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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Don Quichotte
de Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
30,509 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.
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Collected Poems
de W. B. Yeats
3,531 membres
26 critiques
½ 4.4
Rang global 323
7 Members
gennyt, hipdeep, almigwin, sturlington, cathyta, ahef1963, ryaSilvia,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith
Explications
sturlington: I've read most, if not all, of his poetry. Wonderful.
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The Adventures & Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Wordsworth Classics)
de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
1,738 membres
11 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 138
29 Members
Aquila, hipdeep, wordswordswords, Rtrace, foggidawn, almigwin, varielle, antqueen, pmdean, Zylphan, m_island, icre8dstny, cathyta, ncgraham, cc9, electrice, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, ahef1963, SkuldOMG, NinieB, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, nedhyu, dljones442, JohnMB, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, MyFathersDragon,Edward , ,tiddleyboom ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,Simone2 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
tiddleyboom : Can't remember the first time I read Sherlock, but Lord knows I probably should move on to the millions of other books out there.
sturlington : Read mostly. No need to revisit.
ahef1963: Have been a fan of Sherlock Holmes since childhood. Occasionally I'll re-read one of the stories.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
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Le Troisième policier
de Flann O'Brien
4,234 membres
123 critiques
4
Rang global 237
8 Members
hipdeep, kerry1897, eromsted, Cecrow, cc9, Cindy1954, ahef1963, ryaSilvia,sturlington
Explications
sturlington : Read, but didn't really enjoy
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Rebecca
de Daphne Du Maurier
20,711 membres
612 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.
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Une paix séparée
de John Knowles
12,770 membres
190 critiques
½ 3.6
Rang global 293
6 Members
hipdeep, jain, perennialreader, ahef1963, steller0707, MaureenONeill,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
ahef1963: Very important book to me as a teenager.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
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Nous autres
de Yevgeny Zamyatin
8,456 membres
214 critiques
3.8
Rang global 170
17 Members
Aquila, hipdeep, kerry1897, eromsted, almigwin, europhile, amanda4242, sturlington, cathyta, Cindy1954, electrice, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, linnzsue, nedhyu, blancosa, lsah,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
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Beloved
de Toni Morrison
22,825 membres
406 critiques
3.9
Rang global 243
11 Members
Aquila, hipdeep, deldevries, perennialreader, gypsysmom, ahef1963, NinieB, Laura1124, TeriAndersonNeedham, steller0707, FireflyLover,sturlington ,aekd ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
sturlington : Still unfinished. :(
aekd: Couldn't get into it
ahef1963: Have read it; can't say I liked it much.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
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Orlando
de Virginia Woolf
10,605 membres
175 critiques
3.9
Rang global 287
6 Members
hipdeep, amanda4242, nlgeorge, steller0707, GrimFiend1977, MaureenONeill,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
ManWithAnAgenda : Read. Perfect.
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Las Vegas parano
de Hunter S. Thompson
14,400 membres
192 critiques
4
Rang global 196
15 Members
hipdeep, kerry1897, eromsted, Rtrace, sturlington, Cindy1954, gypsysmom, aekd, ahef1963, WhatUsername, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, Laura1124, JohnMB, lsah,cpg ,ManWithAnAgenda
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L'appel de la forêt
de Jack London
20,147 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.
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Le Breakfast du champion
de Kurt Vonnegut
16,256 membres
167 critiques
4
Rang global 242
7 Members
Aquila, hipdeep, amanda4242, sturlington, ahef1963, Laura1124, readerdad
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Go Tell It on the Mountain
de James Baldwin
5,751 membres
112 critiques
3.9
Rang global 213
9 Members
hipdeep, jain, amanda4242, nlgeorge, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, GrimFiend1977, CarolynBurke7
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À l'ouest, rien de nouveau
de Erich Maria Remarque
19,063 membres
403 critiques
4.1
Rang global 290
5 Members
hipdeep, ahef1963, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda, valeriepatton
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Jazz
de Toni Morrison
4,977 membres
64 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 307
4 Members
hipdeep, booksinbed, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707
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Le maître du Haut Château
de Philip K. Dick
13,826 membres
357 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 262
7 Members
Aquila, hipdeep, Rtrace, sturlington, gypsysmom, NinieB, nedhyu,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
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Enterre mon coeur à Wounded Knee - Une histoire américaine (1860-1890)
de Dee Brown
8,952 membres
129 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 236
10 Members
hipdeep, fundevogel, jyssco, perennialreader, nlgeorge, aekd, ryaSilvia, dljones442, Saxon451, steller0707,eromsted ,aulsmith
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Terminus les étoiles
de Alfred Bester
6,296 membres
175 critiques
4
Rang global 246
6 Members
hipdeep, Rtrace, amanda4242, sturlington, fuzzi, gypsysmom
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Sur la route
de Jack Kerouac
27,928 membres
387 critiques
½ 3.6
Rang global 88
44 Members
gennyt, hipdeep, wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, kerry1897, eromsted, foggidawn, SilentInAWay, SimoneA, varielle, Smiler69, deldevries, cathyta, BekkaJo, fundevogel, ridgididge, nik61, Cindy1954, Simone2, electrice, gypsysmom, mattries37315, elia1168, linlef, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, ryaSilvia, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, Laura1124, nicolaskowsk, TheUndergroundMan000, nedhyu, JohnMB, Mellerup, mmseiple, lsah, Jonas.Pieters, GrimFiend1977, TaraJohnson, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill,cpg ,aulsmith ,karamazow ,sturlington ,ukh ,CVido ,bw94612 ,ahef1963 ,CharlesTheB
Explications
aulsmith : I read it and liked it, but I doubt it will be a classic.
sturlington : Couldn't finish it.
bw94612 : Tiresome
ahef1963 : The misogyny turned me off and I didn't finish it.
MyFathersDragon: I read it as a teenager, because it was recommended and loaned to me.
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Herland
de Charlotte Perkins Gilman
2,602 membres
70 critiques
½ 3.5
Rang global 229
9 Members
Aquila, hipdeep, kerry1897, almigwin, Zylphan, sturlington, cathyta, WhatUsername, ryaSilvia,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
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L'introuvable
de Dashiell Hammett
4,264 membres
143 critiques
3.8
Rang global 333
3 Members
hipdeep, sturlington, NinieB
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L'Agent secret
de Joseph Conrad
6,561 membres
101 critiques
½ 3.6
Rang global 208
15 Members
hipdeep, wordswordswords, kerry1897, eromsted, almigwin, jerry-book, cathyta, NinieB, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, nedhyu, JohnMB, lsah, MyFathersDragon,peterdj ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
sturlington : Couldn't get into this.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
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Flatland
de Edwin A. Abbott
9,750 membres
182 critiques
3.8
Rang global 402
7 Members
hipdeep, kerry1897, gypsysmom, aekd, ryaSilvia, JohnMB, steller0707,eromsted ,cpg ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
sturlington : Read at least partly.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
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I Am Legend {story collection}
de Richard Matheson
7,765 membres
247 critiques
3.9
Rang global 207
10 Members
Aquila, hipdeep, kerry1897, Rtrace, sturlington, cathyta, electrice, WhatUsername, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia
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The Maltese Falcon
de Dashiell Hammett
9,148 membres
279 critiques
3.9
Rang global 309
7 Members
hipdeep, eromsted, deldevries, sturlington, gypsysmom, NinieB, MaureenONeill,ahef1963 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
ahef1963 : Have tried to read it a couple of times but never got very far.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
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La Machine à explorer le temps
de H. G. Wells
17,680 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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La Promenade au phare
de Virginia Woolf
17,576 membres
270 critiques
3.9
Rang global 14
74 Members
timspalding, Only2rs, gennyt, hipdeep, wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, eromsted, pamelad, Ragnell, jamesabg, lahochstetler, SilentInAWay, fbroussard, smcwl, almigwin, lwbooklover, antqueen, EmScape, bell7, Cecrow, otterlake, stellarexplorer, andejons, sundancer, peterdj, cathyta, japaul22, brenzi, auntSteelbreaker, perennialreader, bacbaby, citybird, nik61, Cindy1954, CVido, Bici47, HMHbooks, Dunord, nlgeorge, BlueSkies305, bwtsang, IslesOfMine, jaysbooks, wrysosrs, pewterbreath, EElsen, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, Arrashid7, Laura1124, SamTaylor, ramsesiii, linnzsue, TheUndergroundMan000, nedhyu, MadaraR, joannawolotira, blancosa, lsah, Zaeynab, RodgerA, linfootr, spiderlily, RachelKirk, Sisif, steller0707, CharlesTheB, dkarenart, Lazlo_Kovaks, TaraJohnson, gerggerggerg, MyFathersDragon, ,cpg ,prosfilaes ,aulsmith ,karamazow ,Tess_W ,Chirules ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
aulsmith : Just can't read Woolf.
Arrashid7: She's an awesome writer. I'm reading her this summer.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read, enjoyed.
MyFathersDragon: When I was an adult, I read part of it. Then we packed and moved books. I didn’t continue reading it later, because I had fantasy books in series I was reading become available that I started reading instead.
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Moby Dick
de Herman Melville
35,546 membres
540 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.
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La conquête du courage
de Stephen Crane
11,144 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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Joy of Cooking [2006]: 75th Anniversary Edition
de Irma S. Rombauer
1,878 membres
17 critiques
½ 4.4
Rang global 380
9 Members
hipdeep, wordswordswords, varielle, cathyta, gypsysmom, jaysbooks, ryaSilvia, JohnMB, JessGalchutt,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith , ,sturlington ,aekd
Explications
: 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.