REREADING BOOKS. I wonder how many people actually do it--besides me. There are actually many reasons to reread your favorite books--you know--the books that you hold dear to your heart. I spent the last week rereading ONE OF THEM. The books I reread are the books I'll never forget. They are the books I buy and keep in my library because I want to keep them close to me so that I can reread them whenever I want. The characters in these stories speak to me and become almost real. They are people I'll never forget. I actually remember their names--which is crazy--because I can't even remember the names of my own kids. It doesn't matter that I already know what's going to happen--that's not the point. I guess I reread books because the writing is so special that I want to enjoy it again. They are like old friends--comforting to be around. Instead of reviewing a book today--I thought I'd leave you with a list of books worthy of rereading to inspire you to either read or reread one.
Books I have REREAD:
-A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
-A Widow For One Year by John Irving
-A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
-I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb
-Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
-Bleak House by Charles Dickens
-To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
-Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
-The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson Cullers
Books I NEED to REREAD:
-Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte -Son of the Circus by John Irving
-A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles -Cutting For Stone by Abraham Verghese
-Of Human Bondage by Somerset Maugham -The Tin Drum by Gunter Grass
-Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton -The History of Love by Nicole Krauss
-Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
ENJOY!
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