Classics reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 124 Reddit reviews across 4 subreddits and 6 posts to rank the best Classics brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/classicliterature, r/suggestmeabook, r/TriumphBonneville, r/Mecha. Top-rated brands include Michelin (4.6/5), John Steinbeck (5.0/5), Jane Austen (5.0/5).
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Reviews124
Subreddits4
Posts6
Brands82
Products64
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#1
Michelin
4.6
(7)
"Stock Michelin Road Classics came with my new Speed Twin 900 and they are amazing."
"I went with a Pirelli Angel GT 110/80 front and a Michelin Road 5 rear, stock size. Both are radials."
"I use michelin road classic on my bonnie t100 and it's the best tires I've used. Highly recommend."
"Recently just put on Michellin Road Classic's after I wore out the stock Pirellis. Night and day difference in handling."
"I would go to the Michelin Road Classics"
"Michelin Road Classics came stock on my 24 T120. I don’t have many miles on them yet but they seem great."
"I have the Michelin Road classics on my T120 and a pair of Shinko 705s on my BMW R9T. Honestly, I think they are both great tires."
#2
John Steinbeck
5.0
(5)
"Some of my faves, as someone who dislikes the classics in general: The Pearl by John Steinbeck"
"I’ve seen East of Eden on so many recs, so I think I will get to this in the summer!"
"East of Eden by Steinbeck."
"Anything John Steinbeck is good! My personal favorite is East of Eden."
"East of Eden… imho the most gorgeously written prose"
#3
Jane Austen
5.0
(4)
"Anything by Jane Austen, Jane Eyre, Of mice and men."
"Pride and prejudice by Jane Austen is a fun read"
"Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen"
"Austen's Persuasion (I assume most classic lovers know about it, but it's less discussed than Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility)"
#4
1984
5.0
(3)
"If you're in the US? George Orwell's '1984'"
"1984"
"Mum bought me a Pehguin edition of Orwell's 1984 when I was at home sick from school when I was 13. I loved it then, still do."
#5
Franz Kafka
5.0
(3)
"The Metamorphosis by Kafka was exc"
"Metamorphosis by Kafka"
"Castle, The by Franz Kafka"
#6
Willa Cather
5.0
(3)
"Willa Cather became one of my favorite American Authors after I read Death Comes for the Archbishop."
"Might I suggest My Antonio as her other masterpiece."
"Willa Cather's Death Comes for the Archbishop"
#7
Daniel Defoe
5.0
(3)
"If you like adventure or fantasy stories, something like Robinson Crusoe."
"Daniel Defoe: Journal of the Plague Year"
"Moll Flanders by Daniel DeFoe. One rarely gets to read about the underclass, especially women, in 18th century literature. A rollicking story."
#8
Bram Stoker
4.7
(3)
"Dracula was amazing. I was shocked when I read it just how much I loved it."
"Dracula is fantastic and totally accessible and everyone should read it at least once."
"Bram Stoker's Dracula is honestly super fun, I found it a bit slow in the beginning, but trust me it gets very fast paced real quick!"
#9
Fyodor Dostoevsky
4.7
(3)
"Dostojewskij‘s Crime and Punishment"
"Dostojewskij‘s Brothers Karamazov"
"Dostoevsky crime and punishment , Easy reads except Dostoevsky, it’s a long read but easy language and it’s catchy"
#10
Pearl S. Buck
5.0
(2)
"The Good Earth by Pearl S Buck"
"The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck"
#11
Flowers for Algernon
5.0
(2)
"Every time I read it, I end up crying."
"Flower for algernon."
#12
William Golding
5.0
(2)
"Lord of the Flies by William Golding. I like that it can be viewed either as a straight drama or a hilarious satire."
"Lord of the flies"
#13
Pride and Prejudice
5.0
(2)
"Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Everyone needs to read this as a teenager so they never settle for less bcs MR DARCY IS THE STANDARD."
"Start with Pride and Prejudice, it's not all complicated writing and appeals perfectly to people of all ages."
#14
Mary Shelley
5.0
(2)
"Frankenstein."
"Frankenstein - Mary Shelley"
#15
Ivan Turgenev
5.0
(2)
"Fathers and Sons and Thus Spoke Zarathustra are peak 🔥"
"Fathers and Children by Turgenev"
#16
Oscar Wilde
5.0
(2)
"The Picture of Dorian Gray."
"Oscar Wilde : the Picture of "
#17
Wilkie Collins
5.0
(2)
"The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins."
"The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins"
#18
Thomas Wolfe
5.0
(2)
"You Can't Go Home Again by Thomas Wolfe"
"Look Homeward Angel by Thomas Wolfe"
#19
Nathaniel Hawthorne
5.0
(2)
"The Marble Faun, by Hawthorne"
"The House of the Seven Gables - Hawthorne"
#20
Evelyn Waugh
5.0
(2)
"Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh"
"Evelyn Waugh's Scoop (or Brideshead Revisited, if we can call that one a "lesser known")"
#21
Vladimir Nabokov
5.0
(2)
"Some of my faves, as someone who dislikes the classics in general: Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov"
"Anything by Nabokov. After reading anything by him, I ask myself why I even bother thinking I can write."
#22
James Baldwin
5.0
(2)
"Some of my faves, as someone who dislikes the classics in general: Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin"
"James Baldwin: If Beale Street Could Talk (short enough to overcome the odd bit of US slang)"
#23
Jack London
5.0
(2)
"Jack London"
"Jack London: Call of the Wild, etc"
#24
Mark Twain
5.0
(2)
"Mark twain"
"A Tramp Abroad by Mark Twain always gets eclipsed by his other works like Tom Sawyer or the Prince and the Pauper. Even though A Tramp Abroad is better."
#25
Brave New World
4.5
(2)
"Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. I’ve had many convos with my friends about how it’s our favorite."
"Brave New World was one of the best books to teach."
#26
Alexandre Dumas
4.0
(2)
"Count of Monte Cristo holds up well. It's not really a deep book, but it's a great adventure."
"The count of monte christo"
#27
A Separate Peace
5.0
(1)
"A Separate Peace"
#28
Frankenstein
5.0
(1)
"I remember seeing Frankenstein on a college course syllabus and being curious... Then we read it and I absolutely fell in love."
#29
The Swiss Family Robinson
5.0
(1)
"The Swiss Family Robinson"
#30
Animal Farm
5.0
(1)
"I read Animal Farm by George Orwell with my class of 14-15 year olds and they absolutely ate it up."
#31
The Count of Monte Cristo
5.0
(1)
"The Count of Monte Cristo. Superb adventure."
#32
Jules Verne's Works
5.0
(1)
"Anything Jules Verne!!! Not too long, not super hard to read, and so so so much fun!"
#33
Middlemarch
5.0
(1)
"You NEED to read Middlemarch by George Elliot."
#34
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
5.0
(1)
"You NEED to read Tess of the Durbervilles by Thomas Hardy."
#35
The Power of One
5.0
(1)
"The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay. It is a beautiful book, but not fantastical. I highly recommend it to all young readers."
#36
The Old Man and the Sea
5.0
(1)
"Old man and the sea by Hemmingway."
#37
One Hundred Years of Solitude
5.0
(1)
"I read One Hundred Years of Solitude when I was 14, and I loved it."
#38
The Outsiders
5.0
(1)
"The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton. The author was a teenager herself when she wrote the book, writing for teenagers."
#39
Jane Eyre
5.0
(1)
"Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë."
#40
The Lord of the Rings
5.0
(1)
"I first read Lord Of The Rings when I was 13 and The Once And Future King when I was 14. Both wonderful."
#41
Oliver Twist
5.0
(1)
"Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens and Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen."
#42
Northanger Abbey
5.0
(1)
"Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens and Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen."
#43
Mobile Suit Gundam (0079)
5.0
(1)
"0079 Gundam is my personal recommendation."
#44
Emily Bronte
5.0
(1)
"Wuthering heights by Emily Bronte is sure to get you hooked"
#45
Harper Lee
5.0
(1)
"To Kill a Mockingbird is one of my all time favorite books."
#46
C.S. Lewis
5.0
(1)
"Lewis's Till We Have Faces"
#47
Dorothy West
5.0
(1)
"The Wedding by Dorothy West"
#48
Anne Brontë
5.0
(1)
"Anne Bronte's Tenant of Wildfell Hall"
#49
Ann Petry
5.0
(1)
"The Street by Ann Petry (also a bestseller)"
#50
Robert Louis Stevenson
5.0
(1)
"Robert Louis Stevenson: the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde"
#51
Shusaku Endo
5.0
(1)
"The Samurai by Shusaku Endo"
#52
Thomas Hardy
5.0
(1)
"The Return of the Native - Thomas Hardy"
#53
Muriel Spark
5.0
(1)
"The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Sparks"
#54
Albert Camus
5.0
(1)
"Some of my faves, as someone who dislikes the classics in general: The Plague by Albert Camus"
#55
Alice Walker
5.0
(1)
"Some of my faves, as someone who dislikes the classics in general: The Color Purple by Alice Walker"
#56
Federico Garcia Lorca
5.0
(1)
"The Collected Poems of Federico Garcia Lorca"
#57
J.D. Salinger
5.0
(1)
"Some of my faves, as someone who dislikes the classics in general: The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger"
#58
Sylvia Plath
5.0
(1)
"The bell jar by Sylvia Plath"
#59
Lawrence Durrell
5.0
(1)
"Alexandria Quartet, The - Justine, Baltazar, Mount Olive, Clea by Lawrence Durrell"
#60
Edith Wharton
5.0
(1)
"The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton"
#61
Kurt Vonnegut
5.0
(1)
"Some of my faves, as someone who dislikes the classics in general: Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut"
#62
Hermann Hesse
5.0
(1)
"Some of my faves, as someone who dislikes the classics in general: Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse"
#63
George Eliot
5.0
(1)
"Romola by George Eliot, which is set in 15th century Florence and is beautifully written"
#64
Honoré de Balzac
5.0
(1)
"Pere Goriot by Balzac"
#65
Nella Larsen
5.0
(1)
"Passing by Nella Larsen (also a thriller!)"
#66
Jeanette Winterson
5.0
(1)
"Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson"
#67
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
5.0
(1)
"Alexander Solzhenitsyn: One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich"
#68
James Hilton
5.0
(1)
"Lost Horizons by James Hilton"
#69
Victor Hugo
5.0
(1)
"Les Miserables"
#70
H Rider Haggard
5.0
(1)
"King Solomon’s Mines by H Rider Haggard"
#71
Nadine Gordimer
5.0
(1)
"Nadine Gordimer: July's People"
#72
Franny and Zooey
4.0
(1)
"Franny and Zooey or Nine Stories… so much better!"
#73
On the Road
4.0
(1)
"On the Road"
#74
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
4.0
(1)
"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was also so much fun."
#75
Heart of a Dog
4.0
(1)
"Heart of a Dog by Bulgakov was easy for me and a wild time."
#76
King Solomon's Mines
4.0
(1)
"King Solomon’s Mine was the most exciting thing I had ever read!"
#77
Kim
4.0
(1)
"Kim is in many ways an excellent read and a window into many different parts of the India of his time."
#78
Wide Sargasso Sea
4.0
(1)
"Wide Sargasso Sea, after Jane Eyre."
#79
The Great Gatsby
4.0
(1)
"If you are someone that is into simpler writing with grand ,social/political perspectives,then Hemingway's writing or The Great Gatsby by Fitzgerald would be great."
#80
Mazinkaiser OVA
4.0
(1)
"It's definitely more accessible and arguably a much more faithful representation of what made Mazinger Z so iconic."
#81
Shin Getter Robo: Armageddon
4.0
(1)
"Shin Getter Robo: Armageddon is definitely worth a watch too."
#82
Aura Battler Dunbine
4.0
(1)
"Aura Battler Dunbine gets my recommendation! It's definitely worth watching."
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