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
30,506 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.
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La Promenade au phare
de Virginia Woolf
17,575 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
35,559 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.
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L'orange mécanique
de Anthony Burgess
25,876 membres
389 critiques
4
Rang global 126
31 Members
Aquila, gennyt, eromsted, Rtrace, mybookshelf, foggidawn, SilentInAWay, SimoneA, .Monkey., europhile, Zylphan, icre8dstny, amanda4242, peterdj, sturlington, cathyta, Cindy1954, Beorn_se_Bacaire, nlgeorge, gypsysmom, ahef1963, bcrowl399, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, Arrashid7, linnzsue, JohnMB, TeriAndersonNeedham, CharlesTheB, MaureenONeill,tiddleyboom ,cpg , ,aulsmith , ,Simone2 ,electrice ,
Explications
tiddleyboom : Read it. Loved it. Great movie too.
electrice : read in 2012
ahef1963: Both admired and loved this book.
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Finnegans wake
de James Joyce
5,333 membres
58 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.
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La Lettre écarlate
de Nathaniel Hawthorne
36,539 membres
373 critiques
½ 3.4
Rang global 41
63 Members
Aquila, wordswordswords, kageeh, cpg, pamelad, SimoneA, almigwin, varielle, europhile, Zylphan, jefbra, chgstrom, otterlake, sjmccreary, amanda4242, peterdj, martina_hrubes, cathyta, brenzi, ncgraham, BekkaJo, Simone2, CVido, bw94612, Dunord, nlgeorge, BlueSkies305, electrice, tjsween, JalenV, gypsysmom, jaysbooks, ahef1963, raperper, AmourFou, rosemitchell, NinieB, jnmlkr901, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, Laura1124, SamTaylor, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, dljones442, JohnMB, courtneyp93, mmseiple, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, misfortune317, kierstens, JessGalchutt, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, mcountr, steller0707, Musicaldreamer, TaraJohnson, Tyler_DDurden, MMC22378, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, zombiecat,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,.Monkey. ,aulsmith ,karamazow ,sturlington ,aekd ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
.Monkey. : Read it. Hated it.
sturlington : Read in college
JalenV: I have, and have read, my copy. I was already familiar with the plot thanks to The Classics Reclassified by Richard Armour.
aekd: Not likely to read.
ahef1963: Loved it.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read. Nearly everything else he wrote is better.
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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La Faim
de Knut Hamsun
4,509 membres
125 critiques
4
Rang global 154
18 Members
gennyt, kerry1897, eromsted, almigwin, europhile, karamazow, peterdj, PatsyMurray, cathyta, Cindy1954, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, linnzsue, nedhyu, Sisif, ManWithAnAgenda, GrimFiend1977, ,SilentInAWay
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Le paradis perdu
de John Milton
13,896 membres
112 critiques
4
Rang global 54
54 Members
gennyt, wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, kerry1897, evilmoose, cpg, foggidawn, jamesabg, booksinbed, SimoneA, almigwin, europhile, pmdean, ScarySquirrel, sjmccreary, amanda4242, redsox0407, peterdj, deldevries, jerry-book, Myrrha, cathyta, briarhills, nik61, cc9, CVido, Kristelh, BlueSkies305, electrice, TrulyAragorn, bwtsang, Shutzie27, ahef1963, FancyHorse, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, linnzsue, JohnMB, Ares14, seanogui, joannawolotira, mmseiple, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, Sisif, GrimFiend1977, Stephan_Rogers, TaraJohnson, gerggerggerg, MyFathersDragon, valeriepatton,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,karamazow ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
aulsmith : I tried, but after Satan leaves Heaven things get very boring.
sturlington : Read partly in college. Not worth it.
FancyHorse: I read it in high school but have forgotten most of it.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
MyFathersDragon: We read excerpts in an English class. I knew it was a classic, so I thought I should keep reading.
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Blade Runner
de Philip K. Dick
19,267 membres
473 critiques
4
Rang global 187
18 Members
Aquila, tiddleyboom, kerry1897, pmdean, m_island, karamazow, amanda4242, peterdj, martina_hrubes, sturlington, cathyta, electrice, gypsysmom, mattries37315, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, nedhyu, JohnMB,Edward ,aulsmith ,ahef1963 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
ahef1963 : I've tried hard to read this, but I can't get into it.
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Expiation
de Ian McEwan
26,480 membres
627 critiques
3.9
Rang global 150
23 Members
tiddleyboom, eromsted, dara85, booksinbed, peterdj, deldevries, cathyta, perennialreader, Cindy1954, nlgeorge, gypsysmom, Aprill, Shutzie27, ahef1963, LesleyAshton, Peace2, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, Laura1124, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, ManWithAnAgenda, MaureenONeill,SilentInAWay ,sturlington ,Simone2 ,jaysbooks
Explications
dara85: Skipped part of it. It was so boring.
sturlington : Not a classic.
Aprill: Read it.
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Emma
de Jane Austen
37,939 membres
505 critiques
4.1
Rang global 104
37 Members
Aquila, wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, kerry1897, booksinbed, almigwin, varielle, pmdean, icre8dstny, sjmccreary, WSB7, redsox0407, peterdj, sturlington, cathyta, brenzi, perennialreader, canantopaloglu, Simone2, nlgeorge, BlueSkies305, TrulyAragorn, JalenV, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, jaysbooks, ahef1963, NinieB, LesleyAshton, Laura1124, daisy_jane, linnzsue, nedhyu, Sisif, steller0707, MaureenONeill, valeriepatton, ,eromsted ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,jefbra ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
JalenV: I've read it a couple of times. It's not as dull as Mansfield Park, but I can't say I like it much. I hope Emma and the Werewolves will be more fun.
ahef1963: Probably my least favourite Austen work, but still better than most other books of the period.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
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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.
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La Divine Comédie
de Dante Alighieri
21,741 membres
188 critiques
4.1
Rang global 6
94 Members
Edward, Only2rs, ABVR, gennyt, conceptDawg, tiddleyboom, evilmoose, foggidawn, Ragnell, lahochstetler, SimoneA, smcwl, almigwin, lwbooklover, prosfilaes, .Monkey., antqueen, thorold, AnnaClaire, europhile, Aninja, dhm, EmScape, Zylphan, bell7, Smiler69, otterlake, olgakm, stellarexplorer, sjmccreary, Myrrha, Matke, cathyta, StephenBarkley, fundevogel, auntSteelbreaker, ukh, bacbaby, citybird, souloftherose, 2wonderY, mousse, cc9, canantopaloglu, Cindy1954, Dilara86, Bici47, Kristelh, Dunord, BlueSkies305, JqnOC, electrice, TrulyAragorn, al.vick, raperper, SkuldOMG, AmourFou, FancyHorse, Elizabeth088, james.proffitt, Jacqklueh, FlorianKarpfinger, dwightie, Liivin, ryaSilvia, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, kristilabrie, christianromney, linnzsue, JohnMB, Ares14, dianeham, joannawolotira, mmseiple, blancosa, RodgerA, spiderlily, JMK2020, TwinDaddy, CTyner, Sisif, kihohamu, electricgoddess1993, Aggelos, CharlesTheB, dkarenart, TaraJohnson, Tyler_DDurden, gunarss, MyFathersDragon, tjtjtjtj, scstubbs, evaneshel,lorax , ,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,karamazow ,peterdj ,sturlington ,CVido ,courtneyp93 ,lsah ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
aulsmith : Got halfway through hell and gave up.
sturlington : Read Inferno in college. Not sure of the point of reading the rest.
Arrashid7: I plan to read it this summer.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read, loved.
MyFathersDragon: I didn’t finish. I read some in Italian, but I am not very good with Italian. I read more in English translation, but I wanted to go back to the Italian, and never finished.
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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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Les vestiges du jour
de Kazuo Ishiguro
16,354 membres
475 critiques
4.2
Rang global 97
34 Members
Aquila, tiddleyboom, Rtrace, cpg, mybookshelf, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, smcwl, almigwin, Smiler69, Cecrow, amanda4242, deldevries, sturlington, cathyta, brenzi, ukh, CVido, Dunord, nlgeorge, electrice, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Marleen_Cloutier, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, metamedusa, Laura1124, linnzsue, steller0707, GrimFiend1977, alyssamhope23, MaureenONeill,aulsmith ,peterdj ,Simone2 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
aulsmith : Not a classic
sturlington: Read it. Probably will be a classic someday.
Simone2 : Must read!!
ahef1963: Beautiful book. A beautiful movie as well.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
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Absalon, Absalon!
de William Faulkner
7,654 membres
107 critiques
4.1
Rang global 174
23 Members
gennyt, wordswordswords, kerry1897, eromsted, ijustgetbored, lahochstetler, almigwin, lwbooklover, varielle, Smiler69, icre8dstny, cathyta, auntSteelbreaker, Cindy1954, nlgeorge, rretzler, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, Laura1124, linnzsue, nedhyu, Sisif,gilroy , ,henkl ,SilentInAWay ,prosfilaes ,aulsmith ,peterdj ,sturlington ,JohnMB
Explications
gilroy : Faulkner is a dated writer. He was fine when he was first published, but unless you're a literary scholar, not worth the struggle.
aulsmith : Read As I Lay Dying and will never touch Faulkner again.
sturlington : Read it in college. Check off my one Faulkner.
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Good-Bye to All That: An Autobiography
de Robert Graves
3,690 membres
66 critiques
4
Rang global 209
13 Members
gennyt, SilentInAWay, smcwl, varielle, amanda4242, redsox0407, jerry-book, cathyta, cc9, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, linnzsue, lsah,peterdj ,sturlington
Explications
sturlington : Read in college
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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.
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L'Agent secret
de Joseph Conrad
6,560 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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Lumière d'août
de William Faulkner
9,226 membres
105 critiques
4
Rang global 313
10 Members
kerry1897, SilentInAWay, almigwin, redsox0407, cathyta, ncgraham, perennialreader, vwinsloe, ryaSilvia, Laura1124,gilroy ,eromsted ,aulsmith ,peterdj ,ahef1963
Explications
gilroy : Faulkner is a dated writer. He was fine when he was first published, but unless you're a literary scholar, not worth the struggle.
ahef1963 : I detest Faulkner.
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Fictions
de Jorge Luis Borges
7,596 membres
114 critiques
½ 4.4
Rang global 407
6 Members
kerry1897, jain, almigwin, amanda4242, cathyta, ryaSilvia,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,peterdj ,NinieB
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Le vieil homme et la mer
de Ernest Hemingway
30,700 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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À la recherche du temps perdu
de Marcel Proust
3,893 membres
46 critiques
½ 4.5
Rang global 194
15 Members
kerry1897, cpg, smcwl, almigwin, europhile, jerry-book, cathyta, briarhills, nlgeorge, BlueSkies305, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, nedhyu, JMK2020, Sisif,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,peterdj
Explications
nlgeorge: The journey is worth it
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Le Seigneur des anneaux
de J. R. R. Tolkien
50,358 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.
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Le nom de la rose
de Umberto Eco
19,512 membres
310 critiques
4.2
Rang global 111
36 Members
Aquila, tiddleyboom, kerry1897, eromsted, cpg, mybookshelf, SimoneA, almigwin, varielle, m_island, sjmccreary, amanda4242, WSB7, cathyta, fundevogel, jyssco, perennialreader, Kodibear, briarhills, Cindy1954, nlgeorge, BlueSkies305, TrulyAragorn, cej1027, JalenV, gypsysmom, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, metamedusa, linnzsue, nedhyu, dljones442, lsah, JMK2020, Sisif,Edward ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,peterdj ,sturlington ,Simone2 ,jaysbooks ,ahef1963 ,Peace2
Explications
sturlington : Not sure I would call this a classic
JalenV: I read it decades ago. That bit about not wanting to admit that Christ was poor rings true because I have a 19th century book on the lives of Saints Joseph, Joachim, and Anne. That book didn't want to talk about Joseph's poverty, but that he was descended from King David.
ahef1963 : Hated it twice. My dad loved it so much that I gave it a second try, but still hated it.
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Feu pâle
de Vladimir Nabokov
7,938 membres
139 critiques
4.2
Rang global 228
14 Members
Edward, gennyt, wordswordswords, kerry1897, almigwin, varielle, cathyta, fundevogel, ryaSilvia, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, CharlesTheB, GrimFiend1977,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,peterdj