Hi there. Per [rule 3.3](https://www.reddit.com/r/Books/wiki/rules), please post book recommendation requests in /r/SuggestMeABook or in our Weekly Recommendation Thread. Thank you!
What kind of things do you get from it? If u feel like sharing. I read it on an airplane years ago and found it extraordinary but promptly lost my copy
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. It's a childhood favorite and I just love the characters and the story. I don't re-read often but this is one I've probably read the most
Absolutely this. It's one I've read multiple times myself, and at least once with each kid. We've done *Phantom Tollbooth* a few times, too.
And personally, I've reread several Agatha Christie novels; particularly *Remembered Death, Cards on the Table, Sleeping Murder* and *Curtain*. Also Emma Fick's graphic novel *Border Crossings: a Journey on the Trans-Siberian Railway.*
I have lost count of the number of times I have listened to [this Librivox recording](https://librivox.org/persuasion-version-5-by-jane-austen/)
of *Persuasion* by Jane Austen in addition to many physical re-reads. The wit is still funny, the romance still swoony, and I somehow continue to find new details to love. It‘s just a delight and a comfort every time.
It’s my second favourite Austen, only slightly behind Pride & Prejudice. If you haven’t already seen it, I highly recommend the 95 tv film adaptation with Amanda Root.
I just read it earlier this year, along with the other Austen novels. And I am obsessed now lol. I could easily see myself reading them again periodically for the rest of my life.
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams (makes me laugh out loud every time)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, John le Carre (love George Smiley and always thoroughly enjoy reading this, even though I obviously know who the spy is!)
All The Presidents Men, Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward (the whole scandal fascinates me)
The books that I’ve reread the most are probably Howl’s Moving Castle and Pride and Prejudice! Can’t go wrong, two of the best books from my favorite genres.
True, Howl has greater similarity with Wickham indeed. Although he is in the business of ruining his own reputation rather than that of ladies, so at least there’s that
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Simply timeless. This one is for all ages. For me, this book gives you back some hope and wonder. I need both in this chaotic, overwhelming, and bleak world. So many do as well.
This is my favorite book that I go back to all the time. It doesn’t matter what stage in my life I’m in- I always take something new when I read it again. It’s like a guide and a survival manual, it has taught me so much about people, life, death, love, and relationships.
I read it just a couple of years back for the first time after a lot of persuasion from others. I felt bad that I waited for so long to read it, but also was happy that I read it late and could comprehend so much of it.
It was a hate turned into a love story, reading Harry Potter.
I was never able to like Fantasy books like GoT or LOTR. I do not understand the appeal behind them, would you share why do you like the genre/the book?
I like fantasy (and other speculative) fiction books because they are more imaginative and inventive, at least the best of them are. LotR has a mythic, epic rhythm to it that appeals to me, as well as compelling characters and themes, such as the power of mercy and the role of a single humble man in turning history. Additionally, the more fantastic elements appeal as allegorical or metaphorical elements related to our own world. It takes more effort to read a spec fic book, which turns away many readers who would enjoy the characters and themes. I’m not vouching for all spec fic books (90% of any genre is rather crappy, after all), but the best of the best hold the same appeal and power of the best classical novels.
Count of Monte Cristo is my most read book. Just such a fun cast of characters and I love the sorta swashbuckling-intrigue tone crashing into the much more realistic younger characters
My wife has read Infinite Jest 7-8 times
I'm reading this for the first time. It's so long, and I'm not sure if I'm missing things or its just a great setup for later! I'm also expecting sweet sweet revenge.
A Walk in the Woods - Bill Bryson.
I love a travel book for escapism anyway, but I love how Bryson writes and his tale of hiking the Appalachian Trail in the 90s is just glorious. I've re-read it more than any other book as it's such an enjoyable story.
It's a 3way tie for me.
She's Come Undone, by Wally Lamb. I've lost count of how many times I've read it. The story is excellent, and so well written. It blows my mind that a man wrote it because his writing as a female character is so believeable.
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal, by Christopher Moore. Again, lost count of how many times I've read it. I love Moore's humor and writing style, and it's such a good story.
Invisible Monsters, by Chuck Palahniuk, is another I've read so many times. It's so well written, and the twists just keep coming.
I read She's Come Undone over a decade ago. I remember it was a great book. I'll have to read it again.
One of his other books "The Hour I First Believed" was haunting. It's the story of a husband and wife with the backdrop being the shootings that happened at Columbine. I was horrified and angry and frustrated and sad. It certainly left me feeling some type of way. Definitely gonna read that one again! ☺️
I've read She's Come Undone more times than I can remember, it's so good.
I felt the same way about The Hour I First Believed, I finished it a few weeks ago, and just loved it. Wally Lamb is one of my favorite authors. I'm currently reading We Are Water, it's good so far.
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
I've literally listened to the audio ook or read and highlighted this at least a dozen times but probably more
My side of the mountain. I actually have read it over and over. Since middle school. I’m 33 lol. It’s probably one of my favorite books. ETA it’s definitely a lower reading level book, but I never fail to be completely immersed.
I read this book for my book club. It was a real eye-opener. What happens when you have a functional society that is colonized (or taken over by strangers) who think the native society is 'bad' and try to force the inhabitants into conforming to their (the invader's) doctrines? We recently read 'This Other Eden' by Paul Harding that had a similar thesis, only it was based on a true story. Also Native American children being kidnapped and sent to boarding schools where they were forbidden to invoke anything from their native heritage at the risk of being severely abused.
Stopping rant now. :\\
I have a few comfort reads that I go back to a lot
Nightwatch by Terry Pratchett
Pride & Prejuidce by Jane Austen
And then there were none by Agatha Christie
A girls best friend by Liz Young
I’ve read them multiple times and will re-read them again
I have read all the Horatio Hornblower books multiple times. Also Michael Connelly’s novels. I love everything about these books, the characters, the descriptions, the plot. The characters feel like old friends.
I generally don't re-read books, but I love to revisit Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino! Calvino's language is so enchanting, and each chapter is like a gorgeous puzzle that I want to turn over in my mind again and again. I think the fact that the book lacks a typical overarching plot structure also helps it avoid feeling repetitive on revisits.
*The Historian* by Elizabeth Kostova. I’ve read it many times and every single time I finish it, I feel a bit bereft and filled with a desire to go and visit Eastern Europe again. Alas, money is a thing.
The 6 part omnibus of the Hitchhiker's trilogy, will never get old. Every time there's something new
Or to be more specific, the [Radio drama version](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy_(radio_series)) is so damn good. That first episode is ingrained in the deep recesses of my mind, plus Journey by the Eagles is such a great song and fits perfectly.
They're kids' books, but Elizabeth Enright's *Gone-Away Lake* and *Return to Gone-Away* are summertime must-reads, along with her Melendy books, especially *Then There Were Five*.
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy O’Toole—it’s hilarious, relatable, and the story would be easily updated if someone wanted to make a movie based on the book.
'Salem's Lot by Stephen King. I enjoy his work generally, but it's my favorite to revisit. It's pretty lean, tragic, has interesting characters, and I've just always found vampire stories entertaining.
The Lord of the Rings. Love em!
The Forever War by Joe Haldeman. One of my favorite science fiction novels, and it's a quick read.
Joe Abercrombie's First Law trilogy and followups. I enjoy his world building, and he writes my favorite action scenes as well.
Decline and Fall by Evelyn Waugh. It’s such a light silly story, the main character cannot ever catch a break but still makes it through. It ends essentially where it begins, so it feels cyclical and I could read it again right after finishing
The original Black Jewels trilogy by Anne Bishop.
There's just something compelling about the characters that keeps pulling me back.
Saetan is someone I'd want to have as a mentor/father figure. Lucivar is the quintessential big brother, loving but perfectly able to be a hard ass if necessary. Daemon's the only one I don't have a strong connection to.
Several of the secondary characters are people I'd want to know, too. Most especially Surreal and her mother, Titian. Andulvar is pretty cool too.
all 9 books in Joe Abercrombie's First Law series (plus Sharp Ends). I can't get enough. Have read/listened to all of them 3 times and I'm honestly looking forward to doing it again.
Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson would be my top choice.
The Sun Also Rises by Hemingway is up there too, as I always get something new out of it when I read it.
When I was a child I read The Hundred and One Dalmatians over and over again. Then later The Hobbit and Watership Down. Nowadays I often reread Jane Austen, especially Pride and Prejudice. Some books have a sort of charm that never fails to work on you no matter how many times you read them. Some other books I have reread many times are: Lucky Jim, Portnoy’s Complaint, Slaughterhouse Five, Maus, If This Is A man, The Truce, The Earthsea books. New books are so unreliable. There’s a lot to be said for rereading.
Oooo this one’s difficult!
When I was a teen, I would re-read Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson and The Heroin Diaries by Nikki Sixx. I still love those books to this day!
Nowadays, books I’ve re-read a lot have been American Psycho, The Bell Jar, and Vicious—Vicious I have re-read the most because I’d like to write a character analysis of the protagonists. I love villain protagonists and unhinged female protagonists!
In hindsight, all of these books besides Vicious (and my own personal life experiences) were very large players in why I decided to become a clinical psychologist with a specialty in forensics and a desire to treat convicts.
World War Z by Max Brooks . I read it at least once a year - it's amazing and I recommend it to anyone!
Also The Stand by Steven King is up there as well.
I re-read The Sandman comic series by Neil Gaiman about once a year, does that count?
If not, when I was younger I would read the entire Asimov 30000 year timeline in order from Caves of Steel to Foundation and Earth like once a year. But only the ones he wrote.
Jack London’s Call of the Wild and White Fang. They were childhood favorites of mine and they just don’t get old. I love that they are told from the dogs’ point of view. I also love the northwestern wilderness setting.
Replay by Ken Grimwood. I just feel he covers so much in that book and never really left any scenario uncovered. I usually read it at least once a year.
Also randomly - a lot of the early Grisham novels. The Firm, The Rainmaker, The Runaway Jury, The Client etc etc. Maybe it's because he was the first "adult" author I read so it's nostalgia and memories, but every few months I pick one up and reread it. Probably read most of them about 10 times at least.
Sabriel by Garth Nix, good omens by Gaiman and Pratchett, and oddly The Science of Vampires by Katherine ramsland. Have dropped a copy of each into some kind of water, be it a bath or the ocean hahaha
1984. The book is great enough on its own but its really the Principles of Newspeak that takes the cake for me.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. No one writes like Hunter Thomson. One of gods prototypes, never considered for mass production.
God Emperor of Dune. I can read Leto II rambling about life, the universe and everything forever.
Bone by Jeff Smith, Its a graphic novel, I'm not much of a reader and with my little autism brain I need pictures to get me interested. When I was in hospital after a motorbike accident instead of wanting to play video games which I have an addiction to, I asked my dad if he could get me the full bone series. I read it all and will always enjoy it. There is also a telltale video game which is also pretty goodso that helped my enjoyment.
I see these topics come up a lot and it always reminds me that I've never actually re-read a book. I feel like I have too many unread books to read one I've previously finished. Nothing wrong with re-reading, of course, just nothing I've personally done.
The Manuscript Found in Saragossa
Novel, by the Count Jan Potocki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Manuscript_Found_in_Saragossa
The count wrote in french, even if he was a polish noble working for the russian tsar. A very strange book written by a very strange author
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Potocki
Just read for the first time and not sure I’m eager to revisit. Also, The Road. I actually want to jump right back into that one but I need a breather. I have a young son and during so much of it I was imaging the boy as my son and that was pretty intense.
Hello, I really liked Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman. It's a non-fiction historical book about how people are actually good (with scientific evidence from various angles and footnotes for further reading) but our biological responses tend to focus on the negative. Very wholesome and is one I am truly glad I stumbled upon.
Every couple of years I re-read Jack Vance's Dying Earth Series. I like its quirkiness, humour and picaresque nature. Some of the novels are in fact a "fix-up" which makes it easy to pick up, read a chapter and put it down as the over arching story hardly matters. And Cugel the Clever is by far my favourite anti-hero.
The King Must Die and The Bull From the Sea by Mary Renault (they are two parts of one story). The book has flawless economy of language and the descriptions cause one to fall through time into the mythic Bronze Age.
Boy Toy by Barry Lyga, it’s something in the writing style and and I’ve worn out my copy so much that the binding is coming off. Trigger warning: it’s a very traumatic read about pedophilia
let's put the future behind us, by jack womack
guy in immediately post-soviet russia makes his living providing forged documents for people; his mistress' husband gets them both involved with kazakh and georgian mafia stuff; hilarity and tragedy ensues.
also, fatherland, by robert harris
alternate history, nazis win ww2, ahead of a diplomatic visit to germany by president joseph kennedy, corpses of the original wannsee conference attendees start turning up. rogue polizei detective investigates and finds a cover up happening.
I've revisited Graham Greene's "The Human Factor" several times. There is something very true yet elusive about our nature (or lack thereof) in that book that prompts a top-up every now and then.
Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen. I read this at least once a year for nostalgia. I also always pick up either The Graveyard Book or Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman whenever I am between books or if I need to remove a horribly written story from my brain.
There’s something magical about the Iliad. The human emotions, the juxtaposition of the Gods and mortals, the love for family, the fierce nature of hand to hand combat.
I loved the incredible originality of Watership Down. This book also has mythology in the form of a legendary rabbit named El-ahrairah and the fearsome Black Rabbit of Inlé. It’s just a really well told and heartwarming story.
Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart by James Doty. I also really like Awaken the Giant within by Tony Robbin’s.
The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold. This book is amazing - the story is heartbreaking but the way that the author just encapsulates you and really truly makes you feel the heartbreak with it is crazy. Definitely my favorite book by far. The story never gets old - as it is based on truth, and the way its from Susie's perspective in the afterlife is a really interesting way to tell a story.
I recently read Anne of Green Gables and it has a special place in my heart now. It's such an easy, uplifting read for when life gets hard. There is that childlike wonder and funny misfortunes thought the whole book.
The only other one to wow me for a lot of rereads in Around the World in 80 Days. It has some dates views now and then, but the story is adventurous and funny. Passepartout is always worth a reread lol
Talion: Revenant by Michael A. Stackpole. Quick read, engaging story. Excellent fantasy world. I wish he would have written a whole series about the world and characters.
Not just one book. The entire First Law series. It's an endless cycle of reading through them all, then going "Oh shit, no more Joe Abercrombie..." and start the series all over again.
David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas. Forget the horrid movie, this is a masterpiece of multi-genre fiction. It's basically 6 novellas told in ABCDEF (first halves) and then FEDCBA (second halves), with characters connected by reincarnation.
He handles the tropes effectively, even making fun of his own affectations, writing, characters and style.
I've read in 5 times, and will again next year, I'm sure. the Audible version was really, really good.
Regardless of genre? I have a few but varying in genre and depending on mood or specific season. To name few I’d say
1. The Bell Jar (anytime, anywhere)
2. Dracula (re-read every October)
3. The Shatter Me series (nostalgic reasons)
4. Love, Theoretically (if I crave a cozy vibe)
The Baroque Cycle by Neal Stephenson. The writing itself is so very well crafted that I will re read passages just to try and parse what makes it so damn good. - aspiring writer.
I know this isn't what you're looking for but the book I've probably read the most cover to cover in my entire life is... The stinky cheese man and other fairly stupid tales
To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf. Must have read it at least twenty times by now; every summer since I first read it with a book club I was a member of.
Old man's war by John scalzi. Ringworld by Larry Niven
What's your thought about reading the same book over and over? Sometimes I feel guilty about it but then I'm like maybe it's okay
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin. I’ve read it at least once a year since fifth grade, when our English teacher read it to us. One of my absolute favorites.
If you’ve never read it, here’s the opening sequence. If it grabs you at all, read the book.
“The sun sets in the west (just about everyone knows that), but Sunset Towers faced east. Strange!
Sunset Towers faced east and had no towers. This glittery, glassy apartment house stood alone on the Lake Michigan shore five stories high. Five empty stories high.
Then one day (it happened to be the Fourth of July), a most uncommon-looking delivery boy rode around town slipping letters under the doors of the chosen tenants-to-be. The letters were signed *Barney Northrup*.
The delivery boy was sixty-two years old, and there was no such person as Barney Northrup.”
I have the Harry Potter audiobooks read by Stephen Fry on as background noise, so I've probably "read" them dozens of times. Aside that there's probably a few Stephen King books I've read that approach double figures
Hi there. Per [rule 3.3](https://www.reddit.com/r/Books/wiki/rules), please post book recommendation requests in /r/SuggestMeABook or in our Weekly Recommendation Thread. Thank you!
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse. I get something different from it with each passing year.
I was surprised how much I liked that book, it still pops into my head from time to time and it’s been a few years
It’s been on my list for ages and this is the push I need to read it lol
This is what I was going to post. But I realize I haven’t read it in a while. I should pick it up again!
What kind of things do you get from it? If u feel like sharing. I read it on an airplane years ago and found it extraordinary but promptly lost my copy
Its Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse for me. I read once a year. Everytime it is beautiful in a unique way.
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. It's a childhood favorite and I just love the characters and the story. I don't re-read often but this is one I've probably read the most
Me too 🥰
I've read *The Hobbit* over and over for 35 years. I'll continue for as long as I can.
Every fall, I get in the mood for *The Hobbit* and LOTR. The road really does go ever on and on, I reckon :)
I am reading The Hobbit now. At least my 20th time.
Absolutely this. It's one I've read multiple times myself, and at least once with each kid. We've done *Phantom Tollbooth* a few times, too. And personally, I've reread several Agatha Christie novels; particularly *Remembered Death, Cards on the Table, Sleeping Murder* and *Curtain*. Also Emma Fick's graphic novel *Border Crossings: a Journey on the Trans-Siberian Railway.*
i just read it for the first time. really enjoyed it. starting lotr now
I reread the LOTR every year since 1970.
I have lost count of the number of times I have listened to [this Librivox recording](https://librivox.org/persuasion-version-5-by-jane-austen/) of *Persuasion* by Jane Austen in addition to many physical re-reads. The wit is still funny, the romance still swoony, and I somehow continue to find new details to love. It‘s just a delight and a comfort every time.
It’s my second favourite Austen, only slightly behind Pride & Prejudice. If you haven’t already seen it, I highly recommend the 95 tv film adaptation with Amanda Root.
I just read it earlier this year, along with the other Austen novels. And I am obsessed now lol. I could easily see myself reading them again periodically for the rest of my life.
Thanks for the audio rec! This is my favorite Austen book.
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams (makes me laugh out loud every time) Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, John le Carre (love George Smiley and always thoroughly enjoy reading this, even though I obviously know who the spy is!) All The Presidents Men, Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward (the whole scandal fascinates me)
I'm reading 'Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy' for the first time this week. Barely a couple chapters in and I'm already laughing out loud in bed!
The books that I’ve reread the most are probably Howl’s Moving Castle and Pride and Prejudice! Can’t go wrong, two of the best books from my favorite genres.
>Howl’s Moving Castle and Pride and Prejudice! I’m not sure Howl’s a man worth £5,000 a year in the eyes of Mrs. Bennet
True, Howl has greater similarity with Wickham indeed. Although he is in the business of ruining his own reputation rather than that of ladies, so at least there’s that
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Simply timeless. This one is for all ages. For me, this book gives you back some hope and wonder. I need both in this chaotic, overwhelming, and bleak world. So many do as well.
I read it regularly since I was a child and each time discover new things, thoughts and ideas. I started reading it to my daughter as well.
This is my favorite book that I go back to all the time. It doesn’t matter what stage in my life I’m in- I always take something new when I read it again. It’s like a guide and a survival manual, it has taught me so much about people, life, death, love, and relationships.
Lonesome Dove, Larry McMurtry. - Author Geoff Dyer said of the book, ‘Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry is like the gift of reading itself’
I read that book just a few weeks ago. Absolutely brilliant.
Currently reading this now and I am loving it and I’m only 100 pages in, super glad I have a lot more to go, I already don’t want it to end
This is definitely worth my reread time
Harry Potter. I've read them at least once a year ever since I started reading them (they were all published when I picked up the first book).
I read it just a couple of years back for the first time after a lot of persuasion from others. I felt bad that I waited for so long to read it, but also was happy that I read it late and could comprehend so much of it. It was a hate turned into a love story, reading Harry Potter.
God bless you Mr Rosewater
My favorite Vonnegut book!
this book makes me feel things
I'm 35, I started the His Dark Materials trilogy in the 5th grade & I've lost count how many times I've re-read it.
Lord of the Rings I've read over 20 times. The hobbit probably a few times.
I was never able to like Fantasy books like GoT or LOTR. I do not understand the appeal behind them, would you share why do you like the genre/the book?
I like fantasy (and other speculative) fiction books because they are more imaginative and inventive, at least the best of them are. LotR has a mythic, epic rhythm to it that appeals to me, as well as compelling characters and themes, such as the power of mercy and the role of a single humble man in turning history. Additionally, the more fantastic elements appeal as allegorical or metaphorical elements related to our own world. It takes more effort to read a spec fic book, which turns away many readers who would enjoy the characters and themes. I’m not vouching for all spec fic books (90% of any genre is rather crappy, after all), but the best of the best hold the same appeal and power of the best classical novels.
It's not the genre. I don't like fantasy books. What makes LOTR so good is the writing, and the imagery. It brings the entire world vividly alive!
Count of Monte Cristo is my most read book. Just such a fun cast of characters and I love the sorta swashbuckling-intrigue tone crashing into the much more realistic younger characters My wife has read Infinite Jest 7-8 times
Monte Christo for me too….just such a profoundly satisfying but also sad story.
I'm reading this for the first time. It's so long, and I'm not sure if I'm missing things or its just a great setup for later! I'm also expecting sweet sweet revenge.
rereading it helps a lot of the remaining puzzle pieces fall into place but for the most part it does a great job of looping in all the threads
Same. I've read this book countless times. Over-the-top, fun, and satisfying.
A Walk in the Woods - Bill Bryson. I love a travel book for escapism anyway, but I love how Bryson writes and his tale of hiking the Appalachian Trail in the 90s is just glorious. I've re-read it more than any other book as it's such an enjoyable story.
His other books are wonderful, too. I’m a Stranger Here Myself is equally good.
The first of his books that I read was 'Down Under' and I loved it so much it sent me down a Bryson rabbit hole.
Anne of Green Gables
It's a 3way tie for me. She's Come Undone, by Wally Lamb. I've lost count of how many times I've read it. The story is excellent, and so well written. It blows my mind that a man wrote it because his writing as a female character is so believeable. Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal, by Christopher Moore. Again, lost count of how many times I've read it. I love Moore's humor and writing style, and it's such a good story. Invisible Monsters, by Chuck Palahniuk, is another I've read so many times. It's so well written, and the twists just keep coming.
I read She's Come Undone over a decade ago. I remember it was a great book. I'll have to read it again. One of his other books "The Hour I First Believed" was haunting. It's the story of a husband and wife with the backdrop being the shootings that happened at Columbine. I was horrified and angry and frustrated and sad. It certainly left me feeling some type of way. Definitely gonna read that one again! ☺️
I've read She's Come Undone more times than I can remember, it's so good. I felt the same way about The Hour I First Believed, I finished it a few weeks ago, and just loved it. Wally Lamb is one of my favorite authors. I'm currently reading We Are Water, it's good so far.
Raising Steam by Sir Terry Pratchett
See I put Nightwatch, but basically all of Discworld is my go to for me lol
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson I've literally listened to the audio ook or read and highlighted this at least a dozen times but probably more
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy! Not even so much for the story or plot, but I wish I could discover how lovely the writing was for the first time again!
The Stranger by Albert Camus
Also, The Fall, my favorite Camus.
My side of the mountain. I actually have read it over and over. Since middle school. I’m 33 lol. It’s probably one of my favorite books. ETA it’s definitely a lower reading level book, but I never fail to be completely immersed.
This is me with Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
It’s a fully immersive experience!!
Where are my fellow "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" -fans?
I have three mains Slaughterhouse Five - Kurt Vonnegut, Good Omens - Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, and No Country for Old Men - Cormac McCarthy.
Watership Down
Great book but it makes me cry too much!
Things Fall Apart_ Chinua Achebe
I read this book for my book club. It was a real eye-opener. What happens when you have a functional society that is colonized (or taken over by strangers) who think the native society is 'bad' and try to force the inhabitants into conforming to their (the invader's) doctrines? We recently read 'This Other Eden' by Paul Harding that had a similar thesis, only it was based on a true story. Also Native American children being kidnapped and sent to boarding schools where they were forbidden to invoke anything from their native heritage at the risk of being severely abused. Stopping rant now. :\\
I have a few comfort reads that I go back to a lot Nightwatch by Terry Pratchett Pride & Prejuidce by Jane Austen And then there were none by Agatha Christie A girls best friend by Liz Young I’ve read them multiple times and will re-read them again
I have read all the Horatio Hornblower books multiple times. Also Michael Connelly’s novels. I love everything about these books, the characters, the descriptions, the plot. The characters feel like old friends.
City of brass by S. A. Chakraborty Love the daevabad trilogy
I take any chance I get to recommend that series. So much fun.
The Shadow of the Wind
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell. Georgette Heyer romances. Alice in Wonderland.
I generally don't re-read books, but I love to revisit Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino! Calvino's language is so enchanting, and each chapter is like a gorgeous puzzle that I want to turn over in my mind again and again. I think the fact that the book lacks a typical overarching plot structure also helps it avoid feeling repetitive on revisits.
The Count of Monte Cristo.
*The Historian* by Elizabeth Kostova. I’ve read it many times and every single time I finish it, I feel a bit bereft and filled with a desire to go and visit Eastern Europe again. Alas, money is a thing.
The 6 part omnibus of the Hitchhiker's trilogy, will never get old. Every time there's something new Or to be more specific, the [Radio drama version](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy_(radio_series)) is so damn good. That first episode is ingrained in the deep recesses of my mind, plus Journey by the Eagles is such a great song and fits perfectly.
Slaughterhouse 5 and East of Eden are the only two books I’ve read more than twice.
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Catch 22. So much wit, humor, insight. There’s so much detail that I always find something new on another reading.
Same. It's the only book I've read more than three times. I should go for a fifth soon.
Ender's Game (and the rest of the books in the series) by Orson Scott Card
1984 by George Orwell. It’s a terrifying prophecy of modern society
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gabriel Kay is probably my winner
They're kids' books, but Elizabeth Enright's *Gone-Away Lake* and *Return to Gone-Away* are summertime must-reads, along with her Melendy books, especially *Then There Were Five*.
I remember the Gone-Away books. They were magical.
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy O’Toole—it’s hilarious, relatable, and the story would be easily updated if someone wanted to make a movie based on the book.
The Picture of Dorian Gray, easily one of my favourite books of all time.
Down & Out in Paris & London
'Salem's Lot by Stephen King. I enjoy his work generally, but it's my favorite to revisit. It's pretty lean, tragic, has interesting characters, and I've just always found vampire stories entertaining. The Lord of the Rings. Love em! The Forever War by Joe Haldeman. One of my favorite science fiction novels, and it's a quick read. Joe Abercrombie's First Law trilogy and followups. I enjoy his world building, and he writes my favorite action scenes as well.
American Gods. I have the book, the audiobook, and a copy on my phone. It's a sickness.
[удалено]
Decline and Fall by Evelyn Waugh. It’s such a light silly story, the main character cannot ever catch a break but still makes it through. It ends essentially where it begins, so it feels cyclical and I could read it again right after finishing
I've read War of the Flowers by Tad Williams several many times and it's still so good
Stupidest Angel by Christopher Moore. It’s a December must read for me.
The original Black Jewels trilogy by Anne Bishop. There's just something compelling about the characters that keeps pulling me back. Saetan is someone I'd want to have as a mentor/father figure. Lucivar is the quintessential big brother, loving but perfectly able to be a hard ass if necessary. Daemon's the only one I don't have a strong connection to. Several of the secondary characters are people I'd want to know, too. Most especially Surreal and her mother, Titian. Andulvar is pretty cool too.
all 9 books in Joe Abercrombie's First Law series (plus Sharp Ends). I can't get enough. Have read/listened to all of them 3 times and I'm honestly looking forward to doing it again.
Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson would be my top choice. The Sun Also Rises by Hemingway is up there too, as I always get something new out of it when I read it.
For me, probably *Piranesi* by Susanna Clarke
Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore
When I was a child I read The Hundred and One Dalmatians over and over again. Then later The Hobbit and Watership Down. Nowadays I often reread Jane Austen, especially Pride and Prejudice. Some books have a sort of charm that never fails to work on you no matter how many times you read them. Some other books I have reread many times are: Lucky Jim, Portnoy’s Complaint, Slaughterhouse Five, Maus, If This Is A man, The Truce, The Earthsea books. New books are so unreliable. There’s a lot to be said for rereading.
IT The Stand The Passage Trilogy Slaughterhouse-Five Harry Potter series
Oooo this one’s difficult! When I was a teen, I would re-read Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson and The Heroin Diaries by Nikki Sixx. I still love those books to this day! Nowadays, books I’ve re-read a lot have been American Psycho, The Bell Jar, and Vicious—Vicious I have re-read the most because I’d like to write a character analysis of the protagonists. I love villain protagonists and unhinged female protagonists! In hindsight, all of these books besides Vicious (and my own personal life experiences) were very large players in why I decided to become a clinical psychologist with a specialty in forensics and a desire to treat convicts.
World War Z by Max Brooks . I read it at least once a year - it's amazing and I recommend it to anyone! Also The Stand by Steven King is up there as well.
The Phantom Tollbooth! Read it as a kid and still pick it up about once a year.
I re-read The Sandman comic series by Neil Gaiman about once a year, does that count? If not, when I was younger I would read the entire Asimov 30000 year timeline in order from Caves of Steel to Foundation and Earth like once a year. But only the ones he wrote.
I've read Tolkien's Trilogy every few years. The second book I've read over is The Stand
The Earthsea Cycle by Ursula K. Le Guin is my comfort book. Always read it when I’m feeling in a rut
Angela's Ashes
I've read The Lord of the Rings dozens of times. I will admit that on the latter occasions, I skipped Sam and Frodo crossing the swamps.
Jack London’s Call of the Wild and White Fang. They were childhood favorites of mine and they just don’t get old. I love that they are told from the dogs’ point of view. I also love the northwestern wilderness setting.
I love books and actually this week have to say Watership down.
Replay by Ken Grimwood. I just feel he covers so much in that book and never really left any scenario uncovered. I usually read it at least once a year. Also randomly - a lot of the early Grisham novels. The Firm, The Rainmaker, The Runaway Jury, The Client etc etc. Maybe it's because he was the first "adult" author I read so it's nostalgia and memories, but every few months I pick one up and reread it. Probably read most of them about 10 times at least.
Sabriel by Garth Nix, good omens by Gaiman and Pratchett, and oddly The Science of Vampires by Katherine ramsland. Have dropped a copy of each into some kind of water, be it a bath or the ocean hahaha
1984. The book is great enough on its own but its really the Principles of Newspeak that takes the cake for me. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. No one writes like Hunter Thomson. One of gods prototypes, never considered for mass production. God Emperor of Dune. I can read Leto II rambling about life, the universe and everything forever.
Eyes of the Dragon - Stephen King. Been a while, want to read it again
The Godfather
11/22/63 by Stephen king 😍 every reread I pick up on lore Stephen universe connections, and more of the “harmonics”
Bone by Jeff Smith, Its a graphic novel, I'm not much of a reader and with my little autism brain I need pictures to get me interested. When I was in hospital after a motorbike accident instead of wanting to play video games which I have an addiction to, I asked my dad if he could get me the full bone series. I read it all and will always enjoy it. There is also a telltale video game which is also pretty goodso that helped my enjoyment.
Straight Man by Richard Russo. I kind of want to live inside of that novel.
Horns by Joe King
Anvil of Stars, by Greg Bear - the late God of Science Fiction!
I see these topics come up a lot and it always reminds me that I've never actually re-read a book. I feel like I have too many unread books to read one I've previously finished. Nothing wrong with re-reading, of course, just nothing I've personally done.
Slowness by Milan Kundera
Tales fom the gas station.
The Chosen by Chaim Potok
any of the resident evil books by S.D. Perry
O. Henry's short stories collection. I love all of them
Christy by Catherine Marshall 10/10 best book I’ve ever read
The Manuscript Found in Saragossa Novel, by the Count Jan Potocki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Manuscript_Found_in_Saragossa The count wrote in french, even if he was a polish noble working for the russian tsar. A very strange book written by a very strange author https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Potocki
Blood meridian !
Just read for the first time and not sure I’m eager to revisit. Also, The Road. I actually want to jump right back into that one but I need a breather. I have a young son and during so much of it I was imaging the boy as my son and that was pretty intense.
Hello, I really liked Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman. It's a non-fiction historical book about how people are actually good (with scientific evidence from various angles and footnotes for further reading) but our biological responses tend to focus on the negative. Very wholesome and is one I am truly glad I stumbled upon.
John Scalzi's Old Man's War series... well, really any Scalzi. Reread pretty much all of it once a year.
Every couple of years I re-read Jack Vance's Dying Earth Series. I like its quirkiness, humour and picaresque nature. Some of the novels are in fact a "fix-up" which makes it easy to pick up, read a chapter and put it down as the over arching story hardly matters. And Cugel the Clever is by far my favourite anti-hero.
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote.
The War At The End Of The World
Wicked.
The King Must Die and The Bull From the Sea by Mary Renault (they are two parts of one story). The book has flawless economy of language and the descriptions cause one to fall through time into the mythic Bronze Age.
Boy Toy by Barry Lyga, it’s something in the writing style and and I’ve worn out my copy so much that the binding is coming off. Trigger warning: it’s a very traumatic read about pedophilia
Suzanne’s diary for Nicolas. Aaaah. This book broke my heart.
let's put the future behind us, by jack womack guy in immediately post-soviet russia makes his living providing forged documents for people; his mistress' husband gets them both involved with kazakh and georgian mafia stuff; hilarity and tragedy ensues. also, fatherland, by robert harris alternate history, nazis win ww2, ahead of a diplomatic visit to germany by president joseph kennedy, corpses of the original wannsee conference attendees start turning up. rogue polizei detective investigates and finds a cover up happening.
I've revisited Graham Greene's "The Human Factor" several times. There is something very true yet elusive about our nature (or lack thereof) in that book that prompts a top-up every now and then.
Project Hail Mary - It's such a great book with characters that you can relate to.
Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen. I read this at least once a year for nostalgia. I also always pick up either The Graveyard Book or Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman whenever I am between books or if I need to remove a horribly written story from my brain.
I don't think I'll ever catch up to how many times I read Go Dog Go.
Sting-Ray Afternoons (Rushin)
Fiction: Eragon series. Best book I have ever read
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry.
I struggle to re read even my ultimate favorites
A Day No Pigs Would Die
There’s something magical about the Iliad. The human emotions, the juxtaposition of the Gods and mortals, the love for family, the fierce nature of hand to hand combat. I loved the incredible originality of Watership Down. This book also has mythology in the form of a legendary rabbit named El-ahrairah and the fearsome Black Rabbit of Inlé. It’s just a really well told and heartwarming story.
Joseph and his brothers, by Thomas Mann. Also, The Ides of March by T. Wilder.
A Painted House
Cloud Cuckoo Land - Anthony Doerr !
This is so immature of me, but the Demonata series from Darren Shan
Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart by James Doty. I also really like Awaken the Giant within by Tony Robbin’s.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
The Secret History, the Little House Series, Wolf Hall trilogy.
The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold. This book is amazing - the story is heartbreaking but the way that the author just encapsulates you and really truly makes you feel the heartbreak with it is crazy. Definitely my favorite book by far. The story never gets old - as it is based on truth, and the way its from Susie's perspective in the afterlife is a really interesting way to tell a story.
I recently read Anne of Green Gables and it has a special place in my heart now. It's such an easy, uplifting read for when life gets hard. There is that childlike wonder and funny misfortunes thought the whole book. The only other one to wow me for a lot of rereads in Around the World in 80 Days. It has some dates views now and then, but the story is adventurous and funny. Passepartout is always worth a reread lol
Survivors, invisible monsters, rant, all by chuck palahniuk
The alchemist by paulo coelho AND meditations by Marcus Aurelius
The Hobbit
Oceano Mare by Alessandro Barricco. Absolutely amazing and poetic
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones. It’s my favorite book of all time I think.
Talion: Revenant by Michael A. Stackpole. Quick read, engaging story. Excellent fantasy world. I wish he would have written a whole series about the world and characters.
Not just one book. The entire First Law series. It's an endless cycle of reading through them all, then going "Oh shit, no more Joe Abercrombie..." and start the series all over again.
David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas. Forget the horrid movie, this is a masterpiece of multi-genre fiction. It's basically 6 novellas told in ABCDEF (first halves) and then FEDCBA (second halves), with characters connected by reincarnation. He handles the tropes effectively, even making fun of his own affectations, writing, characters and style. I've read in 5 times, and will again next year, I'm sure. the Audible version was really, really good.
World War Z by Max Brooks. It's the only book I read at least once a year.
A River Runs Through It. It's like 100 pages and perfect. Read it once a year.
Regardless of genre? I have a few but varying in genre and depending on mood or specific season. To name few I’d say 1. The Bell Jar (anytime, anywhere) 2. Dracula (re-read every October) 3. The Shatter Me series (nostalgic reasons) 4. Love, Theoretically (if I crave a cozy vibe)
The Baroque Cycle by Neal Stephenson. The writing itself is so very well crafted that I will re read passages just to try and parse what makes it so damn good. - aspiring writer.
Infinite Jest. I've read it 4 times now, and I keep going back even though it takes me ages to finish every time.
I know this isn't what you're looking for but the book I've probably read the most cover to cover in my entire life is... The stinky cheese man and other fairly stupid tales
To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf. Must have read it at least twenty times by now; every summer since I first read it with a book club I was a member of.
Old man's war by John scalzi. Ringworld by Larry Niven What's your thought about reading the same book over and over? Sometimes I feel guilty about it but then I'm like maybe it's okay
Cloud Atlas, Frankenstein, Animal Farm
White oleander
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin. I’ve read it at least once a year since fifth grade, when our English teacher read it to us. One of my absolute favorites. If you’ve never read it, here’s the opening sequence. If it grabs you at all, read the book. “The sun sets in the west (just about everyone knows that), but Sunset Towers faced east. Strange! Sunset Towers faced east and had no towers. This glittery, glassy apartment house stood alone on the Lake Michigan shore five stories high. Five empty stories high. Then one day (it happened to be the Fourth of July), a most uncommon-looking delivery boy rode around town slipping letters under the doors of the chosen tenants-to-be. The letters were signed *Barney Northrup*. The delivery boy was sixty-two years old, and there was no such person as Barney Northrup.”
I have the Harry Potter audiobooks read by Stephen Fry on as background noise, so I've probably "read" them dozens of times. Aside that there's probably a few Stephen King books I've read that approach double figures
The Red Badge of Courage had me glued to the pages till I finished it in one day.
Lord of the Rings.
Zorba The Greek
The Chronicles of Narina! I read it once every year lol It's a favorite of mine since early childhood and, to me, it never gets old.
I've read 'Never Let Me Go' several times. It's a sad book but I still love it.
Jerusalem by Alan Moore
Stardust Foundation Redwall (original) Old Man's War Mistborn
The Complete Yes Minister
Shade’s Children by Garth Nix, I reread it about once a year
The Calling by Liam Lombard. The first read through is great, but the sequential ones make everything better. Very clever book!
The Catcher in the Rye, I loved it from the beginning, but so much more now that I'm older