really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 73,618 ratings

"The movie was sentimental enough; I heard the book was even worse."

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 142,575 ratings

4.04 avg rating — 30,733 ratings

4.21 avg rating — 387,781 ratings

"I tried reading the short story upon which the movie was based, but could not get into it. Even though it was set in the future, it still felt too dated for me."

3.81 avg rating — 1,034,687 ratings

"I actually read the book after I saw the movie; enjoyed the movie, hated the book. Bridget was much more sympathetic in the movie."

4.40 avg rating — 10,811 ratings

"Didn't even know there was a book."

4.17 avg rating — 947,670 ratings

"I missed out on reading Dahl as a child; I'm slowly getting around to reading him now, very, very slowly."

4.36 avg rating — 225,264 ratings

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 66,705 ratings

"I've read and enjoyed Dumas (père), yet somehow I missed this one."

4.03 avg rating — 55,439 ratings

3.84 avg rating — 2,498 ratings

4.12 avg rating — 38,558 ratings

"Again, never knew there was a book associated with the movie."

3.83 avg rating — 359,130 ratings

3.95 avg rating — 289,920 ratings

4.05 avg rating — 443,647 ratings

"Never read Ludlum and am still not inclined to in the near future. The movies are enough for me."

4.17 avg rating — 164,462 ratings

4.01 avg rating — 89,511 ratings

4.03 avg rating — 378,206 ratings

3.74 avg rating — 100,001 ratings

4.05 avg rating — 13,654 ratings

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4.04 avg rating — 1,640,164 ratings

"It's on my 'To Be Read' list, I just haven't gotten around to it yet."

3.59 avg rating — 3,947 ratings

4.12 avg rating — 185,053 ratings

3.80 avg rating — 142,690 ratings

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 137,727 ratings

3.91 avg rating — 3,679 ratings

"I'm probably becoming repetitive but, again, didn't know there was a book."

3.60 avg rating — 2,687 ratings

3.71 avg rating — 4,434 ratings

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 50,353 ratings

3.81 avg rating — 264,319 ratings

"I actually tried to read this book and hated it. Since I enjoyed the movies, I didn't try to finish the book."

3.98 avg rating — 16,138 ratings

3.93 avg rating — 187,918 ratings

3.34 avg rating — 12,272 ratings

4.15 avg rating — 155,546 ratings

"The movie was only so-so, which makes me only so-so want to read the novel."

3.85 avg rating — 255,937 ratings

3.90 avg rating — 48,713 ratings

4.15 avg rating — 12,609 ratings

4.24 avg rating — 1,309,132 ratings

4.17 avg rating — 413,974 ratings

4.34 avg rating — 167,212 ratings

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3.90 avg rating — 218,762 ratings

4.19 avg rating — 41,204 ratings

4.21 avg rating — 858,721 ratings

3.67 avg rating — 53,651 ratings

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 787,907 ratings

"Hated the movie, so I probably wouldn't like the book any better."

3.89 avg rating — 252,047 ratings

3.79 avg rating — 615 ratings

3.70 avg rating — 103,860 ratings

"I really have to read this as I'm fully aware the movie took huge liberties with the source material."

3.93 avg rating — 446,759 ratings

"Again, I tried to read the book but I couldn't get into it. It was the slowest "action" story I've ever seen; things happened without actually getting anywhere."

3.89 avg rating — 207,085 ratings

4.14 avg rating — 379,887 ratings

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 250,942 ratings

4.01 avg rating — 358,477 ratings

4.02 avg rating — 116,310 ratings

3.97 avg rating — 202,348 ratings

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3.65 avg rating — 6,242 ratings

3.92 avg rating — 17,695 ratings

4.05 avg rating — 29,281 ratings

3.83 avg rating — 7,406 ratings

"I just saw the movie a few months ago and I ordered the book right afterwards, that's how intrigued I was."

3.96 avg rating — 96,321 ratings

3.95 avg rating — 47,514 ratings

"I've read much of Dickens, but there's still plenty I've missed."

3.78 avg rating — 17,719 ratings

4.13 avg rating — 1,973,591 ratings

"Just saw the recent adaptation of the novel and it makes me even more eager to read it. I might actually *gasp* get to it this year!"

3.96 avg rating — 15,395 ratings

4.30 avg rating — 46,357 ratings

"Loved "Stand By Me" and have been meaning to read the short story for years, but have never followed through. I'm such a lazy bum."

3.92 avg rating — 12,529 ratings

3.97 avg rating — 45,552 ratings

"The movie baffled me and I have a feeling the book probably wouldn't be much better."

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 50,400 ratings

3.91 avg rating — 8,802 ratings

3.85 avg rating — 92,163 ratings

3.60 avg rating — 7,827 ratings

3.80 avg rating — 86,468 ratings

4.14 avg rating — 25,018 ratings

4.10 avg rating — 17,763 ratings