What books do you read again and again?

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  1. lizzyroe profile image59
    lizzyroeposted 14 years ago

    I have a few books that I've read a million times - somehow they never get old. My favorite is Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None." Wanted to know if this was common or if I'm just strange.

    1. ohmygoodnessrae profile image60
      ohmygoodnessraeposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I absolutely love that book!

    2. ezhuthukari profile image72
      ezhuthukariposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Me too!!!

    3. profile image0
      The Taco Taggerposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      You're not strange. When I was younger I used to read the same "Goosebumps" book over and over. It had a grey dog on the cover... I can't remember it for the life of me honestly, but once I got older I found myself reading books by Steven Brust over and over. You're not alone out there!

    4. profile image0
      oldbookloverposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I have lots of favorite books that I re-read now and then. Some for their wonderful descriptions, some for their wisdom, some because I feel nostalgic.

      I think if you have spent the time reading a book once, and loved it, it is very sensible to read it again.

      I guess the author would be thrilled about that too.

    5. joe w bennett profile image60
      joe w bennettposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Here are a few off the top of my head--

      1. "War and Peace," once a year
      2. Rick Bragg's "All Over but the Shoutin'"
      3. Colin Wilson's "The Mind Parasites"
      4. Douglas Southall Freeman's "Lee's Lieutenants"
      5. Ishmael reed's "Mumbo Jumbo"
      6. Gibbon's "The Rise and fall of the Roman Empire" (abridged edition!)
      7. Tom Wolfe's "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test"
      8. "Don Quixote"
      9. "Ulysses"...not for pleasure or deeper understanding, just trying to
           figure out what's going on
      10. David Halberstam's "The Summer of '49"

      1. thirdmillenium profile image59
        thirdmilleniumposted 14 years agoin reply to this

        War and Peace - once a year!
        Good God, what are you? A superman? I started it and gave up midway about 10 times

    6. rnbguru profile image38
      rnbguruposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Replay by Ken Grimwood to me. IT's sort of like a grander version of the movie Groundhogs Day. Very intriguing and I can't help but read it again and again!

    7. Joe Badtoe profile image60
      Joe Badtoeposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      How to read - Large Print edition

      There's no plot no characters its repetetive but I like it.

    8. kmcmichael profile image71
      kmcmichaelposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I also have read And Then There Were None many times. I also read The Great Gatsby, Rebecca, and Mere Christianity about once a year.

  2. andygrant profile image59
    andygrantposted 14 years ago

    I have read Gone with the Wind many times. That's really a great creation by Margaret Mitchell. I also like The Old Man and The Sea which is a short novel by Ernest Hemingway.

    1. profile image0
      klarawieckposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Seriously? The Old  Man and The Sea made me so anxious! It was pure torture for me. I know it has a lot of symbolism and all, but I just couldn't read it the first time. Just wanted to drown the old man once and for all. But I do love the short stories of Hemingway. ;-)

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    Surabhi Kauraposted 14 years ago

    "The Story of My Experiments With Truth" by Mahatma Gandhi. I've read his autobiography various times. I am impressed by his simplicity, his truthfulness, his greatness, his patience, his love for humanity and his non-violence agitations. There is no one after him nor one before him. I learned so much from his autobiography. The another book I've read many times is, "Waltzes I've not forgotten." Its really interesting, inspiring, useful and full of lessons.

  4. cupid51 profile image70
    cupid51posted 14 years ago

    I can read a good poetry book several times! smile

  5. renskei profile image61
    renskeiposted 14 years ago

    the most important book is Bible

    1. tonks21 profile image60
      tonks21posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      that is so true! i don't read it as often as i should.

    2. ohmygoodnessrae profile image60
      ohmygoodnessraeposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Agreed. Though so many of us don't read it as often as we'd like.

    3. McHamlet profile image60
      McHamletposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      It's an important book but no more important than the great books of other religions of which they are plenty.

    4. thirdmillenium profile image59
      thirdmilleniumposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Bible does not fall in this category. You read it everyday.
      I read Agatha Christie and PG Wodehouse many times. PGW is the best

  6. WryLilt profile image86
    WryLiltposted 14 years ago

    Ayn Rand
    Elizabeth Moon

    Both great and addictive authors.

  7. Pcunix profile image81
    Pcunixposted 14 years ago

    I have read a lot of Mark Twain several times.

  8. nlowman profile image61
    nlowmanposted 14 years ago

    Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut.

  9. Arthur Fontes profile image67
    Arthur Fontesposted 14 years ago

    "The Art Of War" Sun Tzu  I have been perpetually reading this book for around fifteen years.

  10. Pcunix profile image81
    Pcunixposted 14 years ago

    Actually, I realized that  the book I read so many times that the cover  ink was worn away was a geekish book on x86 machine language :-)

    But I'll stick with my Mark Twain answer.

  11. tonks21 profile image60
    tonks21posted 14 years ago

    i read the harry potter series every time a new movie comes out. i cannot get enough of 'the hobbit' or the 'lord of the rings' trilogy. i am thinking about rereading the 'sword of truth' series. until i find a new book to read that is what i stick to.

    1. lizzyroe profile image59
      lizzyroeposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      You're my new best friend! I just finished rereading Goblet of Fire, only three more books to get through before November. I've also read Wizard's First Rule so many times I can't count. Need to reread the whole series soon.

    2. shellyakins profile image68
      shellyakinsposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I do that with Harry Potter, too.  I want to remember what happened in the book before I see the movies.

  12. Kangaroo_Jase profile image74
    Kangaroo_Jaseposted 14 years ago

    Raymond Feist
    Gordon R Dickson
    Terry Brooks

    1. Arthur Fontes profile image67
      Arthur Fontesposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Terry Brooks is great.  Have you read Terry Goodkind, The Sword Of Truth series?

      1. Kangaroo_Jase profile image74
        Kangaroo_Jaseposted 14 years agoin reply to this

        Hey Arthur,
        I believe I haven't as yet, may have to look that up , thanks.

        1. Arthur Fontes profile image67
          Arthur Fontesposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          There is a show based on the series "Legend of the Seeker"  although the show does not follow the books exactly the characters are well done and the actors are all up and coming stars.

      2. Chloe Comfort profile image60
        Chloe Comfortposted 14 years agoin reply to this

        Great series! If you like Goodkind try Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time Series - also very good big_smile

        1. Arthur Fontes profile image67
          Arthur Fontesposted 14 years agoin reply to this



          I have read Robert Jordan and I agree, great series.

          1. Kangaroo_Jase profile image74
            Kangaroo_Jaseposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            Im off and on with this one, on at about book......3 ? I think ?

  13. themist profile image59
    themistposted 14 years ago

    "Of Mice and Men" and strangely...The Noble Qu'ran.

  14. Jenna May Swan profile image58
    Jenna May Swanposted 14 years ago

    Watership Down every 10 years - just because as a little girl I was too scared to read it (too much bunny killing), and now its just total escapism (and some cute bunnies).

  15. akirchner profile image90
    akirchnerposted 14 years ago

    Several classics such as Wuthering Heights, etc. but I have to admit I'm addicted to Nora Roberts books and can read them several times - especially if I forget what they were all about the first time around! I am hopelessly enthralled with romance novels per se but I have always found her books to be although predictably serving up a happy ending....an enjoyable read.

  16. profile image57
    steppppoposted 14 years ago

    Anything by Tom Robbins.

  17. profile image0
    klarawieckposted 14 years ago

    I have been tempted to go back and read several books, but I never do because I have so many waiting to get picked, and so little time to read! I'm a compulsive book buyer. I must have more than 100 books that have not been touched yet.

    1. shellyakins profile image68
      shellyakinsposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I'm with you.  I haven't reread a book in a long time.  I take that back.  I have reread a few for book club over the past few years to refresh my memory for the discussions.  But there are too many new good things out there.

  18. FuzzyCookie profile image72
    FuzzyCookieposted 14 years ago

    might seem stupid but I love to read two or three books... all are fiction; chic lit ...

    world according to mimi smartypants
    fish bowl
    milkrun

    big_smile

  19. outdoorsguy profile image62
    outdoorsguyposted 14 years ago

    Books I read over and over again LOL

    The Art of War by Sun Tzu,

    Von clauswitz's  on War.

    Captian Sir, Richard Francis Burton (bio) by Edward Rice.

    My entire history collection

    The Declaration of Independence and other great documents of US history edited by John Grafton.

    J. Ringos Legacy of ALdeneta series.

    Webers Honor Harrington series and his Terran Federation series.

    the The Proteus Operation by James P. Hogan.  one of the best science fiction books written.

  20. akirchner profile image90
    akirchnerposted 14 years ago

    Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series

  21. PegCole17 profile image95
    PegCole17posted 14 years ago

    This Perfect Day, Ira Levin  (SciFi)
    Harry Potter 1-7
    The Host, Stephenie Meyer (SciFi) and Twilight Series
    The Winner, and Most of David Baldacci's novels
    Visits from the Afterlife, Sylvia Browne (and most of hers)
    Tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch Albom

    I've been stuck on the HP novels and keep reading #7 lately.

  22. SaMcNutt profile image59
    SaMcNuttposted 14 years ago

    Harry Potter, always. Anything Austen. Anything Dickens, esp. "Bleak House," "David Copperfield" and "Tale of Two Cities."

    I love Dante's "Comedia," but I often get overwhelmed in the "Inferno" that I read the first Canto's over and over again. Kind of like in the "Neverending Story" where the boy shuts the book because it gets too scary.

  23. MayG profile image69
    MayGposted 14 years ago

    Anything by Jane Austen, but particularly Pride and Prejudice.  I read it at least every couple of years.  Also, North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell.

    1. profile image0
      Norah Caseyposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I loved North and South! I haven't met anyone else who has read it. It is much more interesting than your run of the mill 19th century novel. I loved the way the theme of 'involvement' was carried through via stories of union organization, mutiny, and charity.

      1. MayG profile image69
        MayGposted 14 years agoin reply to this

        Yes, Elizabeth Gaskell had a very strong sense of the social injustices faced by the working class in industrial England didn't she?  Have you seen the BBC miniseries of it?  Absolutely fantastic.

  24. kmackey32 profile image51
    kmackey32posted 14 years ago

    I cant sit and read a book... My attention span is baaad... lol

    1. profile image0
      klarawieckposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      hahaha... at least you recognize it!

  25. Jane@CM profile image60
    Jane@CMposted 14 years ago

    I can't read the same book more than once.  I remember it all to well & know the ending.  I'm always looking for new authors because I get tired of the same old -

    There are plenty of books that I've read over and over - back when my kids were little & they wanted them read over & over.  I might be able to still recite Goodnight Moon & Love You Forever.

  26. Ivorwen profile image65
    Ivorwenposted 14 years ago

    The Harvester
    Freckles
    Shepherd of the Hills
    The Eyes of the World
    The Inn of Hawk and Raven
    The Lord of the Rings (trilogy)
    Nourishing Traditions
    Watership Down

    Almost any book by Micheal Crichton, many non-fiction books

    and the Bible

    1. outdoorsguy profile image62
      outdoorsguyposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      LOL I read the hobbit and the Lord of the Rings so much as a Teenager, I have them memorized.  For my 7th Birthday my mom bought the silver Anniv.  hard back edition for me LOL.

    2. shellyakins profile image68
      shellyakinsposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Shepherd of the Hills. It's been a long time since I read that.

  27. C.V.Rajan profile image59
    C.V.Rajanposted 14 years ago

    The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna

    (A review about this book is available in this hub:
    http://hubpages.com/hub/The-Gospel-of-S … t-about-it

  28. ohmygoodnessrae profile image60
    ohmygoodnessraeposted 14 years ago

    A book I've read countless times is The Outsiders.

    1. Kangaroo_Jase profile image74
      Kangaroo_Jaseposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Great book that one, had to read it in High School.

      1. ohmygoodnessrae profile image60
        ohmygoodnessraeposted 14 years agoin reply to this

        Yeah, that's how I read it too.

  29. Kangaroo_Jase profile image74
    Kangaroo_Jaseposted 14 years ago

    All the sci-fi and horror classics I would like to add;

    20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
    Dracula
    Frankenstein
    War Of The Worlds
    The Invisible Man
    The Wolfman
    The Phantom Of The Opera
    Lair Of The White Worm
    Call Of Cthulhu

  30. ohmygoodnessrae profile image60
    ohmygoodnessraeposted 14 years ago

    This entire topic makes me wish I was more well-read! I'm going to have to start looking into these books.

  31. Nater28 profile image59
    Nater28posted 14 years ago

    jurassic park, the things they carried, billy budd,

  32. jenblacksheep profile image65
    jenblacksheepposted 14 years ago

    I've read the Northern Lights books quite a few times. I have the first two and I always start reading them with the intention of buying the third one, and then I never do. When I was younger I had my favourite books that I read all the time, but now there are just so many books to read that it seems silly to read one that I've already read.

  33. TamCor profile image80
    TamCorposted 14 years ago

    Include me in as a hardcore re-reader of Harry Potter, lol...I just finished the series again last night! big_smile 

    I have several authors that I continually re-read--Dean Koontz, Dianne Mott Davidson, Nora Roberts' mysteries, and a few Stephen King, but not many.  Oh, and when I want to relive my childhood, I pull out my Little House on the Prairie series, lol. lol

    There's just something about revisiting old "friends", isn't there? smile

  34. Joy56 profile image66
    Joy56posted 14 years ago

    i keep re reading the bible, especially Psalms it is so calming.

  35. profile image52
    noka wposted 14 years ago

    There are books that I am sure that several people read their favorite ones over and over again.... However, it is every individual person's preference to style and writing which books are read over and over again.  It could be romance, it could be mystery, action, etc.  Hard question to ask, when people have individuality of style.

  36. bojanglesk8 profile image60
    bojanglesk8posted 14 years ago

    I never read the same book more than once.

  37. Lily Rose profile image83
    Lily Roseposted 14 years ago

    I don't really read many books over and over because I'm always wanting to read something new, but I do have many favorites...

    Almost Adam
    Replay
    Many Lives, Many Masters
    Bitter is the New Black
    Prey

    and I love most of the John Grisham & Michael Chriton books.

  38. Bloget profile image60
    Blogetposted 14 years ago

    Tuesdays With Morrie

  39. profile image0
    TransScribblerposted 14 years ago

    There are a few, but I will try to keep this brief.

    Fiction:

    To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
    The Belgariad & The Mallorean series - David & Leigh Eddings
    A Moveable Feast - Ernest Hemingway
    Children on their Birthdays - Truman Capote

    Non-fiction:

    My Family & Other Animals - Gerald Durrell
    Dear Writer - Carmel Bird
    Everything I Know About Writing - John Marsden
    Liberation In The Palm of Your Hand - Pabongka Rinpoche (Mahayana Buddhist text)

  40. SaMcNutt profile image59
    SaMcNuttposted 14 years ago

    I just started reading Anne Perry's Victorian Mytstery Novels and I am impressed so far. There is authenticity in her character's voices that it hard to imagine she is a modern-day author.

  41. saarahkhan profile image56
    saarahkhanposted 14 years ago

    I lov lord of the rings trilogy I ve read it many times.and treasure island.

  42. Don Paskowski profile image62
    Don Paskowskiposted 14 years ago

    I read "It", "The Stand", and "A Prayer for Owen Meany" quite often.

  43. profile image0
    ralwusposted 14 years ago

    Webster's and Webster's and Webster's . . . to think it all started with vagina when  I was six years old.

  44. LeahPutz profile image59
    LeahPutzposted 14 years ago

    I read The Lord of the Rings about once a year. It never gets boring because I always forget little things about it. I've also read To Kill a Mockingbird a few times... And The Princess Bride.

  45. profile image57
    molivas24posted 14 years ago

    a series of unfortunate events and the harry potter series. they never get old, as I forget little details here and there.

  46. Internetwriter62 profile image78
    Internetwriter62posted 14 years ago

    V.C. Andrews, Kurt Vonnegut, Plays by Tennessee Williams and any interesting short story.

  47. sunflowerbucky profile image73
    sunflowerbuckyposted 14 years ago

    anything by Jen Lancaster because she is HILARIOUS!

  48. profile image0
    PrettyPantherposted 14 years ago

    I have read very few books more than once:

    Sophie's Choice by William Styron
    The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
    To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

  49. ezhuthukari profile image72
    ezhuthukariposted 14 years ago

    And I have read Harry Potter many a time

  50. lorlie6 profile image71
    lorlie6posted 14 years ago

    I think I've made Anne Lamott's "Bird by Bird" my lover somehow-it's all raggedy with adoration and occasional drool. smile  Gad, I adore her words.

    1. Rajab Nsubuga profile image60
      Rajab Nsubugaposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      It is the Human Zoo.

    2. SaMcNutt profile image59
      SaMcNuttposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Whoa, then it must be good. I should check it out, literally, I will go to the library and check it out. smile

      1. sofs profile image72
        sofsposted 14 years agoin reply to this

        There is  only book I can read again and again all the rest I read just once!
        The one for me is The Holy Bible
        The most printed book in the world!

 
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