3.94 avg rating — 400,854 ratings

"An intricate and important examination of the dehumanizing effects of modern society."

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 141,362 ratings

"You'll notice, almost immediately, that the Mary Poppins of the book is a much different person from Disney's version. She actually has faults."

3.73 avg rating — 181,320 ratings

"While this story has misogynistic elements, I was left with the feeling that Kate was just biding her time, as she appeared to give in much to easily."

3.70 avg rating — 40,210 ratings

4.09 avg rating — 267,801 ratings

"The author admits his prejudice going into the book. I suspect that most historians have some prejudices but don't own them."

3.91 avg rating — 272,686 ratings

4.06 avg rating — 612,494 ratings

"I need to re-read this wonderful fantasy"

4.10 avg rating — 348,419 ratings

4.03 avg rating — 1,060,576 ratings

3.51 avg rating — 12,716 ratings

"Though some believe it misrepresents real history, it is interesting and worth the read."

4.15 avg rating — 567,238 ratings

"A must for Gaiman aficionados.
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3.95 avg rating — 341,659 ratings

"Interesting examination of the life of a female assassin (of male abusers) and the man who dreamed of her in a fantasy setting."

3.74 avg rating — 34,720 ratings

4.02 avg rating — 318,586 ratings

"An interesting examination of what it would be like to be trapped in a community infected by a deadly disease."

3.76 avg rating — 303,596 ratings

3.88 avg rating — 55,750 ratings

"I still don't understand why he walked out on her at the end.
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4.14 avg rating — 137,248 ratings

"Hermann Hesse is one of the more neglected but important authors of modern times."

4.15 avg rating — 784,448 ratings

"An excellent introduction to Jane Austen for those who haven't read her."

3.95 avg rating — 46,911 ratings

"Interesting that some consider this a pro-Nazi story. I found it to be the opposite."

3.75 avg rating — 34,392 ratings

4.06 avg rating — 155,873 ratings

"The opening of this novel alone makes it worth reading."

3.99 avg rating — 120,336 ratings

"Another book I need to reread."

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 50,010 ratings

"Gives an excellent insight into the debtor's prisons of England's 19th century."

3.83 avg rating — 671,810 ratings

"Examines the important connection between good and evil."

3.94 avg rating — 581,593 ratings

4.10 avg rating — 10,690 ratings

"A beautiful story that isn't well known by current readers."

4.08 avg rating — 108,187 ratings

"Gives important autobiographical insight to Steinbeck and his times.
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3.91 avg rating — 191 ratings

"An extremely informative book with lots of history in it."

4.06 avg rating — 20,637 ratings

"This book hasn't gotten anywhere near the recognition it deserves"

3.95 avg rating — 566,596 ratings

"It addresses some important issues in the personal history of the mistakes we make."

4.26 avg rating — 6,937,047 ratings

"One of the most important books coming out of the equal rights movement."

3.97 avg rating — 2,870,338 ratings

"One of the few dystopian novels that really hits home."

3.78 avg rating — 246,510 ratings

"Examines important issues from the 60s and 70s."

3.99 avg rating — 890,529 ratings

"One of the all time great anti-war books with humor."

4.16 avg rating — 2,342,843 ratings

"One of the better non-Dickens books from this period of English history."

4.20 avg rating — 5,529,526 ratings

"An ever important warning to those tempted to abandon democracy."

4.16 avg rating — 2,117,766 ratings

"Gives an important and interesting picture of Japan before and during WWII."

3.83 avg rating — 1,341,448 ratings

"Contrary to what you might hear this is a wonderfully anti-racist story."

3.92 avg rating — 327,250 ratings

3.90 avg rating — 2,158,019 ratings

"The ultimate Gothic novel."

4.18 avg rating — 3,465,528 ratings

"One of the most interesting protagonists I've ever seen in a mystery/adventure novel."

4.10 avg rating — 1,357,511 ratings

"One of my favorite coming of age books to come out of this period of time."

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 774,847 ratings

"New insight into the nature of evil."

3.89 avg rating — 1,604,736 ratings

"A wonderful adventure showing the courage that a boy suffering from autism is capable of."

3.88 avg rating — 1,017,398 ratings

"The best fictional account of the French revolution that I've encountered."

4.22 avg rating — 2,028,592 ratings

"Douglas Adams, what can I say but this is a wonderful satire on the human condition.
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3.86 avg rating — 569,357 ratings

"Worth checking out. Feminine companionship and intergeneration relationships."

3.80 avg rating — 878,802 ratings

"Dickens at his best, though I still don't understand why he didn't abandon his trip to Australia in order to marry a wiser Estella (or asker her to accompany him. "

3.94 avg rating — 1,760,738 ratings

"An amazing fantasy about the difficulty of surviving on the ocean."

3.59 avg rating — 300,293 ratings

"Though the first two lands are what the book is largely remembered for, I found the later chapters more interesting."

4.41 avg rating — 3,175,756 ratings

"One of the greatest English language fantasy of all time."

4.11 avg rating — 1,707,082 ratings

"An interesting examination of the American circus and a wonderful fantasy of a man escaping an old folks home to run away and join the circus.
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3.91 avg rating — 1,918,439 ratings

"The ending made this story for me."

4.02 avg rating — 48,676 ratings

"A tough novel with difficult sections, but the English candy torture makes this novel if nothing else does."

4.33 avg rating — 2,506,409 ratings

"An absolutely necessary read for young people addressing their ideals. I read it during my Freshman year in college."

4.54 avg rating — 734,657 ratings

"One of the foremost fantasies of our time."

4.39 avg rating — 2,901,157 ratings

"A seminal book about pre-WWII Germany and the reactions of some Germans to it."

3.77 avg rating — 205,170 ratings

"A must read book about individualism and developing one's attitudes in isolation."

4.03 avg rating — 1,000,881 ratings

"I understand that the powers that be in California tried to set up Steinbeck with the intent of putting him in prison for this book."

4.36 avg rating — 3,517,983 ratings

"A difficult book to read, but important because it demonstrates the importance of redressing past wrongs."

3.66 avg rating — 140,970 ratings

"This gave me new insight into the horror of societies that attempt to suppress women."

4.47 avg rating — 11,500,470 ratings

"Worth investigating just to have a good fantasy to take one's mind off of current difficulties in our society."

4.47 avg rating — 3,037,515 ratings

"Looks at important perspectives in inter-racial perspectives during the early desegregation days."

4.24 avg rating — 804,687 ratings

"Examines some important questions about scientific research while sucking you into a fascinating story."

4.29 avg rating — 1,096,818 ratings

"I changed my mind about this story when I realized that it was as much a love story as a crime story."

4.31 avg rating — 1,260,043 ratings

"Lovely book if one keeps in mind that it represents a fantasy in regard to what the slave South really was like."

4.20 avg rating — 783,564 ratings

"I'm not sure how accurate this book is in gaging mental institutions, but it is a very engaging book.
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3.84 avg rating — 223,790 ratings

"Hard to say why I liked this play so much - maybe because it has important application to our current life."

3.88 avg rating — 110,246 ratings

"I was surprised to find that My Fair Lady was fairly true to the book. I don't find the book to be misogynist since it is Lisa who initiates almost all of the action and is clearly the heroine of the story."

3.73 avg rating — 136,242 ratings

"The crowning glory of this novel is that Wells goes beyond the altered animals to have them create their own religion."

3.84 avg rating — 35,978 ratings

"An often overlook SF author who is well worth reading."

4.25 avg rating — 274,383 ratings

"I highly recommend Neil Gaiman's graphic novel (75 single issues). It is an exploration of multiple aspects of mythology featuring Dream and other members of the Endless. An introduction to Death as an attractive Goth girl is worth the price of entry by itself."

4.30 avg rating — 121,255 ratings

"All of Pratchett's disc world series is worth reading, but I have a special love for the Tiffany Aching series."

3.91 avg rating — 76,529 ratings

"One of Kafka's lessor know classics"

4.20 avg rating — 740,447 ratings

4.21 avg rating — 847,687 ratings

4.13 avg rating — 213,405 ratings

4.06 avg rating — 380,781 ratings

3.88 avg rating — 430,166 ratings

4.10 avg rating — 1,492,274 ratings

4.20 avg rating — 4,221,532 ratings

4.10 avg rating — 43,289 ratings

4.26 avg rating — 1,069,019 ratings

4.28 avg rating — 328,290 ratings

4.30 avg rating — 585,312 ratings

4.26 avg rating — 990,804 ratings

3.16 avg rating — 7,514 ratings

4.13 avg rating — 217,738 ratings

4.16 avg rating — 287,552 ratings