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

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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!
Liste de December717LibraryThing412
Profil de December7
1
Oliver Twist
de Charles Dickens
24,220 membres
241 critiques
3.8
Rang global 4
94 Members
Aquila, wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, eromsted, kageeh, mybookshelf, longway, pamelad, ghilbrae, SimoneA, smcwl, almigwin, lwbooklover, varielle, .Monkey., antqueen, rosiezbanks, AnnaClaire, pmdean, Aninja, EmScape, Zylphan, jefbra, chgstrom, olgakm, karamazow, deldevries, cathyta, japaul22, fundevogel, susiesharp, ridgididge, cc9, Cindy1954, CVido, Beorn_se_Bacaire, Bici47, Kristelh, Dehinde, eclecticdodo, rretzler, BlueSkies305, JqnOC, John_Vaughan, TrulyAragorn, JalenV, gypsysmom, jaysbooks, ahef1963, raperper, Carmen_13, NinieB, linlef, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, Jacqklueh, FlorianKarpfinger, dwightie, mspixieears, ryaSilvia, jnmlkr901, Arrashid7, Laura1124, banana4thelord, mattmcmahon, ramsesiii, linnzsue, December7, nedhyu, dljones442, JohnMB, courtneyp93, mmseiple, Zaeynab, aquariumministry, RodgerA, pkloza, kierstens, spiderlily, HollieKirt, Rusty37, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, CharlesTheB, dkarenart, CyndiCiavarella, Stephan_Rogers, TaraJohnson, ChrissyQuise, gerggerggerg, gunarss, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, DianaInSydney,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,lsah
Explications
JalenV: I listened to an audio copy from my local library. I was amazed by how much punishment poor Oliver's body takes near the end and he managed to survive. Nice kid -- interesting, considering his upbringing.
ahef1963: Too depressing for my liking.
Arrashid7: I read in high school. A great book! A tip ~ don't ever watch movies first!
MyFathersDragon: I was bored in 6th grade and read anything I could get my hands on. I liked Dickens, so I read a lot of his stories.
3
Moby Dick
de Herman Melville
35,558 membres
541 critiques
3.8
Rang global 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 ,
Explications
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.
4
Crime et Châtiment
de Fyodor Dostoevsky
44,154 membres
492 critiques
4.2
Rang global 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
Explications
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.
7
Aventures de Huckleberry Finn
de Mark Twain
42,947 membres
518 critiques
3.9
Rang global 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
Explications
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.
12
Le lys de brooklyn
de Betty Smith
16,518 membres
442 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 55
49 Members
wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, dara85, jain, jamesabg, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, smcwl, almigwin, lwbooklover, jefbra, sjmccreary, redsox0407, cathyta, brenzi, ncgraham, perennialreader, bacbaby, citybird, cc9, CVido, vwinsloe, BlueSkies305, Himalmitra, JalenV, gypsysmom, Aprill, ahef1963, FancyHorse, bcrowl399, EElsen, linlef, ryaSilvia, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, metamedusa, Laura1124, darlenebuckner, linnzsue, December7, dljones442, joannawolotira, mmseiple, Rusty37, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, MMC22378, ArayaK, Mama_Smurf,eromsted ,kageeh ,.Monkey. ,CharlesTheB
Explications
dara85: I have read it twice. Once as a teenager and then as an adult. Loved it both times.
.Monkey. : Read in high school.
JalenV: Read more than once since I was a teen. I still remember scenes from it.
Aprill: I read it when I was younger and would like to read it again.
13
Ne tirez pas sur l'oiseau moqueur
de Harper Lee
78,431 membres
1,433 critiques
½ 4.4
Rang global 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 ,
Explications
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.
14
Jane Eyre
de Charlotte Brontë
58,944 membres
916 critiques
4.2
Rang global 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
Explications
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.
15
Rebecca
de Daphne Du Maurier
20,707 membres
611 critiques
4.2
Rang global 51
60 Members
Aquila, hipdeep, kageeh, dara85, cpg, jain, mybookshelf, longway, jamesabg, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, lwbooklover, varielle, .Monkey., antqueen, europhile, jefbra, otterlake, m_island, olgakm, amanda4242, redsox0407, sturlington, cathyta, brenzi, BekkaJo, auntSteelbreaker, perennialreader, citybird, CVido, bw94612, BlueSkies305, TrulyAragorn, bwtsang, JalenV, gypsysmom, Aprill, al.vick, jaysbooks, ahef1963, NinieB, linlef, LesleyAshton, Peace2, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, Arrashid7, Laura1124, linnzsue, December7, fredasteele, Rusty37, RachelKirk, Sisif, TeriAndersonNeedham, steller0707, MMC22378, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, ,tiddleyboom ,henkl ,aulsmith ,karamazow ,sjmccreary ,Simone2 ,Himalmitra ,ManWithAnAgenda ,CharlesTheB
Explications
tiddleyboom : Read it - LOVE
aulsmith : Not a classic
amanda4242: Excellent read.
JalenV: I read it decades ago. I'm old enough (69) that I remember when new romantic suspense paperbacks claimed the book was like REBECCA. Loved the spoof on the Carol Burnett Show.
Aprill: Read it.
ahef1963: A great favourite.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
MyFathersDragon: Read in 9th grade class.
16
Le voyage du pèlerin
de John Bunyan
17,479 membres
171 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 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
Explications
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
17
Les quatre filles du docteur March
de Louisa May Alcott
26,425 membres
399 critiques
4
Rang global 50
53 Members
Aquila, wordswordswords, cpg, jamesabg, booksinbed, almigwin, varielle, jefbra, otterlake, m_island, martina_hrubes, deldevries, sturlington, BekkaJo, perennialreader, citybird, CVido, Dehinde, nlgeorge, fuzzi, JalenV, gypsysmom, Aprill, Shutzie27, ahef1963, NinieB, LesleyAshton, Peace2, james.proffitt, mspixieears, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, Laura1124, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, December7, JohnMB, MadaraR, TwinDaddy, mcountr, kihohamu, TeriAndersonNeedham, ManWithAnAgenda, Musicaldreamer, TaraJohnson, Tyler_DDurden, FireflyLover, KrystalSheppard, MMC22378, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, ArayaK, valeriepatton,aulsmith
Explications
JalenV: Loved this one since girlhood. This is the book that taught me that even if a character dies, one may go back to the beginning and that character is alive again.
Aprill: Read many years ago.