really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 73,349 ratings

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

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 142,149 ratings

4.04 avg rating — 30,666 ratings

4.21 avg rating — 385,594 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 — 1,030,729 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 — 10,691 ratings

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

4.17 avg rating — 943,376 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 — 224,296 ratings

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 66,576 ratings

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

4.04 avg rating — 53,992 ratings

3.84 avg rating — 2,497 ratings

4.12 avg rating — 38,464 ratings

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

3.83 avg rating — 356,628 ratings

3.95 avg rating — 287,288 ratings

4.05 avg rating — 443,085 ratings

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

4.17 avg rating — 162,117 ratings

4.01 avg rating — 89,403 ratings

4.03 avg rating — 377,170 ratings

3.74 avg rating — 98,739 ratings

4.05 avg rating — 13,547 ratings

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4.03 avg rating — 1,634,084 ratings

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

3.59 avg rating — 3,932 ratings

4.12 avg rating — 183,760 ratings

3.80 avg rating — 142,392 ratings

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 137,384 ratings

3.91 avg rating — 3,673 ratings

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

3.60 avg rating — 2,678 ratings

3.71 avg rating — 4,387 ratings

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 50,015 ratings

3.81 avg rating — 263,736 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 — 16,054 ratings

3.93 avg rating — 185,965 ratings

3.34 avg rating — 12,184 ratings

4.15 avg rating — 154,786 ratings

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

3.85 avg rating — 254,755 ratings

3.90 avg rating — 48,517 ratings

4.15 avg rating — 12,417 ratings

4.24 avg rating — 1,298,775 ratings

4.17 avg rating — 412,137 ratings

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3.90 avg rating — 217,836 ratings

4.19 avg rating — 40,673 ratings

4.21 avg rating — 854,959 ratings

3.67 avg rating — 53,357 ratings

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 783,708 ratings

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

3.89 avg rating — 251,530 ratings

3.79 avg rating — 615 ratings

3.70 avg rating — 103,476 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 — 445,862 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 — 205,405 ratings

4.14 avg rating — 374,498 ratings

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 249,794 ratings

4.01 avg rating — 357,392 ratings

4.02 avg rating — 115,865 ratings

3.97 avg rating — 200,750 ratings

3.87 avg rating — 119,574 ratings

3.65 avg rating — 6,232 ratings

3.92 avg rating — 17,625 ratings

4.05 avg rating — 29,077 ratings

3.82 avg rating — 7,352 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 — 95,963 ratings

3.95 avg rating — 47,378 ratings

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

3.78 avg rating — 17,671 ratings

4.13 avg rating — 1,948,629 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 — 15,297 ratings

4.30 avg rating — 46,260 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 — 12,473 ratings

3.97 avg rating — 45,464 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 — 50,273 ratings

3.91 avg rating — 8,785 ratings

3.85 avg rating — 91,853 ratings

3.60 avg rating — 7,714 ratings

3.80 avg rating — 86,113 ratings

4.14 avg rating — 24,996 ratings

4.09 avg rating — 17,706 ratings