Saturday, November 17, 2007

Most Re-read Books

So I just read an article from the BBC about a survey conducted to see which books are the most re-read. Here's the Top Ten:

1. The Harry Potter series - JK Rowling
2. The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien
3. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
4. The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien
5. Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
6. 1984 - George Orwell
7. The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
8. The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe - CS Lewis
9. Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
10. Catch 22 - Joseph Heller

It seems I pretty much conform with British public opinion, though my order would be a bit different. I've probably read P&P at least 40 times, followed by HP, and then LOTR. The Hobbit, Jane Eyre, and Da Vinci Code have been read by me between 4-6 times. Wuthering Heights has also been reread but not by choice, as in it was assigned reading. (Am I the only one that wants to smack Heathcliffe and Catherine around? God, they annoy me.) And now I digress from the list. I've only read The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and 1984 once. I just can't handle the Christian allegory in Lewis and 1984 was rather depressing. Finally, I tried reading Catch-22 once and just couldn't get through it. I should probably try again. Other authors that I love rereading are Lucy Maud Montgomery, Edward Rutherford, George R.R. Martin, Larry McMurtry, and Colleen McCullough.

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