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!
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1
Don Quichotte
de Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
30,506 membres
449 critiques
4.1
Rang global 2
106 Members
Only2rs, bookwoman84, ABVR, hipdeep, conceptDawg, staffordcastle, SqueakyChu, anglemark, tiddleyboom, kerry1897, eromsted, Rtrace, cpg, Scorbet, mybookshelf, foggidawn, Ragnell, ghilbrae, lahochstetler, SimoneA, smcwl, almigwin, varielle, .Monkey., antqueen, thorold, AnnaClaire, pmdean, Aninja, dhm, EmScape, ScarySquirrel, bell7, Smiler69, chgstrom, otterlake, stellarexplorer, sjmccreary, amanda4242, sundancer, peterdj, crazy4reading, deldevries, cathyta, ncgraham, ukh, Percevan, perennialreader, citybird, souloftherose, 2wonderY, Cindy1954, Simone2, Beorn_se_Bacaire, Bici47, Dunord, nlgeorge, rretzler, BlueSkies305, Tess_W, JqnOC, electrice, tjsween, Himalmitra, fuzzi, gypsysmom, al.vick, SkuldOMG, FancyHorse, Elizabeth088, james.proffitt, Jacqklueh, FlorianKarpfinger, dwightie, jnmlkr901, morgandgarcia, Arrashid7, banana4thelord, christianromney, linnzsue, TheUndergroundMan000, nedhyu, dljones442, JohnMB, Ares14, seanogui, dianeham, blancosa, Saxon451, RodgerA, spiderlily, MargaretD1, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, Sisif, mcountr, electricgoddess1993, dkarenart, TaraJohnson, IreneDeTogni, KrystalSheppard, gunarss, tjtjtjtj, scstubbs, bookthief07, DianaInSydney,Edward ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,karamazow ,CVido ,courtneyp93 ,lsah ,pkloza ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
aulsmith : Read enough to know I don't want to finish
ManWithAnAgenda : Read, enjoyed.
2
Tolstoï. La Guerre et la Paix (La Pléiade)
de Leo Tolstoy
28,830 membres
457 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 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
Explications
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.
3
Crime et Châtiment
de Fyodor Dostoevsky
44,155 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.
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Aventures de Huckleberry Finn
de Mark Twain
42,935 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.
10
1984
de George Orwell
81,916 membres
1,270 critiques
4.2
Rang global 10
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
Explications
amanda4242: An important book, but I'll probably never read it again.
sturlington: Everyone should read at least once.
electrice : read
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
MyFathersDragon: It is a classic so I thought I should read it.
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L'Attrape-cœurs
de J. D. Salinger
69,523 membres
1,078 critiques
3.8
Rang global 27
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
Explications
.Monkey. : Read it. Hated it.
amanda4242: Loved it in high school.
sturlington : Read in high school.
electrice : read
JalenV: 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.
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La Machine à explorer le temps
de H. G. Wells
17,677 membres
338 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 38
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 ,
Explications
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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Ne tirez pas sur l'oiseau moqueur
de Harper Lee
78,433 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.
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Des souris et des hommes
de John Steinbeck
39,030 membres
662 critiques
3.9
Rang global 35
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
Explications
amanda4242: I despised this book.
Simone2 : In high school I hated it, but after reading it again recently I love it!
electrice : read
JalenV: 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.
22
Abattoir 5
de Kurt Vonnegut
43,998 membres
704 critiques
4.1
Rang global 64
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
Explications
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.
23
La conquête du courage
de Stephen Crane
11,143 membres
128 critiques
½ 3.4
Rang global 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
Explications
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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Le vieil homme et la mer
de Ernest Hemingway
30,701 membres
505 critiques
3.8
Rang global 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
Explications
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.
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Les Contes de Canterbury
de Geoffrey Chaucer
21,964 membres
168 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 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
Explications
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.
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Au cœur des ténèbres
de Joseph Conrad
23,572 membres
387 critiques
½ 3.6
Rang global 94
42 Members
Edward, wordswordswords, kerry1897, mybookshelf, jamesabg, booksinbed, almigwin, varielle, europhile, sjmccreary, amanda4242, sturlington, cathyta, BekkaJo, fundevogel, ukh, jyssco, nik61, electrice, gypsysmom, ahef1963, elia1168, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, ryaSilvia, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, Laura1124, SamTaylor, linnzsue, dljones442, JohnMB, mmseiple, lsah, Saxon451, JessGalchutt, RachelKirk, Sisif, steller0707, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill,jain ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,peterdj ,Simone2 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
MyFathersDragon: We read the Secret Sharer in English class, but on the other side of it (upside down from each other) was this one, so I read it because it was available. The book also described it as a Joseph Conrad classic. I was determined to read lots of books considered classics when I was in high school.
28
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
de Gawain Poet
7,849 membres
104 critiques
3.8
Rang global 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
Explications
tiddleyboom : Read it ages ago. Good read.
amanda4242: Read several translations.
sturlington : Read at least partly in school
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
30
Sa Majesté des Mouches
de William Golding
49,570 membres
745 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 99
44 Members
Aquila, wordswordswords, mybookshelf, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, SimoneA, varielle, pmdean, jefbra, m_island, karamazow, redsox0407, deldevries, sturlington, cathyta, ukh, perennialreader, Dehinde, eclecticdodo, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, ahef1963, SkuldOMG, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, jnmlkr901, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, Laura1124, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, JohnMB, Mellerup, Saxon451, aquariumministry, JMK2020, Sisif, ManWithAnAgenda, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, valeriepatton, zombiecat,Edward ,tiddleyboom ,eromsted ,aulsmith ,sjmccreary ,Simone2 ,electrice , ,mattries37315 ,Peace2 ,lsah
Explications
tiddleyboom : Read it. Compelling although I read disliked the story.
electrice : read
ahef1963: Read in high school. Disliked it.
MyFathersDragon: I read it in 10th grade because some of the high school English classes thought it was significant, so I thought I should read it, too.
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Le Jardin Secret
de Frances Hodgson Burnett
35,238 membres
554 critiques
4.1
Rang global 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
Explications
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.
33
Le Livre de la jungle
de Rudyard Kipling
11,176 membres
150 critiques
3.8
Rang global 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
Explications
JalenV: I've read it, but I like the Just-So Stories better.
34
Le soleil se lève aussi
de Ernest Hemingway
22,948 membres
336 critiques
3.8
Rang global 149
23 Members
wordswordswords, eromsted, booksinbed, almigwin, varielle, europhile, Zylphan, jefbra, amanda4242, deldevries, brenzi, Cindy1954, ahef1963, ryaSilvia, jnmlkr901, Arrashid7, Laura1124, linnzsue, JohnMB, Ares14, Saxon451, Jonas.Pieters, MaureenONeill,.Monkey. ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
aulsmith : No more Hemingway. Ever.
sturlington : Read in college
ahef1963: Have read it, didn't like it much, am never reading Hemingway again.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
35
L'appel de la forêt
de Jack London
20,145 membres
321 critiques
3.8
Rang global 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
Explications
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.
36
Un chant de Noël
de Charles Dickens
24,660 membres
525 critiques
4.1
Rang global 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
Explications
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.
38
Grendel
de John Gardner
6,047 membres
107 critiques
3.8
Rang global 201
14 Members
tiddleyboom, kerry1897, eromsted, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, sturlington, cathyta, brenzi, fundevogel, Cindy1954, ahef1963, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, Saxon451,aulsmith , ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
ahef1963: Read in grad school while also studying Beowulf; cried buckets over it.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
39
Le Seigneur des anneaux
de J. R. R. Tolkien
50,360 membres
450 critiques
½ 4.5
Rang global 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
Explications
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.
41
Beowulf
de Beowulf Poet
25,351 membres
334 critiques
3.8
Rang global 216
16 Members
Aquila, pmdean, amanda4242, cc9, Dehinde, electrice, cej1027, jaysbooks, ahef1963, james.proffitt, Laura1124, daisy_jane, mattmcmahon, JohnMB, Saxon451, MaureenONeill,eromsted ,cpg ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
sturlington : Read in school
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
42
The Killer Angels
de Michael Shaara
8,768 membres
189 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 204
11 Members
kerry1897, icre8dstny, sturlington, cathyta, brenzi, AmourFou, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, Saxon451
43
La stratégie Ender
de Orson Scott Card
41,106 membres
1,046 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 160
23 Members
Aquila, gilroy, kerry1897, Rtrace, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, SimoneA, KimarieBee, pmdean, sturlington, cathyta, perennialreader, Dehinde, electrice, TrulyAragorn, ahef1963, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, jnmlkr901, nedhyu, dljones442, Saxon451, MaureenONeill,cpg ,jain ,aulsmith , ,barbharper ,dianeham ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
ahef1963: I don't know if it's a classic, but it was a good read.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read. Awful man.
44
Jungle
de Upton Sinclair
11,626 membres
129 critiques
3.8
Rang global 198
14 Members
eromsted, Cecrow, deldevries, fundevogel, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, linnzsue, dljones442, JohnMB, Saxon451, readerdad, FireflyLover,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
45
Macbeth
de William Shakespeare
26,074 membres
227 critiques
4
Rang global 140
25 Members
Aquila, Rtrace, booksinbed, SimoneA, amanda4242, deldevries, sturlington, fundevogel, ukh, Dehinde, gypsysmom, ahef1963, NinieB, james.proffitt, mspixieears, jnmlkr901, IsabelJacobson, Laura1124, daisy_jane, JohnMB, Saxon451, JMK2020, JessGalchutt, Sisif, steller0707,eromsted ,aulsmith ,Simone2 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
ahef1963: One of my favourite Shakespeare plays.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
47
Coeur de lièvre
de John Updike
6,140 membres
111 critiques
½ 3.6
Rang global 227
14 Members
wordswordswords, almigwin, martina_hrubes, deldevries, cathyta, gypsysmom, jaysbooks, LesleyAshton, ryaSilvia, Laura1124, dianeham, Saxon451, Sisif, MaureenONeill,cpg ,aulsmith ,Simone2 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
aulsmith : I hate Updike too. Are you detecting a pattern?
ManWithAnAgenda : Urgh.
48
The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway
de Ernest Hemingway
633 membres
6 critiques
4.1
Rang global 252
11 Members
wordswordswords, SilentInAWay, almigwin, cathyta, ahef1963, ryaSilvia, Laura1124, JohnMB, Saxon451, Sisif, GrimFiend1977,aulsmith ,auntSteelbreaker ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
aulsmith : I read some of these, but I just can't stand Hemingway's misogyny any more.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
49
Dune
de Frank Herbert
42,494 membres
689 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 217
16 Members
Aquila, gennyt, kerry1897, Rtrace, varielle, amanda4242, sturlington, cathyta, Beorn_se_Bacaire, eclecticdodo, gypsysmom, james.proffitt, jnmlkr901, Saxon451, TeriAndersonNeedham, GrimFiend1977,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith , ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
50
Vies parallèles
de Plutarch
2,432 membres
27 critiques
4.1
Rang global 235
9 Members
Aquila, europhile, electrice, TrulyAragorn, al.vick, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, Saxon451, Sisif,aekd
Explications
aekd: no interest
51
Chroniques martiennes
de Ray Bradbury
16,623 membres
323 critiques
4.1
Rang global 179
14 Members
Rtrace, jain, sturlington, TrulyAragorn, gypsysmom, ahef1963, WhatUsername, james.proffitt, nedhyu, JohnMB, Saxon451, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, MaureenONeill
53
The Pit and the Pendulum and other stories
de Edgar Allan Poe
132 membres
½ 4.3
Rang global 254
8 Members
m_island, sturlington, nlgeorge, NinieB, Laura1124, JohnMB, Saxon451, IllsleyFamilyLibrary,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
55
Enterre mon coeur à Wounded Knee - Une histoire américaine (1860-1890)
de Dee Brown
8,950 membres
128 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 236
10 Members
hipdeep, fundevogel, jyssco, perennialreader, nlgeorge, aekd, ryaSilvia, dljones442, Saxon451, steller0707,eromsted ,aulsmith
56
Fondation
de Isaac Asimov
20,559 membres
388 critiques
4
Rang global 261
14 Members
Aquila, kerry1897, Rtrace, SimoneA, jefbra, sturlington, cathyta, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ryaSilvia, dljones442, JohnMB, Saxon451, GrimFiend1977,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,barbharper ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
sturlington: Really a slog, but still a classic of science fiction.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
57
Dieu vous bénisse, monsieur Rosewater
de Kurt Vonnegut
6,280 membres
55 critiques
3.9
Rang global 306
9 Members
kerry1897, Rtrace, almigwin, amanda4242, cathyta, perennialreader, aekd, Laura1124, Saxon451,eromsted ,aulsmith ,Simone2
58
Le berceau du chat
de Kurt Vonnegut
22,311 membres
300 critiques
4.1
Rang global 275
10 Members
Rtrace, amanda4242, sturlington, perennialreader, gypsysmom, Laura1124, JohnMB, Saxon451, readerdad, steller0707,eromsted ,ahef1963 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
ahef1963 : I found it incomprehensible.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
59
De grandes espérances
de Charles Dickens
38,449 membres
435 critiques
3.9
Rang global 214
17 Members
Aquila, Rtrace, booksinbed, m_island, perennialreader, cej1027, gypsysmom, NinieB, Laura1124, dljones442, JohnMB, Saxon451, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, Sisif, steller0707, MaureenONeill, valeriepatton,eromsted ,sturlington ,ahef1963 ,Peace2 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
sturlington : Did not finish :(
ahef1963 : Read in university. Hated it thoroughly.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.