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Wargod
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07-16-2001

Friday, January 01, 2010 - 1:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
I got to wondering how weird I am tonight (er, I know I'm weird, but, lol) when I was reading an old favorite book.

Right around the time he started back to college (cuz he has all that spare time, lol,) Darren discovered the joy of reading for fun. He started off with Stephen King and some of the other stand alone books I had on the shelves before finally asking me to pick a series out for him. When it comes to reading for pure enjoyment for me, it's Sci Fi and Fantasy, and a lot of those authors put out series that are books and books and books long. Sometimes triliogies or 4 or 5 book sagas that belong to longer series (Anne McCaffery has a ton of dragonrider books out for example.) So when he asked for suggestions, the first thought I had was Raymond Feist and his Midkemia books (26 books as of 2009) and made sure he understood what he was getting into before he started. He did, he read, he loved it, and continues to ask me for suggestions of what to read next, what series, what author.

So fun part for me is I wait til he's four or five books into the series and then I start to read it again (I'm faster than he is so have to let him get a bit ahead) so I'm fresh on the details when he wants to chat or ask questions. Right now he's into David Eddings and the Belgariad and Mallorean. He actually got further ahead than usual before I started reading, but it didn't much matter because I know this series very well and could keep up the conversation. Chatting about it though got me itching to read it again so I started earlier today.

I was sitting there looking at the book, it's beat up, covers ready to fall off, pages dogeared, looking all tore up and well loved. I realized I'd replaced this book at least twice before and got me to wondering, just how many times have I read it? Probably more often than some of the others, Eddings tends to have shorter books that are easy reads I can knock out in 4-5 hours, but even others that aren't as short or easyish I read on average of once every year or two for the favorites. And some of these I was reading 20 years ago in high school, which would mean at least 10 times. Is that weird or odd to read favorite books that often? And even weirder that it'd probably be more often if I didn't have so many dang favorites, lol?

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Friday, January 01, 2010 - 8:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
One favorite book I've read three, maybe four times. It's been years. Time to again. Good Times/Bad Times by James Kirkwood.

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Friday, January 01, 2010 - 11:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
I re-read the Outlander series and the Andrew Greeley Irish Gold series on a regular basis. I also re-read all the books I teach, if not every year then every other year. I also enjoy re-reading Nelson DeMille books, so I guess that would be a "yes." Those three are about the only ones I get in hardcover, though, since they're favorite authors that I know I'll come back to. Most other books I don't.

My son and hubby re-read Brian Jaques, Harry Potter, JRR Tolkien and Terry Brooks books all the time, so I guess we're a family of re-readers.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Friday, January 01, 2010 - 11:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
I re-read the first dragon books of Anne McCaffrey any number of times and in the past have re-read many books.

I find that as I get older and see that I have more books to be read than is physically possible and more coming out all the time, I'm less likely to go back because the new books pull me forward.

Some books just need to be re-read. And with the Dragon books I was reading them as they came out so of course would re-read the beginning ones first. I did that with the first several Jean Auel books, the ones that were fresh and wonderful.

Aurora
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11-24-2006

Friday, January 01, 2010 - 11:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Aurora a private message Print Post    
I think the only adult book I've read more than once, and actually own more than one copy of, is Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. Love, love that book. It even inspired a trip to Savannah, GA.

Yesitsme
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08-24-2004

Friday, January 01, 2010 - 3:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Yesitsme a private message Print Post    
I rarely ever read books twice. There are so many new ones out there I have to get to! I kinda wish I would, though - I know I would pick up a lot of new things in subsequent reads. Would especially like to reread some of the series I have read out of order. But somehow I always seem to be most drawn to something new, so I never get around to doing that.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Friday, January 01, 2010 - 3:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
I don't reread any books that I can think of. I probably should and I know that there are some that I would love to read all over again.

Supergranny
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02-03-2005

Friday, January 01, 2010 - 5:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Supergranny a private message Print Post    
Do we get to count Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series? Guaranteed to lift me out of a bad mood!

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Friday, January 01, 2010 - 5:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
LOL, Supergranny, I just reread all of those. I reread series all the time. When a new book comes out in a series, if it has been a while, then I will start at the beginning again. I have multiple authors that I keep the series so I can reread them. I love to revisit the neighborhoods of my favorite characters.

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Friday, January 01, 2010 - 6:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
I'm missing that gene. LOL. I get REALLY annoyed if I start a book, then realize I've already read it. ALTHOUGH... I do admit to rereading my fave childhood novel, Louisa May Alcotts's book EIGHT COUSINS (and the sequel ROSE IN BLOOM) every few years. I keep a copy on my bookshelf and another copy by my bedside.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Sunday, January 03, 2010 - 1:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Very interesting how different we all are. It'd drive me nuts reading a book I enjoyed just once cuz I'd be sure I was missing something. Especially if it's a book from a series and a new one comes out. Heh, I'm into the third Eddings book right now and even after all these times of reading it, I still crack up at the funny parts.

Sea, I feel like I've been reading the Dragonrider books forever (I think it was 88 or 89 that I found those though!) I'm not even sure how many of those there are right now. I've been trying to get Caleb to read those for a while now, I think he'll enjoy the (eventual) mix of fantasy and sci fi.

Lycanthrope
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09-19-2002

Sunday, January 03, 2010 - 7:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lycanthrope a private message Print Post    
The books I really like, I usually read once every 5 years or so. The Sandford novels featuring Lucas Davenport, some older Koontz novels, and a few King novels. Books published in the last 10 years have only been read once so far.

But I like reading books more than once, because I see it as being like watching a favorite movie more than once, only better.

Taysmomcj
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03-24-2008

Sunday, January 03, 2010 - 7:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Taysmomcj a private message Print Post    
I'm just like Dipo with the Plum Series. I haven't collected them all yet, but I borrow the ones I don't have from the library at least twice a year.

Sometimes, I reread a new book right after I finish it. Especially anything by Linda Lael Miller. I reread her Mojo books at least once a year too!

I try to find something new in each book that I reread that I didn't catch before.

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Sunday, January 03, 2010 - 1:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
Lycanthrope, I also LOVE watching movies more than once. When I used to go with my mom, we'd sit right through 2 showings of a film, as she always said she wanted to catch stuff she might have missed the first time!

Just have zero interest in doing that with most books.

Karuuna
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08-31-2000

Sunday, January 03, 2010 - 1:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karuuna a private message Print Post    
I don't like watching or reading books more than once. The one exception is my favorite book of all time: Johnathon Livingston Seagull.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Sunday, January 03, 2010 - 10:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
I have some movies I can watch over and over.. though I'm often also online at the same time.

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Monday, January 04, 2010 - 12:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
I've read some of my favorite books 25 times. I teach Turn of the Screw as often as possible, which affords me the excuse of reading it again. Same with other Henry James novels and lots of Melville--but probably none as many as Turn of the Screw. But James, like Proust, is such an incredibly complex writer, I could probably spend (and have spent) a good deal of time talking about why he changes a semi-colon in his original version to a colon in his New York Edition.

Chewpito
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01-04-2004

Monday, January 04, 2010 - 8:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chewpito a private message Print Post    
There are some books that I truly enjoyed and then went to the library and checked them out CD so I could listen to them as I go about my chores or whatever....somtimes the person reading the book can just make the book come alive in a whole new way...
I loved listening to 'The glass castle', The secret life of bee's', The kite runner', many more.... Right now Im listening to 'The help' (I am loving the voices that add to this wonderful book) reading it was great too....

Jeep
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10-17-2001

Monday, January 04, 2010 - 9:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jeep a private message Print Post    
I am also one that rereads books....many times. I didn't used to do that, but when the Harry Potter books came out, I found myself reading them again and again. Now I'm stuck on Nora Roberts books. I read 2 over the Christmas holidays that I haven't read before and 2 that I have. I loved the new bridal series....Vision in White and Bed of Roses. Reading them again now....

I also like to reread a book right before the movie comes out so that when I see it, I can compare the two.

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Tuesday, January 05, 2010 - 12:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
I also rarely re-read books. But I've read Dean Koontz's Watchers 3 or 4 times, and Robert R. McCammon's Swan Song at least twice that I can remember. With Watchers, its like visiting an old friend. My second time through Swan Song, when I was more familiar with the story (and I didn't have to read like a maniac to see what happened next) I was able to concentrate on how well the man told the story, and got totally blown away.

I would dearly love to have a Kindle, and download all my favorite books.

Some day I plan on starting up the Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series. My sis can't rave on enough about these books. They sound great.

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Tuesday, January 05, 2010 - 7:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
I almost completely forgot about this... I loved the historical novel THE PROUD BREED so much, that the author Celeste DeBlasis and I became penpals, spoke on the phone a few times, and we also exchanged Christmas cards for years. Hers were cool, due to her drawing them herself with a chronological map of her adventures during the year. I may have also included her quotes in an article or two, but to be honest, I don't remember. Then, one year I phoned, and her mother told me that she'd passed away. I knew Celest had been valiantly battling Lupus for many years. She was a beautiful lady inside and out. Anyhow, I've had the immense pleasure of rereading The Proud Breed a few times over the years. And it's sequels.

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/celeste-de-blasis/proud-breed.htm

Rvon
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12-11-2003

Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - 1:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rvon a private message Print Post    
I very rarely re-read books. I am (to me) such a slow reader and I have so many books I want to read, I can't imagine re-reading books on a regular basis. Bravo to whomever said they have re-read the Outlander series. While these are great books, it took me forever to get through all of them.

I have read a few more than once -- Gone with the Wind (I'm sure I read it five times before I turned 21), A Prayer for Owen Meany (one of my all-time favorites, and A Fine Balance. I'm sure there are a few more, but these are the titles that quickly come to mind.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - 2:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
I used to re-read a lot of books when I was younger but I don't do it very often anymore. The only books that I've re-read recently are the Harry Potters. I read them once, and then I read them again before the final book was released and now I'm reading them again with Wendy and Gail. I sometimes read a few books that Wendy is interested in before she reads them (mostly out of curiosity). For example, I'm currently reading Eclipse (the third book in the Twilight series). LOL - I was curious about all of the excitement and I wanted to know if she is at the level where she could understand the books.

Scooterrific
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07-08-2005

Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - 2:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Scooterrific a private message Print Post    
The only time I re-read books is when they are a series, and I finish the first wwwwwwwaaaaaaaaaayyyy before the next is published.

Scout
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01-20-2005

Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - 2:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Scout a private message Print Post    
I love to re-read books. Certain ones I'll read every winter. Rosamunde Pilcher and Maeve Binchy especially.