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Books I Read Repeatedly

Monday, 29 February 2016

Charmed Life - Diane Whynne Jones


I love reading and getting lost in a good book.  Here are some books I read over and over:


Neverwhere - Neil Gaiman

The story of two Londons.  "London above" is the London we know.  "London below" is a magical realm that exists alongside it.  Richard Mayhew stumbles across London below after he rescues a girl and tries to help her escape some hired assassins.  Having looked carefully, London below eludes me. Which is totally unfair.

Mansfield Park - Jane Austin

Fanny Price is sent to live with her richer cousins, the Bertrams.  Although she grows up alongside them, it is always made clear that she is the poor relation.  But whilst the Bertrams have money, Fanny has good character.  I love visiting Jane Austin's world every so often.  I usually follow it up with Murder at Mansfield Park by Lynn Shepherd.


The Worlds of Chrestomanci - Diana Wynne-Jones

Chrestomancis are powerful enchanters with nine lives.  Their job is to keep magic in the various worlds balanced. Calling out "Chrestomanci" makes the current one to appear, whether he wants to or not, anywhere in his own world.  (Sadly, not this one.  Of course I tried!).  Once called, the Chrestomanci attempts to solve any urgent magical problem.  This is my favourite book series and I read them all at least once a year.  Reading them as an adult is different to reading them as a child as you notice little touches and life lessons that Wynne-Jones popped in.  I'm so grateful to Jean, the children's librarian, who made me borrow "Charmed Life".  I never looked back.

What books do you re-read every so often?

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  1. Squirmy Popple29 February 2016 at 10:05

    Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris is one of my favourite books - it taught me so much about how I want to write. I've read it loads of times, and even got him to sign a copy at an event he did a few years ago. I was so star-struck I could barely speak! #fartglitter

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    1. Tubbs1 March 2016 at 13:49

      I'll have a look, thank you. I know what you mean, I bumped into Jon Pertwee, the third Doctor Who, once and could barely get the words out. I was so cross with myself afterwards!

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  2. Crummy Mummy29 February 2016 at 10:05

    I read Pride & Prejudice over and over - haven't read Mansfield Park in a while so might seek it out! #fartglitter

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    1. Tubbs1 March 2016 at 13:50

      Enjoy! For some weird reason, it's my favourite

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  3. Coombe Mill - Fiona29 February 2016 at 10:45

    I have never re read a book, that sounds awful but there are so many new ones I always want to start! #SharetheJoy

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    1. Tubbs1 March 2016 at 20:27

      That's true, there are so many lovely books to read :). Thank you for commenting

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  4. Unknown29 February 2016 at 11:21

    I like your quote - I am the same - not to be trusted with a credit card! But I have been going to the Op Shops and have been getting books at 50cents each! I am going to have a look at what your reading - sound very interesting. #fartglitter

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    1. Tubbs1 March 2016 at 20:31

      Hope you find something you like :). I love second hand books but tend to read everything on the Kindle now as you can make the print bigger!

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  5. Cuddle Fairy29 February 2016 at 12:10

    I haven't ready any of these books before! I actually haven't read a book in a couple years now - yikes that sounds bad! Not since I was pregnant with my third. I read blogs now instead! I went through a phase of the classics when I was pregnant. #MG

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    1. Tubbs1 March 2016 at 20:33

      I have a long commute and that helps. I'd read less if I didn't have that. Thank you for commenting

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  6. Unknown29 February 2016 at 13:31

    Oh, a bunch! I've re-read the Harry Potters more times than I'd like to admit to. I've also read The Time Traveller's Wife a few times and I re-read the 'I am Number Four' series when a new one is coming out. I like re-reading books. It's like a comfort blanket to me.

    #fartglitter

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    1. Tubbs1 March 2016 at 20:34

      It's like catching up with an old friend! I love the HP books too :). Thank you for hosting

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  7. Michelle29 February 2016 at 13:54

    I love Jane Austin! Pride and Prejudice is my favorite and I have read that one a few times. I also love the Anne of Green Gables series that I read when I was a teenager and I will sometimes go back to them. I also read Bram Stoker's Dracula and Mary Shelley's Frankestein over and over again:) Popping over from #mg

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    1. Tubbs1 March 2016 at 20:35

      Yay! I always knew you were a woman of taste and discernment

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  8. Spectrum Mum29 February 2016 at 14:54

    I read Mansfield park a long time ago but don't know the other two. I must admit that I am a bit of a chick lit girl but the last book I read and really enjoyed was the minaturist by Jessie Burton.

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    1. Tubbs1 March 2016 at 20:37

      I really enjoyed The Miniaturist as well. It's a great book :)

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  9. jeremy@thirstydaddy29 February 2016 at 15:23

    Love Neil Gaiman. I have so many books I haven't gotten around to reading, and so little time for it, that its pretty rare for me to re-read something. The only exceptions are that every once in a while I'll sit down with one of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy books for a quick, funny read, and I've read the original DragonLance trilogy a few times

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    1. Tubbs1 March 2016 at 20:39

      Love Hitchikers! It almost made this list as it's another one I re-read every so often. Not heard of DragonLance, will Google

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  10. Unknown29 February 2016 at 15:57

    I don't tend to read books over, there's just too many new ones that I want to start! Your selection sounds good though, put some of them on my reading list! #MarvMondays

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    1. Tubbs1 March 2016 at 20:40

      Hope you enjoy them - let me know - and thank you for commenting

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  11. Morgan Prince29 February 2016 at 16:17

    I love reading Michael Crichton books, he's a master. There aren't many books I've read over and over again, but Ben Elton is another author I like. Some of my favourites are State of Fear (M. Crichton), Past Mortem (B. Elton), oh yes, and my guilty pleasure... The Twilight Saga (that would be the books NOT the films!).
    #readwithme

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    1. Tubbs1 March 2016 at 20:42

      I've not read Twilight, but liked Host by the same author. Thank you for commenting and I hope all is well :)

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  12. Erica Price29 February 2016 at 17:56

    It's been a little while since I visited Jane Austen's world too - probably time for a revisit.

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    1. Tubbs1 March 2016 at 20:43

      Enjoy! Thank you for commenting

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  13. Catherine @ Story Snug29 February 2016 at 19:11

    I re-read books when I was younger. Little Women was a favourite and I read Malory Towers and St. Clare's by Enid Blyton more than once. I don't re-read books as an adult, like Little House Lea I find that there are so many books that I still want to read for a first time!

    #readwithme

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    1. Tubbs1 March 2016 at 20:44

      I know, but every so often it's nice to re-visit. Thank you for commenting:)

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  14. helloarchie.blue29 February 2016 at 21:40

    I love reading, we're all fanatics. Books I read over and over are The Black Magician series, the Delirium series and good old HP! Thanks for linking up to #MarvMondays! Kaye xo

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    1. Tubbs1 March 2016 at 20:44

      I'll check those out, thank you :)

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  15. Sue from Sizzling Towards 60 & Beyond1 March 2016 at 06:58

    Nothing better than getting lost in a book! I love it! There are quite a few that I love to read repeatedly. Jane Austin of course plus to Kill a Mockingbird is my all time fave. I must read the first book you suggested about underground London sounds intriguing. Thanks! #mg

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    1. Tubbs1 March 2016 at 20:45

      Hope you like it :). Thank you for commenting

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  16. Robyn1 March 2016 at 09:00

    I used to be a hoarder of books and even spent many years working in bookstores so I could get staff discount and talk about bookish things all day long (yes, not to be trusted at work with my credit card!). I've rarely read the same thing twice, it's the element of surprise that I love the most, and I'm too impatient to re-read, knowing there's so much new stuff out there :)

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    1. Tubbs1 March 2016 at 20:48

      Oh, that sounds ideal and oh so dangerous! If I worked in a bookshop, I'd end up owing them money! Thank you for commenting and I hope all is well

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  17. Maddy@writingbubble1 March 2016 at 13:13

    Ooh, I'm tempted by Neverwhere! I've never read any Neil Gaiman but have always meant to! I don't tend to read books more than once (I want to read new ones) but I do have authors I return to. Liane Moriarty is one. #sharethejoy

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    1. Tubbs1 March 2016 at 20:49

      Hope you like it and thank you for commenting. I'll have a look at Liane Moriaty

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  18. Swapna1 March 2016 at 17:52

    That's fantastic! I overindulge in books too- for me & my son. My husband thinks I'm crazy and I remind him that books are cheaper than shoes and clothes & crazier things people spend fortunes on! This is interesting! Would love to see your posts in the Practical Mondays Link Up:)

    (PS when you re-read, is it cover to cover? or only your fave parts like me?)

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    1. Tubbs1 March 2016 at 20:50

      I re-read them from cover to cover and pretend I've never read them before. Thank you for inviting me to your Linky

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  19. Unknown2 March 2016 at 05:22

    Adding Neverwhere to my list, sounds right up my street!x

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    1. Tubbs2 March 2016 at 10:06

      Enjoy! You might like Rivers of London as well

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  20. Anonymous2 March 2016 at 06:40

    Love these posts!

    I'm a big Gaiman fan but never got into Neverwhere in the same way
    I think the TV version spoiled it for me but I may revisit again (in comic form).

    If I reread a book it is generally in a time of crisis. I remember binge reading the whole of the Sandman series at such a time. My other go to is the brutal tragi-comic majesty of Catch-22.

    #mg

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    1. Tubbs2 March 2016 at 10:05

      I've got Catch-22 in my pile, I'll move it up :) I've not seen the TV version of Neverwhere and have kept away as some of the other Gaiman adaptions I haven't liked.

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  21. Moderate Mum2 March 2016 at 08:30

    I don't often revisit books but there's a bunch I like to go back to every couple of years - Notes on a Scandal, The Color Purple, Stuart a Life Backwards are among them.

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    1. Tubbs2 March 2016 at 10:07

      They're like comfort blankets :) Not read Notes or Stuart, I'll have a look

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  22. MamaMummyMum2 March 2016 at 16:49

    Ok don't shoot me but I may have re read the Twilight series a couple of times…. generally I don't re read as I have an every growing list of books to read lol. Thanks for sharing with #ReadWithMe

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    1. Tubbs3 March 2016 at 13:14

      That's allowed. We all have books like that, the ones we know we shouldn't, but we do! There's a post in there about guilty reading pleasures I think :)

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  23. Anonymous4 March 2016 at 03:16

    I haven't read any of those books, you have me interested now! To be honest I don't ever re-read books, but my fav book is 'the book thief' and a million other books lol

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    1. Tubbs4 March 2016 at 10:28

      I love the Book Thief. That's another one I read every so often :) Thank you for hosting each week :)

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  24. BookBairn5 March 2016 at 14:57

    I haven't read any Neil Gaiman but keep thinking I should! Perhaps I should start with Neverwhere since you recommend it so highly! Thanks for the tip! #readwithme

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    1. Tubbs5 March 2016 at 19:50

      I love Neverwhere and hope you enjoy it. American Gods is meant to be the masterpiece but I've not read it yet. Thank you for commenting

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  25. Michelle Reeves (TheEssexBarn.com)5 March 2016 at 19:47

    Well now this got me thinking! I've lost count of the times I've reread Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott and when I finish What I Know for sure by Oprah I just start all over again! Thanks for linking up at #sharethejoy x (Michelle @ The Joy Chaser and The Essex Barn )

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    1. Tubbs5 March 2016 at 19:51

      Not read either of these, I'll have a look. Thank you for hosting each week

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