A few days ago, I did a giveaway on EDIWTB and asked entrants to tell me the name of a book they like to read over and over again. I got some really interesting responses and thought I’d share them here, and ask other EDIWTB readers for their favorite re-reads.
Here are the ones that came in:
- A Separate Peace, by John Knowles
- To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee (submitted twice)
- Animal Dreams, by Barbara Kingsolver
- Cane River, by Lalita Tademy
- The Expected One, by Kathleen McGowan
- Gone With The Wind, by Margaret Mitchell
- Sahara, Clive Cussler
- Memoirs of a Geisha, by Arthur Golden
- Harriet the Spy, by Louise Fitzhugh
- Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen
First, I have to commend Betsy, the person who picked Harriet the Spy and Pride and Prejudice. Harriet the Spy is tied with The Westing Game as my all-time favorite book when I was a kid. I must have read it over 50 times. I loved it.
As for me… the two books I most enjoy re-reading every few years are Pride and Prejudice and Lolita. Pride and Prejudice is, to me, the most romantic story I’ve ever read, and I love its feminist angle as well. Lolita is worth a re-read just for sheer joy of reading Nabokov’s writing, though I do find that the ending sucks every time. 🙂
So, EDIWTB readers… what are your favorite re-reads? Please comment below – this is a great way to learn about new books.