rushgoober Posted July 25, 2012 Author Share Posted July 25, 2012 QUOTE (Finding IT @ Jul 24 2012, 03:23 PM) This strikes me as a weird thread. Pretty much every book I have ever read once that I have liked, I have read at least twice. In many instances, I enjoyed the books more in subsequent reads than the initial one. I would say that 80% if the books I have read as an adult, I have read multiple times. Is this unusual? I always thought everyone did it this way. Is something wrong with me? Do I have some problem with completion or reconciliation? Perhaps I can't commit an ending. Perhaps some latent fear? A brain tumor? What the hell is wrong with me. It's unusual for me anyway. It's definitely the exception that I read a book twice, and it's only if I really love them or they're particularly meaningful. If you read books more than once a lot, that's cool. What are some of your favorites? Or... what are the books you've read THREE times or more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Others... 100 Years of Solitude - Garcia Marquez Chronicle of a Death Foretold - Garcia Marquez Tortilla Flat - Steinbeck Call of the Wild, White Fang, Sea Wolf, Londoners - Jack London Widow for A Year - Irving Jitterbug Perfume - Robbins Roughing It - Twain Why Bad Things Happen to Good People - Kushner Amusing Ourselves to Death - Postman Please Understand Me - Keirsey plus Jaws, the Godfather, Screwtape Letters, Cruel Shoes, Stewart Little & Charlotte's Web Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good,bad,andrush Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Sophie's World and The Little Prince. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted July 25, 2012 Author Share Posted July 25, 2012 QUOTE (goose @ Jul 24 2012, 08:39 PM) QUOTE (Sheldon Cooper @ Jul 13 2012, 08:02 PM) Siddhartha The Republic I read Siddhartha once many years ago, and recently I got another copy of it. I have it sitting next to my bed. I should really read that again. One great thing about Herman Hesse books - they ain't that long! Come to think of it, I recently read his Journey to the East book... twice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathlikesilence Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 siddhartha's great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 QUOTE (burgeranacoke @ Jul 25 2012, 01:40 AM) QUOTE (Finding IT @ Jul 24 2012, 05:23 PM) This strikes me as a weird thread. Pretty much every book I have ever read once that I have liked, I have read at least twice. In many instances, I enjoyed the books more in subsequent reads than the initial one. I would say that 80% if the books I have read as an adult, I have read multiple times. Is this unusual? I always thought everyone did it this way. Is something wrong with me? Do I have some problem with completion or reconciliation? Perhaps I can't commit an ending. Perhaps some latent fear? A brain tumor? What the hell is wrong with me. No, i do not think it is unusual. In no way does that affect the reality that it is a crazy thing to do. It's not unusual. I've read Steven King's Tommyknockers, The Dark Half, It, Needful Things and The Shining multiple times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your_Lion Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 (Roald Dahl - favourite author as a child) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory The Twits George's Marvelous Medicine The BFG Matilda (J. R. R. Tolkien) The Hobbit The Lord of the Rings (P. G. Wodehouse - favourite author now) The Inimitable Jeeves Carry On, Jeeves Summer Lightning Heavy Weather Very Good, Jeeves Thank You, Jeeves The Code of the Woosters Uncle Fred in the Springtime Joy in the Morning Full Moon (Bruce Campbell) If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. P. L. Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Lord of the Rings at least 8 times Michail Bulgakov's Master and Margherita Dashiell Hammett's novels Chandler's The Long Goodbye Garcia Lorca's poems Dante's Inferno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted July 25, 2012 Author Share Posted July 25, 2012 QUOTE (Your_Lion @ Jul 25 2012, 04:09 AM) (Roald Dahl - favourite author as a child) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory The Twits George's Marvelous Medicine The BFG Matilda (J. R. R. Tolkien) The Hobbit The Lord of the Rings (P. G. Wodehouse - favourite author now) The Inimitable Jeeves Carry On, Jeeves Summer Lightning Heavy Weather Very Good, Jeeves Thank You, Jeeves The Code of the Woosters Uncle Fred in the Springtime Joy in the Morning Full Moon (Bruce Campbell) If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor Ah, Roald Dahl! I probably read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory more than once when I was a kid. It's hard to remember... I at least read it once! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathlikesilence Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 i read most of his books in elementary school Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 QUOTE (rushgoober @ Jul 24 2012, 10:50 PM) QUOTE (Finding IT @ Jul 24 2012, 03:23 PM) This strikes me as a weird thread. Pretty much every book I have ever read once that I have liked, I have read at least twice. In many instances, I enjoyed the books more in subsequent reads than the initial one. I would say that 80% if the books I have read as an adult, I have read multiple times. Is this unusual? I always thought everyone did it this way. Is something wrong with me? Do I have some problem with completion or reconciliation? Perhaps I can't commit an ending. Perhaps some latent fear? A brain tumor? What the hell is wrong with me. It's unusual for me anyway. It's definitely the exception that I read a book twice, and it's only if I really love them or they're particularly meaningful. If you read books more than once a lot, that's cool. What are some of your favorites? Or... what are the books you've read THREE times or more? I love to read books more than once. If I finish one, I'll re-read it. Often, I end up skimming through the bulk of a book that I don't enjoy. Those tend to be the lighter books recommended by friends. I prefer the meatier stuff, as opposed to television scripts in novel form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 QUOTE (H. P. L. @ Jul 25 2012, 09:11 AM) Garcia Lorca's poems In Spanish or English? "La luna vino a la fragua, con su polison de nardos..." or "Verde, que te quiero verde..." Read any Pablo Neruda? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 QUOTE (rushgoober @ Jul 25 2012, 01:35 PM) QUOTE (Your_Lion @ Jul 25 2012, 04:09 AM) (Roald Dahl - favourite author as a child) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory The Twits George's Marvelous Medicine The BFG Matilda (J. R. R. Tolkien) The Hobbit The Lord of the Rings (P. G. Wodehouse - favourite author now) The Inimitable Jeeves Carry On, Jeeves Summer Lightning Heavy Weather Very Good, Jeeves Thank You, Jeeves The Code of the Woosters Uncle Fred in the Springtime Joy in the Morning Full Moon (Bruce Campbell) If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor Ah, Roald Dahl! I probably read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory more than once when I was a kid. It's hard to remember... I at least read it once! Dahl, read his stuff repeatedly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Numerous Agatha Christie and Nero Wolfe stuff. And the collection of Poe's works, obsessively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. P. L. Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 QUOTE (goose @ Jul 26 2012, 02:33 AM) QUOTE (H. P. L. @ Jul 25 2012, 09:11 AM) Garcia Lorca's poems In Spanish or English? "La luna vino a la fragua, con su polison de nardos..." or "Verde, que te quiero verde..." Read any Pablo Neruda? Spanish with italian translation on the side. Oh yes, Neruda is another favourite! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animate Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 I can re-read books dozens of time. Each time extracting new bits of details. Sort of like music, I can listen to a good album hundreds of times. Probably why Rush is such a good fit for me. Most recently, books that have already been read at least 6 times that are being re-read: Neil Peart "Traveling Music" Terry Pratchett "Interesting Times" Rick Riordan "The Lost Hero" Mary K Renault "Last of the Wine" Dave Barry "I'll Mature When I'm Dead" and "Guide to Guys" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 QUOTE (H. P. L. @ Jul 26 2012, 02:38 AM) QUOTE (goose @ Jul 26 2012, 02:33 AM) QUOTE (H. P. L. @ Jul 25 2012, 09:11 AM) Garcia Lorca's poems In Spanish or English? "La luna vino a la fragua, con su polison de nardos..." or "Verde, que te quiero verde..." Read any Pablo Neruda? Spanish with italian translation on the side. Oh yes, Neruda is another favourite! Borges? Garcia Marquez? Right now I'm in the middle of Isabel Allende's "ZorroI love her short story "Dos Palabras", and am enjoying the book so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted July 27, 2012 Author Share Posted July 27, 2012 QUOTE (Animate @ Jul 26 2012, 08:37 AM) I can re-read books dozens of time. Each time extracting new bits of details. Sort of like music, I can listen to a good album hundreds of times. Probably why Rush is such a good fit for me. I can't generally do that with books. Unless it's something like a spiritual/philosophical book where I can glean new insight on subsequent readings, generally it's rare I read a book more than 2 or 3 times. There are rare exceptions, but generally it's hard for me to read a book several times when all the mystery is gone. A book has to be amazingly good for me to want to do so, and even then a significant amount of time must have passed so I don't remember everything. That or it's so well written that I enjoy the pure artistry of it, like the best of R.A. Lafferty short stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 QUOTE (rushgoober @ Jul 26 2012, 10:40 PM) QUOTE (Animate @ Jul 26 2012, 08:37 AM) I can re-read books dozens of time. Each time extracting new bits of details. Sort of like music, I can listen to a good album hundreds of times. Probably why Rush is such a good fit for me. I can't generally do that with books. Unless it's something like a spiritual/philosophical book where I can glean new insight on subsequent readings, generally it's rare I read a book more than 2 or 3 times. There are rare exceptions, but generally it's hard for me to read a book several times when all the mystery is gone. A book has to be amazingly good for me to want to do so, and even then a significant amount of time must have passed so I don't remember everything. That or it's so well written that I enjoy the pure artistry of it, like the best of R.A. Lafferty short stories. I re-read short stories and poetry quite often. I am a fan of word usage, structure and imagery more than plot, and will skim to favorite sections of poems/stories/novels to take in my favprite passages. I'm a pretty good puzzle solver, so I'm rarely surprised in the twists and turns of any novel, but a striking use of words sticks with me for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. P. L. Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 QUOTE (goose @ Jul 27 2012, 05:11 AM) QUOTE (H. P. L. @ Jul 26 2012, 02:38 AM) QUOTE (goose @ Jul 26 2012, 02:33 AM) QUOTE (H. P. L. @ Jul 25 2012, 09:11 AM) Garcia Lorca's poems In Spanish or English? "La luna vino a la fragua, con su polison de nardos..." or "Verde, que te quiero verde..." Read any Pablo Neruda? Spanish with italian translation on the side. Oh yes, Neruda is another favourite! Borges? Garcia Marquez? Right now I'm in the middle of Isabel Allende's "ZorroI love her short story "Dos Palabras", and am enjoying the book so far. Borges I read him in high school, but he never could take the place of Edgar Allan Poe or Lovecraft as my favourite "otherwordly" writer (I dunno how else to define him) . Allende is a favourite of my wife. Garcia Marquez, I read 100 Years... at 14, during summer, and had my very first BIG breakdown depression. It wasn't the book's fault, but I never went near Gabriel ever since. What about russians? I've read almost everything Aleksandr Solzenytcin wrote. And Varlam Shalamov is the Wolverine of russian writers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animate Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 (edited) Edited July 28, 2012 by Animate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burgeranacoke Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 (edited) Edited July 28, 2012 by burgeranacoke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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goose Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 (edited) Poetry is more of an experience and can easily be new every time. I don't read much of it though other than my own. Here's a timely one for you. Harvest August, with its clouds of scented blooms, August, with its great stacks of giant clouds, August, with corn plants standing like rows of soldiers, August, with watermelons, full and heavy, dozing in the sun, August. August, remember swimming in the lake? August, remember baby Alice daintily eating berries from the vine? August, remember Richie playing with the goat? August, remember Donald practicing on his new saxophone? August. August, and its lightening laced sky, August, and newlyweds Pat and Chet decorating their first home, August, and Billy the Brave, Billy the Fearless, on his two wheel bike, August, and shimmering memories hanging like drops of dew, August. August, the bountiful, August the full, August, Mama hot, but smiling, over a platter of succulent roast chicken, August, Daddy mixing her a frosty mint julep, August, blessed harvest of memories, August. Mary Naylor Edited August 2, 2012 by goose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted August 25, 2012 Author Share Posted August 25, 2012 QUOTE (rushgoober @ Jul 24 2012, 11:35 PM) QUOTE (goose @ Jul 24 2012, 08:39 PM) QUOTE (Sheldon Cooper @ Jul 13 2012, 08:02 PM) Siddhartha The Republic I read Siddhartha once many years ago, and recently I got another copy of it. I have it sitting next to my bed. I should really read that again. One great thing about Herman Hesse books - they ain't that long! Come to think of it, I recently read his Journey to the East book... twice! I'm almost done with Siddhartha (for the second time, though the first was a LOT of years ago), and it's another truly great one! I need to check out some of his other books like Narcissus and Goldmund or The Glass Bead Game. He's a really interesting and deep writer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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