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I think I've read nearly all of my books more than once! Ones I've probably read more than twice include:

 

The Harry Potter series

The His Dark Materials series (Pullman)

The Discworld series (Pratchett)

Jane Eyre

Cold Comfort Farm (Stella Gibbons) - My favourite book at the moment!

The Black Magician trilogy (Trudi Canavan)

Rose Madder, The Shining, Firestarter, The Talisman, The Eyes of the Dragon and more (King)

Riders, Rivals and Polo (Jilly Cooper)

The Jinny at Finmory series (Patricia Leitch)

The Mallory Towers series (Blyton)

 

Think I'll stop there for now - there must be heaps more! :lol:

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Jane Eyre - for 'O' levels at school, then again for 'A' levels at night school and then as part of an OU course.

 

To the Lighthouse - once for 'A' levels and again later on just for pleasure.

 

A Month in the Country by J.L. Carr - because I love it so much I've read this book quite a few times.

 

Daughter of Time - Josephine Tey - re-read several times

 

We Speak No Treason - Rosemary Hawley Jarman read twice.

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I have re-read:

 

Little Big Man by Thomas Berger

The Shining by Stephen King

The Dead Zone by Stephen King

Firestarter by Stephen King

Weaveworld by Clive Barker

The Damnation Game by Clive Barker

The Books of Blood by Clive Barker

 

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Oh Mia! You've made my day! It's definitely one of my top five favourites, and I thinkl I've read it about three times that I remember.

Love it. Very clever and funny book!

 

I'm glad I've met someone else who loves Cold Comfort Farm, PP! :smile2: No-one I know has heard of it. I hadn't until I saw a TV adaptation starring Kate Beckinsale as Flora. I loved it so much I went and got the book from the library, and found it equally wonderful and hilarious. I've just finished reading my own copy that I got for £2.99 from a local cheapy bookshop (I love getting a bargain!). I've now got my mum reading it! :)

 

I love all the clever satire and it's just so funny!

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To the Lighthouse - once for 'A' levels and again later on just for pleasure.

 

A Month in the Country by J.L. Carr - because I love it so much I've read this book quite a few times.

I've never read either of these but have them both on video (because of them featurring Kenneth Branagh), I keep promising myself I will read them one day.

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mr god this is anna - fynn

the day after tomorrow - allan folsom

the eight - katherine neville

all the agatha christie books

probably others i can't think of right now

 

i shall read the whole harry potter series again, maybe when they're all completed. also shall re-visit the time traveller's wife (somebody has my copy at the moment) and memoirs of a geisha

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I've had to re-read quite a few books because of my degree, so I'll try and think of ones where I've re-read out of personal choice:

 

After You'd Gone by Maggie O'Farrell (about four times)

 

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (at least twice)

 

Animal Farm by George Orwell

 

Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (First time, aged 14 - had to read it for GCSE = hated it. Second time, aged 17 - read it out of curiousity = loved it. Third time, aged 20 - read it for Uni course = REALLY loved it :))

 

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (twice for choice, then once for dissertation)

 

Matilda by Roald Dahl (who knows how many times!)

 

I don't tend to re-read that much anymore, although I'd like to. I'm on a bit of a new material binge :smile2:

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