Susan Hated Literature

The Top 20 Revisited Reads:
1. The Harry Potter Series by J.K Rowling
   - yup. I’ve read and reread. Not all of them, but they are books I think I’ll continue to read.
2. The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien
   - Of course. I read this every year for a whoile
3. Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen
   - I’ve read it. And will reread it at some stage.
4. The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
   - See LOTR. Although I’d be less likely to reread this as it is more kiddy than LOTR
5. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
   - studied at college. And one I actually did read there. And I think I even reread it then. Not my fav. but well worth a read
6. 1984 by George Orwell
   - I’ve only read this the once.
7. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
   - Never read. I did start it but couldn’t get very far. Probably good for a train journey or the like though
8. The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
   - Read this, and the other Narnia books, as a child, and have reread them in the past. Didn’t like them as much on my last reading so probably won’t be rereading any time soon, although I wouldn’t be totally averse to them.
9. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
   - studied this for my Leaving and reread it then. And I would again, and again.
10. Catch 22 by Joseph Heller
    - I’ve only read this one the once. But it was v good and I would have no problems with rereading it
11. Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson
    Read it. And enjoyed it. Don’t know if I’d give it another go though
12. To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee
    - studied this for the Jnr. Cert, and reread it then. Must do so again at at some stage.
13. Flowers in the Attic by Virginia Andrews
    - read this as a teenager, and a few of the sequels, but I have no desire to reread it.
14. Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
    - awww. The first book I ever bought. Aged 8. And I reread and reread and reread it as a child. And I’ve just bought a copy recently, so this is definitely on the reread pile
15. Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
    - Another that easily makes my personal rereading pile. I love this book
16. The Bible
    - Does going to mass and listening to bits count as having read it?
17. Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
    - read it once and didn’t really get all the fuss. I do keep meaning to give it another go though, so we’ll have to wait and see.
18. Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding
    - I have this one in Sligo but haven’t opened it up yet.
19. Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
    - I’ve never owned it, but I have borrowed it from the library and reread it at least twice.
20. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
    - this is one I’ve only read once. And I wasn’t blown away by it. Don’t think I’ll be rereading it any time soon

So, which have you reread? And are there any other books you love to reread?

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