4.20 avg rating — 5,462,783 ratings

"This book is infamous. Read it, then read it again a few years later, and again, and again. Beware abuses."

4.10 avg rating — 42,082 ratings

"The manual for our government. You don't understand it if you haven't read this."

3.99 avg rating — 318,197 ratings

"This is just an amazing story. You're cheating yourself if you don't read it."

4.21 avg rating — 48,775 ratings

"About as horrifying as war can be and yet still be fiction. "

4.47 avg rating — 2,046 ratings

"People would have a fit about this, but those same people would be hard pressed to find a book more influential on Western culture. So much of the literature that has followed refers back to this story; if you don't understand the source, all of that richness in other books will be lost to you."

4.10 avg rating — 346,835 ratings

"This is a fun read. I don't care how old you are, sometimes that's all that is necessary."

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 70,788 ratings

"The Greeks were much better than Shakespeare. Human nature and fate are explored in a blunt and rather disturbing manner."

4.20 avg rating — 4,193,357 ratings

"The voice of a people during one of the darkest tragedies mankind has witnessed. "

3.89 avg rating — 436,744 ratings

"I love Othello, mostly because I like to think Iago has a just point. History teachers us not to pass over talented men, they may turn on you."

4.05 avg rating — 27,029 ratings

"The nature of America's politics, society, and morality. Written a century and a half ago, it still rings true in many respects, so his analysis is of the utmost importance. "

3.93 avg rating — 5,917,684 ratings

"One of my favorite books that I actually did read in high school. "

4.11 avg rating — 64,225 ratings

"Russia produced many of the most talented fictional writers of all time, it is a true shame they make no appearance on our curriculum. Pick this up on your own."

3.98 avg rating — 125,164 ratings

"Another Russian, this time a Soviet. You'll never look at a bad day (or communism) the same way again."

3.92 avg rating — 1,018,848 ratings

"Classic Americana. "

3.83 avg rating — 1,337,084 ratings

"Yet more classic Americana!"

3.70 avg rating — 102,236 ratings

"Americana before there was Americana. Cooper's book is the best representation of the American life before the Civil War; Twain overtakes him for the next 60 years, then I guess Fitzgerald...not sure if there is an author that is immortalizing our generation's Americaness in word yet. "

3.78 avg rating — 154,671 ratings

"You'll hear a lot about this in history class. Oddly, you'll only hear about a minor part of the book. It's really a book about immigrants and socialism, not poor meat packaging sanitation. "

4.11 avg rating — 59,198 ratings

"You won't understand this (ever), but it is a fun read."

4.16 avg rating — 12,507 ratings

"An excellent history book. Robert E. Lee was a true hero and gentleman. We could use more such men."

3.90 avg rating — 2,836,481 ratings

""And I get to feed the rabbits!""

4.02 avg rating — 4,552,689 ratings

"A very simple, short read. Not as deep at 1984, but still a useful analogy for collectivism."

3.43 avg rating — 558,585 ratings

"A much more sinister Alice in Wonderland. The rabbit hole here is the human soul."

4.54 avg rating — 730,896 ratings

"Yes, you've seen the movie, but the book is significantly different. Not easy, but worth the effort."

3.83 avg rating — 1,192,829 ratings

"You haven't seen the movie. No movie will ever capture Homer's vision well enough to be produced. "

4.32 avg rating — 183,484 ratings

"I'm not religious anymore, but I still like Lewis. One of his better books."