, jefbra, Smiler69, chgstrom, amanda4242, sturlington, cathyta, BekkaJo, jyssco, Cindy1954, CVido, Dilara86, bw94612, Bici47, Dehinde, eclecticdodo, BlueSkies305, JqnOC, electrice, tjsween, JalenV, gypsysmom, al.vick, ahef1963, elia1168, FancyHorse, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, ryaSilvia, jnmlkr901, Arrashid7, hudzilla55, mattmcmahon, ramsesiii, linnzsue, JohnMB, joannawolotira, mmseiple, Saxon451, TwinDaddy, hrd666dri, thamara.abrao, Aggelos, steller0707, Stephan_Rogers, TaraJohnson, Tyler_DDurden, MyFathersDragon, valeriepatton, Mama_Smurf,Edward ,cpg ,aulsmith ,lsah ,ManWithAnAgenda ,CharlesTheB ,
- Spiegazioni
- aulsmith : Tried and gave up.JalenV: I loved the 1960 movie with Rod Taylor when I was a kid so of course I read the book.ahef1963: So far the only book by Wells that I've liked.ManWithAnAgenda : Read.MyFathersDragon: I discovered Jules Verne and H. G. Wells in 4th or 5th grade and read all of the ones I found in the public library.
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di Mary Shelley
42,601 utenti
709 recensioni
3.8
Classifica globale 25
Punteggio 144.36
Aggiunto 2012-02-12, 05:07 PM
- 76 Members
- Aquila, Rtrace, jain, mybookshelf, foggidawn, longway, pamelad, jamesabg, booksinbed, SimoneA, KimarieBee, BookWallah, varielle, .Monkey., europhile, Zylphan, jefbra, Smiler69, sjmccreary, amanda4242, sundancer, redsox0407, peterdj, sturlington, cathyta, BekkaJo, susiesharp, bacbaby, cc9, Beorn_se_Bacaire, Bici47, Dehinde, eclecticdodo, nlgeorge, BlueSkies305, JqnOC, JalenV, gypsysmom, Aprill, Shutzie27, al.vick, ahef1963, raperper, elia1168, AmourFou, FancyHorse, Elizabeth088, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, jnmlkr901, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, Laura1124, christianromney, hudzilla55, linnzsue, nedhyu, dljones442, JohnMB, courtneyp93, dianeham, kierstens, Rusty37, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, CTyner, mcountr, TeriAndersonNeedham, steller0707, CharlesTheB, kmc3501, TaraJohnson, MMC22378, zombiecat,Edward , ,waitingtoderail ,tiddleyboom ,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,auntSteelbreaker ,CVido ,electrice ,lsah ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Spiegazioni
- tiddleyboom : Read it. Still a great story.jain: Read it in high school but need to reread as an adult.electrice : readJalenV: Listened to my library's audio copy. I've been a horror fan for nearly 60 years and it's a classic monster.Aprill: Read it. Brilliant.ManWithAnAgenda : Read, fantastic.
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21,301 utenti
249 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 46
Punteggio 105.08
Aggiunto 2012-08-04, 11:43 AM
- 56 Members
- Aquila, Rtrace, cpg, SilentInAWay, SimoneA, KimarieBee, varielle, .Monkey., europhile, pmdean, jefbra, Smiler69, m_island, amanda4242, cathyta, BekkaJo, perennialreader, CVido, Kristelh, eclecticdodo, rretzler, BlueSkies305, electrice, gypsysmom, jaysbooks, elia1168, FancyHorse, linlef, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, banana4thelord, Sarahlinbook, hudzilla55, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, nedhyu, JohnMB, loogawa, mmseiple, Zaeynab, Rusty37, MargaretD1, TwinDaddy, CyndiCiavarella, Musicaldreamer, TaraJohnson, FireflyLover, gunarss, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, ArayaK, valeriepatton,aulsmith ,sjmccreary ,peterdj
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di Albert Camus
35,497 utenti
507 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 66
Punteggio 75.41
Aggiunto 2012-01-26, 05:47 PM
- 50 Members
- hailelib, gennyt, wordswordswords, kerry1897, jamesabg, almigwin, lwbooklover, varielle, .Monkey., Zylphan, amanda4242, artturnerjr, cathyta, BekkaJo, fundevogel, ridgididge, CVido, Kristelh, nlgeorge, BlueSkies305, electrice, tjsween, ahef1963, bcrowl399, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, ryaSilvia, jnmlkr901, Arrashid7, metamedusa, Laura1124, SamTaylor, christianromney, hudzilla55, linnzsue, TheUndergroundMan000, courtneyp93, Mellerup, mmseiple, blancosa, JMK2020, Sisif, Jonas.Pieters, mcountr, steller0707, CharlesTheB, TaraJohnson, MyFathersDragon, ArayaK,Edward , ,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,peterdj ,Simone2 ,mattries37315 ,Peace2 ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Spiegazioni
- amanda4242: Read in college.ahef1963: One of my favourite books of all time.ManWithAnAgenda : Read.MyFathersDragon: We read this in French class. It was interesting. I’ve considered reading it again.
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di Mark Twain
32,854 utenti
324 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 23
Punteggio 151.76
Aggiunto 2012-02-12, 09:58 PM
- 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 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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39,986 utenti
525 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 31
Punteggio 131.15
Aggiunto 2012-02-12, 05:06 PM
- 74 Members
- bookwoman84, gennyt, wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, eromsted, Illiniguy71, mybookshelf, foggidawn, pamelad, booksinbed, SimoneA, almigwin, lwbooklover, pmdean, Zylphan, jefbra, Cecrow, otterlake, martina_hrubes, sturlington, flips, cathyta, brenzi, ukh, jyssco, perennialreader, souloftherose, ridgididge, nik61, cc9, Cindy1954, CVido, Dunord, Dehinde, eclecticdodo, nlgeorge, TrulyAragorn, fuzzi, Jys-g, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, al.vick, elia1168, FancyHorse, bcrowl399, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, Laura1124, daisy_jane, christianromney, hudzilla55, ramsesiii, linnzsue, nedhyu, dljones442, JohnMB, Ares14, courtneyp93, blancosa, lsah, Saxon451, merriqat, MargaretD1, readerdad, TeriAndersonNeedham, CharlesTheB, TaraJohnson, Tyler_DDurden, FireflyLover, gerggerggerg, MyFathersDragon, zombiecat,Edward ,lorax ,waitingtoderail ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith , ,sjmccreary ,electrice ,mattries37315
- Spiegazioni
- electrice : readMyFathersDragon: I was bored and wanted something to read. We had it in the house, so I read it.
21
16,371 utenti
212 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 74
Punteggio 66.36
Aggiunto 2012-02-19, 01:15 PM
- 43 Members
- bookwoman84, hipdeep, wordswordswords, jamesabg, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, almigwin, lwbooklover, pmdean, Cecrow, icre8dstny, cathyta, brenzi, Simone2, CVido, Dehinde, nlgeorge, BlueSkies305, TrulyAragorn, bwtsang, Aprill, Shutzie27, elia1168, FancyHorse, NinieB, linlef, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, Laura1124, hudzilla55, linnzsue, mmseiple, TwinDaddy, Sisif, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, CharlesTheB, TaraJohnson, MyFathersDragon, ArayaK,eromsted ,aulsmith ,lsah
- Spiegazioni
- MyFathersDragon: It was recommended as a classic, so I read it.
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di Omar Khayyám
2,908 utenti
34 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 112
Punteggio 39.15
Aggiunto 2012-01-09, 10:05 AM
- 27 Members
- hailelib, gennyt, hipdeep, wordswordswords, staffordcastle, eromsted, kageeh, jamesabg, almigwin, varielle, WSB7, SylviaC, cathyta, cc9, canantopaloglu, Cindy1954, Beorn_se_Bacaire, rretzler, BlueSkies305, pewterbreath, linlef, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, hudzilla55, ManWithAnAgenda, MyFathersDragon,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith , ,sturlington ,CVido ,Bici47 ,lsah
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington : Read at least partly.
23
11,738 utenti
308 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 86
Punteggio 59.01
Aggiunto 2012-07-31, 01:08 PM
- 38 Members
- Aquila, gennyt, kerry1897, eromsted, Rtrace, jain, jamesabg, KimarieBee, varielle, ScarySquirrel, karamazow, WSB7, martina_hrubes, sturlington, cathyta, brenzi, souloftherose, erijens, nik61, Cindy1954, bw94612, Kristelh, BlueSkies305, bwtsang, JalenV, gypsysmom, al.vick, ahef1963, elia1168, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, hudzilla55, linnzsue, mmseiple, fredasteele, mcountr, TaraJohnson, MyFathersDragon,cpg ,aulsmith ,CVido ,lsah ,ManWithAnAgenda ,CharlesTheB
- Spiegazioni
- JalenV: Read it decades ago. Don't remember much.ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
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11,142 utenti
128 recensioni
½ 3.4
Classifica globale 81
Punteggio 61.79
Aggiunto 2013-09-12, 03:59 PM
- 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.
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22,445 utenti
273 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 75
Punteggio 66.34
Aggiunto 2012-08-04, 11:39 AM
- 44 Members
- tiddleyboom, kerry1897, eromsted, jamesabg, SilentInAWay, smcwl, almigwin, varielle, Cecrow, m_island, sjmccreary, deldevries, jerry-book, cathyta, brenzi, perennialreader, Cindy1954, CVido, BlueSkies305, gypsysmom, elia1168, AmourFou, FancyHorse, linlef, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, metamedusa, Laura1124, rplinke, hudzilla55, ramsesiii, linnzsue, nedhyu, mmseiple, blancosa, lsah, fredasteele, RachelKirk, Sisif, CharlesTheB, TaraJohnson, jarcipreste,cpg ,nephron44 ,peterdj ,sturlington ,Simone2
- Spiegazioni
- sturlington : I didn't enjoy this.Simone2 : I thought this was really a beautiful novel, but read it a long time ago.
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43,990 utenti
704 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 64
Punteggio 78.09
Aggiunto 2012-03-07, 02:30 PM
- 51 Members
- waitingtoderail, gennyt, wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, Rtrace, foggidawn, almigwin, varielle, Zylphan, jefbra, amanda4242, redsox0407, martina_hrubes, sturlington, cathyta, BekkaJo, perennialreader, nik61, CVido, eclecticdodo, electrice, TrulyAragorn, bwtsang, JalenV, gypsysmom, Aprill, jaysbooks, ahef1963, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, jnmlkr901, Arrashid7, metamedusa, Laura1124, daisy_jane, darlenebuckner, hudzilla55, linnzsue, JohnMB, Ares14, courtneyp93, Saxon451, TwinDaddy, electricgoddess1993, readerdad, steller0707, CharlesTheB, KrystalSheppard, zombiecat, jarcipreste,eromsted ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,Simone2 , ,lsah ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Spiegazioni
- amanda4242: Devoured this in one sitting.JalenV: I think I read it after I saw the movie at a local science fiction collection. I felt sorry for his wife and the poor man killed at Dresden.Aprill: I would read this one again.ahef1963: Read in university. Loved it.ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
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39,026 utenti
662 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 35
Punteggio 115.3
Aggiunto 2012-02-19, 01:13 PM
- 67 Members
- Aquila, Only2rs, waitingtoderail, gennyt, wordswordswords, dara85, mybookshelf, longway, pamelad, jamesabg, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, SimoneA, almigwin, varielle, pmdean, ScarySquirrel, m_island, nephron44, icre8dstny, karamazow, sjmccreary, amanda4242, deldevries, sturlington, cathyta, brenzi, ncgraham, BekkaJo, souloftherose, CVido, nlgeorge, rretzler, tjsween, JalenV, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, ahef1963, bcrowl399, linlef, Peace2, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, Eirinfrey, Arrashid7, banana4thelord, hudzilla55, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, nedhyu, JohnMB, Ares14, courtneyp93, lsah, Saxon451, JMK2020, TwinDaddy, readerdad, steller0707, CharlesTheB, TaraJohnson, KrystalSheppard, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, valeriepatton, Mama_Smurf,Edward ,eromsted ,aulsmith ,Simone2 ,electrice ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Spiegazioni
- 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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di Wu Cheng'en
582 utenti
7 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 106
Punteggio 42.66
Aggiunto 2012-01-12, 11:17 AM
- 25 Members
- kerry1897, eromsted, jain, prosfilaes, .Monkey., stellarexplorer, cathyta, ukh, erijens, cc9, Cindy1954, CVido, Dilara86, Kristelh, Himalmitra, mattries37315, elia1168, Elizabeth088, linlef, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, hudzilla55, lsah, ManWithAnAgenda, GrimFiend1977,SilentInAWay ,Simone2
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21,982 utenti
168 recensioni
½ 3.7
Classifica globale 76
Punteggio 65.44
Aggiunto 2012-08-05, 12:08 PM
- 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 collegeaekd: 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.
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17,127 utenti
315 recensioni
½ 3.7
Classifica globale 59
Punteggio 85.35
Aggiunto 2012-02-19, 01:14 PM
- 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
- Spiegazioni
- amanda4242: Read in college.electrice : read in 2013JalenV: 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.
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di Harper Lee
78,421 utenti
1,433 recensioni
½ 4.4
Classifica globale 28
Punteggio 134.83
Aggiunto 2012-02-10, 10:43 AM
- 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 : readJalenV: Read decades ago. I remember parts of it.