Books Worth Rereading
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As previously mentioned, the LoTR trilogy. When I was a teenager, I used to read the whole thing every one to two years. I haven't done so in almost 10 years, though.
Nowadays, I'd gladly re-read all the Sherlock Holmes stories and novels. However, my favourite story is The Count of Monte Cristo. I've read the English Penguin Classics edition multiple times and am currently going through it in its original French. Awesome story, the Hollywood adaptations don't do it justice.
Nowadays, I'd gladly re-read all the Sherlock Holmes stories and novels. However, my favourite story is The Count of Monte Cristo. I've read the English Penguin Classics edition multiple times and am currently going through it in its original French. Awesome story, the Hollywood adaptations don't do it justice.
I have read Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead several times. Also the Hungry City Chronicles (Mortal Engines Quartet) by Phillip Reeve seems to hold up quite well.
Seconded, could read the hobbit every month.Lilani said:The Hobbit is a book I never mind rereading
...Hero in a half shell said:
There's a sixth book out btw.
OT: DISCWORLD DISCWORLD OH GOD DISCWORLD. At least the first few books, anything with Rincewind in it or Death is worth a rereading.
Clive Barker's Imajica - I probably read this at least once a year since I discovered it.
Anything discworld, it's all golden
Anything discworld, it's all golden
Most anything by stephen king is worth reading, particularly if it was made into a movie, through the book is better.
In Particular the Stand, The Dark Tower series, IT, Cujo, Desperation, Rose Madder, Insomnia. But really the list goes on.
The Redwall Series is another good book series, but in particular Redwall, Rakkety Tam, Martin the Warrior, Loamhedge, and Mossflower.
His other books (Castaways of the Flying Dutchman) are also pretty good, and there's only three of those. The first one is more of the redwall feel (with the mystery and adventure), but the last one is probably the best (at least in my opinion. its one of the few books that made me cry, and th eonly one that made my cry multiple times in the same book at when I read it).
If you dont mind Historical Fiction and getting into a culture, The First North Americans novels are pretty good.
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In Particular the Stand, The Dark Tower series, IT, Cujo, Desperation, Rose Madder, Insomnia. But really the list goes on.
The Redwall Series is another good book series, but in particular Redwall, Rakkety Tam, Martin the Warrior, Loamhedge, and Mossflower.
His other books (Castaways of the Flying Dutchman) are also pretty good, and there's only three of those. The first one is more of the redwall feel (with the mystery and adventure), but the last one is probably the best (at least in my opinion. its one of the few books that made me cry, and th eonly one that made my cry multiple times in the same book at when I read it).
If you dont mind Historical Fiction and getting into a culture, The First North Americans novels are pretty good.
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Thats one of the few books that made me cry. Three by Jacques, 2 by King, and one of the books by a person who's name I'm blanking on at the moment.FirstToStrike said:
Recently I've been into the works of Poe and Lovecraft. I would reccomend one of those. I personally prefer Lovecraft, but Poe isn't as wordy.
I'm not counting any books I had to read in school (no Hobbit or Time Machine) or nonfiction (no Homage to Catalonia).
I Am Legend
Solaris
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream
The Gunslinger
A Canticle For Leibowitz(reread it after playing New Vegas)
Blood Meridian
Dune (pretty much required to actually understand)
Most of Lovecraft's work, and a select few Philip K Dick stories, especially Faith of Our Fathers and Second Variety.
Although I haven't read it twice, I do plan on rereading Roadside Picnic, the story STALKER is based on.
EDIT: I completely forgot about Clockwork Orange, I read it again as soon as I was done. Pissed off all my friends by talking in Russo-Cockney slang for a month.
I Am Legend
Solaris
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream
The Gunslinger
A Canticle For Leibowitz(reread it after playing New Vegas)
Blood Meridian
Dune (pretty much required to actually understand)
Most of Lovecraft's work, and a select few Philip K Dick stories, especially Faith of Our Fathers and Second Variety.
Although I haven't read it twice, I do plan on rereading Roadside Picnic, the story STALKER is based on.
EDIT: I completely forgot about Clockwork Orange, I read it again as soon as I was done. Pissed off all my friends by talking in Russo-Cockney slang for a month.
I was all ready to dismiss King as an unoriginal regurgitator after Song of Susannah(He barely redeemed the series with that ending). But then I read From a Buick 8. I loved that story. No world-threatening evil. No evil at all, really. Just things that are too alien for us to react rationally. It didn't hurt that he didn't try to shoehorn in references to other stories. Except maybe from The Mist, but that's okay because that was his best story.emeraldrafael said:
