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Post by TylerDeneuve on Mar 13, 2023 15:55:58 GMT
I keep these three books on my nightstand, and I'll typically travel with one of them, too - I never fail to become completely immersed in their worlds. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë What about you? Are there books you can always turn to, like old friends?
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Post by Mattsby on Mar 13, 2023 16:12:57 GMT
I feel very behind on other books in general to do much re-reading of favs but stuff I've returned to more or less recently...... The Lottery collection by Shirley Jackson, The Glass Menagerie, King Dork, and lots lots lots of film books like This Is Orson Welles, etc. Another one I used to read all the time... a pacinoyes fav? It's so small it's perfect to travel with too: On Booze by F Scott.
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Post by The_Cake_of_Roth on Mar 13, 2023 16:22:30 GMT
I don't really re-read books that often, but when I was younger I read the first few Harry Potter books several times, so I guess that's it for me.
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Post by SZilla on Mar 13, 2023 16:31:25 GMT
My "to read" list is so long that I don't think I have revisited any, sans some early childhood books from my youth or some plays. I have gone back to Universal Studios Monsters: A Legacy of Horror or other historical reference books but only to skim or go over some smaller section, rather than read the whole cover to cover again.
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Post by pacinoyes on Mar 13, 2023 16:32:06 GMT
I feel very behind on other books in general to do much re-reading of favs but stuff I've returned to more or less recently...... The Lottery collection by Shirley Jackson, The Glass Menagerie, King Dork, and lots lots lots of film books like This Is Orson Welles, etc. Another one I used to read all the time... a pacinoyes fav? It's so small it's perfect to travel with too: On Booze by F Scott. Loooooooooooooooooooove On Booze - Not merely a marvelous read, but a great title and fantastic book jacket too .........in any edition   
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Post by Martin Stett on Mar 13, 2023 16:38:35 GMT
When I was a kid/teenager, I wore out my copies of Ender's Game and Watership Down.
More recently, I have been re-reading a lot of Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins, as it is the perfect comfort food, with the most relatable cast of characters ever:
Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis is a big one as well: the most riveting fantasy novel ever, dealing with some of my favorite themes - theology and loss of faith - with wit and genuine questioning. It's heavy reading, yet I often find myself coming back to it simply because it so damn good.
The other big one (that I've mentioned many, many times) is Emily Carroll's Through the Woods, which benefits from being a collection of short stories, so I can pick it up and read whichever one I feel like. Her campfire tale style (often utilizing rhyme and rhythm) works beautifully in conjunction with her illustration style for short bites when there isn't time for a bigger book. "We passed a tree with leaves that look like a lady's hands. And a stream that sounded like dogs growling. And a pit deep full of black - that smelled of lilac."
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Post by pacinoyes on Mar 13, 2023 16:43:35 GMT
I re-read and would rather re-read old books I love than read anything new - all I read these days are short novels and short stories - the time for reading books - particularly lengthy novels - has passed......but re-reading is quite enjoyable * A Fan's Notes - my favorite book and I read its hilarious opening all the time........all philosophical novels - The Stranger, Nausea, Journey To The End of the Night - those are essential where memorizing the text is a sort of ritualistic act * Kosinski's Steps, Carver's books particularly What We Talk About When We Talk About Love.......Poe.......all personal faves.......A Man Asleep which I've gone back to since seeing the film again is like the existential ones above.........essential for referencing for self-important musings of pretension  * I re-read Trouble Boys constantly because I can't believe it even exists tbh 
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Post by chris3 on Mar 14, 2023 4:33:54 GMT
I've read Stephen King's IT at least ten times, probably more (I read it every summer of my teen years and a few times since then). After that, probably the five Song of Ice and Fire books, which I've each read about seven times or more (once a year through most of my twenties). And I think I've read The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen about four times. Everything else is either twice or less, but I hope to read The Dark Tower books at least two more times in my life. Best series I've ever read.
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Post by mikediastavrone96 on Mar 14, 2023 5:19:58 GMT
If I'm being honest, it's probably How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss.
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Post by stephen on Mar 14, 2023 12:47:15 GMT
Blood Meridian, which I read once a year.
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Post by stabcaesar on Mar 14, 2023 13:44:16 GMT
 I've re-read this quite a few times. I love it to bits.
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Post by countjohn on Mar 14, 2023 16:17:32 GMT
I've read Virginia Woolf's The Waves from beginning to end I think four times which would be the most for me. I don't re read books often.
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Post by DeepArcher on Mar 14, 2023 16:21:15 GMT
Woolf's To the Lighthouse I think I read three times when my HS English class covered it. Kind of a revelatory, formative moment for me in my love of literature and art in general.
Saunders' Tenth of December I've re-read a bunch, but it's kind of cheating to mention a short story collection where you can easily re-visit individual stories without necessarily reading the whole book at once.
The Left Hand of Darkness by Le Guin, which on many given days I call my favorite book of all-time, I think I've read four times by this point. Basically been an annual-ish re-read for me since I first read it.
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Post by ibbi on Mar 14, 2023 19:32:54 GMT
I am also in the club of not re-reading much. If I had to guess it'd be To Kill a Mockingbird by virtue of starting with it in school.
More importantly, you 'typically' carry a copy of Anna Karenina around with you?
(No judgment, I have a hardback Les Miserables I carried around with me for a while once, but that was a one-time thing)
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Post by TylerDeneuve on Mar 14, 2023 19:57:02 GMT
More importantly, you 'typically' carry a copy of Anna Karenina around with you? I will pick one of the three (I have the Penguin Classics paperback editions) and place it inside this revolutionary new invention called... a backpack.
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Post by The_Cake_of_Roth on Mar 14, 2023 22:52:27 GMT
I don't really re-read books that often, but when I was younger I read the first few Harry Potter books several times, so I guess that's it for me. Actually, scratch this, it's probably Harold and the Purple Crayon.
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Post by TylerDeneuve on Mar 17, 2023 18:36:22 GMT
Speaking of Anna Karenina... Tommen_Saperstein - I didn't know until last night that Maggie Gyllenhaal recorded a reading of it! I love her voice... She's reading from a different translation than the one I'm accustomed to, but I think this might be a great way to experience the novel. I know you love audiobooks. ibbi - I'm currently watching the 1977 Emmy-nominated BBC miniseries... I have to say I think it's the best adaptation I've ever seen. Nicola Pagett is simply beautiful as Anna - I think she captures her passion so perfectly. 
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Post by ibbi on Mar 17, 2023 18:44:56 GMT
Speaking of Anna Karenina... Tommen_Saperstein - I didn't know until last night that Maggie Gyllenhaal recorded a reading of it! I love her voice... She's reading from a different translation than the one I'm accustomed to, but I think this might be a great way to experience the novel. I know you love audiobooks. ibbi - I'm currently watching the 1977 Emmy-nominated BBC miniseries... I have to say I think it's the best adaptation I've ever seen. Nicola Pagett is simply beautiful as Anna - I think she captures her passion so perfectly.  When it comes to Gyllenhaal's I am definitely a Maggie guy, but Jake's Gatsby reading is better. Anyway, there's way too many adaptations of that thing to keep up with. The McCrory-Dillane one is very nice.
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Post by VERITAS on Mar 17, 2023 21:38:27 GMT
Easily "The Prince" by Machiavelli. And probably "The Virtue of Selfishness" by Ayn Rand. Don't judge me...or do. These are readings that were assigned in uni and simply latched on with time...
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Post by MsMovieStar on Mar 18, 2023 20:28:08 GMT
Oh honey, I don't read... I'm read to.
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Mar 18, 2023 22:17:02 GMT
@ TylerDeneuve I didn't know Maggie read other audiobooks! Loved her reading of Bell Jar. She brings a light, almost teasing playfulness to Plath's prose that highlights the intimacy of the story, like she's leaning in and telling you all her secrets. Haven't read any Tolstoy yet but I know which version to check out when the mood strikes 
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Post by TylerDeneuve on Mar 23, 2023 17:13:12 GMT
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Post by HELENA MARIA on Mar 24, 2023 16:20:09 GMT
Little Women Jane Eyre American Psycho (No ,I'm not joking) Thérèse Raquin Jaws
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Post by Martin Stett on Mar 24, 2023 17:14:17 GMT
Easily "The Prince" by Machiavelli. And probably "The Virtue of Selfishness" by Ayn Rand. Don't judge me...or do. These are readings that were assigned in uni and simply latched on with time... The Prince is incredible, and consistently mischaracterized. I think anyone considering any leadership position should take a look at what Machiavelli has to say about it, and why people follow certain leaders.
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Post by MsMovieStar on Mar 25, 2023 7:15:37 GMT
Little Women Jane Eyre American Psycho (No ,I'm not joking) Thérèse Raquin Jaws  Thérèse Raquin  - Zola's novels are so addictive. My favorite is L'Assommoir, which is heart breaking.
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