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06 Wednesday Aug 2014
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Hi Barb! I, too, have read Pride & Prejudice many times, as well as Sense & Sensibility. James Herriot’s books are also worth reading and re-reading. And I see no shame in having read Dorothy Sayers’ Peter Wimsey/Harriet Vane books multiple times! I love them! I also love the Sarah and Max Bittersohn mysteries by Charlotte Macleod, which I’ve read many times. Not to mention Agatha Christie books – too numerous to list. It’s like visiting old friends – what could be better?
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This is so much fun. I keep getting reminders of beloved favorite books. We were so addicted to the James Herriot stories that when we moved to Herriot country in England, we made pilgrimages to the places mentioned. (Bolton Castle where he proposed! The building used as a set on the TV show and now, luckily a B&B with a tea shop! The old pub!)
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I haven’t read one specific book, but I’ve read Sue Grafton’s Kinsey Millhone series more than once.
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One day I predict Sue Grafton will be mentioning the Sydney Valentine series as a favorite read.
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Perhaps they can do a case together!
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Great question. The 4 that come to mind are: Jane Eyre, I Capture The Castle, Chocolat, Even Cowgirls Get The Blues. I’m nothing if not eclectic. ;-)
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I had completely forgotten Cowgirls! (Feeling my thumbs growing as I type…)
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There are many books I’ve read multiple times, including Pride and Prejudice, but there is one that stands out. Between the ages of 14 and 30 I think I read the Lord of the Rings at least once a year and often twice a year.
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I loved LOTR, but strangely could NOT get into the Hobbit. Same for the movies, actually.
One of the most fun things about re-reads is to see how my perceptions of them have changed over the years. For example, when I read them as a young girl, I liked Dorothy Sayers’ Harriet Vane stories as mysteries. But when I read them again recently, I was struck by just how much both the character and the author risked, and especially by the feminism I could now perceive, especially among the women struggling for recognition in the overwhelmingly male dominated fields such as academia.
Your post has me realizing just how many years (and we’re talking decades here) it’s been since I read LOTR. I wonder if it will feel different this time around?
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Strangely enough, after reading LOTR at least once a year for well over a decade I stopped cold. Several times I thought about reading it again, but always found something else. I’m not sure if it’s been decades yet (it depends on exactly when I last read it), but it has been a while. Like you I wonder if I would see it in a different light.
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Great question – two come to mind: Winds of War and War and Remembrance by Herman Wouk they cover a family’s journey from March 1939 to September 1945…. I have hard back copies in my library. I read them before they were made into the mini-series in the 80s. Good books. As a teacher, I’ve read several books multiple times and each time i read The Giver by Lois Lowry, I walk away with a deeper understanding of genre of dystopian literature and an appreciation for her work. If you haven’t read it, pick it up and give it a read – it’s short 192 pages – and the movie is released on 8/15 – I’ll see it, but I really dislike it when movies are made of kid’s books. Thanks for posing the question…. have a great week and enjoy the last nits of summer.
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I never read a book more than once. Even if I really liked it I move on to something else.
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