Classics you know you should have read but probably haven't
- Description
- 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!
1
de Leo Tolstoy
28,827 membres
457 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 1
Score 486.31
Ajouté 2012-01-09, 08:22 AM
- 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.
2
30,501 membres
449 critiques
4.1
Rang global 2
Score 326.11
Ajouté 2012-01-09, 10:17 AM
- 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 finishManWithAnAgenda : Read, enjoyed.
3
14,671 membres
190 critiques
3.9
Rang global 8
Score 227.12
Ajouté 2012-01-09, 10:02 AM
- 86 Members
- timspalding, Aquila, hipdeep, wordswordswords, staffordcastle, anglemark, tiddleyboom, kerry1897, evilmoose, eromsted, cpg, mybookshelf, foggidawn, pamelad, lahochstetler, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, SimoneA, smcwl, almigwin, lwbooklover, .Monkey., rosiezbanks, AnnaClaire, Aninja, dhm, EmScape, Smiler69, otterlake, olgakm, stellarexplorer, WSB7, crazy4reading, SylviaC, cathyta, ncgraham, citybird, Kodibear, cc9, Cindy1954, Simone2, Bici47, Dehinde, rretzler, BlueSkies305, electrice, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, jaysbooks, ahef1963, mattries37315, StefanieGeeks, matthewmason, FancyHorse, NinieB, pewterbreath, linlef, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, dwightie, mspixieears, ryaSilvia, morgandgarcia, Rozanjeff, kdemetter, Melhuish, linnzsue, dljones442, JohnMB, mmseiple, lsah, RodgerA, spiderlily, JMK2020, Rusty37, JessGalchutt, TwinDaddy, Sisif, mcountr, dkarenart, TaraJohnson, gunarss, MaureenONeill, ArayaK, bookthief07, ,prosfilaes ,aulsmith ,karamazow ,CVido , ,courtneyp93 ,pkloza ,ManWithAnAgenda ,gerggerggerg
- Explications
4
5,499 membres
53 critiques
3.9
Rang global 95
Score 55
Ajouté 2012-01-09, 10:08 AM
- 33 Members
- staffordcastle, kerry1897, eromsted, longway, jamesabg, almigwin, prosfilaes, .Monkey., Cecrow, stellarexplorer, andejons, cathyta, souloftherose, Cindy1954, Dilara86, bw94612, Kristelh, TrulyAragorn, Himalmitra, raperper, elia1168, SkuldOMG, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, Laura1124, mmseiple, lsah, aquariumministry, fredasteele, TwinDaddy, kihohamu, ManWithAnAgenda, GrimFiend1977,Edward , ,SilentInAWay ,Simone2 ,CVido
5
de Omar Khayyám
2,908 membres
34 critiques
4
Rang global 112
Score 39.15
Ajouté 2012-01-09, 10:05 AM
- 27 Members
- hailelib, gennyt, hipdeep, wordswordswords, staffordcastle, eromsted, kageeh, jamesabg, almigwin, varielle, WSB7, SylviaC, cathyta, cc9, canantopaloglu, Cindy1954, Beorn_se_Bacaire, rretzler, BlueSkies305, pewterbreath, linlef, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, hudzilla55, ManWithAnAgenda, MyFathersDragon,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith , ,sturlington ,CVido ,Bici47 ,lsah
- Explications
- sturlington : Read at least partly.
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de Thomas Mann
5,675 membres
109 critiques
4.2
Rang global 73
Score 67.18
Ajouté 2012-01-09, 10:10 AM
- 38 Members
- gennyt, staffordcastle, tiddleyboom, kerry1897, eromsted, Scorbet, longway, jamesabg, SilentInAWay, smcwl, almigwin, Smiler69, andejons, cathyta, japaul22, Cindy1954, Simone2, Dilara86, Kristelh, Dunord, nlgeorge, electrice, Marleen_Cloutier, elia1168, matthewmason, pewterbreath, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, rplinke, ramsesiii, linnzsue, nedhyu, MadaraR, joannawolotira, mmseiple, mcountr, CharlesTheB, ,aulsmith ,peterdj ,CVido
7
3,025 membres
75 critiques
4.2
Rang global 144
Score 28.45
Ajouté 2012-01-09, 10:13 AM
- 21 Members
- hailelib, gennyt, wordswordswords, staffordcastle, kerry1897, eromsted, Scorbet, jain, almigwin, europhile, cathyta, brenzi, Cindy1954, Simone2, nlgeorge, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, linnzsue, lsah, Rusty37, ManWithAnAgenda, ,henkl ,SilentInAWay ,andejons
8
72,097 membres
1,168 critiques
3.8
Rang global 18
Score 173.72
Ajouté 2012-01-09, 08:23 AM
- 92 Members
- AntiLeah, hailelib, Aquila, Only2rs, bookwoman84, ABVR, benfulton, wordswordswords, conceptDawg, staffordcastle, _Zoe_, kageeh, dara85, Rtrace, cpg, mybookshelf, pamelad, jamesabg, lahochstetler, booksinbed, SimoneA, almigwin, varielle, antqueen, AnnaClaire, Zylphan, jefbra, otterlake, m_island, nephron44, icre8dstny, sjmccreary, amanda4242, martina_hrubes, deldevries, sturlington, flips, cathyta, brenzi, clamacchia, ncgraham, ukh, perennialreader, Kodibear, ridgididge, CVido, Bici47, Dunord, eclecticdodo, BlueSkies305, electrice, tjsween, Jys-g, JalenV, gypsysmom, Aprill, Shutzie27, jaysbooks, ahef1963, pincus2, FancyHorse, bcrowl399, rosemitchell, NinieB, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, jnmlkr901, IsabelJacobson, metamedusa, Laura1124, banana4thelord, christianromney, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, TheUndergroundMan000, JohnMB, courtneyp93, Zaeynab, misfortune317, spiderlily, HollieKirt, TwinDaddy, TeriAndersonNeedham, steller0707, Lazlo_Kovaks, Stephan_Rogers, TaraJohnson, KrystalSheppard, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, jarcipreste,Edward ,lorax , ,tiddleyboom ,henkl ,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,.Monkey. ,aulsmith ,EmScape , ,auntSteelbreaker ,susiesharp ,nonlocal ,mattries37315 ,Peace2 ,ManWithAnAgenda ,CharlesTheB ,
- Explications
- tiddleyboom : Read it. Loved it..Monkey. : Read it. Disliked.amanda4242: Read it twice and hated it twice.JalenV: Had to read it for High School and hated it. I read The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo. Found her inserted characters and the magic interesting, still hated the Gatsby sections.Aprill: Read it.ahef1963: Read it; didn't really like it.ManWithAnAgenda : Read it. Loved it.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.
9
11,164 membres
223 critiques
3.9
Rang global 21
Score 155.05
Ajouté 2012-01-09, 10:02 AM
- 70 Members
- wordswordswords, conceptDawg, staffordcastle, tiddleyboom, eromsted, cpg, jain, mybookshelf, foggidawn, pamelad, lahochstetler, SilentInAWay, almigwin, lwbooklover, .Monkey., europhile, EmScape, jefbra, Smiler69, Cecrow, otterlake, stellarexplorer, amanda4242, sturlington, cathyta, japaul22, BekkaJo, susiesharp, perennialreader, citybird, nik61, Cindy1954, CVido, Bici47, Dunord, nlgeorge, BlueSkies305, electrice, gypsysmom, al.vick, bibliobuzz, ahef1963, Marleen_Cloutier, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, metamedusa, banana4thelord, Chirules, christianromney, hudzilla55, linnzsue, TheUndergroundMan000, MadaraR, mmseiple, lsah, Zaeynab, Rusty37, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, thamara.abrao, mcountr, ManWithAnAgenda, CharlesTheB, GrimFiend1977, Lazlo_Kovaks, Musicaldreamer, TaraJohnson, MaureenONeill,prosfilaes ,karamazow
- Explications
- jain: Read it in high school but need to reread as an adult.amanda4242: Loved it.
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81,903 membres
1,270 critiques
4.2
Rang global 10
Score 213.08
Ajouté 2012-01-09, 03:57 AM
- 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 : readManWithAnAgenda : Read.MyFathersDragon: It is a classic so I thought I should read it.
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de Jane Austen
80,579 membres
1,368 critiques
½ 4.4
Rang global 20
Score 163.04
Ajouté 2012-01-09, 10:58 AM
- 84 Members
- Aquila, ABVR, benfulton, wordswordswords, staffordcastle, anglemark, tiddleyboom, kerry1897, longway, pamelad, lahochstetler, booksinbed, smcwl, almigwin, prosfilaes, varielle, .Monkey., antqueen, pmdean, jefbra, otterlake, sjmccreary, amanda4242, redsox0407, peterdj, crazy4reading, deldevries, artturnerjr, sturlington, brenzi, BekkaJo, susiesharp, perennialreader, ridgididge, nik61, Cindy1954, CVido, Bici47, Dunord, Dehinde, nlgeorge, BlueSkies305, JqnOC, electrice, JalenV, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, jaysbooks, ahef1963, SkuldOMG, bcrowl399, NinieB, linlef, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, jnmlkr901, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, Laura1124, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, December7, nedhyu, JohnMB, courtneyp93, Zaeynab, HollieKirt, merriqat, MargaretD1, TwinDaddy, Sisif, TeriAndersonNeedham, steller0707, kmc3501, TaraJohnson, Tyler_DDurden, KrystalSheppard, gerggerggerg, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, valeriepatton, jarcipreste,gilroy , , ,eromsted ,_Zoe_ ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith , ,auntSteelbreaker ,Peace2 ,ManWithAnAgenda ,CharlesTheB
- Explications
- amanda4242: Loved it.auntSteelbreaker : Read it, even though it was boring.ahef1963: Loved it.ManWithAnAgenda : Read, enjoyed.MyFathersDragon: I read it because it was available.
12
58,941 membres
916 critiques
4.2
Rang global 39
Score 111.43
Ajouté 2012-01-09, 05:16 AM
- 71 Members
- Edward, Aquila, wordswordswords, staffordcastle, tiddleyboom, eromsted, kageeh, dara85, pamelad, jamesabg, booksinbed, almigwin, varielle, antqueen, europhile, EmScape, Zylphan, jefbra, otterlake, m_island, sjmccreary, amanda4242, redsox0407, martina_hrubes, artturnerjr, sturlington, cathyta, brenzi, BekkaJo, perennialreader, ridgididge, Cindy1954, CVido, Dehinde, eclecticdodo, nlgeorge, electrice, JalenV, gypsysmom, Aprill, Shutzie27, jaysbooks, ahef1963, NinieB, LesleyAshton, Peace2, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, Arrashid7, Laura1124, SamTaylor, linnzsue, December7, dljones442, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, JMK2020, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, Sisif, mcountr, TeriAndersonNeedham, steller0707, Musicaldreamer, TaraJohnson, KrystalSheppard, gerggerggerg, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, valeriepatton, jarcipreste, Mama_Smurf,lorax ,gilroy , ,ABVR ,_Zoe_ ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,auntSteelbreaker ,Simone2 ,ManWithAnAgenda ,CharlesTheB ,emily-judith
- Explications
- tiddleyboom: I know the whole plot and resolution of Jane Eyre; I've just never read the book.JalenV: I have read this book so many times since I was a school girl. However, it wasn't until PBS first aired "I, Claudius" that I understood that "West Indies Messalina" insult.Aprill: Enjoyed it.ahef1963: A favourite.ManWithAnAgenda : Read.MyFathersDragon: It was available when I was reading anything I could find. I reread it in high school.
