Readable Classics
- Description
- These are classics that you actually enjoyed reading.
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by Jane Austen
83,091 members
1,381 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 30.17
Added 2014-02-02, 01:45 PM
- 10 Members
- cpg, jain, ghilbrae, merrystar, sturlington, ahef1963, kerrygiven, jeffza, TeriAndersonNeedham, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
- Explanations
- aulsmith : I just don't like the Bennetts.
2
- 9 Members
- cpg, jain, ghilbrae, aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington, ahef1963, jeffza, ManWithAnAgenda
3
by Harper Lee
80,573 members
1,443 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 22.99
Added 2014-02-02, 01:43 PM
- 8 Members
- hipdeep, cpg, Euryale, aulsmith, sturlington, ahef1963, kerrygiven, TeriAndersonNeedham
4
- 8 Members
- hipdeep, cpg, jain, ghilbrae, aulsmith, sturlington, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
5
- 7 Members
- aulsmith, sturlington, ahef1963, kerrygiven, jeffza, TeriAndersonNeedham, ManWithAnAgenda
6
- 6 Members
- hipdeep, Euryale, aulsmith, sturlington, ahef1963, TeriAndersonNeedham
7
10,199 members
434 reviews
3.9
Score 16.03
Added 2014-05-20, 08:51 AM
- 7 Members
- Euryale, jain, aulsmith, sturlington, ahef1963, TeriAndersonNeedham, ManWithAnAgenda
8
- 7 Members
- hipdeep, Stav, Euryale, sturlington, ahef1963, TeriAndersonNeedham, ManWithAnAgenda
9
- 7 Members
- hipdeep, Stav, aulsmith, sturlington, ahef1963, TeriAndersonNeedham, ManWithAnAgenda
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11
74,022 members
1,171 reviews
3.8
Score 12.38
Added 2014-02-02, 01:44 PM
- 6 Members
- Euryale, sturlington, ahef1963, jeffza, TeriAndersonNeedham, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
- Explanations
- aulsmith : It's readable, but I find the end disappointing every time I read it.
12
- 5 Members
- merrystar, sturlington, ahef1963, kerrygiven, TeriAndersonNeedham
13
by Oscar Wilde
40,715 members
634 reviews
4
Score 11.18
Added 2014-05-20, 08:53 AM
- 5 Members
- Euryale, sturlington, ahef1963, kerrygiven, ManWithAnAgenda
14
19,634 members
349 reviews
4
Score 11
Added 2019-01-13, 01:26 PM
- 4 Members
- hipdeep, jain, sturlington, ahef1963
15
25,646 members
529 reviews
4.1
Score 10.74
Added 2019-01-16, 01:58 PM
- 5 Members
- hipdeep, merrystar, sturlington, ahef1963, TeriAndersonNeedham
16
37,664 members
459 reviews
3.9
Score 10.12
Added 2014-02-02, 04:30 PM
- 5 Members
- cpg, aulsmith, merrystar, ahef1963, TeriAndersonNeedham,sturlington
17
15,776 members
304 reviews
3.9
Score 9.58
Added 2015-06-16, 02:23 PM
- 5 Members
- Euryale, merrystar, sturlington, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
18
- 4 Members
- cpg, aulsmith, ahef1963, jeffza,sturlington
19
- 4 Members
- aulsmith, sturlington, ahef1963, TeriAndersonNeedham
20
- 4 Members
- merrystar, sturlington, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
21
by Ray Bradbury
11,672 members
299 reviews
4
Score 8.78
Added 2019-01-16, 02:08 PM
- 5 Members
- hipdeep, sturlington, ahef1963, TeriAndersonNeedham, ManWithAnAgenda
22
8,505 members
430 reviews
4.1
Score 8.55
Added 2014-02-02, 01:43 PM
- 4 Members
- Euryale, sturlington, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
23
- 5 Members
- aulsmith, merrystar, ahef1963, kerrygiven, TeriAndersonNeedham,sturlington
24
- 4 Members
- jain, merrystar, sturlington, ahef1963
25
- 4 Members
- sturlington, ahef1963, TeriAndersonNeedham, ManWithAnAgenda
26
- 4 Members
- hipdeep, aulsmith, sturlington, ahef1963
27
35,275 members
439 reviews
3.8
Score 7.61
Added 2014-06-03, 10:12 AM
- 4 Members
- Euryale, sturlington, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
28
16,403 members
396 reviews
4
Score 7.56
Added 2014-10-03, 01:42 PM
- 4 Members
- hipdeep, jain, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda
29
by Mark Twain
44,145 members
524 reviews
3.9
Score 7.15
Added 2014-06-03, 10:13 AM
- 5 Members
- hipdeep, aulsmith, sturlington, ahef1963, TeriAndersonNeedham,merrystar
30
- 3 Members
- merrystar, sturlington, ahef1963
31
- 3 Members
- sturlington, ahef1963, jeffza
32
41,016 members
969 reviews
4
Score 7.08
Added 2019-01-16, 02:06 PM
- 4 Members
- hipdeep, merrystar, sturlington, ahef1963
33
50,858 members
744 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 6.95
Added 2014-02-02, 01:44 PM
- 3 Members
- ghilbrae, sturlington, ahef1963
34
- 3 Members
- merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
35
- 3 Members
- merrystar, sturlington, ahef1963
36
11,016 members
267 reviews
4.1
Score 6.54
Added 2020-05-14, 06:05 AM
- 3 Members
- jain, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda
37
- 3 Members
- merrystar, sturlington, ahef1963
38
39
6,650 members
171 reviews
3.9
Score 5.91
Added 2019-01-16, 02:03 PM
- 3 Members
- hipdeep, merrystar, ManWithAnAgenda
40
- 3 Members
- hipdeep, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
41
- 4 Members
- Euryale, sturlington, TeriAndersonNeedham, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
- Explanations
- aulsmith : I found pacing lose and disjointed. Had to start it a couple of times before I got through it.
42
- 3 Members
- merrystar, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda
43
- 3 Members
- merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
44
- 3 Members
- jain, sturlington, ahef1963
46
5,951 members
112 reviews
3.9
Score 5.47
Added 2014-02-02, 04:32 PM
47
- 3 Members
- jain, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
48
2,052 members
18 reviews
4.1
Score 5.29
Added 2014-05-20, 08:48 AM
- 4 Members
- hipdeep, sturlington, ahef1963, TeriAndersonNeedham,aulsmith
- Explanations
- aulsmith : I've never found these very readable as novels. They don't make sense, and the chess game in Looking Glass makes it even worse. But each chapter is fun and the poetry is great.
49
- 3 Members
- jain, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
50
- 3 Members
- jain, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
51
- 3 Members
- jain, sturlington, ahef1963
52
- 3 Members
- merrystar, sturlington, ahef1963
53
- 3 Members
- jain, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
54
1,095 members
14 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 5.04
Added 2014-10-03, 01:52 PM
- 3 Members
- aulsmith, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
55
by Thomas Mann
5,810 members
108 reviews
4.2
Score 5.02
Added 2014-02-02, 04:31 PM
56
2,830 members
84 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 4.99
Added 2014-06-20, 12:05 PM
- 3 Members
- sturlington, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
57
31,536 members
506 reviews
3.8
Score 4.67
Added 2016-01-11, 09:42 AM
- 3 Members
- jain, sturlington, ahef1963
- Explanations
- jain: I'm not usually a fan of Hemingway, but this I liked.
58
by Ken Kesey
24,584 members
297 reviews
4.1
Score 4.53
Added 2014-02-02, 01:45 PM
- 2 Members
- sturlington, ahef1963
59
21,764 members
479 reviews
3.9
Score 4.51
Added 2019-01-16, 02:00 PM
60
- 3 Members
- jain, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
- Explanations
- jain: Shows a perceptive and nuanced understanding of generational abuse. Accordingly, the beginning and middle of the book can be painful (though compelling) reading, but I find the eventual happy ending extremely catharctic.
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63
- 2 Members
- ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
64
- 2 Members
- hipdeep, ManWithAnAgenda
65
66
67
- 2 Members
- jain, ManWithAnAgenda
68
- 2 Members
- ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
69
70
35,118 members
476 reviews
4.1
Score 3.55
Added 2014-06-20, 12:06 PM
- 2 Members
- aulsmith, sturlington
- Explanations
- sturlington: Can be a slog but worth reading
71
73
16,147 members
251 reviews
4.1
Score 3.47
Added 2019-01-16, 02:05 PM
76
- 2 Members
- jain, ahef1963,sturlington
77
78
- 2 Members
- jain, sturlington
79
- 3 Members
- jain, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
81
- 3 Members
- sturlington, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
- Explanations
- aulsmith : I found the prose dense and the story odd.
85
by Muriel Spark
1,346 members
58 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 2.38
Added 2022-01-22, 02:54 PM
- Member
- ManWithAnAgenda
87
- Member
- hipdeep
88
- Member
- Euryale
90
- Member
- hipdeep
92
- Member
- ManWithAnAgenda
93
- 2 Members
- sturlington, TeriAndersonNeedham,aulsmith
- Explanations
- aulsmith : I read this at age 18 and found it confusing and irritatingly misogynist (though I didn't know the word at the time).
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97
1,979 members
18 reviews
4
Score 1.97
Added 2014-02-02, 01:46 PM
- 3 Members
- hipdeep, ghilbrae, sturlington,aulsmith ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- aulsmith : Poe is very readable, but he gives me nightmares.
100
- 2 Members
- sturlington, ahef1963,ManWithAnAgenda