3.75 avg rating — 3,870 ratings

"A witty revelation by my Ph.D advisor's best friend at UMN. NYC, race and generations displayed, "Man himself explained" as Sammler disapproves."

4.10 avg rating — 927,661 ratings

"I defy the reader of Levin & Stiva's discussion of land reform to assess T's beliefs without notes or intro."

3.73 avg rating — 23,011 ratings

"The best modern novel, a couple centuries before his competition and successors--Ulysses, Remembrance of Things Past, As I Lay Dying, Mr Sammler…
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3.76 avg rating — 137,552 ratings

"Worthy successor to Sterne & Dickens. Best novel written in Italy (20C) and in France (since Proust).
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3.94 avg rating — 46,838 ratings

"Amusing, and effective destruction of cruel schools in N England."

4.03 avg rating — 396,691 ratings

"A great book, filled with parodies--say, the Exalted Poet Laureate, Southey (whom Byron also satirizes)--"You are old, Father William..and yet you incessantly stand on yr head…" Did I mention, the Novel began in parody--Tom Jones, Pamela, Austen (Love and Freindship..sic). See also Pushkin's Evgenij Onegin..."

3.71 avg rating — 373,460 ratings

"Revealing of French moeurs, 19C sexist, but also urbanist: Country political rhetoric juxtaposed with stock show-auction (shades of Trump etc), opera parody--did I mention parodies?"

4.17 avg rating — 57,384 ratings

"Did I mention novels parody? This one does, esp unread pretentious "poets."
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3.94 avg rating — 545,350 ratings

"So good my best novel writing friend stopped after reading it.
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3.83 avg rating — 75,861 ratings

"I liked this so much a 18 I gave it to my Mother for her birthday. NOT, I would judge, the cheerfulest gift.
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3.91 avg rating — 304,294 ratings