Read it again?

ALRATIBA · ‎07-15-2016

Do you ever read a book a second or third time / or want to read it again?

Last year, I read Doran's "Toward the Gleam" and its sequel "The Lucifer Ego" twice! It was so good the first time - I had to read it again. They were both just as good re-reading as the first time.

This morning I read an essay by Joseph Pearce - about Robert Hugh Benson. I read Benson's "Lord of the World" several years ago, and after reading the essay this morning - moved the Kindle copy up in my library and started reading it again.

I also down loaded a bunch of books that I read pre-kindle days - my summer reading!

on the bay · ‎03-09-2010

Yes, I have. I've read "The Cat Who Could Read Backwards" by Lillian Jackson Braun many times. I just never get tired of all her wonderful descriptions of the cats and the gourmet chef-all of it.

I've also read many of her other books several times.

Somehow its comforting to read a favorite book or movie over again.

Plus since covd and then our great library was closed for rennovations and stopped carrying used books, my best source was gone so I just kept reading my favorites.

"If you walk the footsteps of a stranger, you'll learn things you never knew. Can you sing with all the voices of the mountains? can you paint with all the colors of the wind?"

Mz iMac · ‎07-26-2014

Valide: A Novel of the Harem Barbara Chase-Riboud

Recreated from historical facts, this novel tells the story of a young French-American girl sold into the harem of Abdulhamid, who becomes Valide, Empress of the Ottoman Empire.

I've must have re-read this hardback over a hundred times. I purchased the book in the 80's. The pages are now very fragil from me reading it through the years. It is so intriguing I can read the whole book in 48 hours as it's based on a true story.

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QVCkitty1 · ‎05-23-2015

Yes I do and I call it comfort reading. Sometimes a familiar story is better than a pill, drink or cookie. If I'm going through a difficult time , I curl up with a favorite book on my kindle and I'm transported to a better place. It works every time..

" You are entitled to your opinion. But you are not entitled to your own facts."
Daniel Patrick Moynihan

kaydee50 · ‎02-07-2011

Definitely. I recently re-read To Kill A Mockingbird and Catcher in the Rye. Both better than I remembered when I read them in high school. I tried to re-read Jane Eyre and couldn't get into it.

on the bay · ‎03-09-2010

@kaydee50,

When I was young "A Wrinkle in Time" was one of my favorite books.

I tried to re-read it as an adult and thought how did I think this was my favorite? It made me kind of sad, though I"m glad it gave me such good memories way back then.

"If you walk the footsteps of a stranger, you'll learn things you never knew. Can you sing with all the voices of the mountains? can you paint with all the colors of the wind?"

kaydee50 · ‎02-07-2011

@on the bay wrote:
@kaydee50,
When I was young "A Wrinkle in Time" was one of my favorite books.
I tried to re-read it as an adult and thought how did I think this was my favorite? It made me kind of sad, though I"m glad it gave me such good memories way back then.

Yes, I remember that book as being one of my favorites. That's how I felt about Jane Eyre. When I read it the first time, I thought it was great. Yes, kind of sad but life moves on.

teganslaw · ‎03-11-2010

One book I've read several times is Steinbeck's "East of Eden." Love John Steinbeck's writing.

"The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog."

Mark Twain

Group 5 minus 1 · ‎03-11-2010

Have read "To Kill a Mockingbird" many times. Never tire of it.

gardenman · ‎03-09-2010

I tend to read Frederick Forsythe's "The Day of the Jackal" every year or so. It's a really good book. My hardcover version is a bit of a mess now after many readings so I should invest in the Kindle version of it.

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