missmellow Posted March 5, 2009 Posted March 5, 2009 I've read all the harry potter books more than twice, except for the 7th. I've only read that once, and it's my favourite book in the world! Shame on me. Quote
DAVID BURROWS Posted March 7, 2009 Posted March 7, 2009 Lord of the Rings probably 8-9 times each book! Time of the Twins - I really like that one. David Quote
angieb58 Posted March 7, 2009 Posted March 7, 2009 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. The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe/84 Charing Cross Road. Quote
angieb58 Posted March 7, 2009 Posted March 7, 2009 read 84 Charing Cross Road twice, might read it a third time it's lovely. Quote
Wilde Lily Posted March 7, 2009 Posted March 7, 2009 read 84 Charing Cross Road twice, might read it a third time it's lovely. Oh yes, that's such a charming book! Quote
ainimountei Posted May 30, 2009 Posted May 30, 2009 Christ Commision by Og Mandino and Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden Quote
Talisman Posted May 30, 2009 Posted May 30, 2009 I do this all the time - re-read books that is, mostly with non fiction . A lot of my favourite spiritual books I dip into now and again for various bits and pieces - the Jean M Auel books I have read about three times now, and the one I have just finished about the Island of St Kilda was the second time I have read that. Quote
green Posted May 30, 2009 Posted May 30, 2009 Only Watership Down about 4 times,but I was 11 at the time! Quote
SweetiiPie85 Posted May 31, 2009 Posted May 31, 2009 I've read the Harry Potter books more than once and I have lost count of how many times I have read Ghost by Danielle Steel. If I really enjoy a book, after a while I will read it again. Quote
Scarlette Posted May 31, 2009 Posted May 31, 2009 I've read Blackwood Farm by Anne Rice quite a few times. Also, Twilight, I've read twice - it's a nice Sunday afternoon read that doesn't require too much concentration. Quote
RCee Posted May 31, 2009 Posted May 31, 2009 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 Oh I love Nelson DeMille's books! I have read Plum Island a few times, Charm School twice and Lions Game twice. Other rereads (t least all the ones I can think of off the top of my head): Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte Tell No One - Harlan Coben Pompeii - Robert Harris Archangel - Robert Harris Gorky Park - Martin Cruz Smith Want to reread soon (but means getting in the loft and sifting through a dozen boxes of books that I have stowed away because of lack of book shelf space so probably won't happe anytime soon ) : Behind the Scenes at the Museum - Kate Atkinson Human Croquet - Kate Atkinson The Wilt series by Tom Sharpe Quote
Heather Posted May 31, 2009 Posted May 31, 2009 I've read Heidi twice as a teenager and would love to read it again. Quote
RCee Posted May 31, 2009 Posted May 31, 2009 I've read Heidi twice as a teenager and would love to read it again. Oh that reminds me! I must have read Little Women 3 or 4 times. Quote
chesilbeach Posted June 1, 2009 Posted June 1, 2009 I don't generally re-read much, but there are a few exceptions: I've read most of the Jane Austen a few times (with the exception of Emma which I've started more than once, but never actually managed to finish it!). All the Harry Potter series upto and including Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix have been read many times, but I've only read the last two books once each, but I have them on audio book so intend to listen to them again. I read the Twilight series three or four times in succession, but haven't done so again since! Some of my favourite chick-lit books have been read more than once including early Jane Green and Alexandra Potter books. As I'm getting older, I've also been going back to some of my childhood favourites to see if they're as good as I remember, so I've re-read the Mallory Towers books by Enid Blyton, her Cherry Tree Farm books as well, and also the Chalet School books. However, I do notice a pattern - all of these are comfort reading. I usually fall back on something like this when I've lost interest in reading, or I've been through a bad patch with books I haven't enjoyed, and I come back to these to help me remember the good things about books and why I read. Quote
SillyBeggar Posted June 8, 2009 Posted June 8, 2009 I probably wouldn't re-read a novel because I'd rather find something new, but books such as the Calvin and Hobbes or Foxtrot comic strip collections can be read over an over. Even if you remember the joke, it is nice to appreciate the artwork or the pacing of it. Quote
Suzanna Addison Posted June 8, 2009 Posted June 8, 2009 If I fall in love with a book I read it over and over again: Examples the first five Harry Potter books. Lord of the Rings. Chronicles of Narnia. Pride and Prejudice (lost count). Some PG Wodehouse ones and I am considering starting Oliver Twist again. So the answer to that is - Yes! Quote
KaraM Posted June 9, 2009 Posted June 9, 2009 If I enjoy any book, I will turn back to the first page as soon as I have finished it and read it all over again. The Harry Potter series I read four times in a row before I'd had enough of it for a while. Quote
Kimmy619 Posted June 9, 2009 Posted June 9, 2009 Books I can read over and over again are Harry Potter, Twilight saga, 1984 & Handmaids Tale Quote
Stephanie2008 Posted June 9, 2009 Posted June 9, 2009 Handmaid's Tale is one I read every few months too. I read Twilight quite regularly , Green Mile and some children's books such as Roald Dahl. Quote
Nicola Posted June 9, 2009 Posted June 9, 2009 I've re-read quite a few of my books once with books like Great Expectations, Wuthering Heights and the Harry Potter books being read so many times I've lost count! I normally re-read when I've lost my reading mojo Quote
Guest radjack Posted June 9, 2009 Posted June 9, 2009 I normally re-read when I've lost my reading mojo Same thing for me, I think re-reading something that you like is the best way to regain your mojo. Quote
Lorelei Posted June 10, 2009 Posted June 10, 2009 I've reread every single book by Elizabeth George a few times Quote
Charm Posted June 10, 2009 Posted June 10, 2009 I've never re-read anything up until last month when I read Dracula for the second time. Mind you, it was over 20 years since I'd read it the first time so I'd forgotten loads of it and I can understand why I liked it again. I couldn't imagine reading a book, then re-reading it six months later though, I think I'd need to wait a couple of years at least. But now I've discovered re-reading, I'm sure I'll do it again. Quote
frankie Posted June 12, 2009 Posted June 12, 2009 I've never re-read anything up until last month when I read Dracula for the second time. Mind you, it was over 20 years since I'd read it the first time so I'd forgotten loads of it and I can understand why I liked it again. I couldn't imagine reading a book, then re-reading it six months later though, I think I'd need to wait a couple of years at least. But now I've discovered re-reading, I'm sure I'll do it again. This is something about you I'll never, ever understand I've reread so many books, and for so many times. I cannot imagine not rereading anything! And to think you've only just done it for the first time in your life! (I still like you though ) Quote
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