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Each year I re-read "Death Of A River Guide" by Richard Flanagan. What books have you read over and over?
I bought this book in Hobart, my home town, in 1996. It is the first edition Penguin paperback. I read it every year in September to remind me of Hobart, (which I left in 1997), and just because I love the story.
Are there books like that in your life?
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- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
^o^ Heehee! Admittedly, I've read 'The Hobbit' so many times now that I can recite the first chapter by heart.
AND I was sad enough to try it - I managed with ease :)
- Pedestal 42Lv 71 decade ago
I've read many books over and over, as the mood takes me: The Lord of the Rings probably heads that list.
But one has become a ritual.
Every October I read, one chapter a day, as it's set out,
"A Night in the Lonesome October" by Roger Zelazny
A darkly comic gothic horror romp. Told from the perspective of the hero's dog.
On those years when halloween falls on a full moon, the Old Gods may be summoned back to Earth.
And those who will, and those who oppose, each with their animal familiars, find themselves in a ritual dance to identify the place, the players, and the sides.
- 1 decade ago
One of my all time favorite books is The Once and Future King by T.H.White. I have read it probably 20 times.
Not quite as often but I really love the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett, they are wonderful & so funny. When I'm going through a bad patch I will start at the beginning & read through all of them again(there are a lot!). Helps relax & get my mind off things very well.
- penny mLv 51 decade ago
I have read the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the Hobbit so many times that I have lost count. I also read and re-read Agatha Christie mysteries a lot. Most important I have read the Bible through many times as well.
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- 1 decade ago
I've read "The Stand" by Stephen King probably around a half dozen times or so. Some of it is kind of wacky but the underlying concept isn't too far off the mark, in my opinion. It's one of those things that make you think, "What if..."
- varekaiLv 51 decade ago
Weeell, even though it's waay below my reading level it's become a sort of ritual to read "Tales of A Fourth Grade Nothing" by Judy Blume once a year.
It brings back good fourth grade memories :]
- sounditoutLv 51 decade ago
each year i read The Great Gatsby and Their Eyes Were Watching God. Have been doing it for over 20 years.
- ♥ DaniLv 61 decade ago
My aunt and I both read Tuck Everlasting every year. She's been reading it for years (probably started before I was even born), and she gave me the book for my 11th or 12th birthday. I love the book and I like to join her in her tradition. =)