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Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
RIFer Lea S. – and dozens of other RIFers we asked – re-read Pride and Prejudice every year.
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The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood
RIFer Anne H says, “I just re-read The Handmaid’s Tale because I was going to see Margaret Atwood speak and – because the first time I read it I took it out of the library. Because I had a chance to have her sign a book for me now (She did! She did!) I wanted my own copy.”
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Outlander (Starz Tie-in Edition)
Diana Gabaldon
RIFer Susan says, “I love re-reading Outlander every summer on the beach. I love being swept away!”
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A Walk in the Woods
Bill Bryson
RIFer Karen D. says, “I’ll re-read anything by Bill Bryson, especially A Walk in the Woods and Neither Here Nor There.”
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Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories Volume I
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
RIFer Jane S. says, “I have been re-reading the Sherlock Holmes books. I am now on the Hound of the Baskervilles, one I don’t remember reading, though I have probably seen every movie/tv version – and I can still never remember who did it.”
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The Collected Stories of Winnie-the-Pooh
A.A. Milne
RIFer Marietta C., says, “I try to read The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner every year.”
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The Prince of Tides
Pat Conroy
RIFer Debbie W., says, “Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy is one that I read at least once a year.”
Re-reading a book can be about so many things: reliving a warm childhood memory, revisiting a favorite character or setting, trying to unravel the mysteries of a story that keeps you thinking long after you finish the last page. Whatever the reasons, it seems that many of us have a few select titles that we like to re-read. What’s fascinating is how the book changes with us. We read a book as a young adult and then re-read it in our middle years and it’s a different experience. The magic of books!
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