Do you ever read your favorite books more than once?

[Fran]

What series of mystery books do you read over again because you can not get enough of it?

[Zoe]

I would say the inspector Robert Colbeck series, Cadfael series Hugh Corbett series by Paul Doherty and many many more lol and actually the majority of the books I have I reread constantly

[Skye]

I have read many novels over and over again; mysteries? Jennie Melville, Rebecca and Elisabeth Ogilvie's novels.

[David]

Robert B. Parker's Spenser series.
Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch and Mickey Haller series.
Stephen J. Cannell's Shane Scully series.
Lee Child's Reacher series.

[Jan C]

Dorothy L. Sayers and Agatha Christie. I guess I also read Tony Hillerman more than once.

[Gisela]

From time to time, but usually after quite a long time and I either love them just as much as before, i.e. Jane Austen or I have quite differnt ractions to them as with Rebecca, which used to be one of my favourites as a young woman (thought it was so romantic) and now close to 50 really annoyed me as I can't abide women who let themselves be used as doormats. Also, having lived in the UK for 30 years I now am much more atuned to the class issue. But re-reading is definately worth it.

[[deleted user]]

Not while I have piles of books that I have never read. Have to read those first. Plus, if I wait long enough, I'll forget what I have read anyway and it will feel new again.

[Fran]

I am glad to see I am not the only one who reads books more than once. And as my memory fades with age, it is often like reading a totally new book!

[Bespectacledreader]

I do! :]

[Rhian]

I did have a re-read of salem's lot because I'd read it about 18 years before and I wanted to know if I loved it as much, I done the same with the dead zone too

[Amber]

I've read The Kin of Ata Are Waiting for You a few times.

I reread Hillerman for the settings and characters, and to observe the craft of a master. I also reread Doss--again, settings and characters are worth it, even after I know whodunit.

[Bill]

I read favourites over more than once, but I can't think of a mystery that I've ever done so.

[Curlyhair]

No as I don't have time. I have that many books to be read and then I hear about or find new authors and want to read them.

[Tom]

I will if I think I don't remember too much. Some times if I love a book I will read it fast! It is usually years later though and if I remember too much I will set it aside.

[[deleted user]]

I do remember rereading a couple of books because my kids wanted to read them and I couldn't remember if there was a lot of sex or not. Now they are older and read pretty much what they want.

[June]

I would love to reread some favorite books, but with 700 books on my TBR shelf and more coming every week, I'll never be able to! This is due to belonging to PBS!

[Theona]

I've have a few genre books (mainly scifi) that i re-read almost annually. For mystery the only one that comes to mind is Val Mcdermid wire in the blood series.

[Doseofbella]

Yes, but not as often as I would like. I have many books in my tbr pile...begging to be read. I like to re-read an entire series of books. For example, I've read The Blackdagger Brotherhood series by J.R. Ward atleast 4 times. Happy reading!

[Rhian]

I'm looking forward to twenty years time and hopefully I'll forget a few books so I can re-read, before I go to sleep and 11/22/63 are top of the list already

[Ron]

I've read a couple of Michael Connelly's books twice, Blood Work and The Poet. Usually I don't re-read things, though.

Also, read Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry a couple times.

I'm in the process of re-reading John D. MacDonald's Travis McGee series again. Read them about 30 years ago and think they generally got me into the genre. I've only re-read a couple and I can see why they captivated me. Just good books.

[Marti]

My two favorites of Michael Connelly, besides Blood Work, are THE POET and THE SCARECROW....believe those two last ones kind of go together....think they are incredible...if you havent read THE SCARECROW you might try it....

[Brenda]

To be honest, no I don't, unless its part of a series and its been too long since the last book and the new book..for example, I read all of the first 4 Harry Potter books, but I will have to re-read them before I can finish the series..I will re-read certain sections if I forget a detail...but once I read it I remember how it goes and the "mystery" and thrill is gone

That being said, I'm planning on re-reading The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss, because me and friend are arguing over it lol..

[Marti]

Dead man's walk
Comanche moon
Lonesome dove
Streets of Laredo

If you are interested in the series from Lonesome Dove...this is the list and supposedly the order...the tv movies were shown different but the stories are wonderful!

[Jan C]

Marti wrote: "Dead man's walk
Comanche moon
Lonesome dove
Streets of Laredo

If you are interested in the series from Lonesome Dove...this is the list and supposedly the order...the tv movies were shown diffe..."

They were filmed differently because that was how they were written.

[Marti]

This said it was in order...and I saw the Lonesome Dove series first....so guess somethings wrong...but at any rate....just a wonderful Western series which we dont see any more. :)

[Fleury]

Fran wrote: "What series of mystery books do you read over again because you can not get enough of it?"

Fran wrote: "What series of mystery books do you read over again because you can not get enough of it?"

I love the Travis McGee series from John MacDonald and have read them at least a couple of times over the years. Also, MacDonald write a number of books and short stories whose protagonists appear to foreshadow Travis McGee and are definitely worth reading once or in my case a couple of times.

[Russell]

I've reread a book by accident once or twice. I've read some Shakespeare plays more than once. I think I read two of Jane's Austen's novels twice. Modern novels I won't reread, at least not intentionally, but the mystery series that I love, like Sue Grafton's alphabet mysteries or the Harry Bosch ones, I will read every one I can get my hands on, but only once each. I will go see movies of books I've read and vice versa, but sometimes I don't want to spoil the book by changing my memory of it with a mediocre movie.

[N]

I'll be reading A Christmas Carol next week, it's my go to Christmas book, I've read it *lots* of times :)

[N]

I'll be reading A Christmas Carol next week, it's my go to Christmas book, I've read it *lots* of times :)

[N]

I'll be reading A Christmas Carol next week, it's my go to Christmas book, I've read it *lots* of times :)

[Ron]

N wrote: "I'll be reading A Christmas Carol next week, it's my go to Christmas book, I've read it *lots* of times :)"

I annually read A Christmas Carol! It's my favorite Christmas story. Well, besides the nativity one.

Also, my wife and I annually watch the movie with George C. Scott as Scrooge. However, this year we will be looking forward to different versions as our library has a pretty good collection of other versions.

[Sarah]

All the time!! A good book is always worth at least one more look! :)

[Reva]

About every 7 to 10 years I'll re-read my favourites. There are also many series where I've lost touch so that when new books come out I have to read the series over again. Tom Clancy, Nevada Barr, the Kellermans, Hillerman, Conolly, Martin, Gabaldon etc. I can always read Christie and Shakespeare

[Sarah]

Reva wrote: "About every 7 to 10 years I'll re-read my favourites. There are also many series where I've lost touch so that when new books come out I have to read the series over again. Tom Clancy, Nevada Barr,..."

I love Christie AND Shakespeare. :)

[Ron]

For me, it depends on the book. I read A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens every Christmas and enjoy it every year.

However, I seldom read any mystery/thrillers more than once. An exception is The Poet by Michael Connelly.

I have also read Dune by Frank Herbert multiple times. But, only read the sequels once and then not all of them.

[Kelly]

I usually don't read books more than once, however I have re read a few of Stephen King books

[Jon]

Constantly. "Dune" is probably the front-runner; all of Sandford's "Prey" books; Charlie Huston's Joe Pitt series. It's like getting reacquainted with a long-lost friend.

When I was very young and discovering books for the first time, I read and re-read "Swiss Family Robinson" multiple times. Probably read it again today if I had a copy.

[Sarah]

Jon, it was the same for me when I was younger with Chronicles of Narnia :)

[Ron]

Jon wrote: "Constantly. "Dune" is probably the front-runner; all of Sandford's "Prey" books; Charlie Huston's Joe Pitt series. It's like getting reacquainted with a long-lost friend.

When I was very young and..."

Your local library probably has a copy of The Swiss Family Robinson. Use the library for just such a thing. After all, some of your taxes are paying for it, might as well use it.

[Prakash]

There are plenty of books which I read multiple times. The Client and The Partner (both of Grisham) spring immediately to mind. Among non-thrillers, I must have read Lost Horizon by James Hilton more than 30 times. The Wishing Tree by Christopher Isherwood and The Razor's Edge by Somerset Maugham are multiple reads, too.

[Vikki]

I did when I was little - especially with Enid Blyton and Bonnie Bryant.

Now I don't tend to re-read as I've too many books to read for the first time.