Books You Wish You Could Read Again For The First Time?

[Eric]

What books or characters do you wish you could read again for the first time?

(I came back and edited this because, really, what good is it to just list a few books and not tell why they resonate with a person?)

I wish I could go back and read the David Robicheaux series by James Lee Burke again for the first time. This series encapsulates the Louisiana journeys of alcoholic and damaged police officer Dave Robicheaux and is written so beautiful by James Lee Burke.

Another would be that of Red Dragon and The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris. When it comes to the origins of modern day forensics in crime, Thomas Harris really started it all. If one wants to see a wide contrast in the skills of writers that do this, compare Red Dragon to that Stephen King's attempts. The true master is clearly show (and it's not King). There is one moment in Red Dragon where the reader will stop short with chills.

Or also, Midnight in the Darkness in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt. To me, this true crime novel is the epitome of reading to the comparison of sitting down to savor a fine meal. It's a book that is so good, one does not want to finish it.

One last one would be The Choirboys by Joseph Wambaugh. This book screamed to me that THIS is how the world of policing is and should be. Plenty of laughs and heartbreak in this fictional novel.

Others?

[Kirsten]

The Inspector Morse series by Colin Dexter

All of the books by John Wyndham

[L.A.]

The Disc World series!!

[L.A.]

The Disc World series!!

[L.A.]

Eric wrote: "What books or characters do you wish you could read again for the first time?

I wish I could go back and read the David Robicheaux series by James Lee Burke again for the first time.

Another wou..." I agree about the Robicheaux series - in fact I've got them next on my re-read list!

[Skye]

Great topic:
Wuthering Height, Jane Eyre, Rebecca, all of Michael Connelly ( but in order), all of Sue Grafton, Steig Larssen's trilogy, to begin

[MaryJo]

All of Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe.
Josephine Tey's Brat Farrar.
All of Dorothy Sayer's Lord Peter Whimsey.

[Gitte]

For me, it would be the first 3 Harry Potter books.

[Kirsten]

MaryJo wrote: "All of Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe.
Josephine Tey's Brat Farrar.
All of Dorothy Sayer's Lord Peter Whimsey."

I agree! Love Lord Peter!

[Sharon]

MaryJo wrote: "
Josephine Tey's Brat Farrar.
"

I absolutely love this book. Can't tell you how many times I've re-read this over the years and have always been surprised how rarely it's mentioned.

[Icewineanne]

Sharon wrote: "MaryJo wrote: "
Josephine Tey's Brat Farrar.
"

I absolutely love this book. Can't tell you how many times I've re-read this over the years and have always been surprised how rarely it's mentioned."
Haven't read this yet - must read it very soon :-)

[L.A.]

Skye wrote: "Great topic:
Wuthering Height, Jane Eyre, Rebecca, all of Michael Connelly ( but in order), all of Sue Grafton, Steig Larssen's trilogy, to begin" Couldn't agree more about Michael Connelly and Steig Larsson - great choices

[C.]

The Talented Mr Ripley & I Married a Dead Man & anything by Dashiell Hammett.

[MaryJo]

Icewineanne wrote: "Sharon wrote: "MaryJo wrote: "
Josephine Tey's Brat Farrar.
"

I absolutely love this book. Can't tell you how many times I've re-read this over the years and have always been surprised how rarel..."
Yes, you must, icewineanne! It's great you have it to look forward to.

[L.A.]

The Diceman Was brilliant.

[Maureen]

I wish I could read Sharon Bolton's Now You See Me again as if it was the first time.


Same with Daniel O'Malley's The Rook. Maybe the best first chapter I've ever read.

[Kirsten]

Naked in Death by J.D. Robb

Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers

[Charlene]

I AM reading Josephine Tey for the first time and wonder where I've been on that. Ditto Sayers' "Strong Poison", which I consider the perfect mystery.

[MaryJo]

Charlene wrote: "I AM reading Josephine Tey for the first time and wonder where I've been on that. Ditto Sayers' "Strong Poison", which I consider the perfect mystery."

It was right here on Good Reads I found out about Josephine Tey, about 3 yrs ago! Like you, wondered how I missed out. As anyone who knows me knows, my favorite of hers is Brat Farrar, which may be my favorite mystery of all.
Also a big Sayer's fan, and my opinion is she was consistently good and I loved all of her books. Tey has one or two that I
didn't like quite as much.

[Betty]

I would love to read the Ellery Queen books again

[Paula]

I enjoyed the tv series also.

[Betty]

I never saw the Ellery Queen TV series, I loved his book. There is one you will never guess the ending. I wished I could remember the name. The ending struck with me.

[MaryJo]

Betty wrote: "I never saw the Ellery Queen TV series, I loved his book. There is one you will never guess the ending. I wished I could remember the name. The ending struck with me."

We also enjoyed the short-lived series, but I always thought it odd that short David Wayne was cast as the dad to the very tall Jim Hutton.