I've had to be very strict with myself here because there are so many works I've read more than once. I didn't think that anyone would be interested in the fact that I've read most of Shakespeare's plays at least two or three times, sometimes for pleasure, sometimes for study. There are some works I've read more than once but not necessarily voluntarily. All those I've excluded from my contributions. I've also excluded works I have read more than once but probably wouldn't read again. On the other hand, my first dozen or so votes are for favourite reads.

Almost every book that I've liked I've read about a hundred times. I can't help myself--even after I've practically memorized it, I keep going back. Pathetic, I know, but that's just me.

When I really like a book, I get myself a copy and then read it a few more times.

It's good to see a list where there are good books and good authors that have actually made it on to the list. There were a numbers of read and re-read, sometimes more than once. And, yes, it included Shakespeare.

Also see a lot of books that I should have read and never did.

I rarely read books more than once--I can count on one hand the books I've read 1+. There's simply too many out there that I have on my list to read!

i think the lightning thief should be on here. i've read it 6 times.

Interesting list. I know people may find this lame but....I thought Death Note belonged here (and so I voted for it, but it won't ever appear, to be honest). I loved the fact that a change in social ideals changed the world into a "utopia" (or at least almost did, before the historic ending.)
I too find myself rereading my favorites. I find it a waste to read a text only once....Actually,even two times is not enough for me. That's probably why I find myself "killing" the enjoyment of classics. Ah well.

Who reads The Silmarillion twice? Dear Lord, who even reads it ONCE?

man, I used to love Good Night Moon... when I was three!

hey reed, i think your right. it is super good.

I just reread Stephen King's The Stand, Uncut. I did it while on a stair stepper and lost 40 pounds. I think I stumbled onto a whole new diet trend.

There are books I've read SO MANY TIMES. I've lost counts of my Lord of the Rings re-reads. So had my mother by the time she decided to gift me a luxury edition so I would stop checking it out of my town public library.
Same with The Endless Story.
I guess even as I mourn the time I won't spend discovering a new book, some stories are so amazingly good that sometimes you just need to enjoy them again.

hunger games. ive read that over 20 times

Heather wrote: "Almost every book that I've liked I've read about a hundred times. I can't help myself--even after I've practically memorized it, I keep going back. Pathetic, I know, but that's just me."

I'm exactly the same way. If I find a book that I really like I read again a few months later. And then again in another few months. And so on.

As an English major it is hard to find the time to reread books since there are always more being added to my to-read list. However, there are certain books that I always make time for like the Harry Potter series and Little House in the Big Woods. These books made me fall in love with reading, and very time I pick one up again I learn something new.

If one reads a book, and then rereads it twenty years later, it is a different book.

Some of these are odd.

idiotic choices
they must re chose the books

Concurrence.

Xenophon wrote: "If one reads a book, and then rereads it twenty years later, it is a different book."

So very true. Much of the required reading that I had in high school never resonated with me, but re-reading them as an adult gave me a new appreciation.

Nancy wrote: "Who reads The Silmarillion twice? Dear Lord, who even reads it ONCE?"

Me :) At least three times :)

Heather wrote: "Almost every book that I've liked I've read about a hundred times. I can't help myself--even after I've practically memorized it, I keep going back. Pathetic, I know, but that's just me."

i am exactly like that... i read my favorite again and again!

This is actually a pretty decent list (not that I agree with every title, and of course I haven't read all of them). There are definitely books I've read multiple times, like someone else said, sometimes for enjoyment and sometimes for study, but I didn't vote for a book unless I honestly ENJOYED it every time I read it, or would love to revisit it. My problem is that, while there are books I want to reread, there are too many OTHER books out there that I want to read for the FIRST time. My email address: "2manybooks" (finish the saying - "too little time!")