Friday, August 3, 2007 QUESTION:Which books (name up to 3) have you read more than once?
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Virginia Pewthers AT HOME IN MITFORD Some of James Lee Burke's books LouBabe Most of Elizabeth Linington, aka Del Shannon, aka Lesley Egan's books. Since her untimely death, that's the only way I can keep reading her. Julie Peterson To Kill A Mockingbird The Girls The Kite Runner Sandi TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, FIVE SMOOTH STONES, and THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING Barb Broberg The Thorn Birds The Shell Seekers The Hobbit Peggy Hawaii The Wolf and the Dove Animal Farm Rosalie Sambuco Gone with the Wind Green Darkness Bel Canto Ray Palen THE CATCHER IN THE RYE by J. D. Salinger A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Charles Dickens THE STAND by Stephen King Linda M. Johnson Little Women Tuesdays with Morrie Pride and Prejudice Yasmin THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD by Zora Neale Hurston MAMA DAY by Gloria Naylor JSM The Prince of Tides For Whom the Bell Tolls The House of Mirth Sue GONE WITH THE WIND by Margaret Mitchell REBECCA by Daphne DuMaurier WATCHERS by Dean Koontz Kristin Johnson HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX by J. K. Rowling LUCKY by Alice Sebold
DEPTH TAKES A HOLIDAY by Sandra Tsing Loh Natasha F. His Dark Materials Trilogy by Philip Pullman ANGELA'S ASHES by Frank McCourt LIVING JUDAISM by Rabbi Wayne Dosick Lee To Kill A Mockingbird Harry Potter Books 1-6 Emma Merry Waldrip THE STAND by Stephen King Diana Little Women Pride and Prejudice The World According to Garp Judy Smith THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING by T. H. White HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX by J. K. Rowling FOREVER by Pete Hamill Mary Angela Young Gone With The Wind The Bridges of Madison County The Da Vinci Code Marie PLANET OF THE APES by Pierre Boulle MY FRIEND FLICKA Judy Cox INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE by Anne Rice HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro THE THIRTEENTH TALE by Diane Setterfield Marta Morrison RESTOREE by Anne McCaffrey The Harry Potter books A WRINKLE IN TIME by Madeline L'Engle Beth Cummings The Lord of the Rings Triolgy - Tolkien
THE FAR PAVILLIONS by M. M. Kaye REBECCA by Daphne DuMaurier Julia MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA by Arthur Golden, I read it 6 times will read many, many more! Kathy Kirwin 3 series I've read more than once are: Tolkien's Lord of the RingsTrilogy; Rowling's Harry Potter series; McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern books.
I know there are many more I've reread often; rereading favorite books/series for me is always like visiting old friends. Arlene Herring THE LAST UNICORN by Peter S. Beagle
EMILY DICKINSON by Jane Langton Kristy Beach Music The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood To Kill a Mockingbird Phyllis Tales From Margaritaville Gone With The Wind Scott TIME AND AGAIN by Jack Finney Elise Devlin REBECCA by Daphne DuMaurier SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN by Lisa See, and SNOW IN AUGUST by Pete Hamill Patty Blackwell THE LAST PRECINCT by Patricia Cornwell HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN by J. K. Rowling MAXIMUM RIDE byJames Patterson Michael Burns Outlander Shogun Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Crystal Gwynn Karen Rose - I'M WATCHING YOU Joie Lesin - THE PASSENGER Florence Littauer - PERSONALITY Dorothy Lechmanick A Tree Grows in Brooklyn The Shell Seekers To Kill A Mockingbird Coral Harrison LITTLE WOMEN by Louisa Mae Alcott TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by Harper Lee GONE WITH THE WIND by Margaret Mitchell Laura DeLaRosa All of Laura Ingalls Wilder's books, at least 5 times over the years. Janet To Kill A Mockingbird The Chosen City of Light Susan Carey Gone with the Wind Rebecca Jane Eyre Toni Savchuck The Circumference of Darkness A Winter's Tale The Kite Runner Sandra Sizemore COLONY by Anne Rivers Siddons TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by Harper Lee THE MISTS OF AVALON by Marion Zimmer Bradley Nancy EXODUS by Leon Uris, GONE WITH THE WIND by Margaret Mitchell and TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by Harper Lee Jill Steinberg Atlas Shrugged The Source Jackie Houchin MADAM, WILL YOU TALK? by Mary Stewart. OLD BONES by Aaron Elkins DEATH BY DARJEELING by Laura Childs D. L. Stewart SHIBUMI by Trevanian All Books by Karen Marie Moning All Books in J.D. Robb's series Martha Ann Henry Gone With the Wind To Kill a Mockingbird Speaks the Nightbird Lesley THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE Diana Gabaldon's Jamie and Claire series Suzanne Knapp The Lord of the Rings THE WATCHER by Dean Koontz PJ Apostle STILLNESS by Richard Mahler Kathryn Andrews REBECCA CRIME AND PUNISHMENT lots of books by James Michener Lori Diehl THE OUTLANDER by Diana Gabaldon HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by Harper Lee Dorothy Cowling THE BLUE CASTLE by L. M. Montgomery Any of Jan Karon's books The Dorothy Dunnett mysteries featuring Johnson Johnson Laurie The Da Vinci Code Angry Housewives Eating Bon bons Angels & Demons Teresa I've reread TO KILL A MOCKINGIRD, FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS, and THE GODFATHER, at least 3 times. Liz Roy Charlotte's Web Where the Red Fern Grows Jonathan Livingston Seagull Tia Laws The Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon Julia L. Rule ...AND LADIES OF THE CLUB THE MISTS OF AVALON The Stephanie Plum series Jim Arundel, Rabble in Arms, Trending into Maine Kathy Stockhaus Pride and Prejudice The Lord of the Rings Harry Potter Robert Marazas THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES by Ray Bradbury and Ian Miller THE LAST CONVERTIBLE by Anton Myrer ELENI by Nicholas Gage Debbie Whittemore THE PRINCE OF TIDES by Pat Conroy EIGHT by Katherine Neville CENTENNIAL by James Michener Joan I have dedicated a summer to rereading the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon and will probably do that again in the future. Annie Gone With the Wind A Tree Grows in Brooklyn The Exorcist Joan (Ont) I have re-read ROOTS, GONE WITH THE WIND, and THE THORN BIRDS Lois PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, HOW TO MARRY A MARQUIS by Julia Quinn, and GOD'S EQUATION: EINSTEIN, RELATIVITY, AND THE EXPANDING UNIVERSE by Amir Aczel Nancy Smith VALENTINE by Tom Savage All of Julia Spencer-Fleming's books NEVER CHANGE by Elizabeth Berg Cathy Doyle THE HOBBIT and the Lord the the Rings Trilogy (this counts as 1 :-) ) WATCHERS by Dean Koontz, and all the Harry Potter books (also 1). Merrilee To Kill A Mockingbird The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Suzy Smith HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE, HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS, and LITTLE WOMEN Kathy GONE TOO FAR by Suzanne Brockmann MIRROR OF HER DREAMS by Stephen Donaldson ALINOR by Roberta Gellis Brenda Snell THE SHINING by Stephen King GONE WITH THE WIND by Margaret Mitchell VERTICAL RUN by Joseph Garber Donnell EAST OF EDEN by John Steinbeck Sonia Zaffiris The Poisonwood Bible The Accidental Tourist Marsha Neesley East of Eden Confederacy of Dunces Carolyn Sundberg OUTLANDER by Diana Gabaldon DESTINY by Sally Beauman NORTH AND SOUTH by John Jakes Becky TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by Harper Lee GONE WITH THE WIND by Mitchell PLAIN TRUTH by Jodi Rose Rankin SIDDHARTHA by Herman Hesse; GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL by Jared Diamond; READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN by Azar Nafisi Connie Tritt GONE WITH THE WIND and PROLOGUE TO LOVE by Taylor Caldwell Jen Lalley GUILTY PLEASURES by Laurell K. Hamilton, HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN by J. K. Rowling, and A KISS OF SHADOWS Laurell K. Hamilton Kathleen Corelli's Mandolin The Hummingbird's Daughter The Sparrow N. Frazelle LOSING JULIA by Jonathan Hull The Harry Potter Series by J. K. Rowling SHUTTER ISLAND by Dennis Lehane Suzanne in Ohio Gone With The Wind Little Women How Green Was My Valley Lee GONE WITH THE WIND - probably close to a dozen times
The first 4 Harry Potter books, so I could refresh my memory
Diana Gabaldon's series about Claire and Jamie Mary Ann THE QUIET GAME by Greg Iles COLD CASE by Stephen White THE KILLING FLOOR by Lee Child Barbara Lewis Red Dragon Silence of the Lambs Darkly Dreaming Dexter
Joy Isley GONE WITH THE WIND SHANNA by Kathleen Woodiwiss RED SKY AT MORNING by Richard Bradford Mary Branham FOREVER AMBER, THE WOLF AND THE DOVE, and THE FLAME AND THE FLOWER Michelle Stein The Harry Potter Series. Diana Gabladon's Series J. D. Robb's In Death Series Edith Outlander The Blood of Roses Pride of Lions Larry Howell THE BLACK ROSE by Thomas B. Costain Lisa THE CATCHER IN THE RYE --- my favorite (although I suppose it's a cliché to say that!) Lareeta THROUGH THE STORM by Beverly Jenkins THREE PERFECT MEN by Evelyn Palfrey FIRE AND DESIRE by Brenda Jackson Cathy Troyanek Gone With the Wind The Stand Lita I have seldom re-read books, but I have bought the same book or checked out the same book from the library, especially if it was reissued in paperback with a different cover. If I bought a second copy, I would pass it on to a friend or use it for a gift. Linda Huson BR BURIED IN THE RAIN by Barbara Michaels THE MAGICIAN'S ASSISTANT by Ann Patchett THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR by Anne Rivers Siddons Libby Kessman LETTERS TO A YOUNG POET (Rilke) I AND THOU (Buber) Books by Sharon Salzberg Tom Joseph Shogun Lord of the Rings Trilogy If I Ever Get Back CJ Jones To Kill a Mockingbird In Cold Blood We Need to Talk About Kevin Lynne A Prayer for Owen Meany The Poisonwood Bible Cry, the Beloved Country Maureen I have never re-read any book. With so many books out there to read, I don't want to re-read one that I have already read. Annie A WALK TO REMEMBER by Nicholas Sparks THE FIRM by John Grisham: actually, I read most of his books twice. Fran A Tree Grows In Brooklyn The Stand The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint Rita B Marcel Proust's REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS PAST
All the Anne of Green Gables books Carolyn Waring JANE EYRE (Bronte) WUTHERING HEIGHTS (Bronte) PARIS TROUT (Pete Dexter) Susan Meyers 1. GONE WITH THE WIND 2. HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE 3.THE BOOK OF MORMON 4. Anne Rice books Janice Gone with the Wind Kathy A TALE OF TWO CITIES by Charles Dickens. I have read this at least 4 or 5 times. Every few years I like to pick it up. Lea Ann And Ladies of the Club Gone With the Wind Rebecca Judith Bridger Jane Eyre The Shell Seekers Tess of the D'Ubervilles Nancy Groves The Hobbitt/Lord of the Rings Pride and Prejudice The Last Unicorn F Tessa Bartels To Kill a Mockingbird Like Water for Chocolate Tess of the D'Urbervilles Debbie To Kill a Mockingbird The Grapes of Wrath And anything from Rosamunde Pilcher Kathi Sweeterman The Godfather Gone With the Wind The Bourne Identity Jo 1. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 2. To Kill a Mockingbird Bob Books read more than once: WAR AND PEACE GONE WITH THE WIND A WRINKLE IN TIME THE PRINCESS BRIDE Judy Fluke The Thorn Birds Great Expectations
Toy Thomas DUNE by Frank Herbert REBECCA by Daphne DuMaurier JANE EYRE by Charlotte Brontë Krishna EIGHT by Katherine Neville (read it 6 times)
THE LORD OF THE RINGS by J. R. R. Tolkein (read 3 times)
HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX and HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE by J. K. Rowling (twice) Debra Tsoufiou THE DIVINE SECRETS OF THE YA-YA SISTERHOOD by Rebecca Wells THE JOY LUCK CLUB by Amy Tan SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS by David Guterson Patty Loughnane THE SHELL SEAKERS by Rosamund Pilcher THE THORN BIRDS by Colleen McCullough GONE WITH THE WIND by Margaret Mitchell Tonya Castleman The Poldark series WAR AND PEACE Anything by Thomas Hardy Judy Dils Corelli's Mandolin Beloved Gift From the Sea B Moore To Kill a Mockingbird The Kite Runner Eleanor & Franklin Nancy The Gold Coast Bel Canto The Prince of Tides Diane All books by Barbara Pym Hattie WUTHERING HEIGHTS by Emily Brontë Rebecca Houston Lord of the Rings Catch 22 Patricia Bryan PILLARS OF THE EARTH by Ken Follett Frank Giitter I've reread Graham Greene's THE END OF THE AFFAIR and Ray Bradbury's FAHRENHEIT 451 recently. I plan to read Richard Yate's REVOLUTIONARY ROAD again soon. Carol Arsenault NORTHANGER ABBEY by Jane Austen RELIC by Preston and Child
THE GRAND SOPHY by Georgette Heyer Heather Johnson The Mists of Avalon Pride and Prejudice Linda Maxine Williams Gone with the Wind
Linda Hazel The Stand Lord of the Rings Trilogy The Shining Judy O. I don't read many books more than once, but I remember these: THE PRINCE OF TIDES by Pat Conroy, MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL by John Berendt, and MYSTIC RIVER by Dennis Lehane. All terrific books. D. Joysmith Separate Beds Mary Buss House of Spirits Pride and Prejudice The Things They Carried Sally Hegedus Of Mice and Men A Wrinkle in Time East of Eden Yvonne Miller THE FOREVER DREAM by Iris Johansen Kathi Keyse THE GODDATHER by Mario Puzo (at least 5 times) LIGHTNING by Dean Koonz (3 times) ONE FOR THE MONEY by Janet Evanovich Karen Macedo THE BRONZE HORSEMAN by Paullina Simons A WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE by Barbara Taylor Bradford THE THORN BIRDS by Colleen McCullough Crystal Kelley BELOVED by Toni Morrison FRIED GREEN TOMATOES AT THE WHISTLE STOP CAFÉ by Fannie Flag, and IN THE TIME OF THE BUTTERFLIES by Julia Alvarez. There are many more that I love to get lost in their stories and prose! These were merely the first three that came to mind. Cindy Sivula A Moment in Camelot
The Vicar of Christ
The Pillars of the Earth Dorothy Boyum Books by Mary Higgins Clarks and Janet Evanovich Ruth I read PLAIN TRUTH by Jodi Picoult and John Grisham's SKIPPING CHRISTMAS and PAINTED HOUSE a second time when they became selections for my book club. Dolores L. Garnica JANE EYRE by Charlotte Brontë
TIME OF THE DARK by Barbara Hambly THE SECRET GARDEN by Frances Hodgeson.Burnett Hollins The Lord of the Rings DUNE All of the Nero Wolfe mysteries by Rex Stout Carol P. Pride and Prejudice Hamlet Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Mary Burke Anna Karenina The Confederacy of Dunces Booksjammer THE SHELL SEEKERS by Rosamunde Pilcher --- This is my first intro to her writing, and I'm so sorry she is no longer writing.
MARJORIE MORNINGSTAR --- I read this as a teenager, and again later just to see why it was so compelling to me. Regina Pride Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlotte's Web
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing Carol GONE WITH THE WIND, FRANNY AND ZOEY, and HEART FULL OF SOUL Melodie Gone With the Wind Little Women Looking For Rachel Wallace Susan Books by Amanda Quick (quite a few different ones) DESIREE by Annamarie Selinko LADY OF HAY by Barbara Erskine Sharon Lumb Pride and Prejudice To Kill a Mockingbird Gord Wilson THE TALISMAN by Stephen King and Dean Koontz, Lord of the Rings" series, and all the Harry Potter books. Lori Furan-Schultz PERSUASION by Jane Austen SALEM'S LOT by Steven King MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL by John Berendt Mary Champagne The Memory Keeper's Daughter Pride and Predjudice The Hound of the Baskervilles Freda THE LION'S GAME by Nelson DeMille; BY BLOOD WRITTEN by Steven Womack; 87th Precinct books by Ed McBain Shirley Biccum Anne of Green Gables Gone With the Wind My Sister's Keeper Shari Wally Lamb's SHE'S COME UNDONE Joyce Carol Oates's THEM "Them" Richard Wright's BLACK BOY Brenda Moak Jane Eyre Far From The Madding Crowd Susan C SISTERS OF MY HEART by Chitra Divakaruni MIDDLESEX by Jeffrey Eugenides PJ Apostle STILLNESS by Richard Mahler THE HEALING POWER OF PETS by Marty Becker and Danelle Morton Wendy To Kill A Mockingbird Bright Lights, Big City Running With Scissors Mellena Driver Incubus Dreams Narcisus in Chains Cerulean Sins Marsha Creter BEACH MUSIC by Pat Conroy PRINCE OF TIDES by Pat Conroy GONE WITH THE WIND by Margaret Mitchell Joe Brislin The Longest Day Something of Value Tap Roots Ann Otto 1. EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE by Jonathan Safran Foer 2. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by Harper Lee 3. BIRD BY BIRD by Anne Lamott Sue Beckley THE FOUNTAINHEAD by Ayn Rand ATLAS SHRUGGED by Ayn Rand All of Stephen King's books Amy Baldwin GONE WITH THE WIND by Margaret Mitchell THE SHELL SEEKERS by Rosamunde Pilcher A KNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOURnight in Shining Armor by Jude Deveraux Nancy Damalt The Harry Potter series TARZAN OF THE APES EIGHT COUSINS Jane Hixon Beach Music Gone With the Wind The Godfather Tamara Pride and Prejudice The Thornbirds Gone With the Wind Susan Bucher GONE WITH THE WIND by Margaret Mitchell THE BOURNE IDENTITY by Robert Ludlum CHESAPEAKE by James Michener Jean Hosking Pride and Prejudice Rich are Different Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight Elle Five Smooth Stones Elle FIVE SMOOTH STONES by Ann Fairbairn Robert E Brown Sr THE BOURNE IDENTITY, THE BOURNE SUPREMACY and THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM by Robert Ludlum. Christine WUTHERING HEIGHTS by Emily Bronte THE END OF THE AFFAIR by Graham Green RETURN OF THE NATIVE by Thomas Hardy Ilene Harris Gone With the Wind Kim Kovacs PRIDE AND PREJUDICE by Jane Austen
OUTLANDER by Diana Gabaldon
THE GAME OF KINGS by Dorothy Dunnett
(Hmmm, didn't realize my favorite books were historical romances until just this minute!) Betty Vincent The Hobbit The Lord of the Rings The Stand Marie Tonin Pride and Prejudice
The Kite Runner
Man's Search for Meaning Marianne PRINCE OF TIDES by Pat Conroy THE GREAT GATSBY by F. Scott Fitzgerald Lois Reibach THE KING IS DEAD by Sarah Shankman
THE FLOWER MASTER by Sujata Massey
BIG RED TEQUILLA by Rick Riordan Meaghan Reckis MY SISTER'S KEEPER by Jodi Picoult Shannon Jensen FAHRENHEIT 451 by Ray Bradbury
SHUTTER ISLAND by Dennis Lehane
ONE FOR THE MONEY by Janet Evanovich Lois Lilling The Kite Runner A Map of the World The Giver Edith Reinhardt The Quinn Brothers Quartet by Nora Roberts The Prey books by John Sanford The Stephanie Plum Books by Janet Evanovich Cindy THE STAND by Stephen King LEGENDS AND CHRONICLES by Margaret Weiss and Tracy Hickman The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Nicole McGuire P. S. YOUR CAT IS DEAD by James Kirkwood Shawn A ROSE IN WINTER - Kathleen E. Woodiwiss MAN OF MY DREAMS by Johanna Lindsey MY LADY VIXEN by Connie Mason Rose Marie Fries Little Women Pride and Prejudice Out of Africa Debi Newsome Gone With The Wind The Talisman Yasmin MAMA DAY by Gloria Naylor Fifi O'Toole Books I have read more than once:
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by Harper Lee All of Stephen King's Novels The Prey series by John Sandford Sandy Greathouse Gone with the Wind The Kite Runner The Thornbirds Susan Curtis THE WEIGHT OF WATER by Anita Shreve MIDWIVES by Chris Bohajian THE THIRTEENTH TALE by Diane Setterfield
Only because they were for our book club Laura Brady Cannery Row The Clan of the Cave Bear A Moveable Feast Tammy O THE PROMISE by Danielle Steel and WHERE ARE THE CHILDREN by Mary Higgins Clark Shannon Benna THE LIFE OF PI by Yann Martel THE KITE RUNNER by Khaled Hosseini THE HOBBIT/Lord of the Rings Trilogy
K. Crutchfield Shogun Dark Rivers of the Heart Harry Potter Patty Coyle The Shadow of the Wind To Kill a Mockingbird Ella Minnow Pea Eileen Quinn Knight The Bible Pride and Prejudice Paris to the Moon Jeanne Knight Catch 22 Pride and Prejudice Jane Eyre Donna Harper Lee's TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD; Alcott's LITTLE WOMEN; Lee Child's DIE TRYING Alan Sarapa THE LOVELY BONES by Alice Sebold MY SISTER'S KEEPER by Jodi Picoult THE GIRLS by Lori Lansens Tony Banks To Kill A Mockingbird The Envelope The Catcher In The Rye J Strache The Great Gatsby To Kill a Mockingbird Gone With the Wind Pooch Summer Sisters Chocolat Rebecca Trish Thomas The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Pride and Prejudice The Wind in the Willows Gina Mitchner Lord of the Rings Trilogy - all of them Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince
Jill Beach Music Snow Flower and the Secret Fan The Kite Runner David Halperin James Stephens's THE CROCK OF GOLD THE STUFFED OWL Meryn Peake's TITUS GROAN Molly Henry CHARM SCHOOL and NIGHT FALL by Nelson DeMille |