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05-27-2016, 11:49 AM | #1 |
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As a tangent to the re-read thread: if you do re-read, which books do you re-read?
I'm definitely a re-reader and agree with everyone on the thread who talked about it terms of revisiting old friends, like comfort food, relaxing, etc.
So if you do enjoy re-reading books, which ones are your favorites to re-read? Here are some of mine. I've read each of them at least three times: Shogun Pillars of the Earth Clan of the Cave Bear Gone with the Wind Count of Monte Cristo Harry Potter series Bonfire of the Vanities An Instance of the Fingerpost Memoirs of a Geisha Ready Player One The Remains of the Day Anagrams The Moonstone Cold Mountain Here are a few more recently discovered books that I anticipate I will re-read in the future Mapp and Lucia Anthology The Art of Fielding The Custom of the Country House of Mirth The Gentlemen's Bastards series How about all the other re-readers? Which are your favorite comfort books? |
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Georgette Heyer's romances and Anthony Price's spy novels.
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05-27-2016, 07:10 PM | #4 |
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I've reread Gone with the Wind more than another other book--I used to read it about once a year and had chunks of it memorized; now I turn to it every few years.
My comfort reads are girls' series books and old-time romantic suspense. |
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For the most part, my re-reads have been series.
Asimov's foundation series, read the trilogy 3 or 4 times, read the whole series with prequels and sequels once in publication order and once in story chronology order. Lord of the Rings Laurie R King's Mary Russell series (except the couple I don't yet own) #1 Ladies Detective Agency series Harry Potter, re-read the earlier ones before each new release Ellis Peter's Brother Cadfael series Connie Willis' Doomsday Book & To Say Nothing of the Dog. Her Blackout and All Clear are on my short list for a re-read. Last edited by Alohamora; 05-27-2016 at 08:29 PM. |
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05-27-2016, 08:08 PM | #6 |
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Harry Potter series
Stephen Baxter's Flood and Ark, and about to re-read his Time series Asimov's Robot series... But not enjoying it as much this time, so it will be the last. Tolkien: The Hobbit and LOTR, both of which I first read over 50 years ago. I've read them at least 6 times and get more and different experiences each time. I'll re-read anything of Ben Bova. Only just discovered Matthew Mather via Nomad and Sanctuary, those will definitely be on the list. |
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David Eddings
Heron Carvic Katherine Kurtz Mercedes Lackey Frances Burnett (since childhood) Patricia Mckillip J.D. Robb Lots of others |
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In short - all. Books I don't reread are qualified as purchase/acquirement failures and gotten rid of ASAP
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I've read the Hobbit and LOTR at least twice, but it has been many years.
I've read The Stand by Stephen King twice, plan to try the audio book next. I've read the entire Pern series by Anne McCaffrey twice. I plan to re-read The Host by Stephanie Meyers, will try the audio book. Though I used to re-read a lot as a child, the above is it. The Stand I will read or listen to again, and The Host. Possibly LOTR. Can't think of anything else worth the time. |
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Any series with a new release after a long (2+years) dry spell
Briggs Cherryh Lackey Early MZB I have not made it to the end on some of the series you folk mentioned |
05-28-2016, 01:10 PM | #12 |
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I see many of my re-reads here.
Hobbit & LOTR Harry Potter series Narnia series Asimov's Robots & Foundation series Beowulf various translations Homer's Iliad & Odyssey various translations L'Amour's Sackett novels |
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The book I have re-read the most is Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. I occasionally reread other Austen books but P&P remains my favorite.
When I was younger,I re-read some of Louisa May Alcott's books several times. I sometimes will reread the last book in a series just before a new one comes out, to refresh my memory of what was going on in the characters' lives. |
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Asimov.
Heinlein. Weber. Honorverse and Dahak series. Bujold. Some Ringo: Dark Tide Rising, Troy series, Special Circumstances. David Drake REPUBLIC OF CINNABAR series. Burroughs's MARTIAN NOVELS, THE RIDER (about once a year, its such a fun trifle) HEROICS FOR BEGINNERS Niven and Pournelle OATH OF FEALTY, MOTE IN GOD'S EYE, FOOTFALL Eric Flint's 163x series Julie Kenner's PROTECTORS series Ryk Spoor's BOUNDARY and sequels. (I'm overdue on BOUNDARY. Now that tv season isover I'll be getting to it.) Less often but still rereadable, several of the XANTH novels, Zelazny's AMBER and JACK OF SHADOWS, Stasheff's WIZARD IN RHYME series, the Conrad Stargard series, and DARKOVER. So many good books, so little time. But known-good books are priceless in dark times and the times they are very dark. |
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