Re: Time to re-read your favorites

insomniac2 · ‎02-20-2016

Oh, I'm enjoying the responses to this thread! Mistress of Merlyn--I adored that book, I think I was in the 9th grade when I "discovered" Victoria Holt.

The Long Winter is my favorite Wilder book--I probably read that a dozen times.

And Barbara Pym--one of my all-time favorite authors. She only wrote a handful of books, but they're all worth reading and reading again. (She wrote a number of successful books, but all of a sudden a publisher thought what she was doing was too dated, and let her go; essentially, she stopped writing. Curse that publisher!)

Another favorite of mine was mentioned: Atlas Shrugged. Brilliant!

These days, I don't do much re-reading, unless it's for a book club.

My TBR bookcases are filled with books waiting for a first read.

Lila Belle · ‎01-24-2013

Mine is Huckleberry Finn. I find something new every time I read it.

sunala · ‎03-09-2010

When I was younger and thought I'd live forever, I used to reread books just because I liked them.

Now I don't reread books except for The Good Earth, which I've read just about once a year since I was in high school. Years ago my hubby bought me a first edition, which I treasure. It's kind of fragile so I'm careful with it, but I never ever get tired of reading it. I can open it to any page and I know where I am in the book, and what will happen next.

"That's a great first pancake."
Lady Gaga, to Tony Bennett

rustee · ‎03-09-2010

I listen to my copy of The Great Gatsby every year.

dawg lover · ‎03-15-2010

@chihuahuamom and @insomniac2 - I still have all the Victoria Holt books, and "MISTRESS OF MELLYN" is still my favorite. That was my first "adult" mystery/suspense book as a teen. I love her books and need to read them again. I also have all her Jean Plaidy and Philippa Carr books. As a teen, I once wrote her publisher with a question about her previous books issued under a different name, and she wrote me back herself! It was just a short note answering my question, but she ended with "I am so glad that you like my books." I was thrilled to hear from her personally, and still have that note!

Periodically, I get in the mood to read a certain author, and then I re-read all the books in their series. I have done this with Sue Grafton, J. D. Robb, M. C. Beaton, J. A. Jance, Janet Evanovich, Laura Levine, Alexander McCall Smith, Nora Roberts, John Sandford, and Agatha Christie. I own a lot of British history books, so one year I started with William the Conqueror and read chronologically about all the monarchies up to the present.

I have been in the mood lately to re-read all the Mary Higgins Clark books, so that will be my next project.

dawg lover · ‎03-15-2010

@CANDLEQUEEN wrote:
I re-read The Other Side of Midnight by Sidney Sheldon, it is one of my most favorite books. i also re-read two Danielle Steele books called Malice and A Long Way Home.......I thoroughly enjoyed all 3 again!

@CANDLEQUEEN - I loved "THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT" and have read it several times too. I still remember gasping at the ending!!!

Big Sister · ‎05-15-2010

So many of my favorite authors were mentioned in this thread. Thanks for the memories of Victoria Holt and Sidney Sheldon. Loved them!

I have had a Kindle e-reader for 2-3 years and am reading more than I ever had. Some days I can't wait to get back to my "story." I am averaging two to three books a week now.

So many wonderful books, too little time.

CANDLEQUEEN · ‎03-09-2010

@dawg lover wrote:
@CANDLEQUEEN wrote:
I re-read The Other Side of Midnight by Sidney Sheldon, it is one of my most favorite books. i also re-read two Danielle Steele books called Malice and A Long Way Home.......I thoroughly enjoyed all 3 again!
@CANDLEQUEEN - I loved "THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT" and have read it several times too. I still remember gasping at the ending!!!

The Other Side of Midnight is one of my favorites books of all time, I would definitely put it in the top 5........

Caligurll · ‎07-20-2014

@chihuahuamom Your post brought back a lot of fond memories for me! I loved Mary Stewart and Victoria Holt as a young girl and reread them many times.