Which book have you read more than once?

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   Maria C Gonzalezposted 15 years ago

   Cein años de soledad (100 years of solitude) by Gabriel García Marquez.

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   maven101posted 15 years ago

   Gore Vidal's " Burr " 3 times...
   Irving Stone's " Lust for Life " twice...
   John Fowles " The French Lieutenant's Woman " twice...
   Joseph Heller's " Catch-22 " 4 times...
   Hemingway's " Islands in the Stream " twice...
   
   I have learned more new words reading " The French Lieutenant's Woman " than any other book I have read, although the Laurence Sander's character, Archibald McNally, is replete with acute vernacular and sublime articulation...

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   M Burgerposted 15 years ago

   To Kill a Mockingbird
   Angelas Ashes
   Talk Before Sleep
   David Copperfield
   I"d love to read the Dark Tower series again but our library doesn't have all the books
   Johnny Tremain
   All of the Earths Children series
   
   Theres a comfort to me in rereading books. I know what to expect and still laugh and cry in the same places.

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   Ivorwenposted 15 years ago

   Freckles, Girl of the Limberlost, and The Harvester, by Gene Straton Porter.
   Shepherd of the Hills and The Eyes of the World, by Harld Bell Write.
   The Hobbit and The Lord of the Ring serise by J.R.R. Tolkien.
   Beatrix Potter -- The Complete Tails.
   The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane and The Tale of Despereaux, by Kate Dicamillo.
   Created to be His Help Meet, by Debi Pearl.
   The Nine Brides and Granny Heights, by ?
   The complete works of Edgar Allen Poe.
   The Bible.
   Wuthering Heights, by Emily Bronte.
   Of Kings and Cabbages, by O'Henery.
   
   
   ...and I won't even mention the craft books I have read oh, so many times...

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   crystalkuhnsposted 15 years ago

   I read Twilight twice.  Once outloud to my husband and started reading New Moon again but never finished instead saw the movie!  I am not much of a reader but I sure do like to write my own stuff!

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   nekoyashaposted 15 years ago

   Oooh, I've read so many books over and over...
   Harry Potter series (J.K.Rowling)
   The Hobbit (J.R.R.Tolkien)
   Peter Pan (J.M.Barrie)
   And so many more I can't think of right now. Thanks for posting such a great question!

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   Fresh_Flowerposted 15 years ago

   American Psycho - Brett easton ellis
   The New York Thrilogy - Paul Auster
   Torture Garden - Octave Mirbeau
   My uncle Oswald - Roald Dahl
   The great Blondino - Sture Dahlström

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   Moucheposted 15 years ago

   Pnin by Nabokov
   Turkish Delight by Jan Wolkers
   The Sorrow of Belgium by Hugo Claus
   Animal Farm by George Orwell
   The Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
   Anais Nin's Diaries
   
   I do not mind reading books more than once. My partner and I have an extensive library room. What is the use of buying a book if you only are going to read it once?

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   Anathposted 15 years ago

   Justine, Philosophy in the Bedroom, and Other Writings by the Marquis de Sade.

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      Justine76posted 15 years agoin reply to this

      WHAT!! A book titled Justine? will have to find that....

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    DogSiDaedposted 15 years ago

    Probably Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. Sure you may think it isn't intellectual, but it's brilliantly thought out, and FUN. Plus I have a signed copy. i found it in a charity bookstore for £2! Some find XD

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    bloodnlatexposted 15 years ago

    I've read a bunch of my books more than once.

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    Justine76posted 15 years ago

    "Chronicles of Narnia", "The Last Unicorn", "Hitchiker's guide to the Galaxy", and "Life, The Universe and Everything After", "A day no Pigs would Die", "The Dark Tower" series, "Lord of the Flies", "Jane Eyre", "Anne of Green Gables", "Little House on the Prairie". "Sacagawea", "The Holy Bible", "A Wind in the Door" and "A Wrinkle in Time" ..Im sure there are more but those come to mind first...

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       Ivorwenposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       I remember reading 'The Last Unicorn.'  It was a very interesting book, that I borrowed form someone, and have never seen a copy since.

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    pylos26posted 15 years ago

    Any good book is worth reading twice...as are movies watched.

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    sweetjulieposted 15 years ago

    lord of the flies

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    Pearldiverposted 15 years ago

    Very Fast Reader here..... All Of Them!!

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    tantrumposted 15 years ago

    Alice in Wonderland
    The Alexandria quartet . L. Durrell
    The Book of Lies.  A. Crowley
    Bomarzo. M Mujica Lainez
    Memoirs of Casanova
    Rubayat. O.Khayam
    
    And a lot more

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    Dame Scribeposted 15 years ago

    Gunslinger series, Stephen King
    Shakespeare
    Whitman
    Dune series, Frank Herbert, Bryan Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
    

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    Crazdwriterposted 15 years ago

    The Outsiders
    Tex
    Rumble Fish
    That Was Then This Is Now
    Taming The Star Runner (all books by S.E. Hinton. She is a great writter!)
    
    And my fav child book The Farthest Away Mountain. I read that book when I am down. It always makes me smile

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    lorlie6posted 15 years ago

    Anything by John Steinbeck.

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    iskra1916posted 15 years ago

    Most of my home library I have read several times.
    
    But a novel I like to re-visit at least once a year is:
    'Borstal Boy' by Brendan Behan.

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    Home Girlposted 15 years ago

    I thought I was the only idiot who could read the same book over and over and over and many times over again!

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    tksenseiposted 15 years ago

    I think I've read every Murokami book I have more than once.

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       travelespressoposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Interesting - I recently bought Norweigan Wood by Murokami but haven't read it yet.  When I bought it I hadn't heard of the author before - I'm really looking forward to dipping into it.

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    Pr0metheusposted 15 years ago

    Parallel Worlds by Michio Kaku.
    
    I <3 theoretical physics.

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    Pr0metheusposted 15 years ago

    Oh, and Ender's Game... <3 Sci Fi
    
    That whole series is great

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    Madison22posted 15 years ago

    Marianne Williamson- A Woman's Worth

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    logic,commonsenseposted 15 years ago

    Time Enough For Love by Robert Heinlein

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    tksenseiposted 15 years ago

    Ah~ I have a lot of memories associated with that book.

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       travelespressoposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Sometimes its a time and place thing?

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    travelespressoposted 15 years ago

    I rarely read books twice but those I have are Grapes of Wrath, Catcher in the Rye and Elizabeth Gilberts book Eat, Pray, Love.   
    Just waiting to tempt me to re-read is the delicious, sensuous  Cuba and the Night by Pico Iyer.

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    tksenseiposted 15 years ago

    Catcher in the Rye has to be one of the most over-rated books in history.

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    tksenseiposted 15 years ago

    Sometimes. There can be many reasons why. Just another of the great things about books.

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    Bovine Currencyposted 15 years ago

    I quite enjoyed Norwegian Wood.  Never read it twice though.
    
    Read the bible a few times.

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    Bovine Currencyposted 15 years ago

    Gravitys rainbow

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    kezan98posted 15 years ago

    Lovely Bones
    
    it's the only book that ever made me cry

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    Anamika Sposted 15 years ago

    Who Moved my Cheese

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    Kenny Wordsmithposted 15 years ago

    Any book by Wodehouse. I have read 'Leave it to Psmith' at least thirty times.

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    B.C. BOUTIQUEposted 15 years ago

    Every written and published work by Hunter S. Thompson, his fiction and Non-fiction..
    
    
    also hundreds of childrens books from when my daughter was little
    
    
    all of my herbalism and spiritual books
    oh and NO ONE HERE GETS OUT ALIVE, the doors Biography and the Biography of Dimebag darrell Abbott

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       Danny Decayposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       ANYTHING by the late doctor. Especially "The Proud Highway".

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    JTTposted 15 years ago

    I have read the firt six books in "The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant" by Stephen R. Donaldson twice and I will read them again once he is done publishing books #7-10!
    
    You haven't read real fantasy until you've read Donaldson.

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    Bard of Elyposted 15 years ago

    All of CS Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia books and his 'adult' Sci-fi books Out of the Silent Planet and Voyage to Venus/Perelandra. Several times for each.
    George MacDonald's Lilith read several times too.
    
    I am currently re-reading CJ Stone's The Last of the Hippies.

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    Denno66posted 15 years ago

    Anything by Isaac Asimov.

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    WriteAngledposted 15 years ago

    Lord of the Rings. I first read it aged 11 and then once a year for about 10 years afterwards. Time for another read when I have time.

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    tcparkerposted 15 years ago

    I've read many books multiple times.  The classics, like Pride & Prejudice, Tale of Two Cities, The Count of Monte Cristo, Great Expectations just to name a few.

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    Mike Lickteigposted 15 years ago

    The Godfather by Mario Puzo.  I've watched the movie a zillion times, also.  As great as the movie is, however, (and it is truly great) there is a subtlety in the book lost to the film.  The chapters about Vito Corleone's youth (which made up a good portion of the Godfather II movie), Michael's time in Sicily and his relationship in America with Kay, and the entire story of Johnny Fontane and the favor Don Corleone wished him to bestow on his best friend, Nino Valenti. 
    
    A nice piece of fiction, this book was.

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    Citrus000posted 15 years ago

    Any of Chuck Palahniuk's books. Choke, Survivor, Fight club. All great dark works of creative fiction. I really enjoyed A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess.

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    Danny Decayposted 15 years ago

    Jack Kerouac's "Dharma Bums", OF COURSE.

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    adamareangereposted 15 years ago

    So many that it would take pages to record, but some favorite re-reads have been: The Art of Racing in the Rain, Darkfever series, Lords of the Underworld series, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Birthright, Twilight series, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Pride and Prejudice, The Jester, and so on ...

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    Holiday Mavenposted 15 years ago

    My all time favorite book is Theophilus North by Thornton Wilder. I try to read it every couple of years.
    
    The main character spends a summer in Newport, Rhode Island. Like an archeologist, Theophilus uncovers the number of cities or sub-cultures within Newport. He also tries different professions. The consummate outsider be becomes an insider every where he goes.
    
    John Huston wrote the screenplay for Mr North which is based on the book. Great cast but minor movie.

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    Chonnitiatorposted 15 years ago

    Lord of the rings. I read it 3 times!

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    Lillindaposted 15 years ago

    I have read "Swan Song" by Robert R McGannon at least a dozen times in the last 15 years. This book gives a view to the world after WW3 and what society does and becomes without the rules and luxuries we have today. It also touches on the connection between good/evil and Humans/Mother Nature.

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       Arthur Fontesposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Swan Song is a great book I have read it twice.

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    Rose Westposted 15 years ago

    I don't often reread books because I lack time! But one book I enjoyed enough that I reread was So Big by Edna Ferber. It's a great contribution to American literature, and it's not heard of very often. But it won the Pulitzer.
    
    Another book I should reread is The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner. There's so much in that book that I need to go through it again.

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    BEAUTYBABEposted 15 years ago

    The book that I read more than once was a book that was very enjoyable even though it was ver sad.  The book I am referring to is called "April Fool's Day", by a very famous Australian writer Bryce Courtney.  The book is about his son Damon, who dies very tragically from medically acquired AIDS on 1st April, 1991, at the age of 24.
    It is also a love story of a very passionate love between Damon and his partner Celeste.  Damon was a haemophiliac and his father wrote this book at his request. The book is very controversial for example it can make you angry, it is also funny in places but most of all it will make you cry. If you are like me and get very emotional with stories like this, then leave the tissue box where you can get to it fast, because you are going to need it. However, above all it will make you feel the incredible strength that love can give you and how when you confront the worst thing in your life,you will become our best.
    I hightly recommend this book to any Bryce Courtney fans, you will enjoy it a lot, just like I did.

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