What book do you reread the most?

Ant · Post by **Ant** » 03 Oct 2011, 12:35

Your right Fran, some of the translations are hilarious. Bighuey, I still struggle with texting on mobile phones, can you or Fran cope with predicted text, can't get my head round it?

Fran · Post by **Fran** » 03 Oct 2011, 13:55

Ant wrote:Your right Fran, some of the translations are hilarious. Bighuey, I still struggle with texting on mobile phones, can you or Fran cope with predicted text, can't get my head round it?

I understand the concept but it drives me mad so the first thing I do when I get a new mobile is turn off the predictive text option ... and reading the leaflet (I wouldn't call it a manual) is a pointless waste of my time.

Gannon · Post by **Gannon** » 03 Oct 2011, 16:19

I think that the book that I would reread the most would probably be "Gates of Fire" by Steven Pressfield. It is not very long and I love the story.His other books are good buy I think that Gates of Fire is easily his best.

Bighuey · Post by **Bighuey** » 03 Oct 2011, 19:04

Ant wrote:Your right Fran, some of the translations are hilarious. Bighuey, I still struggle with texting on mobile phones, can you or Fran cope with predicted text, can't get my head round it?

I dont use the text on my mobile, the keys are too small for my fat fingers. If I used it it would be unintelligable.

Lovelace · Post by **Lovelace** » 04 Oct 2011, 06:17

I don't reread fiction normally, its not the same when you know what is going to happen. The books i have reread the most are probably All of their kind and More of their kind by Peter Gurney. Peter Gurney was a guinea pig lover who used to take his guinea pigs on therapeutic visits to children in Great Ormond Street hospital. These 2 books tell the stories of his beloved guinea pigs and the children he met on his hospital visits, some bits are funny and some bits are very sad. I enjoy reading these again and again.

love_aud · Post by **love_aud** » 05 Dec 2011, 02:53

I reread "Love that Dog" even though every time I do, I cry like a little baby.

kimreynolds · Post by **kimreynolds** » 05 Dec 2011, 03:32

Basically, mine’s an inspirational/motivational and informational story. The weirdest that I find is I keep on reading my old science book, especially astronomical. ^^

Fran · Post by **Fran** » 05 Dec 2011, 05:45

The Waste Land & Other Poems by T S Eliot ..... and it's an old school copy too

San1968 · Post by **San1968** » 05 Dec 2011, 14:57

I have read Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh almost every year since I was 17 (I am in my 40's now!). My History teacher loaned me her copy and I fell in love with the whole thing, I was enchanted. Then I watched the TV series and it was perfect but the latest film is not to my taste. I am collecting every edition of the book and hoping to win the lottery so I can get a first edition. I must sound very sad but it is my comfort blanket.... and I still have the original copy I bought when I was 18 and that is the one I read but I have to be very careful with it now.

goldengate · Post by **goldengate** » 05 Dec 2011, 16:00

I have several books that I reread from time to time: Gone With The Wind, Gatsby, Music for Chameleons by Capote, The Stand, early Dean Koontz, Lord of the Flies, and a few others... I like rereading well loved books. Knowing the plot does not bug me at all. It is like visiting with an old friend. I often find things I missed the first read through. I just reread some Poe that I hadn't read in decades and it was totally different than I remembered...

Bighuey · Post by **Bighuey** » 05 Dec 2011, 20:37

Ive read The Martian Chronicles and War Of The Worlds over a few times, and one called The Search For Frankenstein, a facinating book about Mary Shelly and how she came to write the book.

pa3de8 · Post by **pa3de8** » 06 Dec 2011, 07:35

I have honestly never read a book a second time. With so many books out there I wanna read, I would be doing a book I never read an injustice...lol.

Scott B.

Catzum · Post by **Catzum** » 26 Dec 2011, 19:43

I have re-read:

2x -"Exodus" by Leon Uris....It is very, very beautiful!
3x - "Papillon" by Henry Charriere ....It's fantastic! (The film is very poor compared to the book).
3x - "Pilars of the World" by Ken Follet... Amazing!