No judgment, please. These are books I should have read. But I have not. If there is something on this list that you loved or if there is something you hated, please share your thoughts in the comments. If you have never read these either, I'd appreciate any commiseration you can offer.
Dracula by Bram Stoker
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
Bleak House by Charles Dickens
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
The Time Machine by H. G. Wells
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I am right there with you on these. With exception of Dracula, I’m not sure I would enjoy most them though.
ReplyDeleteI did read “Dracula” when I was probably too young to have done so and scared myself half to death!
ReplyDeleteI’ve read 8 of them — mostly very long ago. It’s a very retro list, and with so many books in the world they may no longer deserve top spots.
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Jane Eyre was excellent and I highly recommend it.
ReplyDeleteOoo I read Dracula a few years ago right around Halloween and it was super spooky. I love Jane Eyre. I feel like I read O Pioneers in high school but honestly have no clear memories of that so would probably count it as a haven't read.
ReplyDeletePS I did also read Bleak House because there was a PBS masterpiece I think? I remember that one very clearly.
ReplyDeleteI loved O Pioneers! And I read The Jungle right out of high school and promptly became a vegetarian for twenty years. Lol.
ReplyDeleteThe only one I've read is Dracula and that was back in high school. I do have O Pioneers on my TBR shelf, but not sure if and when I will actually get to it.
ReplyDeleteJane Eyre or O Pioneers! get my vote
ReplyDeleteI’ve only read five of those myself, and I really feel kind of bad about never even picking up Crime and Punishment, Bleak House, or The Moonstone. I keep kidding myself that I’ll tackle those one day.
ReplyDeleteI only just read Dracula for the first time recently and was surprised by how much I loved it. And I have been wanting to read Wilkie Collin's The Moonstone and The Woman in White forever, hopefully I'll get to them some time in the next ten years! Lol!
ReplyDeleteO Pioneers--the whole Prairie Trilogy is sooo good. The Jungle was way better than I imagined. Dracula was actually good--a bit long in one or two places.
ReplyDeleteCrime and Punishment is a breathtaking psychological study as well as a great story. Dostoevsky is far more readable than most people imagine. Jane Eyre - everyone knows the wonderful story - but reading Bronte's own words is an irreplaceable experience. O Pioneers - no one writes with more crystalline language than Cather. Everything on this great list of classics is worth reading. I love PBS specials and movie adaptations, too, but there's nothing like being right there in the author's mind, reading his or her thoughts and creations. Enjoy, and thank you for reminding me about the James Baldwin. If you ever get the time, watch him being interviewed on YouTube. What an elegant soul.
ReplyDeleteI love Dracula and Jane Eyre! The others I remember less well, though I haven't read all of them myself.
ReplyDeleteI've read a few of them - honestly can't remember if I've read some of them or not. If so, way back in school/college days. However, I have read Jane Eyre more than once. That would be my pick. :-)
ReplyDeleteI think I read The Time Machine many years ago. I haven't read any of the others, though.
ReplyDeleteI've read Dracula and watched the movie too.
ReplyDeleteI have read Jane Eyre and here is the last bit of my review: So I will end with this: while the story is dense, with all its details and introspection, it is worth the read. There were several surprises throughout the story, and it does have a somewhat satisfying ending.
ReplyDeleteI do remember loving Jane Eyre!
ReplyDeleteI've only read three of these myself. Jane Eyre used to be my favorite novel, when I was much younger, and I want to read it again -- soon, I hope! I read O Pioneers a long time ago as well, and The Moonstone, both only once, so I can't remember much about them, but I did like them both very much. You are making me want to reread all three :-)
ReplyDeleteI have seen As I Lay Dying on so many lists lately, it's one I feel I "should" read. Maybe Bleak House, too, because it's been ages since I read any Dickens. But truly, there are too many good books to read, and we have other things to do in life as well. Thanks for this prompt!
I have NOT read Crime and Punishment or The Time Machine. The others I liked.
ReplyDeleteI loved O' Pioneers! Highly recommend it.
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