4.01 avg rating — 72,775 ratings

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

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 141,248 ratings

4.04 avg rating — 30,504 ratings

4.21 avg rating — 380,972 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 — 1,025,908 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 — 10,395 ratings

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

4.17 avg rating — 934,583 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 — 222,193 ratings

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 66,356 ratings

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

4.03 avg rating — 52,749 ratings

3.84 avg rating — 2,491 ratings

4.12 avg rating — 38,233 ratings

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

3.83 avg rating — 351,544 ratings

3.95 avg rating — 280,807 ratings

4.05 avg rating — 441,881 ratings

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

4.17 avg rating — 157,332 ratings

4.01 avg rating — 89,177 ratings

4.03 avg rating — 374,786 ratings

3.74 avg rating — 96,744 ratings

4.05 avg rating — 13,271 ratings

4.11 avg rating — 14,765 ratings

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4.03 avg rating — 1,622,761 ratings

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

3.60 avg rating — 3,899 ratings

4.11 avg rating — 180,298 ratings

3.80 avg rating — 141,691 ratings

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 136,620 ratings

3.91 avg rating — 3,658 ratings

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

3.60 avg rating — 2,667 ratings

3.72 avg rating — 4,271 ratings

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 49,235 ratings

3.81 avg rating — 262,824 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 — 15,917 ratings

3.93 avg rating — 182,918 ratings

3.35 avg rating — 11,990 ratings

4.15 avg rating — 153,104 ratings

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

3.85 avg rating — 252,591 ratings

3.90 avg rating — 48,125 ratings

4.15 avg rating — 12,093 ratings

4.24 avg rating — 1,278,914 ratings

4.17 avg rating — 407,506 ratings

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3.90 avg rating — 216,074 ratings

4.18 avg rating — 38,315 ratings

4.21 avg rating — 846,866 ratings

3.67 avg rating — 52,637 ratings

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 773,760 ratings

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

3.89 avg rating — 250,502 ratings

3.79 avg rating — 613 ratings

3.70 avg rating — 102,528 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 — 443,700 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 — 202,632 ratings

4.14 avg rating — 363,833 ratings

4.01 avg rating — 247,338 ratings

4.01 avg rating — 354,650 ratings

4.02 avg rating — 114,663 ratings

3.97 avg rating — 197,209 ratings

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3.64 avg rating — 6,196 ratings

3.92 avg rating — 17,464 ratings

4.06 avg rating — 28,634 ratings

3.82 avg rating — 7,278 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 — 95,167 ratings

3.95 avg rating — 47,074 ratings

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

3.78 avg rating — 17,577 ratings

4.14 avg rating — 1,900,062 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 — 15,098 ratings

4.30 avg rating — 45,614 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 — 12,304 ratings

3.97 avg rating — 45,288 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 — 49,987 ratings

3.91 avg rating — 8,761 ratings

3.84 avg rating — 90,832 ratings

3.61 avg rating — 7,437 ratings

3.80 avg rating — 85,426 ratings

4.14 avg rating — 24,874 ratings

4.10 avg rating — 17,569 ratings