What books to do you re-read?

[drk]

I''m glad there are some other scifi lovers on here! Though it''s been a while for me since I read anything but brainless girlie stuff.

Orson Scott Card: Ender''s Game (multiple rereads), Songmaster and Wyrms.
Anne McCaffrey: Crystal Singer (multiple rereads) and sequels. Dragonsong/singer/drums series. Sassinak.
Robert Heinlein: esp Stranger in a Strange Land.
Will go back and reread the Harry Potter books in a row from the start at some point when I have time.
Some of Piers Anthony''s stuff.

Also: Jean Auel Clan of the Cave Bear and the next two sequels.

I know there are a lot more, but they''re not coming to me right now!

 

[Cind11]

It is interesting to me how many of you reread books. I almost never reread unless it is by accident. There are so many books out there that I would like to read that I feel like I can''t take the time to read something a second ime.

 

[elrohwen]

Date: 1/5/2010 9:58:17 AM
Author: ts44

Date: 1/4/2010 9:10:49 PM
Author: elrohwen

Date: 1/4/2010 7:47:17 PM
Author: ts44
I read P&P at least twice a month...I think I might have a problem.

Lol, that''s a little extreme! I''ve also read it a bunch of times, but I like listening to it as a book on tape during long car rides too. In general I don''t like books on tape, but I make an exception for P&P. Though DH never wants to listen to it

despite the fact that he loves the 5 hour BBC movie

My fiance gave me the dvd of the 5-hour miniseries for Christmas! Is it better to sit down and watch it through or should I break it up into installments?

Who am I kidding, I''m totally going to watch it through, lol.

I re-read Tick-Tock by Dean Koontz last night - it''s a weird, goofy, fluff piece of literature but I love the dog character in it.

Definitely worth watching through once or twice, but now we watch it in installments. Since it was a mini-series it kind of has nice breaks spaced throughout.

 

[Diamond*Dana]

She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb...I think I have read it 3 times now, great book!
Right now I am totally hooked on the Twilight series. I started with Twilight mid December and I am now on the third. I could definitely see me reading them again.

 

[Gypsy]

I re-read A LOT. I re-read anything that I liked. And I have over 1000 books in my home/storage unit. There are some I read till the bindings break, then I go to the used book store and buy them again... and re-read again till they give up. It saves me a lot of money because I am an extremely fast reader and always have been.

I read Mystery, Fantasy, Romance, and Chick Lit and some YA lit. If anyone wants specific recommendations (especially in Romance) I''m happy to provide them, but the list would be too long otherwise!

 

[iluvcarats]

I love re-reading Margret Atwood. I''ve re-read Lady Oracle The Tent and Handmaid''s Tale. I always find something new. And for some reason I like to read The Odyssey and The Aeneid. I studied a lot of Latin in high school.

 

[Blackpaw]

as a lass i was big fan of David Eddings books and they''re the ones ive re-read the most. That being said i havent read them in some time now, and think the last time i did read them id grown out of them somewhat...

Otherwise i only really re-read my absolute faves: Wuthering Heights, Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe and If on A Winters Night a Traveller by Italo Calvino.

 

[Blackpaw]

oh Gypsy i would like some romance recommendations

so far ive liked Chocolat and thats about it, but i feel like im missing out on that genre and would like to see what it has to offer. But i dont know where to look?

 

[packrat]

Date: 1/5/2010 10:43:07 PM
Author: Blackpaw
as a lass i was big fan of David Eddings books and they''re the ones ive re-read the most. That being said i havent read them in some time now, and think the last time i did read them id grown out of them somewhat...


Otherwise i only really re-read my absolute faves: Wuthering Heights, Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe and If on A Winters Night a Traveller by Italo Calvino.

The Belgariad is a series I''ll be rereading..I started them on a recommendation from a poster on another forum, and my library was missing a book, so I skipped ahead and had to wait for the other..and then got irritated and never finished. Now I have to start all over again!

Hey, I googled him b/c I couldn''t remember how to spell Belgariad-there''s an article that says he died in June!

 

[Gypsy]

Blackpaw, I''m not sure if Choclat is romance. It''s a romantic story, but I think in terms of genre''s it''s fiction. So I''m not sure you will like Romance... but here are all the recommendations of the various genre''s I''ve read in one place.

The stipulation on this list is that these are ONLY books or series with definite endings, that do not go on indefinitely. Or they are stand alones.

MYSTERY
I really liked this series that started a couple of years ago. I read the author''s other series (Molly is the title character of that series, but it''s a long series) and it was quite good (lots of character growth, movement). This one is completely different in setting and in the main character''s voice. Which I adore because it shows that the author isn''t just a one note wonder. But then again, the author is British. http://www.amazon.com/Her-Royal-Spyness-Mystery/dp/0425222527/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_b Rhys Bowden is the Author and the main character cracks me the heck up! Her name is Georgiana and the series is only 3 books in so far.

Oh, and avoid Donna Andrews. I adored her first book (Murder with Peacocks was a SCREAM!). The rest just deteriorate fast. OH, and don''t start the "Bubbles" series, unless you want more of Stephanie Plum-like frustration.

YOUNG ADULT FICTION:
Have you read the Olympian series (Lightening Theif, etc?) -- they were really good. Ended when they should have. I enjoyed those. I like YA lit.
The Witches by Raul Dahl (anything by him really).
FANTASY
Terry Pratchet (English) is my favorite all time author. So if you are in the mood for wacky funny fantasy, it''s great. His Night Watch series is the best. It starts with Guards! Guards!
The Night Angel series by Brent Weeks. http://www.amazon.com/Way-Shadows-Night-Angel-Trilogy/dp/0316033677/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_a was AWESOME. Just knock out.
Margaret Weiss and Tracy Hickman: Deathgate Cycle series (7 books-- relatively short ones) are great, period.
I adored Jim Butcher''s Codex Alera Series (5 books) right up until the fifth book, which was good, but not AS good it should have been. But the series is still great, and the last book did provide a definite ending.
Anne Bishop''s Black Jewels Trilogy (there have been spin offs, which are not worth the time), the original three books are great.
Avoid Kusheil''s Dart series unless you liked Twilight and have a tolerence for S&M (I didn''t like Twilight and don''t have a tolerance for S&M so, not my thing. At all.).

It''s fiction with a fantasy bent: Good Omens by Gaimen and Pratchett is one of my all time favorites.

HISTORICAL FICTION (probably not available, but you can try it) in the vein of Gone with the Wind (but with less annoying characters) try the Wild Swan trilogy by Celeste de Blasis. Wild Swan, Season of Swans and... one other.
Also Rosalind Laker''s To Dance With Kings (if you can find it).
CHICK LIT:
Jennifer Cruise has some good ones (a couple of duds). Try "Bet Me" and "Tell me Lies" and "Crazy for You." Standalones though, all of them. There are a couple of others that are good. But I don''t tend to re-read a lot of Chick Lit.

For Mommies: Slummy Mummy was funny... long but funny.

ROMANCE:

SOME of Suzanne Brockman''s Troubleshooters books are worth reading if you can handle military stories. In order: Unsung Hero, Gone Too Far, Flashpoint, Hot Target, Breaking Point, Force of Nature
Supernatural (but NOT vampire... I''m so sick of vampires) Immortal Witches Series by Maggie Shayne: Infinity, Eternity, Destiny
Nora Roberts has two series I really like: Dream Series (Finding the Dream, Daring to Dream Holding the Dream) and the Born In series (Born in Fire... Ice...Shame). If I had to pick one... I''d take the Dream series as it has, to me the best of her work represented. Of her standalones Honest Illusions is my favorite.
Historicals:
Julia Quinn''s books are so much fun. My favorite book though, starts off a series that went on too long.
Mary Jo Putney''s Fallen Angel Series is really good, and without a Dud in the bunch (rare for long romance series, very rare). But if you want a shorter series her Silk Series (Silk in Secrets...) was good.
Annie''s Song and Keegan''s Lady by Catherine Anderson

Steph Ann Holm: Harmony (it''s part of a series, no need to read the rest though, it ends and you are satisfied. It''s a great book).

Jill Barnet''s Wonderful (funny! Not a lot of substance, but lots of laughs)

Susan Elizabeth Phillips has a lot of good ones(and a few big duds). Most are about Football and a ficticious team called the Stars. My favorites are "It Had to Be You" and "Heaven, Texas", "Nobody''s Baby but Mine" and "Dream a Little Dream." You can stop reading right there, but there are two others in the series. No need to read them though, unless you can''t get enough.

Another series I hestiate to mention because the heros are extremely Type A and to the point that you want to beat them with something, but that I re-read often and enjoy is Elizabeth Lowell''s Series: Untamed, Forbidden, Enchanted. It''s a Medieval Series set at the time of the Norman Conquest. The reason the Type A thing works is because of the setting and background of the hero''s but if domineering men aren''t your thing... best to avoid. But the heroines are their match, not dominated.

Favorite All Time Romance Novels:
Lisa Kleypas : Dreaming of You
Loretta Chase: Lord of the Scoundrels
(they are tied for number one for me and are the best examples of historical romance novels that I''ve read).

 

[Brown.Eyed.Girl]

OMG Gypsy, you reminded me - how could I have forgotten the Discworld series?!!!

The City Watch storylines are my favorite, followed by the Witches. Amazing books - I reread those two subseries a lot!

 

[Blackpaw]

Thanks Gypsy

im going to take a look at these and see what catches my eye!

packrat - i just looked David Eddings up and you''re right...how sad

well i think in any case his best work was his earlier work. And he''s left a great legacy with it...

 

[MichelleCarmen]

I''m finally re-reading a book. I''ve been meaning to re-read "The Sparrow," by Mary Dora Russell, but had put it off thinking I''d remember it all. It''s been 12 since I read it and now I''m on page 135 and enjoying it. Seems like I forgot most except the very basic story.

Anyone read this book?