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Books that you finished and immediately reread.

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choccyp1g · 16/09/2014 12:51

Because they were so good and rich and generally wonderful.

I'll list three, most of which have also appeared in the "books you gave up on" thread.

Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies (counts as one choice)
All the Pretty Horses

A fine Balance

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CoteDAzur · 18/09/2014 14:26

Cloud Atlas.

UptoapointLordCopper · 18/09/2014 12:43

Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell.

AS Byatt's Angels and Insects.

ArsenicFaceCream · 18/09/2014 12:34

Yes, The Blind Assassin. That's he only one ever.

penguinpaperback · 18/09/2014 12:32

Tea with Mr Rochester by Frances Towers. A wonderful collection of short stories.

Solo · 17/09/2014 23:00

Forcibly, we (my class) got to the end of Great Expectations, heaved a huge sigh of relief and then our English teacher said in her Italian accent..."Open the book at page one girls" and we had to start again. I could've pulled my hair out. She did this to us three times in a year.

She was lovely though :)

sydlexic · 17/09/2014 22:23

Never, because I would know what was going to happen.

bigbadbarry · 17/09/2014 22:20

The secret history for me too

DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen · 17/09/2014 22:17

Rebecca
The Poisonwood Bible
Perfume
The series of Tales of the City -for sheer escapism.

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choccyp1g · 16/09/2014 21:29

GeorgeHerbert. I read the Blind Assassin twice in one go too. (thinks: there should be a special word for that kind of twice.....cover to frontispiece?)

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Thurlow · 16/09/2014 20:38

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell was the only book I finished the last page and immediately turned back to the first page again.

InternetFOREVER · 16/09/2014 20:33

The Secret History. I think this is the only one I've done this with as an adult.

CatherineofMumbles · 16/09/2014 20:29

Another one for WH & BUTB!

IntellectualLlama · 16/09/2014 20:15

Same as you, Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies.

Great Expectations. Then started working my way through the rest of Dickens.

Was sorely tempted to when I recently finished The Sunne in Splendour recently, but restrained myself as I have loads of other things waiting to be read.

GeorgeHerbert · 16/09/2014 19:46

The Blind Assassin.
The Woman in White