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

Descripció: 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!

16,500 membres

441 ressenyes

½ 4.3

Classificació global 55

49 Members: wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, dara85, jain, jamesabg, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, smcwl, almigwin, lwbooklover, jefbra, sjmccreary, redsox0407, cathyta, brenzi, ncgraham, perennialreader, bacbaby, citybird, cc9, CVido, vwinsloe, BlueSkies305, Himalmitra, JalenV, gypsysmom, Aprill, ahef1963, FancyHorse, bcrowl399, EElsen, linlef, ryaSilvia, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, metamedusa, Laura1124, darlenebuckner, linnzsue, December7, dljones442, joannawolotira, mmseiple, Rusty37, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, MMC22378, ArayaK, Mama_Smurf,eromsted ,kageeh ,.Monkey. ,CharlesTheB
Explicacions: dara85: I have read it twice. Once as a teenager and then as an adult. Loved it both times.
.Monkey. : Read in high school.
JalenV: Read more than once since I was a teen. I still remember scenes from it.
Aprill: I read it when I was younger and would like to read it again.

8,114 membres

423 ressenyes

4.1

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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
Explicacions: 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.

10,702 membres

243 ressenyes

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15 Members: tiddleyboom, eromsted, booksinbed, redsox0407, fundevogel, vwinsloe, nlgeorge, electrice, gypsysmom, Aprill, ahef1963, james.proffitt, Laura1124, linnzsue, steller0707,aulsmith ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explicacions: sturlington : Read long ago; could not make it through a reread, though.
Aprill: A beautiful story.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

9,212 membres

105 ressenyes

Classificació global 313

10 Members: kerry1897, SilentInAWay, almigwin, redsox0407, cathyta, ncgraham, perennialreader, vwinsloe, ryaSilvia, Laura1124,gilroy ,eromsted ,aulsmith ,peterdj ,ahef1963
Explicacions: 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.

11,550 membres

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4.2

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6 Members: sturlington, fundevogel, vwinsloe, ryaSilvia, Sisif, ManWithAnAgenda,nlgeorge

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4.2

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61 Members: hipdeep, wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, eromsted, mybookshelf, foggidawn, pamelad, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, SimoneA, smcwl, almigwin, AnnaClaire, otterlake, sjmccreary, amanda4242, peterdj, martina_hrubes, cathyta, brenzi, BekkaJo, perennialreader, Kodibear, cc9, Cindy1954, Dilara86, bw94612, Bici47, vwinsloe, nlgeorge, rretzler, BlueSkies305, electrice, fuzzi, gypsysmom, al.vick, ahef1963, Marleen_Cloutier, AmourFou, FancyHorse, Elizabeth088, pewterbreath, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, Arrashid7, Laura1124, christianromney, linnzsue, dianeham, lsah, Rusty37, MargaretD1, JessGalchutt, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, Sisif, steller0707, TaraJohnson, CarolynBurke7, MaureenONeill,cpg ,nephron44 ,sturlington ,Simone2 ,CVido ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explicacions: sturlington : Never finished it :-(
ManWithAnAgenda : Read. Loved.

4,880 membres

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3.9

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4 Members: sturlington, vwinsloe, aekd, ahef1963
Explicacions: ahef1963: Read in 2018. As always, love any book by Nevil Shute, even one as depressing as this.