This week’s topic is a freebie, so I’m looking back at books I’ve read, and either I read them long enough ago that I only have a vague recollection of them that I’d like to update, or I loved them so much I want to experience them again (or, possibly, both). Others I want to re-read alongside a sequel or a supplementary piece of work. Here are my top picks at the moment:
The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4 by Sue Townsend
The Lie of the Land by Amanda Craig
There There by Tommy Orange
That’s it for me this week! Are any of your favourite books in this list? Are there any books that you loved and would really like to re-read? Why?
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Great list! I love this idea! I re-read books all the time and it’s interesting that I notice new things each time. I haven’t read any of the books on your list, but A Man Called Ove has been on my TBR for years 🙂
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I love that you re-read books regularly! I didn’t used to, but I’ve been doing it more recently – and you’re right, there’s always something new! I really liked A Man Called Ove, mostly because I liked how even though sad things happen, it’s also funny in bits. I enjoy that combination. I hope you enjoy it if you get to it!
I did a challenge for a few years where I tried to read books I loved but had not reviewed. I should make a list of those and focus on just rereading one year.
Oh, I have so, so many of these! I find particularly now I’m listening to audiobooks, I can take in the story and everything, but somehow the content doesn’t stick as well as when I read a physical book. I’m fine if I review it right away, but if I don’t it gets a but fuzzy quite quickly – things like character names, smaller plot details, etc. all go. I still remember the plot and how I felt about reading it, but the details are gone which makes it hard to do a proper review. It’s worse if I read two books that are really similar in quick succession, like two memoirs by people who have experienced similar issues or events. Then, though I remember all of it, I can sometimes forget which smaller event happened to which person. It’s so frustrating. I suspect my age isn’t helping – I keep forgetting why I went into a different room, too!
I don’t often tend to reread books, but I wouldn’t mind seeing Ove again.
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Me too! I’ve been watching the film as my comfort watch over the past few months, and it has me wanting to re-visit the book as well!
Fire Next Time, Anne Frank, Wuthering Heights and Ove! Good luck
I’ve started The Fire Next Time, and so far it’s as good as I remembered! Thanks!