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13 Books That I’ve Read More Than Once

by Elisa

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Do you have books that you love so much that you have read them several times? I certainly do. One might go so far as to call some of my favorites my “default books.” Sometimes when I am in need of something good to read, and I can’t find anything good that strikes my fancy, I’ll just default to one of my favorites. There are some books out there that I have read more than fifty times over the years. I suppose that it’s like having your favorite meal at a particular restaurant. You always know it’s going to be good. Anyway, here is a list of thirteen books that I have read more than once. Do you agree with any of my choices? Do you have any of your own favorite multiple reads to suggest?

1. The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
2. Aunt Dimity’s Death by Nancy Atherton
3. The Black Dudley Murder by Margery Allingham
4. Escape to Witch Mountain by Alexander Key
5. The Cater Street Hangman by Anne Perry
6. Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
7. Sabriel by Garth Nix
8. Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper
9. The Moon Singer by Clyde Robert Bulla
10. The Girl With the Silver Eyes by Willo Davis Roberts
11. For Love of Mother-Not by Alan Dean Foster
12. The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot
13. The Beekeeper’s Apprentice by Laurie R. King

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Posted in Previous Authors, Thursday Thirteen on August 30th, 2007

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13 Responses to “13 Books That I’ve Read More Than Once”

  1. jennifer Says:
    August 30th, 2007 at 2:44 am

    Great list. I have a huge box of books that I cannot seem to get rid of and reread every so often.

    my very first 13 is up !

    http://momworksathome.blogspot.com

  2. JM Says:
    August 30th, 2007 at 4:11 am

    Hehe! I’ve read The Blue Sword dozens of times… including now. :)

  3. Susan Helene Gottfried Says:
    August 30th, 2007 at 8:49 am

    Whoa. I haven’t read any of those!

    Books I’ve read more than once… the first two Dragonriders trilogies by Anne McCaffrey (Dragonflight; et al and the Harper Hall trilogy) and the Prydain series by Lloyd Alexander.

    Otherwise, most of my stuff arrives, gets read, and gets passed on.

  4. Mark Caldwell Says:
    August 30th, 2007 at 11:42 am

    I’ve not read any of those once…

    My repeatedly read books include Frank Herbert’s Dragon in the Sea along with the entire Dune sequence; Harry Harrison’s Stainless Steal Rat books; the Hornblower novels; Robert A Heinlein’s Citizen of the Galaxy and the Past Through Tomorrow antologies of future history stories; and JRR Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings.

  5. Mama Pajama Says:
    August 30th, 2007 at 11:58 am

    I’m feeling lame…the only one I read was Escape to Witch Mountain…wasn’t that also a movie with Angela Lansbury? Anyway, thanks for stopping by my site. I love Last Train to Clarksville….I went to see the Monkees on their revival tour in ‘87 or ‘88.

  6. Elisa Says:
    August 30th, 2007 at 12:57 pm

    jennifer, I know how you feel.

    JM, Isn’t that a fab book?

    Susan, I have re-read the Harper Hall and Prydain books multiple times. I think I would have done better with a Thursday 30 this week.

    Mark, I loved Dune and LOTR.

    Mama, no, but Bette Davis was in the adaptation of Return From Witch Mountain. Does that count?

  7. Tink Says:
    August 30th, 2007 at 2:55 pm

    I haven’t read all of those yet, so I’ll check them out for sure! I have so many books that I like to read again and again. The one I re-read most is definitely Lord of The Rings though.
    Thanks for visiting my activities TT!

  8. The Gal Herself Says:
    August 30th, 2007 at 3:03 pm

    I’ve never read any of Meg Cabot’s books, but I’ve only heard wonderful things about her work. (Again here!) I’ll have to give her a try.

  9. Nicholas Says:
    August 30th, 2007 at 10:13 pm

    I havent read any of these I’m afraid. My TT is about books too. It just goes to show what a huge variety of books is available to us.

  10. WorksForMom Says:
    August 31st, 2007 at 8:02 am

    Wow, quite the impressive list!!!

  11. Debbie Says:
    September 2nd, 2007 at 10:15 am

    1. Snow Dog by Jim Kjelegaard - the winner, read about 300 times
    2. Call of the Wild by Jack London
    3. The Lone Star Ranger by Zane Grey
    4. Haunt Fox by Jim Kjelegaard
    5. The Bible (in its entirety)
    6. The Dude Ranger by Zane Grey
    7. The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman
    8. The Black Stallion and Satan by Walter Farley
    9. Borrower of the Night by Elizabeth Peterson
    10. Nevada by Zane Grey
    11. Under the Light of Western Stars by Zane Grey
    12. Her Majesty’s Rancho by Zane Grey
    13. The Drift Fence by Zane brey

  12. Elisa Says:
    September 2nd, 2007 at 10:32 pm

    Tink, LOTR is just fab.

    Gal, Meg Cabot has a nice variety of books out there. She write adult romances, too.

    Nicholas, that’s what makes books fun.

    Thanks, WorksForMom!

    Why am I not surprised by the Zane Grey on that list, Debbie?

  13. Debbie Says:
    September 3rd, 2007 at 10:26 am

    Tee hee hee. Actually there are dozens of other Zane Grey novels I’ve read more than once. But still Snow Dog 300 times!!!

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