LummusL

I just got done re-reading "The Pillars of the Earth" by Ken Follet. I first read that book back in my teens when it was hot off the presses. It is still by far one of the greatest stories I have ever read and it is interesting how it translates into my views now as opposed to when I was 16. It has everything a good story should and more and as someone who has a passion for building it is quite inspirational.

I have also re-read the whole "Lord of the Rings" series in the past few years. Before the films were released but when it had been announced that they were in production. I had first read them when I was 10.

Probably both stories are much more enjoyable now. LoTR I was actually able to understand =P.

What books have you all re-read? Please don't put "The Holy Bible" either!

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Jedd Corpse

The Holy Koran!

ok.... honestly though I have read The Eragon series 3 times. I just really loved the story and for some reason every time I read it I found something I had missed.

I also read the Harry Potter series multiple times as well

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Sanchek

The Godfather, several times.

Bylimet Spiritwalker

Lord Of The Rings trilogy
The Harry Potter books

The Berserker series by Saberhagen
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant by Stephen Donaldson
The Necroscope books by Brian Lumley (just the first few, before it got overly-complex)
The Stand by Stephen King

A really good book I have never seen mentioned anywhere, but that I enjoyed several times is "The Minervan Experiment", which actually consists of three stories: Inherit The Stars, The Gentle Giants of Ganymede and Giant's Star. Written by James P. Hogan

My all time favorite 're-read' is "Stranger In A Strange Land" by Heinlein. I have read it numerous times.


There is a book I have wanted to reread but due to not knowing it's title or author, have never been able to find again. It was basically about an alien race of amoeba-like creatures and how they evolved into harnessing the energy bands around their world for travel, and then the ability to grasp implements for tools/weapons, on into science and the knowledge of their short life span, and eventual contact with humans . Was really a gripping book that I just picked up somewhere and started reading and finished and then left where I had picked it up. Anyone ever read something like that?

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Malse

I re-read Dune every five years or so, although I think my 25th anniversary printing of it finally fell apart. There are an awful lot of books I read twice, mostly things like the Lloyd Alexander's Prydain series, or various of OSC's or Jack London's novels that I was too young to fully understand the first time around but which didn't really hold my interest as an adult the second.

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Kelraz Bladesinger

Lummus, you should read the sequel to Pillars. Its not as good, but I definitely really enjoyed it. Its called World Without End, same author.

velvetsilence

Eddings Belgirade and Mallorean is one i enjoy rereading every 10 years or so. on a whim i reread Swiss family Robinson recently. one i hadnt thought about since grade school. forgot what a bunch of violent, bloodthirsty people that family was.

Taleren Bloodsong

The Lord of the Flies

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Sixee

When I was younger, I read, and reread Strata by Terry Brooks, 4 or 5 times. The Sword of Shannara was another one I read a few times by him. In fact I think I've re read all of that series at least once.

If you count Graphic Novels, I've re read The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Strikes Back, Watchmen, and Kingdom Come multiple times as well.

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Not only is it a wholly remarkable book, it is also a highly successful one - more popular than the Celestial Home Care Omnibus, better selling than Fifty More Things to do in Zero Gravity, and more controversial than Oolon Colluphid's trilogy of philosophical blockbusters Where God Went Wrong, Some More of God's Greatest Mistakes and Who is this God Person Anyway?
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy

Cloudwalker21

I've read the Song of Fire and Ice series numerous times. They've become my standby reading when I have nothing else on the horizon.