What's your all time best novel that you can repeatedly read ?

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Time and Again, by Jack Finney

[Kat]

The Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien.

[Graham]

There are 5 for me.

1. book:All the Light We Cannot See

2. The Hobbit

3. Lord of The Flies

4. The Peculiar

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[Graham]

H wrote: "Harry Potter Series
Lord of The Rings
Heroes of Olympus
Percy Jackson Series
Kane Chronicles"

REALLY? :-{

[Graham]

Taryn wrote: "I can always read these novels repeatedly:
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
The Outsiders by S.E Hinton
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein"

THE HOBBIT IS ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS EVER!!!!!

[Marie]

Along with many people here, I too read 'The Hobbit' several times- a lot more than TLOTR. (which is a bit strange, since I do have a closer relationship to the triology..). Also, I love 'Geisha', by Arthur Golden. Absolutely love it. And anything by Hemingway.

[Annemarie]

Marie wrote: "Along with many people here, I too read 'The Hobbit' several times- a lot more than TLOTR. (which is a bit strange, since I do have a closer relationship to the triology..). Also, I love 'Geisha', ..."

I love The Sun Also Rises. I could read that once a year for the rest of my life!

[Alanpalmer]

As a child I'd often re-read books, just my daughter does (The Gruffalow and Peter Rabbit to name but 2) But as an Adult probably The Hobbit, Lord of The Rings, Hornblower books, The Pyrates, The first 2 Discworld Novels and Good Omens

[Rosie]

I rarely re-read books - even those (such as the Harry Potter series) that I can say without doubt are amongst my all-time favourites, but every so often I return to Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 - it's short, to-the-point and reminds me of what's really important.

Similarly, some childhood favourites by Emily Rodda - the first and third books in the Rowan of Rin series - are short, compelling reads that every so often put things into perspective for me; they are about values that I find still relevant as I move into adulthood.

But that's just my opinion right now. My next favourite read might be just around the corner :)

[Alexandra]

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak-- I've read it eighteen times and still love it.

[Alanpalmer]

A good book but i could not manage it 18 times .......

[Celestial]

The books I can read multiple times are the Hobbit, and the Lord of the Rings series. Also I really enjoyed Keeper of the Lost Cities series by Shannon Messenger.

[Lia]

so old now but the one book that i can still reread is 1)that was then this is now
the betrayal between friends is still ever fresh when you read it

[Diana]

Gone with the Wind, Harriet the Spy and Little Women

[Venky]

Old man and the sea by Hemmingway

[Peter]

The Lymond Chronicles by Dorothy Dunnett

[Ben]

The Chronicles of Narnia, by C. S. Lewis has been read by myself probably thirty times, and I do not reread books, most of the time...Of course, The Hobbit is also am amazing book... Anything by Charles Dickens is amazing...as well as many other authors...I think I will have to go with my first choice, lest I loose my sanity...of course: It is only my evening reading that has kept me from loosing my sanity, so far., or something to that effect...I ought to get up and look it up in my quote-book.

[Ruby]

The Chronicles of Narnia

[Tom]

I am starting to lose track of how many times I've read Bill Bryson's "A Walk in the Woods".

[R.]

Good choice

[R.]

Ruby wrote: "The Chronicles of Narnia"

A very good choice, it one you can bring out any time, it never gets old

[Nicky]

Ella Enchanted. I don't know why but if I'm in need of comfort and cozy familiarity I can whip that out and get lost in it (even though I've read it too many times).
Same with the Protector of the Small series and the Alanna series. They are just so fantastical and comfortable.

[Ruth]

Tom wrote: "I am starting to lose track of how many times I've read Bill Bryson's "A Walk in the Woods"."

I loved that book. I just found my copy when I was looking for Christmas decorations. I may have to reread it now.

[Doubledf99.99]

Michael wrote: "Gravity's Rainbow, Thomas Pynchon
Mickelsson's Ghosts, John Gardner
The Forever War, Joe Haldeman
The Magic Mountain, Thomas Mann"

Gravity's Rainbow is a good one to read a number of times as is Against the Day.

[Chappy]

I have another to add.
I just finished the series of unfortunate events for the second time and plan on s third sometime this year.

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[Lariela]

1. The Hobbit
2. Lord of the Rings
3. Little Women
4. David Copperfield
5. Pickwick Papers
6. Bleak House
7. Emma

[Susanne]

The Witches of Eileanan Not just the book, but the entire series.

[Hannah]

The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket

[Alexis]

The Catcher in the Rye
Wuthering Heights
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
His Dark Materials

[Karen]

The Silmarillion by Tolkien. I have lost count of how many times I have read this book...all of the History of Middle Earth books as well. I love this book.

[Edward]

Every ten years or so I re-read Seven Little Australians by Ethel Turner. I still shed tears.

[RobinG]

Lord of the Rings, since long before it was mainstream

[Linda]

Titus Groan. Lots of books I re-read, but I couldn't do without this one.

[Dani ~all things end~]

Delirium i =s best book ever

[Bee]

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling.
Any Chronicles of Narnia book!

[Nadine]

Copper Sunrise and Tuesdays with Morrie

[Grace]

1. Jane Eyre
2. The Hobbit
3. The Silmarillion
4. Any Jane Austen novel (especially P&P)
5. The General in His Labyrinth

[Joelle]

just add magic

[Hamish]

I read Dune and the Lord of the Rings every few years, but the book that keeps pulling me back is Kim, by Rudyard Kipling. It paints a wonderful picture of a place that he must have loved very much.

[Bob]

I suppose, judging from the number of times I've read it/them, it's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass". My copy has both works in a single volume, so I've listed them together. 20 or so re-readings of both, plus several readings of Martin Gardner's "The Annotated Alice..." I never seem to tire of the fantasy, the nonsense, and the wordplay...

[Kat]

Greg wrote: "Little Fuzzy and Fuzzy Sapiens by H. Beam Piper"

There is a third book in this series that isn't the horribly unfortunate "Fuzzy Bones" by William Tuning. This one is called "Fuzzies and Other People" and finishes that series really well. If you haven't read it, you should.

[Kat]

I'm an inveterate re-reader, so I don't know that I can pick any single book. I have favorites by Genre, though.

Some of the most frequent re-reads would be:
Watchers by Dean Koontz
Friday by Robert Heinlein
The Fuzzy Papers by H. Beam Piper
The Earth's Children series by Jean Auel
The B&B Series by Anne McCaffrey, et all
Most of Mercedes Lackey,
The Belgariad and Mallorean by David Eddings
Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews
Fever series by Karen Marie Moning

And then I periodically re-read some of my favorites as a child: Little Women, Island of the Blue Dolphin, My Side of the Mountain, Freckles, Where the Red Fern Grows...

I'll also frequently re-read an entire series just before a new book comes out in it.

[Bianca]

from stephen king; the stand and the talisman
its like meeting an old friend and still learning something new about him everytime

[Ruth]

Bianca wrote: "from stephen king; the stand and the talisman
its like meeting an old friend and still learning something new about him everytime"

I've read The Stand a few times. My favorite of his books.

[Vaivaswatha]

the animal farm
The idiot
till now

[[deleted user]]

Dune, no kidding.

Well, and Lord of the Flies
Okay, and Fahrenheit 451.

[K]

River God, Watership Down, and Gone with the Wind are all ones i reread constantly.

[Bree]

Howl's Moving Castle.

[Julie]

Reread the Hobbit and Similiron

[Ace]

The Emerald Atlas by John Stephens