really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 73,884 ratings

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

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 143,017 ratings

4.04 avg rating — 30,807 ratings

4.21 avg rating — 390,274 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 — 1,039,103 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 — 10,918 ratings

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

4.17 avg rating — 952,130 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 — 226,311 ratings

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 66,843 ratings

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

4.03 avg rating — 56,880 ratings

3.84 avg rating — 2,494 ratings

4.12 avg rating — 38,649 ratings

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

3.83 avg rating — 361,692 ratings

3.95 avg rating — 292,477 ratings

4.05 avg rating — 444,190 ratings

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

4.17 avg rating — 166,892 ratings

4.01 avg rating — 89,625 ratings

4.03 avg rating — 379,247 ratings

3.73 avg rating — 100,966 ratings

4.05 avg rating — 13,767 ratings

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4.04 avg rating — 1,646,502 ratings

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

3.60 avg rating — 3,960 ratings

4.12 avg rating — 186,218 ratings

3.80 avg rating — 143,068 ratings

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 138,062 ratings

3.91 avg rating — 3,689 ratings

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

3.60 avg rating — 2,702 ratings

3.71 avg rating — 4,487 ratings

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 50,689 ratings

3.81 avg rating — 264,805 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 — 16,194 ratings

3.92 avg rating — 190,080 ratings

3.34 avg rating — 12,388 ratings

4.15 avg rating — 156,277 ratings

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

3.85 avg rating — 257,118 ratings

3.90 avg rating — 48,933 ratings

4.15 avg rating — 12,825 ratings

4.24 avg rating — 1,320,161 ratings

4.17 avg rating — 415,857 ratings

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3.89 avg rating — 219,696 ratings

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4.22 avg rating — 865,284 ratings

3.66 avg rating — 53,969 ratings

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 792,204 ratings

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

3.89 avg rating — 252,568 ratings

3.80 avg rating — 611 ratings

3.70 avg rating — 104,248 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 — 447,716 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 — 208,727 ratings

4.14 avg rating — 385,699 ratings

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 251,994 ratings

4.01 avg rating — 359,496 ratings

4.02 avg rating — 116,783 ratings

3.98 avg rating — 204,169 ratings

3.87 avg rating — 122,827 ratings

3.65 avg rating — 6,262 ratings

3.92 avg rating — 17,784 ratings

4.05 avg rating — 29,458 ratings

3.83 avg rating — 7,466 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 — 96,703 ratings

3.95 avg rating — 47,650 ratings

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

3.78 avg rating — 17,770 ratings

4.13 avg rating — 2,001,437 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 — 15,593 ratings

4.30 avg rating — 46,443 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 — 12,592 ratings

3.97 avg rating — 45,670 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 — 50,551 ratings

3.91 avg rating — 8,817 ratings

3.85 avg rating — 92,408 ratings

3.60 avg rating — 7,912 ratings

3.80 avg rating — 86,838 ratings

4.14 avg rating — 25,047 ratings

4.10 avg rating — 17,832 ratings