Harry Potter,

SUPRMAN said:

Everytime I read it I see someone I know... Even myself.

I don't even remember the last time I read a book, even though I used to be a book worm.



I think the last one I might have read more than once was an Orson Scott Card book,
or maybe even this book called Syble.

I've read many books twice, being an english major in college. But what I have read by choice more than once, in my own free time is "On the Road," Jack Kerouac; "Naked Lunch," William Burroughs (2nd time to make more sense of the first read); "Fear of Flying," Erica Jong; "Interview With the Vampire" and "The Vampire Lestat," Anne Rice; and "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings," Maya Angelou.

I have definetly enjoyed having to read some of the classics twice (for literature classes). The best books, and for that matter short stories, make you see or think about something new each time you read them. I really cant say enough about some of the minority writers I have read (from various periods in literature). Being Native American, I really enjoy reading about how other minorities see life, people, places, events, and things. Guess having always grown up in a dual society- the rez. (which is its own world w/ total different values and way of life), vs the city, the country, the suburb (with their values, way of life, priorities). It is interesting to see how we (humans) have different values, goals, needs and ways of dealing with others (humans/races/genders/ages) and how environment so shapes what one's values become. It is also interesting to see how we all have some of the same basic needs and yet so many people cannot see how like we are. It amazes me how so many people fear that which they do not know or understand or believe themselves...

Harry Potter
Lolita
Through the Looking Glass
The Portrait of Dorian Gray
A Clockwork Orange
probably some more I can't think of just now...

At the moment I am enjoying A Prayer for Owen Meany for probably the 50th time.

Salem's Lot, Carrie and IT

The lovely bones
Wuthering Heights
The Alchemist
The time travellers wife
The house of the spirits
The interview with a vampire series

to name but a few.....

The Autobiography of Malcolm X ----countless times !
Atatürk-The Rebirth of a Nation - Sir Patrick Kinross
Atatürk- Andrew Mango
The Ottoman Centuries - Sir Patrick Kinross
Prince...A Pop Life - Dave Hill
Divided Soul-The Biography of Marvin Gaye- Dave Ritz ( a fascinating book !)
DANCEMUSICSEXROMANCE- Per Nielsen
Prince...A Documentary - Per Nielsen
Momo - Michael Ende
Salvador Dali´- Ian Gibson
Cosmic Trigger- Robert Anton Wilson
Sex, Drugs and Magick - Robert Anton Wilson

Mostly non-fictional books. Of the fictional books, I´d have to say some of Robert Earvin Howard´s stuff when I was younger, and Stephen King ( also when I was younger) , and probably Kafka.

Phishanga said:

Wow, you´ve got more a.k.a´s than Kool Keith and Prince combined.

Efan said:

For some strange reason, I seem to read that every year or so.

jthad1129 said:

I tend to get more out of books than just "this happened and then the outcome was that." At least, the ones I really like. Haven't you ever enjoyed a movie so much that you were willing to watch it again because of the enjoyment it brought you?

All three Lord of the Rings books, including appendices, maps and all that geeky shit. I could pore over that stuff for hours, and I have.

The Hobbit

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

The Mists of Avalon

The Spiral Dance

The Hip Mama Survival Guide

What to Expect When You're Expecting

What to Eat When You're Expecting

Julie of the Wolves, because I was a fucked up kid and I liked going back to the part where her husband rapes her.

Tons of herbal reference books, but I guess references don't count since you kind of have to keep going back to them.

The Twilight Series (actually working on it again)

Certain V.C. Andrew's books....

KoolEaze said:

Yeah, and there are more but the signature won't show more.

JuliePurplehead said:

wow, i haven't read this since high school. it seemed like EVERY girl was doing a book report on this book when i was in speech class, then when i realized it was about sid-and-nancy nancy, i realized i needed to be one of the girls with this one.

Phishanga said:

his books are great to read over and over. i've read this and animal farm at least a couple of times.

PanthaGirl said:

Great books

and no one could say you're stuck in one reading genre

angelcat said:

I read this twice too

jthad1129 said:

Regarding the Stand. The first time I read it I viewed God as a champion. The second time I read it (after ripping the church out of my head) I viewed God's "role" with total contempt and viewed God as weak and the problem. I don't want to give away the story but I viewed the old lady as a hero, and still did when I changed my view of "god's role" but she became a glaring example of irrational faith and it just changed everything I thought about the role of God from the first time I read it.

I know this is cryptic but I'm trying not to prejudice the jury. At the end of it I loved experiencing this book from 2 different sides. I will probably read this every five years or so until the day I die

not book, but tablets

me read them many times

easy read

captaincaveman said:

Oh I love fiction.

lazycrockett said:

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

them not ten commandments

it love story about boy and his dinosaur

captaincaveman said:

I'm not really into the fantasy genre. but lately, i've been re-reading all of lynn flewelling books. i love her style of writing. very escapist.

flowers in the attic..vc andrews

the stand..stephen king

interview with a vampire series..anne rice

babooshleeky said:

I need to revisit that series. I felt like my whole family died when I read that as a teen

I'm always re-reading the books in my collection

Prince: A pop Life - probably double figures
Prince: Imp of the Peverse - about 3
Prince: Slave to the Rhythym - 3 or 4
1984 - about 5 times
Complete Works of Oscar Wilde - 3
Suede - Love and Poison - 3 or 4
Smiths: Severed Alliance - 3
Morrissey: Scandal and Passion - twice
Michael Jackson by Randy Tamborelli - 3 times
Stone Roses and the Resurrection of British Pop - 4 times
Doors - No-one here gets out alive - several
Revolution in the Head - countless
etc etc etc

FunkMistress said:

Wow...I've forgotten about that book. We had to read it in 7th grade.

I've read the Harry Potter series about three times, each book.

I keep every book I get on my bookshelf in my room. It's like a collection. But if there is a book that is dark, say like, "A Child Called It," I pass it on. I don't want it bringing its gloom to my bookshelf full of magic, wizards and fairies (I like fantasy).