This is another excellent Gothic Romance novel. I didn't care much for the Dr. Frankenstein character and felt that it was mostly his fault. What else was the poor creature supposed to do? Frankenstein made him so monster like that he couldn't even stand the sight of him. The Doctor definitely had it coming to him. It had lovely descriptions of scenery throughout Europe. 
I have heard of Dracula of course, but was unaware of the plot of the original story. It was incredible and quite shocking at times. It's sad that this was Stoker's only successful novel because I want to read more. Count Dracula was not at all what I had expected. This novel contains some of the most well revered literary characters of all time. This is the most classic of the vampire novels and with good reason. Way before it's time and almost hard to believe it was written in 1897.
This was my first Sherlock Holmes novels and I'm in Love! Wow! I love the way the stories twist around then come to a rational conclusion. Sherlock Holmes really is one of the greatest literary characters of all time. Though I plan to read all of the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle novels, this is the only one that I'll include on my list (otherwise it's just cheating). I would recommend these to anyone wanting a little escape from reality. Written in 1887 and 1902.
Pip is a fantastic character who will stick with you. The story fallows from events in his childhood through becoming an adult. It's a unique tale of misconceptions and unrequitted love. Personally I think the girl and then woman he loves, Estella, is a huge brat and I'm not sure why he loves her in the first place. I guess this shows the power that a beautiful woman raised on bitterness can have over a nice boy. I didn't particularly like either of the endings, but I prefer the one where they stay apart. I think she's poison on whoever she ends up with. Pip, your my kind of man and any woman would be lucky to marry you! It's hard to believe it was written in 1860 because it seem like this kind of thing happens a lot in this age. 
Finally I kind of understand the how the earth was created and all that jazz, no seriously Hawking is an excellent writer and he makes it easy for most people to understand. 
Yes it's a young adults book and no I don't care, it's still going on the list. The story is well written and funny, but also has a wholesome message about being yourself. I've read this several times both as a child and as an adult and it never looses it's charm. The movie is fabulous and sticks to the story fairly well. Written in 1988.
It's a great story loaded with symbolic meaning.....but it's so boring to read. Rent the movie or have someone tell you about it. I don't feel like this was worth the time to read maybe because I already knew the story before I even picked up the book. Written in 1851 and has been retold time and time again, maybe you should pick a more updated and interesting version.
