Horror's Greatest Hits

From the Bookshelf of The Readers Review: Literature from 1714 to 1910…

Find A Copy At

Group Discussions About This Book

No group discussions for this book yet.

What Members Thought

Oana
Apr 25, 2010 rated it it was ok
I am torn as to what rating I should give this one. Three stars as a document of its time (thus if you are reading it to study the abolitionist movement, you would appreciate it) and two stars as a literary document. It is not good literature, though there are a few fun parts if you enjoy Victorian wordiness, like I do. "Come, Aunty, shear the sheep!" was thus funny to me.

Uncle Tom's Cabin was serialized in the abolitionist newspaper National Era, which, written piecemeal and probably occasional ...more
2 likes ·   · see review
Stil de scriitor
Nov 05, 2014 rated it really liked it
Coliba unchiului Tom este o carte pe care mi-o doream să o citesc de ani buni. Acum că am avut ocazia să o citesc, vreau să împărtășesc cu voi impresiile despre această minunată carte. Trebuie să recunosc că mă așteptam la altceva, la un final mai puțin tragic și la mai multă energie emanată de carte.

https://www.stildescriitor.ro/2014/11... ...more
2 likes ·   · see review
Laura
Dec 08, 2013 marked it as to-read
Shelves: american-fiction, e-books, gutenberg, 1001-books-you-must-read-before-you
Free download available at Project Gutenberg. ...more
2 likes ·   · see review
Andrew
Feb 22, 2010 rated it really liked it
I thought it would never end, but it was much better than I expected. The character of Augustine St. Clare reminded me a great deal of Jason Compson (Quentin's father, not his brother), even to the extent that I wonder whether Faulkner wasn't in part inspired... ...more
 · see review
Jenn
Apr 20, 2007 marked it as to-read
Shelves: classic
Bette
Nov 29, 2007 rated it really liked it
Ruth
Jan 24, 2008 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Kathy Jo
Feb 05, 2008 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: 1001-before-you-die
O'Rissa
May 26, 2008 marked it as to-read
Amanda
Mar 25, 2009 rated it really liked it
Jules
Jun 10, 2009 rated it liked it
Shelves: 2009, 1001-books, americana-19th-ct
Melissa
Jul 26, 2009 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Lori
Sep 19, 2011 rated it really liked it
Katy
Dec 08, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Jo
Apr 30, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Lisa
Jan 21, 2013 rated it really liked it
Linda Payson
Oct 11, 2014 marked it as to-read
Alexis
Nov 15, 2014 rated it really liked it
Kelly
Mar 17, 2019 added it
Shelves: the-novel-100
Barry Cunningham
Jul 06, 2019 marked it as to-read
Carrie
Nov 07, 2019 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Gail
Feb 03, 2022 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
« previous 1 3 4 5 6 7
37567

The Readers Review: Literature from 1714 to 1910

Group Home Bookshelf Discussions
Photos Videos
Send invite Members Polls