The Return of the Native (Modern Library Classics)13 reviews
Thomas Hardy

Modern Library, 2001

The Return of the Native is a reader's return to the joys found in Hardy's Wessex

+ Why Read It
+ Great service!
+ Return of the Native
+ An opera of a book
  
  











  



  
East of Eden268 reviews
John Steinbeck

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002

An Epic Family Classic

+ A book that stays with you
+ East Of Eden Work Of Genius
+ Knocked For A Loop
+ Very Interesting
  
  











  



  
The Killer Angels517 reviews
Michael Shaara

Ballantine Books, 1987

Beautifully written and a joy to read

+ There is a Reason This Won a Pulitzer Prize
+ The Killer Angels
+ history class
  
  











  



  
Don Quixote85 reviews
Miguel de Cervantes, Harold Bloom

Ecco, 2003

Without discretion there can be no humor

+ One of the best books ever written
+ The grandeur of madness
+ GREAT!
  
  











  



  
Anna Karenina (Oprah's Book Club)173 reviews
Leo Tolstoy

Penguin Classics, 2004

Indifference? NOT HERE!

+ A classic worth reading
+ Masterful

I haven't had/made time to read other translations of this Great work, but IMHO, Anna Karenina 'Must Be' in the top five list of all-time Greatest Romances... (trying NOT to be selfish): Reading Anna Karenina has enriched my life; It has INCREASED my love, devotion, & respect for-to my wife, my ...
  
  











  



  
Cien anos de soledad (Contemporanea)6 reviews
Gabriel Garcia Marquez

DeBolsillo, 2003

One of the best books you'll ever read

+ great
+ PRESIDENT CLINTON PLACES IT ON HIS ESSENTIAL READING LIST
+ Most magical and amazing read ever...
+ One of the best books ever written.
  
  











  



  
Santa Evita29 reviews
Tomas Eloy Martinez

Vintage, 1996

A great historical novel

+ Purchase of Santa Evita
+ Even in death that woman still haunts us...
+ Eva's death wish come true
  
  











  



  
Jane Eyre (Penguin Classics)32 reviews
Charlotte Brontë

Penguin Classics, 2006

One of the Greatest Books in all of English Literature!!

+ True Romance
+ Great book!

Jane Eyre is one of my favorite books! It is not at all like other great novels -- it is great in it's own way. I was introduced to Jane Eyre by my best friend. I had read the adapted version first, and then my best friend gave me the unadapted Jane Eyre for a birthday present. The book is about ...
  
  











  



  
Suite Francaise374 reviews
Irene Nemirovsky

Vintage, 2007

One of the best, by far.

+ Unfinished masterpiece
+ Wanted more and more!! .such a tragedy she is gone...
+ Subtle, Powerful, Unfinished - An Astonishing Survival
  
  











  



  
Fortunata y Jacinta (Grandes clasicos series)
Benito Perez Galdos

Edimat Libros, 2004

The well-known works of literature in this series constitute the most valuable treasures of universal literature. The affordably priced imitation leather bound books enhance any library, putting the works of Dante, Dumas, Hugo, and Tolstoy within everyone's reach.
  
  











  



  
The Grapes of Wrath (Centennial Edition)592 reviews
John Steinbeck

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002

Get ready to relive these times soon!

+ Take in the magic of Steinbeck's writing
+ A handsome edition
+ A master storyteller
+ [Good] required reading
  
  











  



  
For Whom the Bell Tolls269 reviews
Ernest Hemingway

Scribner, 1995

The best of Hemingway

+ A Must-Read
+ Heminway is a GOD !
+ For Whom the Bell Tolls
  
  











  



  
La casa de los espíritus272 reviews
Isabel Allende

Rayo, 1995

Better than 100 Years of Solitude

+ Wonderful historical fiction
+ review of house of the spirits
+ wow
  
  











  



  
To Kill a Mockingbird1762 reviews
Harper Lee

Harper Collins, 1999

Excelent Book!

+ There is a reason this book will be read for centuries and centuries...
+ Tequila Mockingbird
+ Great!!Love this book
+ LOVE THIS BOOK!
  
  











  



  
Absalom, Absalom!122 reviews
William Faulkner

Vintage, 1991

Absalom! Absalom!

+ William Faulkner at his best
+ Classic Faulkner
+ Difficult, dense writing style, but plot of great complexity and depth makes it wonderful & meaningful. Very highly recommended
+ Absolutely incredible!
  
  











  



  
My Antonia267 reviews
Willa Cather

Mariner Books, 1995

Lovely to revisit this classic on audio

+ Beautiful writing, but the lack of plot means it's not for everyone
+ Enduring Story
+ Beautiful new edition
  
  











  



  
Crossing to Safety (Modern Library Classics)110 reviews
Wallace Earle Stegner

Modern Library, 2002

Fabulous!

+ A Keeper
+ A story that touched me
+ One of the best books I have ever read
  
  











  



  
In Cold Blood429 reviews
Truman Capote

Vintage, 1994

Anarachy in the heartland : an American story

+ Brutal Event in Journalistic Focus
+ The first true crime book is still the best
+ In Cold Blood in a new edition
+ A Commentary on our 21st Century Culture
  
  











  



  
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All: A Novel39 reviews
Allan Gurganus

Vintage, 2001

Stunning achievement

+ I Love This Book!
+ Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
+ This, in my opinion, could just be the Great American Novel
  
  











  



  
Los pasos perdidos4 reviews
Alejo Carpentier

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1998

Un texto clave para la novelística latinoamericana

+ Los pasos perdidos
+ No se puede dejar de leer!
+ una obra muy musical acerca del reencuentro con sus raices