Robpocalypse Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 I have a bad habit if buying more books than I can consume in a reasonable amount of time. Probably the ones I have re-read the most over the years are: - The Stand by King - The Icewind Dale trilogy by RA Salvatore. Quote Link to comment
Tugboat E Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 DuneOnce a runnerThe art of happiness Quote Link to comment
Deslok Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 What a great topic. My #1 goto book to reread is "Time Enough for Love" by Robert Heinlein (or anything by him that catches my eye really)#2 has to be "The Diamond Age: Or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer" by Neal Stephenson I just love the growth of the main character from child to leader of the "mouse army". After reading everyones lists I want to reread many of them ASAP. 1 Quote DeslokLevel 2 Human AdventurerStats: STR - 4 DEX - 3 STA - 3 CON - 3 WIS - 3 CHA - 2 Begin Date: 1/6/2014 - Target Date: 1/5/2015Begin Weight: 302.5 lbs - Current Weight: 288.0 lbs - Target Weight: 200 lbsHeight: 5'8" - Age: 43 Daily Battle Log No longer updated 6 Week Challenges1st challenge2nd challenge3rd challenge4th challenge I Floop the Pig! Link to comment
Tugboat E Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 Heilein is great. Haledeman, too. the Forever War. 1 Quote Link to comment
pearlescence Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 I re-read children's books a lot, like a lot of you guys. My favorites? Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine Harry Potter, of course. Usually I re-read Sorcerer's Stone. It's my favorite, I think, because it is when there is all this excitement, this whole new world, and Rowling does a really good job with that. For me, re-reading is about finding something younger within myself, finding a comfortable place, reliving something magical. So children's book fit the bill nicely. Quote Level 0 Adventurer (STR) 0 - (DEX) 0 - (STA) 0 - (CON) 0 - (WIS) 0 - (CHA) 0 Link to comment
Thrillho Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 The Bachman Books - 5+ timesThe War Book - 3+ timesAmerican Gods - 3 timesReaper Man - 5+ timesGood Omens - 4+ timesWee Free Men - 3+ timesWeis & Hickman Dragon Trilogy - 5+ times ... There's gotta be more than that. 2 Quote The cancer was aggressive, but the chemotherapy was aggressive, as well. There was aggression on both sides. Link to comment
pearlescence Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 For me its "Kafka on the shore" by Haruki Murakami, "Neverwhere" by Neil Gaiman, " Thief of Time" by Terry Pratchett ( am I really the only Discworld fan in this threat?), and when i'm in the mood for an easy to read thriller without much emotional depth i like to read the Pendergast series by Preston & ChildI adore Terry Pratchett. I keep all the books that I buy by him, but I haven't re-read anything yet. I'm sure I will. I love Gaiman, too. Neverwhere is a classic. Have you read Good Omens? 1 Quote Level 0 Adventurer (STR) 0 - (DEX) 0 - (STA) 0 - (CON) 0 - (WIS) 0 - (CHA) 0 Link to comment
pearlescence Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 For me its "Kafka on the shore" by Haruki Murakami, "Neverwhere" by Neil Gaiman, " Thief of Time" by Terry Pratchett ( am I really the only Discworld fan in this threat?), and when i'm in the mood for an easy to read thriller without much emotional depth i like to read the Pendergast series by Preston & ChildI adore Terry Pratchett. I keep all the books that I buy by him, but I haven't re-read anything yet. I'm sure I will. I love Gaiman, too. Neverwhere is a classic. Have you read Good Omens? Quote Level 0 Adventurer (STR) 0 - (DEX) 0 - (STA) 0 - (CON) 0 - (WIS) 0 - (CHA) 0 Link to comment
pearlescence Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 For me its "Kafka on the shore" by Haruki Murakami, "Neverwhere" by Neil Gaiman, " Thief of Time" by Terry Pratchett ( am I really the only Discworld fan in this threat?), and when i'm in the mood for an easy to read thriller without much emotional depth i like to read the Pendergast series by Preston & ChildI adore Terry Pratchett. I keep all the books that I buy by him, but I haven't re-read anything yet. I'm sure I will. I love Gaiman, too. Neverwhere is a classic. Have you read Good Omens? Quote Level 0 Adventurer (STR) 0 - (DEX) 0 - (STA) 0 - (CON) 0 - (WIS) 0 - (CHA) 0 Link to comment
pearlescence Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 Oh, god, sorry about that... Don't know how that happened... Quote Level 0 Adventurer (STR) 0 - (DEX) 0 - (STA) 0 - (CON) 0 - (WIS) 0 - (CHA) 0 Link to comment
vido.ardes Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 I've read Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (a trilogy of five parts) by Douglas Adams more times than I can remember. In fact they are they only fiction books I have read more than once other than Little Green Men by Christopher Buckley and Only You Can Save Mankind by Terry Pratchet Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Vido Ardes (VEE-DOW ARR-DEZ)Race: Roegadyn | Class: Ranger | Job: Mercenary | Stats: STR 4 DEX 3 STA 4 CON 2 WIS 0 CHA 1 | Level: 1EXP to Level 2: Complete 3 sessions at gym per week, for the next 4 weeks | Progress: 3 / 4Side Quest: Buy new gym clothes My Battle Log | My Epic Quest | My Fitness Pal Food & Exercise Diary "Strength without determination means nothing, and determination without strength is equally useless." - Godo Kisaragi (FFVII) Link to comment
Carabas Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 I adore Terry Pratchett. I keep all the books that I buy by him, but I haven't re-read anything yet. I'm sure I will. I love Gaiman, too. Neverwhere is a classic. Have you read Good Omens? Yes I have, and i loved it, unfourtunately I have only read a badly translated german version. I mean to reread it in the original version for quiete some time, but always forget about it when i'm in the book store or on amazon. Quote Endomondo Battle Log Current Challenge Link to comment
anaximander Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Okay, a little out of the general line here, but I've read Middlemarch and Bleak House a bunch of times. Quote Link to comment
Zombiekiller25 Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 Patriot Games and the Harry Potter series Quote The last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow. This area of pain divides the champion from someone else who is not a champion. That's what most people lack, having the guts to go on and just say they'll go through the pain no matter what happens. -Arnold Schwarzenegger First Challenge: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/39628-zombiekiller25s-first-challenge/#entry768856 Link to comment
Tomu-san Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 I rarely re-read fiction anymore (too many books – not enough time), but some books I have reread multiple times are:The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by PyleThe Illuminatus! Trilogy by Shea and Wilson (Hail, Eris!)Stranger in a Strange Land by Heinlein Glory Road by HeinleinThe Hitchhikers Guide Trilogy by AdamsA Christmas Carol by Dickens (the Reader’s Digest version used to be a Christmas tradition) 1 Quote Tomu-san - Level 3 HalfOgre Ranger [ STR 2 | DEX 2 | STA 3 | CON 8 | WIS 6 | CHA 2 ] Spoiler "A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects." - Robert Heinlein, Time Enough for Love "I came here to drink milk and kick ass. And I've just finished my milk." - Maurice Moss Link to comment
hwedwards Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 A Song of Ice and Fire, obviously -- no way to get everything there is to get in one read thru...plus I like to update myself before the new season comes on. American Psycho -- the first book that ever really rocked my world, so I go back to it about once a year. The Magicians / The Magician King -- Harry Potter for Adults, super dark themes included. Amazing read, gets better each re-read. Night Angel Trilogy -- picked this up after a clerk at Powell's in Portland saw me picking up the A Feast for Crows, and for whatever reason it falls right up my alley. Re-read at least once a year. I also tend to re-read, like, Book 1 right before Book 2 comes out, or Books 1 and 2 before Book 3 comes out...so I re-read a ton of Fantasy stuff. Quote LEVEL 0 - Bosmer RangerSTR: 0 -- DEX: 0 -- STA: 0 -- CON: 0 -- WIS: 0 -- CHA: 0Level 1 Challenge Thread “Pain or damage don't end the world. Or despair, or fucking beatings. The world ends when you're dead. Until then, you've got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man... and give some back.†- Al Swearengen I Write Stuff Link to comment
Bouldersnap Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 Sword of Truth Series by Terry Goodkind. Vampie of the Mists by Christie GoldenHomeland by R A SalvatoreChronicles and Legenda by Weiss & Hickman They really do make me happy sometimes when I'm dreaming of D&D games from a long time ago. Quote Race: Kender Class: Warrior Level:7 STR:25 | DEX:5 | STA:9 | CON:13 | WIS:17 | CHA:14 Link to comment
sjr243 Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 I know this is an older post, but I was uber excited to see someone else who enjoys the Sword of Truth series. I read the first one, "Wizards First Rule" in the sixth grade. I actually faked sick and skipped school to read it. Since then, I reread the whole series when a new book comes out. So I have read the first one at least thirteen times. 2 Quote Link to comment
Sarah Barr Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 For me it's "The Lost World" by Arthur Conan Doyle; "Last Chance to See" by Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine (non-fiction,though); and anything by Terry Pratchett.So much so that I have forbidden myself from re-reading any Discworld books until I've read at least 20 new books (8 so far; current one is "Kraken" by China Miéville). Quote Sarah Barr - Level 13 Warhobbit STR 18 | DEX 7 | STA 17 | CON 38 | WIS 28 | CHA 12 Challenges: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 (Current) Accountabiddlydoodlies Group Current Weight: 106.1kg Recipe Book "I hold... that a man should strive to the uttermost for his life's set prize" - Robert Browning Instagram (Things I have painted or made.) To-Do ListIdiot Jar Limit: £5.00 Current Idiot Jar Total: £0.00 Current Idiot Jar Forfeit: [TBD]. Link to comment
Draken50 Posted February 19, 2014 Report Share Posted February 19, 2014 I re-read Shogun pretty often, James Clavell rocks. All the sherlock holmes books except for Study in Scarlet or The Hound of the Baskervilles. Most Terry Pratchett books I've re-read into oblivion, but especially Nightwatch. Any Niel Gaimen book that's at hand, or Douglas Adams. Oh and a crap ton of Martial Arts books Flashing Steel,Katsu Jin Ken-Living Karate, Tao of Jeet Kune Do, 3 translations of Go No Sen, and a bunch of Masaaki Hatsumi books. Those I just kind of cycle through constantly. 1 Quote Link to comment
Timmy M Posted February 20, 2014 Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 currently on my 3rd/4th re-read of Steven Pressfields 'Gates of Fire', really can't wait for Brandon Sandersons 'Words of Radiance' to come out so i can re-read 'Way of Kings' (i freaking loved that book, read 200 pages in a single night shift once) i've also read Peter v Brett's 'The Painted Man' a few times (got to read the previous couple of books when a new sequel comes out! i've also done that with Eragon, Harry Potter (each one 4-5 times), Killer of Men and pretty much every book that i've picked up at the start of a series) Quote Link to comment
.strike Posted February 20, 2014 Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 I have a voracious appetite for new authors and books, so mostly I read a book only once before it goes on the shelf forever. I've re-read the Song of Ice and Fire series thus far a couple times and I plan to re-visit my misspent youth soon by re-reading all David Gemmell's novels, which had a HUGE impact on me as a reader and a fantasy fan. Quote Link to comment
18ck Posted February 21, 2014 Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 There are so many good books in the world that i seldom go back and re-read one because there's always another gem around the next corner. I've read Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut three times though. Holy crap, it's good! Quote Level 20 Ferret Demon Scout STR 43 | DEX 21 | STA 49 | CON 30 | WIS 45 | CHA 21 Challenges: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 #22 #23 #24 #25 Instagram | Wordpress | Twitter | Linkedin | Goodreads | Facebook: *spits* I despise facebook! Valeu a pena? Tudo vale a pena Se a alma não é pequena. Link to comment
Barfly Posted February 22, 2014 Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 Lots of Dickens and Lovecraft. Quote The past is only smoke in a dream. Lvl 6 Ranger Berzerker STR 9 DEX 4 STA 9 CON 8 WIS 2 CHA 8 Barfly ain't even tryin'... Link to comment
Timmy M Posted February 22, 2014 Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 I have a voracious appetite for new authors and books, so mostly I read a book only once before it goes on the shelf forever. I've re-read the Song of Ice and Fire series thus far a couple times and I plan to re-visit my misspent youth soon by re-reading all David Gemmell's novels, which had a HUGE impact on me as a reader and a fantasy fan. Druss the Legend FTFW! Quote Link to comment
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