Inver Posted July 25, 2006 Posted July 25, 2006 Spoke about this on another forum. My book is 'Shell Seekers' by Rosumunde Pilcher. Think I have maybe read it 3 times. What is yours. Quote
Michelle Posted July 25, 2006 Posted July 25, 2006 I think there are quite a few on here that like re-reading. I don't do it often. As far as I can remember: The 'Rama' series by Arthur C Clarke River God by Wilbur Smith Clan of the Cave Bear, Valley of Horse, and The Mammoth Hunters by Jean M Auel (the rest I've read once). Quote
Icecream Posted July 25, 2006 Posted July 25, 2006 I started to re-read Lord of the Rings. Got the Hobbit out of the way and then started Emma. I am reading my Harry Potters to my step-daughter. Quote
Fallen Angel Posted July 25, 2006 Posted July 25, 2006 Stephen King's "The Stand" - I've lost count of the number of times I've read it. Quote
Louiseog Posted July 25, 2006 Posted July 25, 2006 Lord of the Rings and every Harry Potter three time, once for me and then once for kids (one more to go) Quote
Maureen Posted July 25, 2006 Posted July 25, 2006 THere are books which I have read more than once. Jonathan Kellerman's Alex Delaware series for eg. Also a couple of other good books, esp if my shelves are bare of new books to read! Quote
Acesare* Posted July 26, 2006 Posted July 26, 2006 Every single book I owned before Christmas had been read at least twice and the 40 odd Stephen King's I own have been read so many times I've lost count! The books I have read the most often are probably books 1 to 4 of the Gunslinger series or Ben Elton's Popcorn. Quote
Kell Posted July 26, 2006 Posted July 26, 2006 There are HEAPS of books I re-read: Terry Pratchett's Discworld series Christopher Brookmyre's novels The Chronicles of Narnia The Stand by Stephen King Those are just a few & I've lost count of the amount of times i've read those ones - & I know I'll read them again too! There are others that I don't re-read quite so often, but if I listed them all here I'd take up all the space - LOL! Quote
Janet Posted July 26, 2006 Posted July 26, 2006 I've re-read all my Famous Five, Mallory Towers and St Clares books recently. They are very dated now, of course, but I still enjoyed them! I've also read Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier, Beyond This Place by A J Cronin and Rachel's Holiday by Marian Keyes more than once. Other than that, I have so many books on my 'To Read' pile, that I feel guilty if I don't concentrate on that! Quote
Sarahrob Posted July 26, 2006 Posted July 26, 2006 I have got absolutely loads of books I re-read. Jane Eyre, Rebecca, Northanger Abbey, The Secret History, HP, the North Ship and a big pile of others. If I like a book I will read it a couple of times before I get rid of it. Quote
Freewheeling Andy Posted July 26, 2006 Posted July 26, 2006 I've had massive satisfaction from re-reading The Master and Margarita, and The Bridge Over The Drina. Many other books I re-read and get nothing from. Quote
Renniemist Posted July 26, 2006 Posted July 26, 2006 I read The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean Auel and Cross Stitch by Diana Gabaldon twice. When I was young I read the Anne of Green Gables books twice. However I have such a huge pile of books waiting to be read that I don Quote
Tiger Posted July 26, 2006 Posted July 26, 2006 I've lost count of how many times I've read Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban... Quote
Sugar Posted July 26, 2006 Posted July 26, 2006 Other than that, I have so many books on my 'To Read' pile, that I feel guilty if I don't concentrate on that! I try to avoid re-reads for the same reason. If I do re-read I listen to things on cassette in the car. I can't listen to something I haven't read as I miss chunks when I go over a roundabout or something. If I know the basics of the story then it doesn't matter so much! In this way, I have "re-read" Jasper Ffordes Thursday Next series a number of times. I have also re-read a couple of Philip Pullman's books (not His Dark materials yet though) in this way. I recently re-read "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilmore - but as it is only about 30 pages long that's cheating a bit! Just started to re-read "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath - inspired by the Gilmore, both were A Level texts for me - but have had to lay this to one side again to read a load of other things that have just bumped their way to the top of the pile. Quote
Icecream Posted July 26, 2006 Posted July 26, 2006 If I do re-read I listen to things on cassette in the car. I can't listen to something I haven't read as I miss chunks when I go over a roundabout or something. If I know the basics of the story then it doesn't matter so much I had thought of buying the Harry Potters as audios. They may help me to sleep. Quote
Angel Posted July 26, 2006 Posted July 26, 2006 It is very rare that I get rid of my books and they are nearly all reread albeit some more than others. Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre and Jude the Obscure have been reread so many times I've lost count, LOL Philippa Gregory, Jean Plaidy, and Thomas Hardy are definate rereads Quote
MonkeyCatcher Posted July 29, 2006 Posted July 29, 2006 The Hobbit is one that I have read numerous times, as well as The Prisoner of Azkaban by JK Rowling and the Tomorrow, When the War Began series by John Marsden. Quote
Michelle Posted July 30, 2006 Posted July 30, 2006 Oh yea.. I forgot I've read The Hobbit twice. Quote
yin/yang Posted July 31, 2006 Posted July 31, 2006 Oh i do it all the time, i get novel amnesia so it saves my pennies if i'm bored and bookless. mainly its all the Harry Potters, The mamoth Hunters and the shelters of stone by Jean Auel. Occasionally i revisit a pratchett book but i think i'd reread any book i enjoyed if enough time had elapsed. Quote
wrathofkublakhan Posted February 17, 2007 Posted February 17, 2007 Books I've read a minimum of five times.... Tarzan The Jungle Books Battlefield Earth DragonSinger and DragonSong Obsidian Butterfly The Magic Engineer The Sackett Brand Ride the River The Walking Drum Sitka Lando Ender's Game Does the Book of Romans or Ephesians count? Quote
poppy Posted February 17, 2007 Posted February 17, 2007 Books I've read a minimum of five times.... Does the Book of Romans or Ephesians count? Definitely Quote
Lilywhite Posted February 18, 2007 Posted February 18, 2007 A couple of the Martina Cole books, Eragon and The Hobbit have all been re-read, there are a few I know I will eventually re-read, like Rebecca but I have so many books to read the first time round that re-reads will have to wait a while, Quote
JudyB Posted February 18, 2007 Posted February 18, 2007 Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy and Germinal by Emile Zola. Unfortunately though my TBR list is always so long that it's hard to contemplate re-reading books. I did it all the time as a child (more time then) re-reading in particular Enid Blyton. Quote
dogmatix Posted February 18, 2007 Posted February 18, 2007 Watership Down.....I can't possibly tell you how many times...and I'm not done yet. Get something else each time I read it. Quote
Lexi's Nana Posted February 18, 2007 Posted February 18, 2007 Books I've read more than once.... Pride & Prejudice, Jane Austen The Stand, Stephen King Insomnia, Stephen King The Gold Coast, Nelson DeMille The Charm School, Nelson DeMille Plum Island, Nelson DeMille Aztec, Gary Jennings Quote
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