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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Daniel Deronda.
de George Eliot
3,756 membres
49 critiques
3.9
Rang global 240
6 Members
jain, booksinbed, amanda4242, perennialreader, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda
2
How to Suppress Women's Writing
de Joanna Russ
729 membres
20 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 329
2 Members
Aquila, jain
3
La flèche de Dieu
de Chinua Achebe
1,282 membres
24 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 310
3 Members
jain, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda
4
Notes de chevet
de Sei Shonagon
2,743 membres
41 critiques
4
Rang global 368
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THE COLLECTED GHOST STORIES OF M.R.JAMES
de M. R. James
2,301 membres
44 critiques
4.1
Rang global 304
3 Members
jain, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda
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Pierre de lune
de Wilkie Collins
10,810 membres
251 critiques
4
Rang global 61
49 Members
tiddleyboom, kerry1897, cpg, jain, longway, jamesabg, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, smcwl, .Monkey., europhile, jefbra, Smiler69, otterlake, sjmccreary, WSB7, jerry-book, cathyta, brenzi, BekkaJo, barbharper, bacbaby, nik61, Dilara86, bw94612, Bici47, BlueSkies305, tjsween, Himalmitra, JalenV, gypsysmom, jaysbooks, ahef1963, FancyHorse, NinieB, linlef, LesleyAshton, Peace2, james.proffitt, Arrashid7, Laura1124, linnzsue, dljones442, joannawolotira, mmseiple, lsah, Sisif, steller0707, ArayaK,sturlington ,fundevogel ,Simone2 ,CVido , ,ManWithAnAgenda ,CharlesTheB
Explications
sturlington : Tried to read--couldn't get into it.
JalenV: I believe I read a Classics Illustrated version first. I don't like it as much as The Woman in White, but I liked it.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
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Rebecca
de Daphne Du Maurier
20,782 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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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
de Gawain Poet
7,879 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.
10
Saga des gens du Val-au-Saumon
de Anonymous
930 membres
6 critiques
4
Rang global 379
Member
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11
Mémoires posthumes de Brás Cubas
de Machado de Assis
2,407 membres
69 critiques
4.2
Rang global 380
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12
Grain de grenade
de Edith Wharton
912 membres
26 critiques
3.8
Rang global 358
2 Members
jain, amanda4242
14
Dressez haut la poutre maîtresse, charpentiers ; suivi de : Seymour, une introduction
de J. D. Salinger
6,049 membres
58 critiques
4
Rang global 406
Member
jain,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
15
Peut-on lui pardonner ?
de Anthony Trollope
2,348 membres
59 critiques
4
Rang global 348
4 Members
jain, amanda4242, NinieB, MaureenONeill,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
16
La dame en blanc
de Wilkie Collins
12,842 membres
336 critiques
4.1
Rang global 231
10 Members
Aquila, jain, booksinbed, perennialreader, gypsysmom, ahef1963, NinieB, Laura1124, steller0707, MaureenONeill,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
17
The Lifted Veil [short fiction]
de George Eliot
670 membres
26 critiques
3.2
Rang global 334
3 Members
jain, amanda4242, steller0707
19
La Mer de la fertilité : Neige de printemps ; Chevaux échappés ; Le temple de l'aube ; L'ange en décomposition
de Yukio Mishima
225 membres
1 critique
½ 4.6
Rang global 384
Member
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Death Comes for the Archbishop
de Willa Cather
5,956 membres
147 critiques
4
Rang global 84
41 Members
hailelib, kerry1897, eromsted, Rtrace, jain, jamesabg, lahochstetler, SilentInAWay, smcwl, thorold, Smiler69, otterlake, stellarexplorer, cathyta, japaul22, brenzi, clamacchia, ncgraham, perennialreader, souloftherose, cc9, Cindy1954, CVido, Bici47, Kristelh, rretzler, BlueSkies305, JalenV, elia1168, linlef, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, Laura1124, ramsesiii, linnzsue, dljones442, mmseiple, lsah, TwinDaddy, Sisif, ManWithAnAgenda,lorax , ,henkl ,Scorbet ,prosfilaes ,sjmccreary ,ahef1963 ,CharlesTheB
Explications
JalenV: I have this one. The only thing I remember from it is the Archbishop's garden.
ahef1963 : I really tried. Twice. Found it boring and have given up.
24
Carmilla
de Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
2,910 membres
134 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 337
3 Members
jain, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
25
Nord et Sud
de Elizabeth Gaskell
7,427 membres
245 critiques
4.1
Rang global 186
13 Members
eromsted, jain, booksinbed, europhile, amanda4242, Simone2, nlgeorge, TrulyAragorn, gypsysmom, ahef1963, NinieB, linnzsue, ManWithAnAgenda
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Le bel âge de miss Brodie
de Muriel Spark
5,210 membres
171 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 218
11 Members
eromsted, jain, booksinbed, pmdean, amanda4242, sturlington, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ryaSilvia, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,Simone2
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Trois homme dans un bateau, sans parler du chien
de Jerome K. Jerome
7,712 membres
290 critiques
3.9
Rang global 152
18 Members
kerry1897, Rtrace, jain, booksinbed, SimoneA, jefbra, m_island, brenzi, perennialreader, erijens, Dehinde, TrulyAragorn, gypsysmom, WhatUsername, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, lsah, steller0707,aulsmith ,sturlington
Explications
sturlington : This was OK, but is it a classic?
28
Travel Light
de Naomi Mitchison
486 membres
20 critiques
4
Rang global 386
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29
Journaux des dames de cour du Japon ancien
de Lady Sarashina
482 membres
9 critiques
3.9
Rang global 387
Member
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30
L'ivrogne dans la brousse
de Amos Tutuola
497 membres
17 critiques
½ 3.6
Rang global 367
2 Members
jain, amanda4242
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Ma vie dans la brousse des fantômes
de Amos Tutuola
252 membres
7 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 388
Member
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32
Aye, and Gomorrah and Other Stories
de Samuel R. Delany
334 membres
3 critiques
4
Rang global 389
Member
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33
Scènes de la vie du clerge
de George Eliot
874 membres
18 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 369
2 Members
jain, gypsysmom
35
Une paix séparée
de John Knowles
12,792 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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Cranford
de Elizabeth Gaskell
4,544 membres
132 critiques
3.8
Rang global 257
8 Members
jain, amanda4242, perennialreader, nlgeorge, ahef1963, NinieB, MaureenONeill, valeriepatton,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
ahef1963: Was delighted by the humour in this novel.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
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Triton
de Samuel R. Delany
1,333 membres
19 critiques
½ 3.5
Rang global 390
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Memoirs of a Spacewoman
de Naomi Mitchison
313 membres
10 critiques
½ 3.4
Rang global 391
Member
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39
Sula
de Toni Morrison
7,673 membres
98 critiques
3.8
Rang global 342
3 Members
jain, booksinbed, steller0707
40
Les Âmes mortes
de Nikolai Vassilievitx Gogol
9,264 membres
121 critiques
3.9
Rang global 392
Member
jain
43
Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood
de Algernon Blackwood
441 membres
9 critiques
4
Rang global 216
8 Members
kerry1897, jain, cathyta, TrulyAragorn, WhatUsername, ryaSilvia, denalong, ManWithAnAgenda
44
La loterie
de Shirley Jackson
3,640 membres
93 critiques
4
Rang global 365
4 Members
jain, sturlington, ahef1963, steller0707,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
45
La conversion
de James Baldwin
5,768 membres
112 critiques
3.9
Rang global 214
9 Members
hipdeep, jain, amanda4242, nlgeorge, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, GrimFiend1977, CarolynBurke7
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Si Beale Street pouvait parler
de James Baldwin
2,127 membres
60 critiques
4.1
Rang global 302
4 Members
jain, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707
47
Un autre pays
de James Baldwin
2,939 membres
41 critiques
4.1
Rang global 408
Member
jain,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
48
La foire des ténèbres
de Ray Bradbury
11,389 membres
297 critiques
3.9
Rang global 292
6 Members
Rtrace, jain, sturlington, aekd, TeriAndersonNeedham, steller0707,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
49
Tom et le jardin de minuit
de Philippa Pearce
2,478 membres
41 critiques
4.1
Rang global 347
3 Members
Aquila, jain, ahef1963
50
Femmes et filles
de Elizabeth Gaskell
4,113 membres
87 critiques
4.1
Rang global 339
3 Members
jain, perennialreader, ManWithAnAgenda
51
Jubilee
de Margaret Walker
801 membres
15 critiques
4.1
Rang global 393
Member
jain
52
Dhalgren
de Samuel R. Delany
3,741 membres
74 critiques
3.8
Rang global 351
2 Members
jain, ManWithAnAgenda
53
Le secret de Moonacre
de Elizabeth Goudge
2,557 membres
52 critiques
4.1
Rang global 371
2 Members
Aquila, jain
54
The Bishop of Hell and Other Stories
de Marjorie Bowen
155 membres
5 critiques
3.8
Rang global 394
Member
jain
55
Zami. Une nouvelle façon d'écrire mon nom
de Audre Lorde
1,873 membres
22 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 372
2 Members
jain, steller0707
56
Billy Budd and Other Stories
de Herman Melville
2,009 membres
14 critiques
½ 3.5
Rang global 335
3 Members
jain, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, ManWithAnAgenda
57
Gorilla, My Love
de Toni Cade Bambara
383 membres
2 critiques
3.8
Rang global 373
2 Members
jain, steller0707
58
Gothic Tales
de Elizabeth Gaskell
612 membres
13 critiques
½ 3.6
Rang global 395
Member
jain
59
Chronique du Peuple
de Zenna Henderson
748 membres
12 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 396
Member
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60
The African
de Harold Courlander
41 membres
3.9
Rang global 397
Member
jain
61
Fictions
de Jorge Luis Borges
7,610 membres
114 critiques
½ 4.4
Rang global 407
6 Members
kerry1897, jain, almigwin, amanda4242, cathyta, ryaSilvia,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,peterdj ,NinieB
62
Laura Willowes
de Sylvia Townsend Warner
1,538 membres
70 critiques
3.8
Rang global 361
4 Members
jain, booksinbed, amanda4242, NinieB,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
63
Chroniques de l'étrange
de Songling Pu
245 membres
5 critiques
4
Rang global 398
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64
L'oeuvre au noir
de Marguerite Yourcenar
1,710 membres
30 critiques
4
Rang global 399
Member
jain
65
Le Rêve dans le pavillon rouge, tome 1 et 2
de Xueqin Cao
798 membres
9 critiques
4
Rang global 184
12 Members
kerry1897, eromsted, jain, SilentInAWay, almigwin, .Monkey., cathyta, erijens, cc9, Cindy1954, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia
66
Ceremony
de Leslie Marmon Silko
3,574 membres
60 critiques
3.8
Rang global 344
3 Members
jain, sturlington, steller0707
67
Route des Indes
de E. M. Forster
12,467 membres
142 critiques
3.8
Rang global 158
27 Members
wordswordswords, eromsted, jain, almigwin, varielle, europhile, jefbra, otterlake, icre8dstny, sjmccreary, martina_hrubes, cathyta, ukh, perennialreader, Cindy1954, gypsysmom, ahef1963, james.proffitt, mspixieears, Arrashid7, Laura1124, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, nedhyu, JohnMB, CarolynBurke7, MaureenONeill,Edward ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,Peace2 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
sturlington : The only Forster I didn't like
ahef1963: Not a fan of Forster; this was the best of the lot.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
68
Le Bois de la nuit
de Djuna Barnes
3,128 membres
58 critiques
½ 3.5
Rang global 328
3 Members
jain, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707
74
Chroniques martiennes
de Ray Bradbury
16,657 membres
324 critiques
4.1
Rang global 179
14 Members
Rtrace, jain, sturlington, TrulyAragorn, gypsysmom, ahef1963, WhatUsername, james.proffitt, nedhyu, JohnMB, Saxon451, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, MaureenONeill
75
Ruth
de Elizabeth Gaskell
1,074 membres
24 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 332
3 Members
jain, NinieB, Peace2
76
Le coup de grâce
de Marguerite Yourcenar
452 membres
10 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 400
Member
jain
77
La servante écarlate
de Margaret Atwood
42,407 membres
1,142 critiques
4.1
Rang global 98
36 Members
Aquila, SqueakyChu, kerry1897, eromsted, dara85, jain, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, KimarieBee, almigwin, varielle, Zylphan, sjmccreary, amanda4242, redsox0407, deldevries, sturlington, cathyta, perennialreader, Cindy1954, nlgeorge, JalenV, gypsysmom, Aprill, Luisali, ahef1963, elia1168, LesleyAshton, ryaSilvia, linnzsue, nedhyu, JohnMB, TeriAndersonNeedham, steller0707, CharlesTheB, TaraJohnson,aulsmith , ,Simone2 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
dara85: Didn't like it.
jain: Read it in high school but need to reread as an adult.
amanda4242: Read it a few times.
JalenV: I read it when it came out in paperback, decades ago. It still haunts me.
Aprill: Read it.
ahef1963: Thought it was brilliant.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
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Marie Barton
de Elizabeth Gaskell
2,683 membres
67 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 321
4 Members
jain, booksinbed, ahef1963, NinieB
79
Le lys de brooklyn
de Betty Smith
16,568 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.
80
Diary of a Provincial Lady
de E.M. Delafield
1,119 membres
39 critiques
4.1
Rang global 374
2 Members
jain, NinieB
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Pamela: or, Virtue Rewarded
de Samuel Richardson
2,561 membres
43 critiques
2.9
Rang global 171
19 Members
kerry1897, eromsted, SilentInAWay, smcwl, almigwin, thorold, europhile, SylviaC, cathyta, japaul22, Cindy1954, CVido, Kristelh, Himalmitra, NinieB, linlef, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, lsah,gennyt ,jain ,aulsmith ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
jain : Read ~1/4 of it, and that was annoying and repetitious enough. Can't imagine slogging through the whole thing.
aulsmith : Life's too short to waste it reading Pamela.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
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Au cœur des ténèbres
de Joseph Conrad
23,635 membres
389 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.
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La stratégie Ender
de Orson Scott Card
41,222 membres
1,047 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 161
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.
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Finnegans wake
de James Joyce
5,338 membres
59 critiques
3.9
Rang global 93
37 Members
gennyt, tiddleyboom, kerry1897, evilmoose, eromsted, jamesabg, SilentInAWay, fbroussard, almigwin, lwbooklover, .Monkey., europhile, peterdj, martina_hrubes, SylviaC, jerry-book, cathyta, cc9, Cindy1954, Simone2, Kristelh, BlueSkies305, bwtsang, ahef1963, elia1168, FancyHorse, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ramsesiii, seanogui, dianeham, mmseiple, lsah, fredasteele, TwinDaddy, TaraJohnson, ,cpg ,jain ,prosfilaes ,aulsmith ,CVido
Explications
aulsmith : I read as much as I'm going to
ahef1963: Read in grad school. Took some doing, but got through it.