4.01 avg rating — 72,773 ratings

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

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 141,242 ratings

4.04 avg rating — 30,503 ratings

4.21 avg rating — 380,946 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 — 1,025,852 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 — 10,393 ratings

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

4.17 avg rating — 934,506 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 — 222,174 ratings

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 66,356 ratings

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

4.03 avg rating — 52,741 ratings

3.84 avg rating — 2,491 ratings

4.12 avg rating — 38,231 ratings

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

3.83 avg rating — 351,515 ratings

3.95 avg rating — 280,755 ratings

4.05 avg rating — 441,867 ratings

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

4.17 avg rating — 157,289 ratings

4.01 avg rating — 89,175 ratings

4.03 avg rating — 374,770 ratings

3.74 avg rating — 96,731 ratings

4.05 avg rating — 13,269 ratings

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4.03 avg rating — 1,622,673 ratings

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

3.60 avg rating — 3,898 ratings

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3.80 avg rating — 141,685 ratings

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 136,615 ratings

3.91 avg rating — 3,658 ratings

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

3.60 avg rating — 2,666 ratings

3.72 avg rating — 4,270 ratings

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 49,228 ratings

3.81 avg rating — 262,817 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 — 15,917 ratings

3.93 avg rating — 182,888 ratings

3.35 avg rating — 11,990 ratings

4.15 avg rating — 153,092 ratings

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

3.85 avg rating — 252,574 ratings

3.90 avg rating — 48,123 ratings

4.15 avg rating — 12,092 ratings

4.24 avg rating — 1,278,741 ratings

4.17 avg rating — 407,475 ratings

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3.90 avg rating — 216,047 ratings

4.18 avg rating — 38,304 ratings

4.21 avg rating — 846,805 ratings

3.67 avg rating — 52,632 ratings

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 773,675 ratings

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

3.89 avg rating — 250,493 ratings

3.79 avg rating — 613 ratings

3.70 avg rating — 102,523 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 — 443,683 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 — 202,610 ratings

4.14 avg rating — 363,750 ratings

4.01 avg rating — 247,313 ratings

4.01 avg rating — 354,611 ratings

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3.97 avg rating — 197,175 ratings

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3.64 avg rating — 6,196 ratings

3.92 avg rating — 17,462 ratings

4.06 avg rating — 28,628 ratings

3.82 avg rating — 7,277 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 — 95,164 ratings

3.95 avg rating — 47,068 ratings

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

3.78 avg rating — 17,575 ratings

4.14 avg rating — 1,899,652 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 — 15,098 ratings

4.30 avg rating — 45,611 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 — 12,302 ratings

3.97 avg rating — 45,287 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 — 49,983 ratings

3.91 avg rating — 8,760 ratings

3.84 avg rating — 90,827 ratings

3.61 avg rating — 7,432 ratings

3.80 avg rating — 85,419 ratings

4.14 avg rating — 24,874 ratings

4.10 avg rating — 17,567 ratings