Re-reading Novels
Via Stephen Bainbridge, I stumbled upon Hugh Hewitt's post about twice (or more) read novels. So without further ado, I present a list of some of the books I have read more than once.
- I, Robot, Caves of Steel, Foundation, Foundation and Empire and Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov
- Neutron Star, Tales of Known Space and Flatlander by Larry Niven
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe and Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams
- The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein
- The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis
- The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
- Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
- A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller
- Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank
- Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
- The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper
- A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
- The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
I am particularly fond of I, Robot, which I was introduced to by my dad when I was 12 and home sick from school. It was the first of many science fiction novels and anthologies that I have read. I also particularly like Larry Niven's short stories. I tend to like short stories, in general, which I find to be less common as a literary form.
Most of these books I read as a child, either purely for enjoyment or as a school requirement, but found myself fond enough with them to invest the time to reread them. One of the exceptions is Pride and Prejudice, which I bought for my wife a few years ago, after we watched the movie version (which is an excellent adaption of the book). I wanted to read the book as a comparison with the movie, and to clarify some events which aren't clear in the film version. I discovered, much to my surprise, to have enjoyed it quite a bit. That book along with Last of the Mohicans and A Tale of Two Cities are great for getting a picture of life in a historical period--one of the reasons I have reread them all.
