4.01 avg rating — 72,246 ratings

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

4.01 avg rating — 140,440 ratings

4.04 avg rating — 30,333 ratings

4.21 avg rating — 377,058 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 — 1,020,050 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 — 10,199 ratings

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

4.17 avg rating — 926,216 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 — 220,328 ratings

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 66,134 ratings

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

4.03 avg rating — 51,683 ratings

3.84 avg rating — 2,489 ratings

4.12 avg rating — 38,044 ratings

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

3.83 avg rating — 347,800 ratings

3.94 avg rating — 275,831 ratings

4.05 avg rating — 440,893 ratings

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

4.17 avg rating — 152,154 ratings

4.01 avg rating — 88,986 ratings

4.03 avg rating — 372,820 ratings

3.74 avg rating — 95,139 ratings

4.05 avg rating — 13,077 ratings

4.11 avg rating — 14,652 ratings

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4.03 avg rating — 1,611,082 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 — 177,966 ratings

3.80 avg rating — 141,075 ratings

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 136,102 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 — 2,652 ratings

3.72 avg rating — 4,162 ratings

3.99 avg rating — 48,572 ratings

3.81 avg rating — 262,132 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 — 15,809 ratings

3.93 avg rating — 179,687 ratings

3.35 avg rating — 11,875 ratings

4.15 avg rating — 151,946 ratings

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

3.85 avg rating — 250,675 ratings

3.90 avg rating — 47,793 ratings

4.15 avg rating — 11,869 ratings

4.24 avg rating — 1,256,524 ratings

4.17 avg rating — 403,794 ratings

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4.12 avg rating — 3,924 ratings

3.90 avg rating — 214,501 ratings

4.18 avg rating — 36,869 ratings

4.21 avg rating — 839,920 ratings

3.67 avg rating — 52,095 ratings

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 765,561 ratings

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

3.89 avg rating — 249,586 ratings

3.79 avg rating — 612 ratings

3.70 avg rating — 101,987 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 — 441,940 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 — 200,838 ratings

4.14 avg rating — 356,260 ratings

4.01 avg rating — 245,300 ratings

4.01 avg rating — 352,612 ratings

4.02 avg rating — 113,731 ratings

3.97 avg rating — 194,514 ratings

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3.65 avg rating — 6,153 ratings

3.92 avg rating — 17,345 ratings

4.06 avg rating — 28,313 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 — 94,535 ratings

3.94 avg rating — 46,776 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 — 1,853,098 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 — 14,942 ratings

4.30 avg rating — 45,365 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 — 12,181 ratings

3.97 avg rating — 45,120 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 — 90,265 ratings

3.61 avg rating — 7,201 ratings

3.80 avg rating — 84,960 ratings

4.14 avg rating — 24,809 ratings

4.10 avg rating — 17,463 ratings