Best Family Stories

Descrição
Favorite stories of families, whether functional or dysfunctional.
1
Pride and Prejudice
por Jane Austen
80,524 membros
1,366 críticas
½ 4.4
11 Members
starfishian, roby72, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, JuliaMaria, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, hsuvarna, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
Explicações
aulsmith : It is about families but I dislike most of the Bennett's so much I find it hard to read.
2
To Kill a Mockingbird
por Harper Lee
78,372 membros
1,432 críticas
½ 4.4
11 Members
starfishian, aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington, JuliaMaria, cej1027, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, hsuvarna, VadersMorwen, ManWithAnAgenda
Explicações
aulsmith: Father and daughter. Mother is dead.
3
The Grapes of Wrath
por John Steinbeck
34,259 membros
471 críticas
4.1
11 Members
inge87, aulsmith, roby72, sturlington, thecoroner, cej1027, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, hsuvarna, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda
4
Sense and Sensibility
por Jane Austen
38,063 membros
525 críticas
4.1
10 Members
inge87, starfishian, aulsmith, merrystar, sturlington, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, hsuvarna, ManWithAnAgenda
5
The Good Earth
por Pearl S. Buck
13,814 membros
265 críticas
4
9 Members
dara85, roby72, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963, FranzK72
6
Little House in the Big Woods
por Laura Ingalls Wilder
16,184 membros
287 críticas
4.1
8 Members
dara85, merrystar, sturlington, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ozzieslim, VadersMorwen
7
Wuthering Heights
por Emily Brontë
51,903 membros
699 críticas
3.9
8 Members
roby72, merrystar, thecoroner, JuliaMaria, ahef1963, kara.shamy, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith ,sturlington
Explicações
aulsmith : A family so awful I wanted to chuck the book across the room
8
Middlesex
por Jeffrey Eugenides
27,125 membros
630 críticas
4.1
7 Members
roby72, sturlington, thecoroner, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, FranzK72
9
Little House on the Prairie
por Laura Ingalls Wilder
15,546 membros
227 críticas
4.1
7 Members
dara85, starfishian, merrystar, sturlington, gypsysmom, ozzieslim, VadersMorwen
10
The Corrections
por Jonathan Franzen
16,575 membros
340 críticas
3.8
8 Members
roby72, sturlington, thecoroner, JuliaMaria, cej1027, gypsysmom, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda
11
War and Peace
por Leo Tolstoy
28,741 membros
455 críticas
½ 4.3
6 Members
roby72, thecoroner, JuliaMaria, gypsysmom, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda
12
Persuasion
por Jane Austen
28,664 membros
532 críticas
4.2
6 Members
inge87, merrystar, sturlington, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda
13
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
por C. S. Lewis
45,564 membros
757 críticas
4.1
7 Members
merrystar, sturlington, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963, VadersMorwen, ManWithAnAgenda
14
Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family
por Thomas Mann
5,669 membros
108 críticas
4.2
5 Members
aulsmith, roby72, thecoroner, JuliaMaria, FranzK72
Explicações
aulsmith: Family saga. One of the most readable of Mann's books.
15
Little Women
por Louisa May Alcott
26,395 membros
398 críticas
4
6 Members
aulsmith, roby72, merrystar, sturlington, gypsysmom, ahef1963
Explicações
aulsmith: Father is away.
16
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
por Betty Smith
16,504 membros
442 críticas
½ 4.3
6 Members
dara85, merrystar, thecoroner, gypsysmom, ahef1963, FranzK72
17
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
por Mark Haddon
44,271 membros
1,327 críticas
3.9
7 Members
KimarieBee, starfishian, sturlington, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,merrystar
18
A Wrinkle in Time
por Madeleine L'Engle
39,408 membros
958 críticas
4
6 Members
merrystar, sturlington, cej1027, ahef1963, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda
19
Howards End
por E. M. Forster
8,766 membros
131 críticas
4
7 Members
roby72, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda
20
The Shipping News
por E. Annie Proulx
13,424 membros
249 críticas
3.9
6 Members
KimarieBee, starfishian, sturlington, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
21
Absalom, Absalom!
por William Faulkner
7,649 membros
106 críticas
4.1
5 Members
roby72, sturlington, thecoroner, kara.shamy, FranzK72
22
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
por Stieg Larsson
43,150 membros
1,747 críticas
4
7 Members
KimarieBee, thecoroner, cej1027, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, VadersMorwen, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
23
To the Lighthouse
por Virginia Woolf
17,560 membros
268 críticas
3.9
5 Members
merrystar, thecoroner, ahef1963, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda
24
All-of-a-Kind Family
por Sydney Taylor
3,218 membros
59 críticas
4.2
5 Members
dara85, aulsmith, merrystar, cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda
Explicações
aulsmith: A Jewish family in New York City.
25
The House of the Spirits
por Isabel Allende
13,963 membros
245 críticas
4.1
5 Members
starfishian, roby72, merrystar, thecoroner, FranzK72
26
Life After Life
por Kate Atkinson
8,242 membros
589 críticas
4
5 Members
KimarieBee, starfishian, sturlington, gypsysmom, kara.shamy
27
By the Shores of Silver Lake
por Laura Ingalls Wilder
9,635 membros
67 críticas
4.1
5 Members
dara85, merrystar, cej1027, gypsysmom, ozzieslim
28
Midnight's Children
por Salman Rushdie
13,876 membros
242 críticas
4
5 Members
roby72, thecoroner, ahef1963, kara.shamy, FranzK72
29
Cold Comfort Farm
por Stella Gibbons
5,764 membros
221 críticas
4
5 Members
inge87, merrystar, sturlington, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
30
Little Town on the Prairie
por Laura Ingalls Wilder
9,162 membros
75 críticas
4.1
5 Members
dara85, merrystar, cej1027, gypsysmom, ozzieslim
31
The Forsyte Saga
por John Galsworthy
2,517 membros
41 críticas
4.2
5 Members
roby72, thecoroner, gypsysmom, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda
32
On the Banks of Plum Creek
por Laura Ingalls Wilder
11,170 membros
103 críticas
4.1
5 Members
dara85, merrystar, cej1027, gypsysmom, VadersMorwen
33
Cem anos de solidão
por Gabriel Garcia Marquez
44,379 membros
689 críticas
4.2
5 Members
roby72, merrystar, thecoroner, ahef1963, FranzK72,sturlington
Explicações
34
The Long Winter
por Laura Ingalls Wilder
10,074 membros
96 críticas
4.2
5 Members
dara85, merrystar, cej1027, gypsysmom, VadersMorwen
35
The Thirteenth Tale
por Diane Setterfield
17,182 membros
910 críticas
4
5 Members
sturlington, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy
36
The Kite Runner
por Khaled Hosseini
52,754 membros
1,300 críticas
4.2
4 Members
dara85, starfishian, gypsysmom, kara.shamy
37
Cheaper by the Dozen
por Frank B. Gilbreth Jr.
4,720 membros
80 críticas
4
5 Members
dara85, aulsmith, merrystar, cej1027, gypsysmom
Explicações
aulsmith: Real family, large family
38
The House of the Seven Gables
por Nathaniel Hawthorne
8,624 membros
114 críticas
½ 3.5
5 Members
roby72, merrystar, cej1027, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda
39
The Color Purple
por Alice Walker
19,695 membros
334 críticas
4.1
5 Members
sturlington, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda
40
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew
por Margaret Sidney
3,877 membros
47 críticas
3.9
4 Members
dara85, KimarieBee, merrystar, gypsysmom
41
Angela's Ashes
por Frank McCourt
21,841 membros
337 críticas
4
4 Members
dara85, starfishian, gypsysmom, kara.shamy
42
Mansfield Park
por Jane Austen
22,460 membros
357 críticas
3.8
5 Members
merrystar, sturlington, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda
43
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
por Junot Díaz
13,068 membros
485 críticas
3.8
4 Members
sturlington, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy
44
Brideshead Revisited
por Evelyn Waugh
12,565 membros
265 críticas
4
6 Members
roby72, sturlington, thecoroner, ahef1963, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith ,merrystar
Explicações
aulsmith : Another bad family
45
The Shining
por Stephen King
23,134 membros
453 críticas
4.1
4 Members
sturlington, ahef1963, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda
46
We Were the Mulvaneys
por Joyce Carol Oates
6,141 membros
92 críticas
½ 3.6
4 Members
roby72, thecoroner, kara.shamy, FranzK72
47
The Joy Luck Club
por Amy Tan
17,578 membros
199 críticas
3.9
4 Members
sturlington, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
48
The Borrowers
por Mary Norton
8,416 membros
126 críticas
3.9
4 Members
patchygirl, merrystar, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda
49
A Thousand Acres
por Jane Smiley
6,161 membros
136 críticas
½ 3.7
4 Members
sturlington, ahef1963, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda
50
Empire Falls
por Richard Russo
8,773 membros
182 críticas
3.9
4 Members
roby72, sturlington, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
51
My Family and Other Animals
por Gerald Durrell
5,252 membros
150 críticas
4.2
4 Members
merrystar, thecoroner, ahef1963, FranzK72
52
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
por Giorgio Bassani
2,063 membros
55 críticas
3.8
4 Members
roby72, thecoroner, gypsysmom, FranzK72
53
Sarah's Key
por Tatiana de Rosnay
11,084 membros
654 críticas
4
4 Members
dara85, cej1027, gypsysmom, kara.shamy
54
Stuart Little
por E. B. White
14,845 membros
146 críticas
3.8
4 Members
merrystar, sturlington, cej1027, ahef1963
55
Guess How Much I Love You
por Sam McBratney
11,369 membros
170 críticas
4.2
4 Members
merrystar, sturlington, cej1027, ahef1963
56
The House by the Medlar Tree
por Giovanni Verga
1,203 membros
19 críticas
½ 3.5
3 Members
roby72, thecoroner, FranzK72
57
The Mill on the Po
por Riccardo Bacchelli
80 membros
5 críticas
4.2
3 Members
roby72, thecoroner, FranzK72
58
The Leopard
por Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
6,561 membros
147 críticas
4.1
3 Members
roby72, thecoroner, FranzK72
59
The Marrying of Chani Kaufman
por Eve Harris
320 membros
21 críticas
3.8
2 Members
inge87, JuliaMaria
60
Eight Cousins
por Louisa May Alcott
4,560 membros
56 críticas
3.9
3 Members
aulsmith, merrystar, gypsysmom
Explicações
aulsmith: Extended family. Heroine is an orphan.
61
Meet the Austins
por Madeleine L'Engle
1,670 membros
27 críticas
3.8
3 Members
dara85, merrystar, kara.shamy
62
The Little Stranger
por Sarah Waters
5,085 membros
343 críticas
½ 3.6
3 Members
starfishian, sturlington, kara.shamy
63
The Viceroys
por Federico De Roberto
417 membros
12 críticas
3.8
3 Members
roby72, thecoroner, FranzK72
64
Kristin Lavransdatter
por Sigrid Undset
3,024 membros
75 críticas
4.2
3 Members
roby72, thecoroner, FranzK72
65
The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy
por Jeanne Birdsall
5,503 membros
191 críticas
4.1
2 Members
merrystar, cej1027
66
A Home at the End of the World
por Michael Cunningham
2,641 membros
48 críticas
3.8
2 Members
aulsmith, sturlington
Explicações
aulsmith: Wonderful family of choice
67
The Poisonwood Bible
por Barbara Kingsolver
26,252 membros
501 críticas
4.2
4 Members
sturlington, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda,KimarieBee
68
Half Magic
por Edward Eager
4,240 membros
87 críticas
4
3 Members
aulsmith, merrystar, cej1027
69
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
por Fannie Flagg
8,907 membros
188 críticas
4.1
3 Members
KimarieBee, cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda
70
The Little Friend
por Donna Tartt
7,228 membros
158 críticas
½ 3.4
3 Members
dara85, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda
71
Bedtime for Frances
por Russell Hoban
3,186 membros
35 críticas
3.9
3 Members
dara85, cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda
72
I Capture the Castle
por Dodie Smith
9,188 membros
294 críticas
4.1
2 Members
merrystar, ManWithAnAgenda
73
Five Children and It
por E. Nesbit
4,646 membros
73 críticas
3.9
3 Members
merrystar, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda
74
Behind the Scenes at the Museum
por Kate Atkinson
4,882 membros
134 críticas
3.9
2 Members
starfishian, gypsysmom
75
Fall on Your Knees
por Ann-Marie MacDonald
5,438 membros
125 críticas
3.9
3 Members
starfishian, gypsysmom, ahef1963
76
A Painted House
por John Grisham
9,312 membros
111 críticas
½ 3.6
3 Members
dara85, gypsysmom, ahef1963
77
Beezus and Ramona
por Beverly Cleary
6,810 membros
113 críticas
3.9
3 Members
merrystar, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda
78
The Paying Guests
por Sarah Waters
3,203 membros
199 críticas
½ 3.6
3 Members
starfishian, gypsysmom, kara.shamy
79
Family Lexicon
por Natalia Ginzburg
1,253 membros
31 críticas
3.8
3 Members
roby72, thecoroner, FranzK72
80
Things Fall Apart
por Chinua Achebe
20,620 membros
431 críticas
3.8
3 Members
cej1027, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda
81
Peace Like a River
por Leif Enger
5,684 membros
163 críticas
4
3 Members
dara85, sturlington, cej1027
82
Understood Betsy
por Dorothy Canfield Fisher
2,997 membros
30 críticas
4.2
3 Members
dara85, merrystar, cej1027
83
The Magnificent Ambersons
por Booth Tarkington
1,632 membros
50 críticas
3.8
3 Members
roby72, thecoroner, FranzK72
84
Cold Sassy Tree
por Olive Ann Burns
4,146 membros
86 críticas
3.9
3 Members
dara85, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda
85
Sarah, Plain and Tall
por Patricia MacLachlan
10,949 membros
287 críticas
3.8
3 Members
merrystar, cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda
86
Secret Daughter
por Shilpi Somaya Gowda
1,841 membros
140 críticas
3.8
3 Members
dara85, gypsysmom, ahef1963
87
A Lantern in Her Hand
por Bess Streeter Aldrich
1,054 membros
19 críticas
4
2 Members
dara85, aulsmith
Explicações
aulsmith: Frontier family
88
Wonder Boys
por Michael Chabon
4,305 membros
104 críticas
4
2 Members
aulsmith, sturlington
Explicações
aulsmith: It's not primarily about a family, but family is primary to what it's about. Is that close enough?
89
East of Eden
por John Steinbeck
23,361 membros
423 críticas
½ 4.4
4 Members
roby72, sturlington, thecoroner, FranzK72,aulsmith
Explicações
aulsmith : Terrible family
90
A Spot of Bother
por Mark Haddon
5,756 membros
184 críticas
½ 3.5
3 Members
sturlington, gypsysmom, ahef1963
91
Cloudstreet
por Tim Winton
2,657 membros
61 críticas
4.1
2 Members
KimarieBee, gypsysmom
92
The Hotel New Hampshire
por John Irving
7,327 membros
74 críticas
3.9
3 Members
roby72, sturlington, gypsysmom
93
The Wild Girl
por Kate Forsyth
269 membros
20 críticas
4.1
2 Members
inge87, KimarieBee
94
The Story of the Trapp Family Singers
por Maria Augusta Trapp
1,850 membros
29 críticas
3.8
4 Members
dara85, roby72, merrystar, FranzK72,aulsmith
Explicações
aulsmith : It's an interesting family, but it's only a so-so book.
95
Anne of Green Gables
por L. M. Montgomery
29,313 membros
557 críticas
½ 4.3
3 Members
merrystar, cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda
96
March
por Geraldine Brooks
6,681 membros
276 críticas
3.8
3 Members
sturlington, gypsysmom, kara.shamy
97
The Sundial
por Shirley Jackson
753 membros
20 críticas
3.9
2 Members
sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda
98
Spencer's Mountain
por Earl Hamner
208 membros
10 críticas
3.9
2 Members
dara85, patchygirl
99
Gone-Away Lake
por Elizabeth Enright
2,508 membros
32 críticas
4.1
2 Members
cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda
100
These Is My Words
por Nancy E. Turner
1,797 membros
83 críticas
½ 4.3
2 Members
dara85, KimarieBee