I read The Silmarillion twice in a row. As soon as I finished it the first time I started reading it again.
bald_alpaca on
I love the Rivers of London series, I started over again right after finishing the last one
Salt-Supermarket1139 on
Harry potter books 5-7
Kaladin1147 on
Any Stormlight archive. Because second times u can pay less attention to plot and look for all the juicy cosmere stuff
Illustrious_Dan4728 on
I’ve read the same book 3 times so far in 2023. It’s vivid and creative, and I’ll think about it months after I’ve finished and be like screw it, and I’ll read it again.
DrMikeHochburns on
I read The Passenger and Stella Maris and then immediately listened to the audiobooks.
Michelle-Dubois on
Nina Simone’s gum by Warren Ellis, like a week after finishing it. I still open it every now and then on a random page and read for couple of minutes.
grynch43 on
I’ve never reread a book. Only short stories.
Bechimo on
I’m a fanatic about the Liaden Universe series which gets one book a year, at best. I have often paid to read the eARC a month or three early and also preorder the hardcover so I get it day of release or earlier.
Tr0utLaw on
I read C.S. Lewis work *Till We Have Faces* and when I was hit with the ending, I had to go through and re-read a lot so that I would better appreciate his point!
TheWindUpBird22 on
Flowers for Algernon – I’m a masochist
LilyBriscoeBot on
I listened to Swann’s Way (Proust) and then immediately got the physical copy of the book and read it.
Key-Article6622 on
The first time I read Trinity by Leon Uris, as soon as I was done I reread it and then a third time. I did the same thing with The Warlord by Malcolm Bosse. I’ve done twice in a row with many books, but those two stick out.
No-Persimmon-6631 on
Shadow & Bone
nebrossa on
The Night Circus. I couldn’t sleep after I finished it. My head was still spinning in the world so I started it again the same night. I now have it on my Kindle app, audible, and a physical copy so I can enjoy it when and wherever I want to.
InconsolableDreams on
Gideon the Ninth did that to me, I had to read it immediately again and it was so good, even better the second time around.
mandyjomarley on
I reread the Silo series by Hugh Howey and Lamb by Christopher Moore several times a year, sometimes I’ll finish one and start right back up if I have nothing else to read.
LazyLion1127 on
John Green’s The Anthropocene Reviewed. There’s something so meaningful and profound about it that I return to it again and again.
Vegetable_Media_3241 on
I used to do that with books in high school because I was forced into reading those and wouldn’t pay enough attention on the first time.
sharpiemontblanc on
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell.
MissJunie on
The second book of the Thursday Murder Club, because I didn’t “get” it! Love the series!
Gray_Kaleidoscope on
Slaughterhouse-five
WhatsHappeningBuddy on
Allan Watts, “The Book” – I just couldn’t retain all the information the first time through. BIG BRAIN STUFF.
alasswhoisgone on
Does a series count? The Mirror Visitor quartet was the most recent. I finished book 4 and started book 1 again that same night.
NightOwlLia on
Alice feeneys daisy darker!
mgentry999 on
Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
PeakRepresentative14 on
Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse, within the same day.
SlamminSammie on
Dune
MrsPedecaris on
Might not count, because it’s really nine books, but The Expanse series.
I also did the same thing with the Foundation Trilogy (Asimov) years ago.
sysaphiswaits on
After I read The Secret History, I turned right back to the beginning and started over. I hated every single character, but the writing and the story are so good!
the_truth_lies on
I reread Project Hail Mary almost immediately. No regret, love that book.
Worldly-Advantage-77 on
Good Omens by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman
I’ve read the book several times. Picked up the audio book too. And, of course, now there’s a faithful TV adaptation. ❤️
TaylaAdidas on
The song of Achilles. I just wanted to experience the characters being happy together again.
theniwokesoftly on
I reread the Martian almost immediately. First time for the plot and suspense, second time to take my time and appreciate the science (which is mostly ok lol).
Andrewartist on
I’ve done a book club this year and reread so many books I love(d) and rereading offers such a more in depth experience. I cannot recommend it enough
MartianTrinkets on
My Dark Vanessa. One of the saddest books I’ve read but extremely relatable.
Gigmeister on
Boys Life by Robert McCammon…..I’ve read it 4 times. I’m glad I’ve found this sub. I’ve needed new ideas to get back into reading, being newly retired.
PrinceNebula018 on
Series of Unfortunate Events Book 6: Ersatz Elevator.
Easily my favorite of the series. The mystery, the irony and the ebb and flow of Snicket’s writing here is just so luscious to read and unlike anything in the series that i want to read it again.
GooberBuber on
When I was in high school I read Catcher in the Rye back-to-back several times in a row. It was like a Bible to me. Haven’t read it since high school, and I know many would think it’s a cringy book to be really into, but at a time in my life when I still didn’t know I was struggling with depression and anxiety, there were some lines in that book that I had no idea anyone else felt that way. That alone will remain important to me.
Annabel398 on
Finished *Piranesi* and immediately went back to p.1 and started again.
expectopatronummmm on
Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman
brokelyn99 on
I’m almost done with The Dutch House (no spoilers pls!) and know I’m going to purchase my own copy to reread immediately.
So many beautiful lines to highlight. Just discovered Ann Patchett’s work recently and am obsessed.
No_Professor5870 on
Do you really like reading the whole book again or only your favorite scenes?
persephone911 on
Everyone’s mentioning all these well known classics but when I was a tween I received a free book with some tween girl magazine – Dizzy by Cathy Cassidy. I finished reading it and as soon as I closed it I opened it and started it again. I still have it 20 years later and it is extremely battered.
Spodiodie on
Dune my first read and second read. I finished the book read the glossary and went straight back to the beginning. The second read I had a finger stuck in the glossary pages and would quickly refer to it if I felt like I needed a better understanding. I enjoyed the second read more than the first.
TheDudeDrGonzo on
Yes.. 11/22/63
ThaneOfCawdorrr on
“City of Thieves” by David Benioff. Read it in one sitting, on a longhaul flight, became so obsessed with it, read it all over again on the return flight. May read it again soon. I don’t even know why I needed to do that, but I did. So much savage, brutal Slavic black humor, texture, atmosphere, vivid conjuring up of a time and place, brutal in so many ways, incredibly drawn characters.
mahjimoh on
This Is How You Lose the Time War. It’s a great book to re-read because it gives you a chance to see how they built up all the groundwork for the end.
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I read The Silmarillion twice in a row. As soon as I finished it the first time I started reading it again.
I love the Rivers of London series, I started over again right after finishing the last one
Harry potter books 5-7
Any Stormlight archive. Because second times u can pay less attention to plot and look for all the juicy cosmere stuff
I’ve read the same book 3 times so far in 2023. It’s vivid and creative, and I’ll think about it months after I’ve finished and be like screw it, and I’ll read it again.
I read The Passenger and Stella Maris and then immediately listened to the audiobooks.
Nina Simone’s gum by Warren Ellis, like a week after finishing it. I still open it every now and then on a random page and read for couple of minutes.
I’ve never reread a book. Only short stories.
I’m a fanatic about the Liaden Universe series which gets one book a year, at best. I have often paid to read the eARC a month or three early and also preorder the hardcover so I get it day of release or earlier.
I read C.S. Lewis work *Till We Have Faces* and when I was hit with the ending, I had to go through and re-read a lot so that I would better appreciate his point!
Flowers for Algernon – I’m a masochist
I listened to Swann’s Way (Proust) and then immediately got the physical copy of the book and read it.
The first time I read Trinity by Leon Uris, as soon as I was done I reread it and then a third time. I did the same thing with The Warlord by Malcolm Bosse. I’ve done twice in a row with many books, but those two stick out.
Shadow & Bone
The Night Circus. I couldn’t sleep after I finished it. My head was still spinning in the world so I started it again the same night. I now have it on my Kindle app, audible, and a physical copy so I can enjoy it when and wherever I want to.
Gideon the Ninth did that to me, I had to read it immediately again and it was so good, even better the second time around.
I reread the Silo series by Hugh Howey and Lamb by Christopher Moore several times a year, sometimes I’ll finish one and start right back up if I have nothing else to read.
John Green’s The Anthropocene Reviewed. There’s something so meaningful and profound about it that I return to it again and again.
I used to do that with books in high school because I was forced into reading those and wouldn’t pay enough attention on the first time.
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell.
The second book of the Thursday Murder Club, because I didn’t “get” it! Love the series!
Slaughterhouse-five
Allan Watts, “The Book” – I just couldn’t retain all the information the first time through. BIG BRAIN STUFF.
Does a series count? The Mirror Visitor quartet was the most recent. I finished book 4 and started book 1 again that same night.
Alice feeneys daisy darker!
Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse, within the same day.
Dune
Might not count, because it’s really nine books, but The Expanse series.
I also did the same thing with the Foundation Trilogy (Asimov) years ago.
After I read The Secret History, I turned right back to the beginning and started over. I hated every single character, but the writing and the story are so good!
I reread Project Hail Mary almost immediately. No regret, love that book.
Good Omens by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman
I’ve read the book several times. Picked up the audio book too. And, of course, now there’s a faithful TV adaptation. ❤️
The song of Achilles. I just wanted to experience the characters being happy together again.
I reread the Martian almost immediately. First time for the plot and suspense, second time to take my time and appreciate the science (which is mostly ok lol).
I’ve done a book club this year and reread so many books I love(d) and rereading offers such a more in depth experience. I cannot recommend it enough
My Dark Vanessa. One of the saddest books I’ve read but extremely relatable.
Boys Life by Robert McCammon…..I’ve read it 4 times. I’m glad I’ve found this sub. I’ve needed new ideas to get back into reading, being newly retired.
Series of Unfortunate Events Book 6: Ersatz Elevator.
Easily my favorite of the series. The mystery, the irony and the ebb and flow of Snicket’s writing here is just so luscious to read and unlike anything in the series that i want to read it again.
When I was in high school I read Catcher in the Rye back-to-back several times in a row. It was like a Bible to me. Haven’t read it since high school, and I know many would think it’s a cringy book to be really into, but at a time in my life when I still didn’t know I was struggling with depression and anxiety, there were some lines in that book that I had no idea anyone else felt that way. That alone will remain important to me.
Finished *Piranesi* and immediately went back to p.1 and started again.
Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman
I’m almost done with The Dutch House (no spoilers pls!) and know I’m going to purchase my own copy to reread immediately.
So many beautiful lines to highlight. Just discovered Ann Patchett’s work recently and am obsessed.
Do you really like reading the whole book again or only your favorite scenes?
Everyone’s mentioning all these well known classics but when I was a tween I received a free book with some tween girl magazine – Dizzy by Cathy Cassidy. I finished reading it and as soon as I closed it I opened it and started it again. I still have it 20 years later and it is extremely battered.
Dune my first read and second read. I finished the book read the glossary and went straight back to the beginning. The second read I had a finger stuck in the glossary pages and would quickly refer to it if I felt like I needed a better understanding. I enjoyed the second read more than the first.
Yes.. 11/22/63
“City of Thieves” by David Benioff. Read it in one sitting, on a longhaul flight, became so obsessed with it, read it all over again on the return flight. May read it again soon. I don’t even know why I needed to do that, but I did. So much savage, brutal Slavic black humor, texture, atmosphere, vivid conjuring up of a time and place, brutal in so many ways, incredibly drawn characters.
This Is How You Lose the Time War. It’s a great book to re-read because it gives you a chance to see how they built up all the groundwork for the end.