Rereading Books

Rereading books is something that often divides book lovers with some that regularly reread and others that vow never to go back to a book. Personally, I sometimes reread books that I really enjoyed particularly humourous books and novels with a high level of allegory or a philosophical message in order to get a better understanding of it or just to remind myself of what it was saying. I rarely, if ever, reread novels that are plot-driven unless it was exceptionally good and enough time has passed for me to forget much of the story.

Books that I have reread include:

• All the Asterix Books (many times)
• Candide by Voltaire (3 times)
• The Life of Pi by Yan Martel(twice)
• Gridlock by Ben Elton (twice)
• 1984 by George Orwell (twice)
• Animal Farm by George Orwell (twice)
• Earth in the Balance by Al Gore (twice)
• Mr Vertigo by Paul Auster (twice)
• My Uncle Oswald by Roald Dahl (twice)
• Charlie and the Chocolate factory by Roald Dahl (twice)
• The Judgement by Chart Korpjitti (twice)
• Dead Famous by Ben Elton (twice)
• Making History by Stephen Fry (twice)
• 500 Mile Walkies by Mark Wallington (three times)
• Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome (twice)

There are probably some others that I cannot remember. Most of the above books have proved just as good if not better second time around, but a few have proved less enjoyable, particularly the humourous novels which often aren't as funny second time around.

Please leave your favourite reread books in the comments section.