Classics you know you should have read but probably haven't

Beskrivning: 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!

Den gudomliga komedin

av Dante Alighieri

21,725 medlemmar

188 recensioner

4.1

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Förklaringar: 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.

Oliver Twist

av Charles Dickens

24,198 medlemmar

240 recensioner

3.8

Global rankning 4

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Förklaringar: JalenV: I listened to an audio copy from my local library. I was amazed by how much punishment poor Oliver's body takes near the end and he managed to survive. Nice kid -- interesting, considering his upbringing.
ahef1963: Too depressing for my liking.
Arrashid7: I read in high school. A great book! A tip ~ don't ever watch movies first!
MyFathersDragon: I was bored in 6th grade and read anything I could get my hands on. I liked Dickens, so I read a lot of his stories.

Bröderna Karamazov

av Fyodor Dostoevsky

29,448 medlemmar

328 recensioner

½ 4.4

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Ulysses

av James Joyce

24,082 medlemmar

377 recensioner

Global rankning 11

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Förklaringar: : Stream of consciousness writing is a gimmick, a way of vomiting out words that sometime sound interesting but are hollow of meaning and intent.
nlgeorge : needs editing
Arrashid7: Retrying this modern classic this summer.

The Count of Monte Cristo

av Alexandre Dumas père

25,467 medlemmar

432 recensioner

½ 4.3

Global rankning 15

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Förklaringar: sturlington : Never finished it. :-(
MyFathersDragon: I read Dumas in 7th grade and was excited by the adventures, so read more of his. And reread them years later.

Far from the Madding Crowd

av Thomas Hardy

11,375 medlemmar

197 recensioner

Global rankning 33

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Förklaringar: sturlington : No more Hardy!
ManWithAnAgenda : Read. Loved.

Om en vinternatt en resande

av Italo Calvino

12,506 medlemmar

257 recensioner

4.1

Global rankning 44

Aeneiden

av Virgil

22,878 medlemmar

198 recensioner

3.9

Global rankning 36

60 Members: lorax, bookwoman84, gennyt, anglemark, kerry1897, eromsted, longway, jamesabg, smcwl, almigwin, varielle, .Monkey., otterlake, sjmccreary, amanda4242, PatsyMurray, SylviaC, jerry-book, Myrrha, cathyta, souloftherose, cc9, Cindy1954, Dilara86, bw94612, Bici47, Kristelh, Dunord, rretzler, BlueSkies305, JqnOC, TrulyAragorn, Himalmitra, cej1027, mattries37315, elia1168, SkuldOMG, AmourFou, pewterbreath, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, hudzilla55, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, dljones442, JohnMB, joannawolotira, mmseiple, Rusty37, TwinDaddy, Sisif, rjbd, CharlesTheB, TaraJohnson, Yzma, MyFathersDragon,Edward ,ABVR ,SilentInAWay ,prosfilaes ,aulsmith ,peterdj ,sturlington ,CVido ,aekd ,lsah
Förklaringar: aulsmith : Got through Carthage and gave up in disgust.
sturlington : Read in college.
aekd: Unlikely to read, but who knows?
MyFathersDragon: Mythology - I always read that. Then we read it in a 12th grade class, too.

Decamerone

av Giovanni Boccaccio

9,985 medlemmar

120 recensioner

Global rankning 45

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
Förklaringar: 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.

Riddarna kring Runda bordet : roman

av Thomas Malory

7,090 medlemmar

52 recensioner

3.9

Global rankning 63

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Förklaringar: aulsmith: I've read a lot of this, but I mean to sit down and read it all the way through someday.
sturlington : Read at least in part in high school
JalenV: Had a summer job once where, after I wrote my weekly report, there was nothing to do. I decided that would be improve my mind day and read then. It did give me a glimpse of how cultures differ when a well-born youth pretending to be a kitchen boy didn't hold it against a well-born young lady for the way she mistreated him when she didn't know who he was.
aekd: no interest

Metamorfoser

av Ovid

13,175 medlemmar

102 recensioner

4.1

Global rankning 67

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Förklaringar: sturlington : Probably read in school. No interest.
aekd: no interest

Den stora gruvstrejken

av Émile Zola

5,360 medlemmar

78 recensioner

4.1

Global rankning 82

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Räddaren i nöden

av J. D. Salinger

69,485 medlemmar

1,078 recensioner

3.8

Global rankning 27

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Förklaringar: .Monkey. : Read it. Hated it.
amanda4242: Loved it in high school.
sturlington : Read in high school.
electrice : read
JalenV: 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.

Herodotos historia

av Herodotus

10,069 medlemmar

85 recensioner

4.1

Global rankning 58

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Förklaringar: aekd: Who am I kidding? I won't read this.

Howards End

av E. M. Forster

8,766 medlemmar

131 recensioner

Global rankning 62

47 Members: wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, evilmoose, eromsted, jain, mybookshelf, jamesabg, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, almigwin, lwbooklover, europhile, jefbra, Smiler69, otterlake, stellarexplorer, amanda4242, BALE, redsox0407, martina_hrubes, sturlington, cathyta, japaul22, brenzi, ncgraham, BekkaJo, Cindy1954, Bici47, Kristelh, nlgeorge, BlueSkies305, gypsysmom, FancyHorse, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, Laura1124, ramsesiii, linnzsue, joannawolotira, mmseiple, lsah, TwinDaddy, CharlesTheB, Musicaldreamer, TaraJohnson, MaureenONeill,Simone2 ,CVido ,ahef1963 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Förklaringar: 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.

The Faerie Queene

av Edmund Spenser

2,550 medlemmar

24 recensioner

3.8

Global rankning 78

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Förklaringar: aulsmith : Tried and gave up.
sturlington : Read partly in school.
aekd: no interest

Buddenbrooks : en familjs förfall

av Thomas Mann

5,669 medlemmar

108 recensioner

4.2

Global rankning 73

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Ett kvinnoporträtt

av Henry James

10,808 medlemmar

125 recensioner

3.9

Global rankning 72

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Förklaringar: aulsmith : Didn't get past the first chapter.
sturlington : Done with James!
ManWithAnAgenda : Read. A favorite.

Ringaren i Notre-Dame

av Victor Hugo

14,152 medlemmar

176 recensioner

3.9

Global rankning 85

40 Members: gennyt, tiddleyboom, eromsted, longway, jamesabg, SimoneA, .Monkey., europhile, icre8dstny, sjmccreary, redsox0407, cathyta, BekkaJo, cc9, Cindy1954, Beorn_se_Bacaire, Kristelh, Dunord, Dehinde, eclecticdodo, BlueSkies305, Himalmitra, JalenV, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, al.vick, elia1168, bcrowl399, Elizabeth088, linlef, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, Laura1124, linnzsue, nedhyu, JohnMB, mmseiple, TwinDaddy, TaraJohnson,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,Simone2 ,CVido ,ManWithAnAgenda
Förklaringar: JalenV: Another library audio edition I checked out. I knew from my mom's copy of Plot Outlines of 100 Famous Novels that it didn't have a happy ending, but it was even more grim than I expected.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

Landet långt borta

av Willa Cather

5,928 medlemmar

147 recensioner

Global rankning 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
Förklaringar: 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.

Övertalning

av Jane Austen

28,663 medlemmar

532 recensioner

4.2

Global rankning 52

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Förklaringar: Aprill: Read it.
ahef1963: Loved it.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

Eugen Onegin

av Alexander Pushkin

4,479 medlemmar

69 recensioner

4.1

Global rankning 79

37 Members: gennyt, wordswordswords, kerry1897, eromsted, jamesabg, SilentInAWay, smcwl, almigwin, .Monkey., antqueen, icre8dstny, peterdj, cathyta, japaul22, souloftherose, Cindy1954, Dilara86, bw94612, Kristelh, Dunord, raperper, elia1168, NinieB, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, mattmcmahon, dianeham, joannawolotira, mmseiple, fredasteele, Sisif, readerdad, Apstahl, gunarss, ,CVido ,Bici47 ,lsah

Rött och svart

av Stendhal

9,486 medlemmar

136 recensioner

3.8

Global rankning 121

29 Members: wordswordswords, kerry1897, smcwl, almigwin, sarahemmm, .Monkey., europhile, Smiler69, Cecrow, otterlake, karamazow, WSB7, cathyta, japaul22, BekkaJo, cc9, Cindy1954, Kristelh, Dunord, FancyHorse, NinieB, pewterbreath, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, linnzsue, nedhyu, lsah, Sisif, ,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,peterdj ,Simone2 ,CVido ,Bici47 ,electrice
Förklaringar: electrice : read in junior high school

Kriget vid världens ände

av Mario Vargas Llosa

2,312 medlemmar

48 recensioner

4.2

Global rankning 116

24 Members: kerry1897, eromsted, SilentInAWay, almigwin, .Monkey., Smiler69, WSB7, cathyta, brenzi, barbharper, Cindy1954, CVido, Kristelh, Dunord, BlueSkies305, raperper, elia1168, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, blancosa, fredasteele, TwinDaddy,prosfilaes ,lsah

Onkel Toms stuga

av Harriet Beecher Stowe

16,981 medlemmar

190 recensioner

3.8

Global rankning 70

47 Members: gennyt, wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, eromsted, mybookshelf, jefbra, Smiler69, sjmccreary, martina_hrubes, deldevries, cathyta, BekkaJo, fundevogel, souloftherose, Cindy1954, CVido, bw94612, Kristelh, rretzler, BlueSkies305, Shutzie27, al.vick, jaysbooks, bibliobuzz, elia1168, FancyHorse, rosemitchell, NinieB, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, banana4thelord, linnzsue, JohnMB, courtneyp93, mmseiple, Saxon451, JMK2020, Rusty37, TwinDaddy, readerdad, TaraJohnson, gunarss, MyFathersDragon, valeriepatton,waitingtoderail ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,lsah
Förklaringar: aulsmith : Life's too short to bother with this polemic.
sturlington : You can understand the importance of this novel in history without actually having to read it.

Främlingen

av Albert Camus

35,464 medlemmar

501 recensioner

3.9

Global rankning 66

50 Members: hailelib, gennyt, wordswordswords, kerry1897, jamesabg, almigwin, lwbooklover, varielle, .Monkey., Zylphan, amanda4242, artturnerjr, cathyta, BekkaJo, fundevogel, ridgididge, CVido, Kristelh, nlgeorge, BlueSkies305, electrice, tjsween, ahef1963, bcrowl399, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, ryaSilvia, jnmlkr901, Arrashid7, metamedusa, Laura1124, SamTaylor, christianromney, hudzilla55, linnzsue, TheUndergroundMan000, courtneyp93, Mellerup, mmseiple, blancosa, JMK2020, Sisif, Jonas.Pieters, mcountr, steller0707, CharlesTheB, TaraJohnson, MyFathersDragon, ArayaK,Edward , ,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,peterdj ,Simone2 ,mattries37315 ,Peace2 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Förklaringar: amanda4242: Read in college.
ahef1963: One of my favourite books of all time.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
MyFathersDragon: We read this in French class. It was interesting. I’ve considered reading it again.

De tre musketörerna

av Alexandre Dumas

21,285 medlemmar

249 recensioner

4.1

Global rankning 46

På spaning efter den tid som flytt. 1, Swanns värld

av Marcel Proust

11,115 medlemmar

182 recensioner

4.2

Global rankning 115

24 Members: gennyt, kerry1897, _Zoe_, Noisy, cpg, sarahemmm, europhile, Smiler69, geitebukkeskjegg, cathyta, mousse, Simone2, Kristelh, nlgeorge, electrice, elia1168, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, ramsesiii, Sisif, ManWithAnAgenda,gilroy ,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,prosfilaes ,aulsmith ,CVido
Förklaringar: aulsmith : Fell asleep on page three and will never open it again.
nlgeorge: The journey is worth it

Bergtagen

av Thomas Mann

9,596 medlemmar

175 recensioner

4.2

Global rankning 83

38 Members: gennyt, wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, kerry1897, jain, jamesabg, SilentInAWay, smcwl, almigwin, .Monkey., Zylphan, Cecrow, otterlake, stellarexplorer, karamazow, cathyta, japaul22, bw94612, Kristelh, nlgeorge, electrice, elia1168, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, rplinke, ramsesiii, linnzsue, nedhyu, dljones442, MadaraR, mmseiple, TwinDaddy, Sisif, ManWithAnAgenda, CharlesTheB, MyFathersDragon,eromsted ,peterdj ,Simone2 ,CVido
Förklaringar: MyFathersDragon: It was recommended as a classic, so I read it.

The Tale of Genji

av Shikibu Murasaki

5,496 medlemmar

53 recensioner

3.9

Global rankning 95

Finnegans likvaka

av James Joyce

5,329 medlemmar

58 recensioner

3.9

Global rankning 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
Förklaringar: aulsmith : I read as much as I'm going to
ahef1963: Read in grad school. Took some doing, but got through it.

A Canticle for Leibowitz

av Walter M. Miller Jr.

11,731 medlemmar

306 recensioner

3.9

Global rankning 86

38 Members: Aquila, gennyt, kerry1897, eromsted, Rtrace, jain, jamesabg, KimarieBee, varielle, ScarySquirrel, karamazow, WSB7, martina_hrubes, sturlington, cathyta, brenzi, souloftherose, erijens, nik61, Cindy1954, bw94612, Kristelh, BlueSkies305, bwtsang, JalenV, gypsysmom, al.vick, ahef1963, elia1168, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, hudzilla55, linnzsue, mmseiple, fredasteele, mcountr, TaraJohnson, MyFathersDragon,cpg ,aulsmith ,CVido ,lsah ,ManWithAnAgenda ,CharlesTheB
Förklaringar: JalenV: Read it decades ago. Don't remember much.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

Berättelser från träskmarkerna

av Shi Nai'An

953 medlemmar

16 recensioner

4.1

Global rankning 134

19 Members: anglemark, henkl, kerry1897, eromsted, jain, SilentInAWay, .Monkey., cathyta, cc9, Cindy1954, CVido, Kristelh, Himalmitra, elia1168, Elizabeth088, linlef, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7

Det förlorade paradiset

av John Milton

13,887 medlemmar

112 recensioner

Global rankning 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
Förklaringar: 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.

Northanger Abbey

av Jane Austen

21,604 medlemmar

418 recensioner

3.8

Global rankning 101

39 Members: Aquila, wordswordswords, kerry1897, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, smcwl, varielle, .Monkey., antqueen, jefbra, amanda4242, redsox0407, SylviaC, jerry-book, sturlington, cathyta, brenzi, susiesharp, perennialreader, Kristelh, Dehinde, nlgeorge, BlueSkies305, TrulyAragorn, JalenV, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, ahef1963, NinieB, EElsen, LesleyAshton, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, Laura1124, linnzsue, lsah, Sisif, steller0707, MaureenONeill, ,eromsted ,cpg ,aulsmith , ,Simone2 ,CVido ,Peace2 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Förklaringar: JalenV: I had read this was a funny book, but I didn't think so when I first read it. I reread it after reading Seven Gothic Masterpieces. Now that I knew what she was lampooning, it WAS a funny book.
ahef1963: Read - loved it.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

Färden till Västern

av Wu Cheng'en

582 medlemmar

7 recensioner

4.1

Global rankning 106

25 Members: kerry1897, eromsted, jain, prosfilaes, .Monkey., stellarexplorer, cathyta, ukh, erijens, cc9, Cindy1954, CVido, Dilara86, Kristelh, Himalmitra, mattries37315, elia1168, Elizabeth088, linlef, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, hudzilla55, lsah, ManWithAnAgenda, GrimFiend1977,SilentInAWay ,Simone2

Canterburysägner

av Geoffrey Chaucer

21,966 medlemmar

168 recensioner

½ 3.7

Global rankning 76

50 Members: Edward, Aquila, wordswordswords, kerry1897, booksinbed, SimoneA, almigwin, varielle, .Monkey., europhile, otterlake, sjmccreary, deldevries, cathyta, ukh, souloftherose, nik61, cc9, CVido, Kristelh, eclecticdodo, BlueSkies305, TrulyAragorn, cej1027, fuzzi, al.vick, jaysbooks, ahef1963, mattries37315, bcrowl399, linlef, LesleyAshton, FlorianKarpfinger, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, Laura1124, hudzilla55, dljones442, JohnMB, Ares14, courtneyp93, mmseiple, Saxon451, RachelKirk, Sisif, TaraJohnson, KrystalSheppard, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, valeriepatton,tiddleyboom ,eromsted ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,karamazow ,sturlington ,aekd ,lsah ,ManWithAnAgenda
Förklaringar: tiddleyboom : Read in High School - loved it!
aulsmith : Took a course on Chaucer in college and read all I'm going to.
sturlington : Read partly in college
aekd: Tried to read this in college, then switched majors out of English in horror.
ahef1963: Read in university. Loved it.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
MyFathersDragon: We read excerpts in high school. I thought it was interesting so decided to keep reading.

Snorres Edda

av Snorri Sturluson

3,165 medlemmar

25 recensioner

Global rankning 142

18 Members: hailelib, anglemark, kerry1897, eromsted, SilentInAWay, prosfilaes, cathyta, auntSteelbreaker, erijens, Cindy1954, Dilara86, Kristelh, electrice, al.vick, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, Sisif,CVido ,Bici47 ,lsah

Tapperhetens röda tecken

av Stephen Crane

11,143 medlemmar

128 recensioner

½ 3.4

Global rankning 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
Förklaringar: 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.

En bra karl är svårt att finna

av Flannery O'Connor

4,063 medlemmar

98 recensioner

4.1

Global rankning 89

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
Förklaringar: aulsmith : Tried O'Connor and couldn't get into her.

Vårt hem är vårt slott

av Shirley Jackson

8,118 medlemmar

423 recensioner

4.1

Global rankning 77

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
Förklaringar: 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.

Dr Jekyll och Mr Hyde

av Robert Louis Stevenson

17,119 medlemmar

315 recensioner

½ 3.7

Global rankning 59

59 Members: wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, Rtrace, foggidawn, jamesabg, SimoneA, AnnaClaire, pmdean, ScarySquirrel, Zylphan, jefbra, chgstrom, m_island, icre8dstny, amanda4242, WSB7, redsox0407, sturlington, cathyta, BekkaJo, auntSteelbreaker, CVido, bw94612, Kristelh, Dehinde, eclecticdodo, JqnOC, JalenV, gypsysmom, al.vick, ahef1963, elia1168, NinieB, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, Laura1124, SamTaylor, hudzilla55, linnzsue, nedhyu, dljones442, JohnMB, MadaraR, courtneyp93, mmseiple, JessGalchutt, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, Sisif, mcountr, CharlesTheB, TaraJohnson, MyFathersDragon, ArayaK, valeriepatton, jarcipreste, ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,sjmccreary ,Simone2 ,electrice ,Peace2 ,lsah ,ManWithAnAgenda
Förklaringar: amanda4242: Read in college.
electrice : read in 2013
JalenV: It's been decades, but watching the Overly Sarcastic Productions video about it on YouTube reminded me of details I'd forgotten, not to mention making me chuckle.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
MyFathersDragon: I received it as a gift when I was about 12, so of course I read it. I reread it several years later, too.

Pamela: or, Virtue Rewarded

av Samuel Richardson

2,554 medlemmar

43 recensioner

2.9

Global rankning 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
Förklaringar: 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.

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

av Gawain Poet

7,844 medlemmar

104 recensioner

3.8

Global rankning 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
Förklaringar: tiddleyboom : Read it ages ago. Good read.
amanda4242: Read several translations.
sturlington : Read at least partly in school
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

The Golden Bowl

av Henry James

2,753 medlemmar

27 recensioner

½ 3.6

Global rankning 158

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
Förklaringar: sturlington : Saw the movie.

Damen med hunden och andra noveller

av Anton Tschechow

959 medlemmar

13 recensioner

Global rankning 202

12 Members: wordswordswords, kerry1897, smcwl, almigwin, sturlington, cathyta, ncgraham, Kristelh, Aprill, FlorianKarpfinger, ryaSilvia, lsah,SilentInAWay
Förklaringar: sturlington: I've read some of the stories but not all.

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