4.01 avg rating — 72,243 ratings

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

4.01 avg rating — 140,441 ratings

4.04 avg rating — 30,331 ratings

4.21 avg rating — 377,036 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 — 1,020,020 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."

4.39 avg rating — 10,198 ratings

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

4.17 avg rating — 926,147 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 — 220,321 ratings

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 66,133 ratings

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

4.03 avg rating — 51,677 ratings

3.84 avg rating — 2,489 ratings

4.12 avg rating — 38,041 ratings

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

3.83 avg rating — 347,776 ratings

3.94 avg rating — 275,806 ratings

4.05 avg rating — 440,885 ratings

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

4.17 avg rating — 152,111 ratings

4.01 avg rating — 88,984 ratings

4.03 avg rating — 372,805 ratings

3.74 avg rating — 95,134 ratings

4.05 avg rating — 13,076 ratings

4.11 avg rating — 14,652 ratings

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4.03 avg rating — 1,611,001 ratings

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

3.60 avg rating — 3,866 ratings

4.11 avg rating — 177,940 ratings

3.80 avg rating — 141,065 ratings

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 136,101 ratings

3.91 avg rating — 3,651 ratings

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

3.61 avg rating — 2,651 ratings

3.72 avg rating — 4,162 ratings

3.99 avg rating — 48,571 ratings

3.81 avg rating — 262,123 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 — 15,808 ratings

3.93 avg rating — 179,671 ratings

3.35 avg rating — 11,876 ratings

4.15 avg rating — 151,939 ratings

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

3.85 avg rating — 250,660 ratings

3.90 avg rating — 47,790 ratings

4.15 avg rating — 11,867 ratings

4.24 avg rating — 1,256,376 ratings

4.17 avg rating — 403,766 ratings

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4.12 avg rating — 3,924 ratings

3.90 avg rating — 214,490 ratings

4.18 avg rating — 36,855 ratings

4.21 avg rating — 839,879 ratings

3.67 avg rating — 52,092 ratings

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 765,502 ratings

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

3.89 avg rating — 249,582 ratings

3.79 avg rating — 612 ratings

3.70 avg rating — 101,981 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 — 441,926 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 — 200,828 ratings

4.14 avg rating — 356,209 ratings

4.01 avg rating — 245,289 ratings

4.01 avg rating — 352,595 ratings

4.02 avg rating — 113,729 ratings

3.97 avg rating — 194,496 ratings

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3.65 avg rating — 6,153 ratings

3.92 avg rating — 17,344 ratings

4.06 avg rating — 28,312 ratings

3.82 avg rating — 7,207 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 — 94,532 ratings

3.94 avg rating — 46,774 ratings

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

3.78 avg rating — 17,505 ratings

4.13 avg rating — 1,852,765 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 — 14,940 ratings

4.30 avg rating — 45,363 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."

3.93 avg rating — 12,179 ratings

3.97 avg rating — 45,121 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 — 49,746 ratings

3.91 avg rating — 8,742 ratings

3.84 avg rating — 90,262 ratings

3.61 avg rating — 7,202 ratings

3.80 avg rating — 84,957 ratings

4.14 avg rating — 24,807 ratings

4.10 avg rating — 17,462 ratings