What books have you read at least three times?

I’ve read plenty of books more than three times - in fact, my current read is a book that I’ve read over and over again, JM Roberts’ History of the World. It’s one of those books I like to take to restaurants and read while eating… as a matter of fact, I’ve found restaurant receipts from 1994 and 1996 in this book, and will probably find one or two more.

I’m not much of a re-reader, but I managed to get assigned Achebe’s Things Fall Apart three times during my school career. First time was in an “Afro-Asia” centric 9th grade social studies class. Then in 12th grade AP English (at a different school). And once again in college in the locally famous “African Storyteller” class at UW-Madison.

That is a truly excellent book, and I have read that twice. Except my copy is called The Penguin History of the World, by JM Roberts. Published by Penguin Books, of course. I trust it’s the same book.

Gone With the Wind
The Oz Books
The Masters of Rome series (Colleen McCullough)
The Thorn Birds
Earth Children series (Jean Auel, and I doubt I’ll read the last one)
The Kent Family Chronicles (John Jakes)
North and South (ditto)
Most of the Stephen King books (except for Cujo. I could only read that one once.)
The Outlander series (Diana Gabaldon, the newest one left the Amazon warehouse yesterday afternoon)
Harry Potter
Tom Sawyer

I think there’s more, but that’s a start.

I also read through relevant sections of the Lonely Planet Thailand guide when a new one comes out every two years like I’m doing now, just to keep up to date on tourist stuff. But I don’t think that counts, because I don’t read the entire book, and I don’t reread the same edition.

I rarely read a book twice, but three that come to mind that I have read many times:

Lord of the Rings Trilogy (six times and counting)
Catcher in the Rye (14 times, been there done that - ah, youth.)
The Front Runner (Twice because I liked it, 2 more times for a film studio project development that didn’t happen - was supposed to star Paul Newman!)

First allow me to say that I officially love everyone posting to this thread and this whole site! I have lurked around SD for a while reading Cecil’s stuff, but never really thought of joining the message board, until today. Look at all you re-readers - you make my heart swell with joy! :slight_smile:

I have read numerous times:
Atlas Shrugged (and still love it)
1984
Animal farm
Just about all the Stephen King books
Anne McCaffrey’s Pern books
Mercedes Lackey Valdemar books
Raymond Feist Midkemia books
Harry Potter :wink:
and a lot of other fluffy SF/FAntasy stuff

Yes, it is the same book.

Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy; Asimov’s Foundation Trilogy; Heinlein’s Stranger in a Strange Land, Farnham’s Freehold, and Podkayne of Mars; Louisa May Alcott’s Eight Cousins and Rose in Bloom; and Swiss Family Robinson. (Also Pokey Little Puppy and Three Billy Goats Gruff and various fairy tale collections, especially Shoemaker’s Elves and Twelve Dancing Princesses :D))

ETA and a bunch of Bradbury, especially Dandelion Wine

I forgot about all the Sherlock Holmes and all the Poe I read in school, and re-read. Otherwise, I’m really not much of a re-reader.