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!

Oliver Twist

by Charles Dickens

24,192 members

240 reviews

3.8

Global Rank 4

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Explanations: 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.

Moby Dick

by Herman Melville

35,499 members

540 reviews

3.8

Global Rank 7

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Explanations: 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.

Les Misérables

by Victor Hugo

26,217 members

338 reviews

½ 4.3

Global Rank 16

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Explanations: aulsmith : I tried 5 times and finally gave up.
MyFathersDragon: I thought I should read it because it is a classic.

The Odyssey

by Homer

52,952 members

472 reviews

Global Rank 17

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Explanations: amanda4242: Read it in college. Long, but a breeze to get through.
sturlington : Read in college
electrice : read in college
MyFathersDragon: I’ve loved this since grade school.

The Iliad

by Homer

39,860 members

386 reviews

Global Rank 26

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Explanations: sturlington : Read in college
electrice : read in college
MyFathersDragon: I loved this since I was in grade school.

The Grapes of Wrath

by John Steinbeck

34,238 members

470 reviews

4.1

Global Rank 19

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Explanations: 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.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

by Mark Twain

42,880 members

518 reviews

3.9

Global Rank 9

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Explanations: gilroy : Read it
amanda4242: 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.

The Aeneid

by Virgil

22,868 members

197 reviews

3.9

Global Rank 36

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Explanations: 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.

Pride and Prejudice

by Jane Austen

80,474 members

1,365 reviews

½ 4.4

Global Rank 20

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Explanations: 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.

The Great Gatsby

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

72,012 members

1,163 reviews

3.8

Global Rank 18

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Explanations: 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.

The Three Musketeers

by Alexandre Dumas

21,270 members

249 reviews

4.1

Global Rank 46

The Time Machine

by H. G. Wells

17,650 members

338 reviews

½ 3.7

Global Rank 38

64 Members: Aquila, hipdeep, tiddleyboom, evilmoose, eromsted, Rtrace, mybookshelf, longway, jamesabg, SilentInAWay, booksinbed, lwbooklover, .Monkey., Zylphan, jefbra, Smiler69, chgstrom, amanda4242, sturlington, cathyta, BekkaJo, jyssco, Cindy1954, CVido, Dilara86, bw94612, Bici47, Dehinde, eclecticdodo, BlueSkies305, JqnOC, electrice, tjsween, JalenV, gypsysmom, al.vick, ahef1963, elia1168, FancyHorse, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, ryaSilvia, jnmlkr901, Arrashid7, hudzilla55, mattmcmahon, ramsesiii, linnzsue, JohnMB, joannawolotira, mmseiple, Saxon451, TwinDaddy, hrd666dri, thamara.abrao, Aggelos, steller0707, Stephan_Rogers, TaraJohnson, Tyler_DDurden, MyFathersDragon, valeriepatton, Mama_Smurf,Edward ,cpg ,aulsmith ,lsah ,ManWithAnAgenda ,CharlesTheB ,
Explanations: aulsmith : Tried and gave up.
JalenV: I loved the 1960 movie with Rod Taylor when I was a kid so of course I read the book.
ahef1963: So far the only book by Wells that I've liked.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
MyFathersDragon: I discovered Jules Verne and H. G. Wells in 4th or 5th grade and read all of the ones I found in the public library.

The Scarlet Letter

by Nathaniel Hawthorne

36,480 members

371 reviews

½ 3.4

Global Rank 41

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Explanations: .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.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

by Mark Twain

32,800 members

323 reviews

3.9

Global Rank 23

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Explanations: sturlington : Read in grade school
JalenV: 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.

Treasure Island

by Robert Louis Stevenson

33,966 members

429 reviews

3.8

Global Rank 48

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Explanations: electrice : read in 2013
JalenV: Of course! I have it in hardcover, too. (I probably read it because of movie versions.)
ahef1963: I really love R.L. Stevenson. Great book.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
MyFathersDragon: I knew it was considered a classic, so I thought I would read it.

Eugene Onegin

by Alexander Pushkin

4,473 members

69 reviews

4.1

Global Rank 79

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Ivanhoe

by Sir Walter Scott

12,984 members

122 reviews

½ 3.7

Global Rank 56

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Explanations: aekd: no interest

The Phantom of the Opera

by Gaston Leroux

12,964 members

204 reviews

3.8

Global Rank 96

33 Members: mlfhlibrarian, jamesabg, SilentInAWay, rainpebble, jefbra, chgstrom, icre8dstny, sjmccreary, cathyta, cc9, CVido, Beorn_se_Bacaire, Dehinde, eclecticdodo, BlueSkies305, electrice, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, raperper, elia1168, flying_monkeys, linlef, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, Nivram, mattmcmahon, courtneyp93, mmseiple, lsah, fredasteele, TwinDaddy, TaraJohnson, valeriepatton,.Monkey. ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,CharlesTheB
Explanations: .Monkey. : Read it. Wasn't bad, but not fabulous.
aulsmith : Not a classic.
sturlington : Read; not a classic for me

Of Mice and Men

by John Steinbeck

38,964 members

659 reviews

3.9

Global Rank 35

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
Explanations: amanda4242: I despised this book.
Simone2 : In high school I hated it, but after reading it again recently I love it!
electrice : read
JalenV: 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.

Gulliver's Travels

by Jonathan Swift

1,131 members

11 reviews

½ 3.5

Global Rank 49

64 Members: wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, Rtrace, foggidawn, booksinbed, SimoneA, almigwin, varielle, pmdean, ScarySquirrel, jefbra, chgstrom, otterlake, m_island, amanda4242, deldevries, cathyta, BekkaJo, ridgididge, nik61, CVido, Beorn_se_Bacaire, Dehinde, eclecticdodo, nlgeorge, electrice, fuzzi, JalenV, gypsysmom, Aprill, jaysbooks, ahef1963, mattries37315, NinieB, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, ryaSilvia, jnmlkr901, Arrashid7, Laura1124, daisy_jane, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, dljones442, JohnMB, Ares14, seanogui, Saxon451, Rusty37, JessGalchutt, TwinDaddy, Sisif, mcountr, CharlesTheB, CyndiCiavarella, Stephan_Rogers, Musicaldreamer, TaraJohnson, gunarss, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, valeriepatton,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,sjmccreary ,peterdj ,sturlington ,lsah ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: amanda4242: Worth reading.
sturlington : Not required reading anymore.
JalenV: Bought an annotated copy. The annotations were interesting.
ahef1963: Read in university. Hated it.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

The Killer Angels

by Michael Shaara

8,757 members

189 reviews

½ 4.3

Global Rank 204

11 Members: kerry1897, icre8dstny, sturlington, cathyta, brenzi, AmourFou, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, Saxon451

Peter Pan

by J. M. Barrie

18,852 members

324 reviews

3.9

Global Rank 128

24 Members: Aquila, wordswordswords, Rtrace, booksinbed, varielle, icre8dstny, sturlington, fundevogel, briarhills, Dehinde, TrulyAragorn, fuzzi, JalenV, ahef1963, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, ryaSilvia, jnmlkr901, mattmcmahon, nedhyu, JohnMB, FireflyLover, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill,aulsmith ,lsah
Explanations: JalenV: I read my brother's copy once. I was so incensed by Peter's insensitive treatment of Wendy in the last chapter that I never wanted to read it again.

A Christmas Carol

by Charles Dickens

24,620 members

523 reviews

4.1

Global Rank 108

35 Members: Aquila, wordswordswords, eromsted, Rtrace, SimoneA, varielle, Zylphan, jefbra, icre8dstny, amanda4242, deldevries, perennialreader, Cindy1954, Dehinde, JalenV, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, ahef1963, NinieB, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, Laura1124, daisy_jane, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, nedhyu, dljones442, JohnMB, Saxon451, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, TeriAndersonNeedham, steller0707, FireflyLover, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill,cpg ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,Simone2 ,electrice ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: sturlington : Not a fan of Dickens, not even this one
electrice : read in 2013
JalenV: I have read it several times over the decades and have it in more than one book.
ahef1963: Beautifully written.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read.

Faust, Part One

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

5,022 members

39 reviews

3.9

Global Rank 145

18 Members: tiddleyboom, kerry1897, almigwin, icre8dstny, amanda4242, fundevogel, briarhills, Dunord, Dehinde, nlgeorge, james.proffitt, mspixieears, jnmlkr901, mattmcmahon, Sisif, Jonas.Pieters, GrimFiend1977, Dave_Underwood, ,ahef1963
Explanations: ahef1963 : Incredibly dull. Did not finish it.

Walden

by Henry David Thoreau

14,096 members

189 reviews

3.8

Global Rank 162

20 Members: wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, cpg, almigwin, varielle, pmdean, icre8dstny, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, jaysbooks, elia1168, LesleyAshton, Arrashid7, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, JohnMB, Ares14, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, MyFathersDragon, valeriepatton,eromsted ,aulsmith ,sturlington
Explanations: sturlington : Read at least in part
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. I wrote my book report on it. I liked it, so I read Civil Disobedience, too, which was included at the end of the book.