Classics you know you should have read but probably haven't
- Beschreibung
- 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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von Leo Tolstoy
28,879 Mitglieder
459 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
Globaler Rang 1
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Hinzugefügt 2012-01-09, 08:22 AM
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- Erklärungen
- 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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14,697 Mitglieder
191 Rezensionen
3.9
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Bewertung 227.12
Hinzugefügt 2012-01-09, 10:02 AM
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- Erklärungen
3
von Thomas Hardy
11,403 Mitglieder
198 Rezensionen
4
Globaler Rang 33
Bewertung 122.55
Hinzugefügt 2012-01-09, 10:15 AM
- 61 Members
- Only2rs, wordswordswords, SqueakyChu, tiddleyboom, eromsted, cpg, mybookshelf, foggidawn, pamelad, jamesabg, lahochstetler, smcwl, almigwin, lwbooklover, spounds, sarahemmm, AnnaClaire, jefbra, Smiler69, stellarexplorer, redsox0407, PatsyMurray, cathyta, ncgraham, perennialreader, Kodibear, ridgididge, cc9, Cindy1954, Simone2, bw94612, Bici47, Kristelh, Dehinde, nlgeorge, BlueSkies305, TrulyAragorn, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, al.vick, jaysbooks, matthewmason, FancyHorse, pewterbreath, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, Arrashid7, Laura1124, hudzilla55, linnzsue, TheUndergroundMan000, joannawolotira, mmseiple, lsah, Zaeynab, Rusty37, CharlesTheB, MccMichaelR, TaraJohnson, MaureenONeill, ,SilentInAWay ,prosfilaes ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,CVido ,Peace2 ,ManWithAnAgenda ,gerggerggerg
- Erklärungen
- sturlington : No more Hardy!ManWithAnAgenda : Read. Loved.
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44,205 Mitglieder
492 Rezensionen
4.2
Globaler Rang 5
Bewertung 251.48
Hinzugefügt 2012-01-09, 09:20 PM
- 98 Members
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- Erklärungen
- aulsmith : Started and decided not to finishAprill: 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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von Ovid
13,216 Mitglieder
102 Rezensionen
4.1
Globaler Rang 67
Bewertung 75.31
Hinzugefügt 2012-01-12, 11:03 AM
- 43 Members
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- Erklärungen
- sturlington : Probably read in school. No interest.aekd: no interest
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von Leo Tolstoy
38,525 Mitglieder
630 Rezensionen
4.1
Globaler Rang 3
Bewertung 273.99
Hinzugefügt 2012-01-09, 08:22 AM
- 101 Members
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- Erklärungen
- electrice : read in 2013, excellent
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29,525 Mitglieder
331 Rezensionen
½ 4.4
Globaler Rang 12
Bewertung 200.63
Hinzugefügt 2012-01-09, 08:23 AM
- 86 Members
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8
von Mark Twain
43,032 Mitglieder
519 Rezensionen
3.9
Globaler Rang 9
Bewertung 225.55
Hinzugefügt 2012-01-26, 05:41 PM
- 99 Members
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- Erklärungen
- gilroy : Read itamanda4242: 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.
9
von Willa Cather
5,950 Mitglieder
147 Rezensionen
4
Globaler Rang 84
Bewertung 59.79
Hinzugefügt 2012-01-09, 10:09 AM
- 41 Members
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- Erklärungen
10
von E. M. Forster
8,786 Mitglieder
132 Rezensionen
4
Globaler Rang 62
Bewertung 79.18
Hinzugefügt 2012-02-14, 07:49 AM
- 47 Members
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- Erklärungen
- jain: Read it in high school but need to reread as an adult.ahef1963 : Have tried to read it several times but was too bored.ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
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von Charles Dickens
13,693 Mitglieder
248 Rezensionen
4.2
Globaler Rang 34
Bewertung 120.26
Hinzugefügt 2012-02-10, 10:27 AM
- 61 Members
- wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, kerry1897, evilmoose, eromsted, jain, foggidawn, jamesabg, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, SimoneA, almigwin, AnnaClaire, europhile, pmdean, Smiler69, m_island, stellarexplorer, peterdj, martina_hrubes, cathyta, japaul22, brenzi, ncgraham, BekkaJo, susiesharp, bacbaby, briarhills, Cindy1954, Simone2, CVido, bw94612, Bici47, nlgeorge, BlueSkies305, TrulyAragorn, Himalmitra, JalenV, gypsysmom, ahef1963, raperper, Marleen_Cloutier, NinieB, linlef, Peace2, FlorianKarpfinger, Laura1124, linnzsue, dljones442, joannawolotira, mmseiple, lsah, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, mcountr, CharlesTheB, pozzoandlucky, TaraJohnson, MyFathersDragon, CarolynBurke7, MaureenONeill, ,cpg ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Erklärungen
- JalenV: Can't recall if I listened to a library copy or read my sister's copy. It was certainly bleak. Avoid lawsuits!ManWithAnAgenda : Read.MyFathersDragon: I was reading lots of Dickens back then.
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10,003 Mitglieder
120 Rezensionen
4
Globaler Rang 45
Bewertung 105.23
Hinzugefügt 2012-01-12, 11:21 AM
- 52 Members
- hailelib, Only2rs, gennyt, kerry1897, eromsted, mlfhlibrarian, longway, jamesabg, smcwl, almigwin, .Monkey., europhile, Smiler69, amanda4242, peterdj, cathyta, japaul22, clamacchia, ncgraham, TBergen, briarhills, mousse, cc9, Cindy1954, Beorn_se_Bacaire, Dilara86, bw94612, Kristelh, Dunord, rretzler, BlueSkies305, JqnOC, TrulyAragorn, Himalmitra, mattries37315, elia1168, luvpumpkns, LesleyAshton, FlorianKarpfinger, Arrashid7, linnzsue, nedhyu, joannawolotira, mmseiple, lsah, aquariumministry, fredasteele, Sisif, ManWithAnAgenda, TaraJohnson, gerggerggerg, MyFathersDragon,Edward ,SilentInAWay ,sjmccreary ,CVido ,Bici47
- Erklärungen
- amanda4242: A slow starter and can drag a bit in places, but a great read.MyFathersDragon: I read this as an adult because it was a classic. I read some excerpts in high school.
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von John Steinbeck
34,334 Mitglieder
472 Rezensionen
4.1
Globaler Rang 19
Bewertung 172.63
Hinzugefügt 2012-02-10, 04:42 PM
- 84 Members
- AntiLeah, Only2rs, hipdeep, tiddleyboom, mlfhlibrarian, Rtrace, mybookshelf, foggidawn, longway, pamelad, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, SimoneA, almigwin, varielle, .Monkey., pmdean, dhm, jefbra, m_island, karamazow, sjmccreary, amanda4242, deldevries, sturlington, flips, cathyta, brenzi, ncgraham, BekkaJo, souloftherose, ridgididge, canantopaloglu, CVido, Bici47, rretzler, BlueSkies305, JqnOC, electrice, TrulyAragorn, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, jaysbooks, bibliobuzz, StefanieGeeks, pincus2, FancyHorse, flying_monkeys, bcrowl399, rosemitchell, NinieB, pewterbreath, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, Laura1124, SamTaylor, daisy_jane, Chirules, christianromney, hudzilla55, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, nedhyu, dljones442, JohnMB, Ares14, lsah, Saxon451, Zaeynab, kierstens, spiderlily, HollieKirt, JMK2020, TwinDaddy, Sisif, readerdad, TaraJohnson, FireflyLover, KrystalSheppard, MyFathersDragon, ArayaK, zombiecat,lorax , ,eromsted ,cpg ,aulsmith , ,auntSteelbreaker , ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Erklärungen
- amanda4242: Read it and loathed it.sturlington: Important book but kind of a slog.ManWithAnAgenda : Read, enjoyed.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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1,740 Mitglieder
10 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
Globaler Rang 138
Bewertung 29.91
Hinzugefügt 2012-02-08, 06:49 PM
- 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
- Erklärungen
- 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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von Henry Fielding
8,127 Mitglieder
96 Rezensionen
3.9
Globaler Rang 65
Bewertung 76.83
Hinzugefügt 2012-01-09, 10:16 AM
- 45 Members
- gennyt, hipdeep, tiddleyboom, eromsted, mybookshelf, almigwin, lwbooklover, .Monkey., thorold, amanda4242, martina_hrubes, cathyta, ncgraham, BekkaJo, ridgididge, nik61, cc9, Cindy1954, Dilara86, Bici47, rretzler, BlueSkies305, TrulyAragorn, Himalmitra, fuzzi, al.vick, jaysbooks, ahef1963, raperper, matthewmason, Elizabeth088, NinieB, EElsen, linlef, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, hudzilla55, linnzsue, joannawolotira, mmseiple, kierstens, TwinDaddy, mcountr, CharlesTheB,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith , ,CVido ,rplinke ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Erklärungen
- aulsmith : Life is to short to bother with this one.ManWithAnAgenda : Read. Honestly, if you have to read the 18th century....this is a good one.
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36,609 Mitglieder
373 Rezensionen
½ 3.4
Globaler Rang 41
Bewertung 106.79
Hinzugefügt 2012-02-12, 09:57 PM
- 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
- Erklärungen
- .Monkey. : Read it. Hated it.sturlington : Read in collegeJalenV: 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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72,261 Mitglieder
1,171 Rezensionen
3.8
Globaler Rang 18
Bewertung 173.72
Hinzugefügt 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 ,
- Erklärungen
- 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.
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von Mark Twain
32,924 Mitglieder
326 Rezensionen
3.9
Globaler Rang 23
Bewertung 151.76
Hinzugefügt 2012-02-12, 09:58 PM
- 78 Members
- Aquila, benfulton, wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, evilmoose, kageeh, dara85, pamelad, jamesabg, booksinbed, SimoneA, almigwin, varielle, s2nowy, pmdean, Zylphan, jefbra, m_island, sjmccreary, amanda4242, deldevries, cathyta, japaul22, ncgraham, BekkaJo, jyssco, perennialreader, ridgididge, Beorn_se_Bacaire, bw94612, Dunord, Dehinde, BlueSkies305, electrice, JalenV, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, jaysbooks, ahef1963, raperper, bcrowl399, NinieB, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, Liivin, jnmlkr901, Arrashid7, Laura1124, Sarahlinbook, hudzilla55, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, December7, dljones442, JohnMB, seanogui, courtneyp93, joannawolotira, Saxon451, Zaeynab, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, JMK2020, Rusty37, TwinDaddy, Sisif, TeriAndersonNeedham, CharlesTheB, Musicaldreamer, TaraJohnson, KrystalSheppard, MMC22378, gunarss, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, ArayaK, valeriepatton, cackleconure, ,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,CVido ,mattries37315 ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Erklärungen
- sturlington : Read in grade schoolJalenV: I believe this is another one of the classics my parents had that I read.ManWithAnAgenda : Read.MyFathersDragon: I started reading Twain in 5th grade and kept on, reading several of his.
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von Betty Smith
16,552 Mitglieder
442 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
Globaler Rang 55
Bewertung 88.03
Hinzugefügt 2012-02-08, 06:48 PM
- 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
- Erklärungen
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von Anton Tschechow
960 Mitglieder
13 Rezensionen
4
Globaler Rang 202
Bewertung 16.24
Hinzugefügt 2012-02-12, 05:01 PM
- 12 Members
- wordswordswords, kerry1897, smcwl, almigwin, sturlington, cathyta, ncgraham, Kristelh, Aprill, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, lsah,SilentInAWay
- Erklärungen
- sturlington: I've read some of the stories but not all.
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von J. D. Salinger
69,612 Mitglieder
1,081 Rezensionen
3.8
Globaler Rang 27
Bewertung 139.74
Hinzugefügt 2012-02-19, 01:09 PM
- 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
- Erklärungen
- .Monkey. : Read it. Hated it.amanda4242: Loved it in high school.sturlington : Read in high school.electrice : readJalenV: 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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4,067 Mitglieder
98 Rezensionen
4.1
Globaler Rang 89
Bewertung 57.5
Hinzugefügt 2012-02-12, 05:07 PM
- 35 Members
- wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, kerry1897, jamesabg, SilentInAWay, smcwl, almigwin, varielle, Smiler69, redsox0407, martina_hrubes, sturlington, cathyta, brenzi, ncgraham, perennialreader, CVido, bw94612, Kristelh, nlgeorge, BlueSkies305, elia1168, FancyHorse, linlef, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, Laura1124, nicolaskowsk, linnzsue, lsah, TwinDaddy, Sisif, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, TaraJohnson,aulsmith
- Erklärungen
- aulsmith : Tried O'Connor and couldn't get into her.
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von Gustave Flaubert
26,255 Mitglieder
390 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
Globaler Rang 29
Bewertung 132.13
Hinzugefügt 2012-02-14, 08:06 AM
- 69 Members
- gennyt, wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, eromsted, longway, pamelad, booksinbed, SimoneA, almigwin, lwbooklover, .Monkey., thorold, europhile, dhm, jefbra, otterlake, stellarexplorer, karamazow, andejons, sjmccreary, sundancer, redsox0407, martina_hrubes, sturlington, cathyta, ncgraham, jyssco, susiesharp, perennialreader, souloftherose, canantopaloglu, Cindy1954, bw94612, Bici47, Dunord, Dehinde, nlgeorge, rretzler, BlueSkies305, electrice, gypsysmom, al.vick, jaysbooks, ahef1963, raperper, Marleen_Cloutier, matthewmason, Elizabeth088, NinieB, pewterbreath, EElsen, linlef, LesleyAshton, FlorianKarpfinger, Arrashid7, Laura1124, christianromney, ramsesiii, linnzsue, nedhyu, dianeham, aquariumministry, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, Sisif, steller0707, kmc3501, TaraJohnson, MaureenONeill, ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,nephron44 ,peterdj ,Simone2 ,CVido
- Erklärungen
26
30,533 Mitglieder
451 Rezensionen
4.1
Globaler Rang 2
Bewertung 326.11
Hinzugefügt 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
- Erklärungen
- aulsmith : Read enough to know I don't want to finishManWithAnAgenda : Read, enjoyed.
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von Herman Melville
35,606 Mitglieder
542 Rezensionen
3.8
Globaler Rang 7
Bewertung 231.47
Hinzugefügt 2012-01-27, 01:44 PM
- 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 ,
- Erklärungen
- 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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von Shirley Jackson
8,154 Mitglieder
424 Rezensionen
4.1
Globaler Rang 77
Bewertung 65.07
Hinzugefügt 2012-02-12, 05:07 PM
- 39 Members
- anglemark, tiddleyboom, kerry1897, eromsted, jamesabg, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, KimarieBee, smcwl, almigwin, amanda4242, jerry-book, sturlington, cathyta, japaul22, brenzi, clamacchia, ncgraham, souloftherose, Cindy1954, CVido, bw94612, Kristelh, vwinsloe, bwtsang, ahef1963, elia1168, NinieB, linlef, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, nicolaskowsk, linnzsue, mmseiple, lsah, fredasteele, CTyner, GrimFiend1977, MaureenONeill,henkl ,sjmccreary ,ManWithAnAgenda ,CharlesTheB
- Erklärungen
- tiddleyboom: Have never read Shirley Jackson, but have heard nothing but praise. Definitely on my TBR pile.amanda4242: Better than The Haunting of Hill House.ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
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von Lewis Carroll
27,109 Mitglieder
480 Rezensionen
4
Globaler Rang 87
Bewertung 58.48
Hinzugefügt 2012-04-06, 11:02 AM
- 45 Members
- Aquila, wordswordswords, dara85, Rtrace, jamesabg, booksinbed, almigwin, varielle, Zylphan, karamazow, sjmccreary, amanda4242, martina_hrubes, sturlington, cathyta, ncgraham, briarhills, JerryMmm, Beorn_se_Bacaire, Dehinde, JalenV, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, ahef1963, NinieB, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, mspixieears, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, Laura1124, daisy_jane, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, JohnMB, Mellerup, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, JessGalchutt, Sisif, readerdad, TeriAndersonNeedham, TaraJohnson, gunarss, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill,Edward ,eromsted ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,auntSteelbreaker ,Simone2 ,electrice ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Erklärungen
- dara85: Didn't like it.auntSteelbreaker : Read it, loved it.electrice : read in 2014JalenV: When I was in elementary school, my parents gave me a boxed set with a printed copy of the book and an audio copy on vinyl records (I'm 69). I've read it several times, but I like my annotated Alice better.ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
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von Edgar Allan Poe
1,929 Mitglieder
18 Rezensionen
4
Globaler Rang 110
Bewertung 39.75
Hinzugefügt 2012-02-19, 01:09 PM
- 32 Members
- gennyt, wordswordswords, kerry1897, kageeh, ScarySquirrel, sjmccreary, redsox0407, martina_hrubes, sturlington, cathyta, ncgraham, CVido, nlgeorge, tjsween, JalenV, Shutzie27, elia1168, NinieB, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, Laura1124, daisy_jane, linnzsue, JohnMB, blancosa, Sisif, MyFathersDragon, zombiecat,tiddleyboom ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,Simone2 ,ahef1963 ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Erklärungen
- tiddleyboom : Read it. Love Poe!sturlington: This is very short; no reason not to read it.JalenV: I don't have this particular copy, but I have the Poe book my parents gave me and the annotated tales of Poe. It's a good story.ahef1963 : I don't like Poe, except for The Raven.ManWithAnAgenda : Read.MyFathersDragon: I read a few of his poems in 3rd and 4th grade, liking them, so I read more of Poe when I came across him over the next few years, including this one. I don’t remember it well, now, but I remember liking it. It seems like that was in 6th grade.
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von Shirley Jackson
9,770 Mitglieder
433 Rezensionen
3.9
Globaler Rang 117
Bewertung 38.31
Hinzugefügt 2012-03-07, 02:29 PM
- 25 Members
- tiddleyboom, kerry1897, Rtrace, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, smcwl, almigwin, sjmccreary, amanda4242, redsox0407, sturlington, cathyta, brenzi, ncgraham, Himalmitra, JalenV, ahef1963, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, Laura1124, linnzsue, TeriAndersonNeedham, steller0707, KaCatte, zombiecat,aulsmith ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Erklärungen
- amanda4242: Good book.JalenV: My younger siblings and I used to play Hill House when we were kids in the 1960s after watching the 1963 film. My paperback copy is fragile now, so I bought and read a hardcover copy.ahef1963: Excellent.ManWithAnAgenda : Read. A favorite.
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von Kate Chopin
1,201 Mitglieder
15 Rezensionen
3.9
Globaler Rang 139
Bewertung 29.49
Hinzugefügt 2012-02-19, 01:13 PM
- 22 Members
- kerry1897, booksinbed, smcwl, almigwin, Zylphan, sturlington, cathyta, ncgraham, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, ahef1963, elia1168, pewterbreath, EElsen, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, IsabelJacobson, Laura1124, linnzsue, Ares14, dianeham, steller0707,SilentInAWay ,Simone2 ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Erklärungen
- ahef1963: I thought The Awakening was brilliant.ManWithAnAgenda : Read. Eh.
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von John Steinbeck
39,102 Mitglieder
665 Rezensionen
3.9
Globaler Rang 35
Bewertung 115.3
Hinzugefügt 2012-02-19, 01:13 PM
- 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
- Erklärungen
- amanda4242: I despised this book.Simone2 : In high school I hated it, but after reading it again recently I love it!electrice : readJalenV: 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.
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von Henry James
2,760 Mitglieder
27 Rezensionen
½ 3.6
Globaler Rang 158
Bewertung 24.88
Hinzugefügt 2012-01-09, 10:12 AM
- 21 Members
- wordswordswords, kerry1897, eromsted, SilentInAWay, smcwl, almigwin, varielle, europhile, peterdj, PatsyMurray, cathyta, ncgraham, Cindy1954, CVido, Kristelh, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, linnzsue, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,henkl ,prosfilaes ,sturlington ,auntSteelbreaker
- Erklärungen
- sturlington : Saw the movie.
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von William Faulkner
9,234 Mitglieder
105 Rezensionen
4
Globaler Rang 313
Bewertung 5.56
Hinzugefügt 2012-02-08, 06:51 PM
- 10 Members
- kerry1897, SilentInAWay, almigwin, redsox0407, cathyta, ncgraham, perennialreader, vwinsloe, ryaSilvia, Laura1124,gilroy ,eromsted ,aulsmith ,peterdj ,ahef1963
- Erklärungen
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von Henry James
10,839 Mitglieder
125 Rezensionen
3.9
Globaler Rang 72
Bewertung 68.03
Hinzugefügt 2012-05-16, 09:40 AM
- 45 Members
- wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, eromsted, mybookshelf, foggidawn, jamesabg, SilentInAWay, almigwin, .Monkey., otterlake, sjmccreary, redsox0407, cathyta, ncgraham, souloftherose, Cindy1954, CVido, bw94612, Bici47, Kristelh, rretzler, BlueSkies305, electrice, al.vick, jaysbooks, Elizabeth088, NinieB, pewterbreath, linlef, LesleyAshton, FlorianKarpfinger, linnzsue, dljones442, courtneyp93, joannawolotira, mmseiple, lsah, Zaeynab, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, Sisif, mcountr, steller0707, TaraJohnson, MaureenONeill,gennyt ,aulsmith ,peterdj ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda ,CharlesTheB
- Erklärungen
- aulsmith : Didn't get past the first chapter.sturlington : Done with James!ManWithAnAgenda : Read. A favorite.