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What's your must-read classic?

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  • JenniatONUJenniatONU member
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    I was going to say Jane Eyre. Glad to see it's a favorite of others!

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  • pinkybooklover09pinkybooklover09 member
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    edited September 2013
    JennaHack said:
    Hands down.....Pride & Prejudice
    I was just watching the movie the other day on TV and it made me want to pull it out for my annual re-read.
    @JennaHack - Perhaps Mr. Collins has a cousin. 

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  • SusieBWSusieBW member
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    It's kind of off-putting whenever I tell people this, but I also really loved Lolita.  I listened to it, and it was read by Jeremy Irons.  His voice was perfect, for one thing, but also the writing is so, so beautiful.  His use of alliteration was jaw-dropping.  I would find myself going back to hear certain lines again, and repeating them aloud in the car.  Obviously the subject matter is a bit disturbing, but I'm into books that are a little messed up, if they're well written.
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  • pinkybooklover09pinkybooklover09 member
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    edited September 2013
    SusieBW said:
    It's kind of off-putting whenever I tell people this, but I also really loved Lolita.  I listened to it, and it was read by Jeremy Irons.  His voice was perfect, for one thing, but also the writing is so, so beautiful.  His use of alliteration was jaw-dropping.  I would find myself going back to hear certain lines again, and repeating them aloud in the car.  Obviously the subject matter is a bit disturbing, but I'm into books that are a little messed up, if they're well written.
    I had to read this for a college class and I thought it was very well written as well. I feel weird saying I loved it because of the subject matter, but I thought it was really thought provoking and one of the best books I've read. I often forget about it since I read it so long ago, but it's definitely up there as far as classics go.
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  • hopecountshopecounts member
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    definitely Pride and Prejudice.
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  • duxcaeloduxcaelo member
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    SusieBW said:
    It's kind of off-putting whenever I tell people this, but I also really loved Lolita.  I listened to it, and it was read by Jeremy Irons.  His voice was perfect, for one thing, but also the writing is so, so beautiful.  His use of alliteration was jaw-dropping.  I would find myself going back to hear certain lines again, and repeating them aloud in the car.  Obviously the subject matter is a bit disturbing, but I'm into books that are a little messed up, if they're well written.
    My H listened to this as well and it is one of his favorites.

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  • booneybearbooneybear member
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    The Hunchback of Notre Dame
    The Phantom of the Opera
    The Last of the Mohicans
    Of Mice and Men
    To Kill a Mockingbird
    East of Eden

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  • mrsvedomrsvedo member
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    To Kill a Mockingbird
    Little Women
    Pride and Prejudice
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  • Pepper6Pepper6 member
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    Another vote for Jane Eyre, it's one of my all time favorites.
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  • cnthrdlywt2bwZcnthrdlywt2bwZ member
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    East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
    The Woman in White (Wilke Collins)
    Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
    Count of Monte Cristo (Alexander Dumas)
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  • CeeCeeSugaPieCeeCeeSugaPie member
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    KSKim said:
    Nova726 said:
    Fahrenheit 451  it's the only one that I reread and it's one of my all time faves

    eta:  I guess this is really a modern classic, does that count? 

    Yes, I think it counts.  I've read that one and really enjoyed it. 

    I've never read Animal Farm and feel like now I should. 

    I would highly recommend it. Be sure to brush up on the Bolshevik Revolution beforehand. :)

     


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  • lifeonthehilllifeonthehill member
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    The great gatsby! I have read it a dozen times.

    My other two favorites are Alice's adventures in wonderland and lord of the flies.

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  • lizabethann6lizabethann6 member
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    Pride and Prejudice!!!!
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  • trinakbtrinakb member
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    The Bell Jar
    A Christmas Carol
    The Picture of Dorian Gray
    anything by Shakespeare - my favorite would be A Midsummer Nights DReam

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  • RiverPlateRiverPlate member
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    Slaugherhouse-5

    Lord of the Flies

    Cannery Row, Of Mice and Men, East of Eden

    The Sun also Rises, For Whom the Bell Tolls, A Farewell to Arms

    The Jungle

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  • dmlk413dmlk413 member
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    Another vote for Fahrenheit 451 and East of Eden.
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  • ChristyDM82ChristyDM82 member
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    To Kill a Mockingbird
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  • RaeilyRaeily member
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    Pride and Prejudice and Jane Eyre are probably my favorites.

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  • jason&robinjason&robin member
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    I don't really have one. I've tried reading the classics and I can't really get into them. Now, I adore all the JA movies and Jane Eyre but when I go to read them, I just can't get into it.
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  • InLovewSBInLovewSB member
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    I'm glad to see P&P and The Count already on this list. I second those, though only tCoMC is a brain workout of those two (make sure you buy unabridged).  I will add to this list War of the Worlds. It's excellent.
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  • sweetrhythmssweetrhythms member
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    Pride and Prejudice, To Kill a Mockingbird and Jane Eyre
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