<p>Another one for “Great Gatsby”. Have read it several times, beginning in high school.</p>
<p>As a child and teenager I regularly re-read Little Women. Out campus library features faculty reading interests in their monthly newsletter and asks what 5 books they would take to a desert island. I’ve never been asked, but this would easily be one of my choices.</p>
<p>“The Razor’s Edge”, by W. Somerset Maugham and “The Family Moskat”, by Isaac Bashevis Singer.</p>
<p>When I was a kid, it was"Robinson Cursoe" and 'The Count of Monte Cristo."</p>
<p>As a young adult, I loved the Arthur Hailey books, like “Airport.”</p>
<p>Pride and Prejudice
Persuasion
Middlemarch
Bleak House
Our Mutual Friend
Lord of the Rings
The Secret Garden</p>
<p>As a kid I reread the Outsiders. As an adult I love “Trinity” and the “Lion of Ireland”.</p>
<p>Mathmom, I think we may have been separated at birth, Novelisto too, have you ever read any David Eddings’ books? There are several things I re-read for pure pleasure, you listed most of them except for David Eddings.</p>
<p>I love David Eddings. Have you read Terry Brooks?</p>
<p>Another vote for The Great Gatsby. As an American Studies major in college, this was a biggie on the all-time hit list of American Lit.</p>
<p>I used to re-read a lot in my teenage years. Not so much now. I would even re-read pre-teen books, as long as they were in a series. Here they are, probably in the order most re-read (I was such a romantic):</p>
<p>Gone With The Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Hawaii (James Michener)
Jubilee Trail (Gwen Bristow)
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
The Lanny Budd Novels (Upton Sinclair)
The Little House Books (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
The Melendy Family series (Elizabeth Enright)
All of a Kind Family (Sydney Taylor)</p>
<p>It seems I liked characters more than plots!</p>
<p>“Sirens of Titan” by Kurt Vonnegut
“American Fried” by Calvin Trillin</p>
<p>The latter is a book written in the 1970s about the author’s eating adventures in the U.S. and is one of my favorite books. It is dated now, but still truly hilarious.</p>
<p>Rosamunde Pilcher’s three major novels, *The Shell Seekers, September, *and Coming Home.</p>
<p>Everything by Maeve Binchy except Tara Road, which I dislike for reasons that I cannot explain.</p>
<p>And of course, Lord of the Rings, although I’ve never been able to develop an interest in Tolkien’s other writings.</p>
<p>I haven’t read David Eddings - I tend to read more sci-fi than fantasy, but I’ll have to give him a try - if I ever finish rereading C. J. Cherryh’s* Cyteen*!</p>
<p>Re: American Fried
I adore Calvin Trillin’s food books. I spent a year on the road between college and grad school (got a grant to photograph fire stations) and Alice Let’s Eat was our Bible. I think we ate at every restaurant in that book!</p>
<p>One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez</p>
<p>garland, I’m impressed that you’ve read Middlemarch more than once. I got 1/2 way through it almost 30 years ago and have wanted to go back and complete it ever since.</p>
<p>Guy Gabriel Kay</p>
<p>Tigana
The Fionavar Tapestry (The Summer Tree, The Darkest Road, The Wandering Fire)</p>
<p>There are three books I read at least once a year each. There are completely and totally different from each other, but I love them.</p>
<p>“To Kill a Mockingbird”, Harper Lee. For the language, the style of writing, and of course, the plot.</p>
<p>“Evergreen”, Belva Plain. My husband calls it my “continuing sage” love. I love to know what happens to people. I love the way it’s written, although I have not loved any of her other books as much.</p>
<p>“Wifey” by Judy Blume. If you’ve never read it, you should. Early on in our marriage, my husband knew he was in trouble when I was reading this.</p>
<p>Another “The Great Gatsby” here. I tend to re-read it every few years. The Last Lecture is another one that I’ve re-read and I’m sure will do again and again.</p>
<p>Oh, I forgot: A Tree Grows In Brooklyn (Betty Smith)</p>
<p>Another vote for Pride and Prejudice. My Ds middle name is Elizabeth! All of Dorothy Sayers, love Harriet and Peter Wimsey. Most of Evelyn Waugh’s books. Great thread!</p>
<p>Another Austen and Sayers fan, and Agatha still a fav!!!</p>