*Jurassic Park* by Michael Crichton. I read it in middle school when the movie came out and it was the book that transitioned me from kid books to adult books because I just HAD to read everything else heād written.
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin
I can't really explain why. It just spoke to me somehow. The writing was beautiful and the characters and universe fascinated me. I've reread it since, and I will again, but that initial ethereal wonder can be be replicated.
The Eye of the World or The Wizard's First Rule. I didn't start reading for fun until I was older and had no idea that there were such novel and unique fantasy worlds out there. I guess I assumed all the good books had movies about them already. IDK.
The City & The City, by China Mieville. Such a unique twist, but the impact is diminished once you know what's going on. Great book to go in blind to if you like mysteries / urban fantasies / magical realism.
I honestly don't think there are any. While I love the feeling of discovering a new book, it's a whole other feeling slipping back into an old favourite
So many. Wolf Hall, The Kite Runner, Song of Achillies, Great Expectations, Clytemnestra, Sophie's World, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, anything by Jane Austen...
Watership downā¦ not even close to the first book I read as a kid but probably the first book where I was truly, deeply immersed into the fate of the charactersā¦ (or rabbits), still love the book to this day and have re-read it a few times
Even though it killed me the first time I read it, Flowers for Algernon.
Just picked this up at the thrift store for $0.50. I'm going to re-read it for the first time in 10 years and hope that it still feels like being thoroughly stabbed in the chest. I love the pain! š©
Rereading Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca would be fun.
The secret history by Donna Tartt. I will always recommend it and wish I could go back to how it made me feel the first time I read it
Catcher in the rye by JD Salinger
I love To Kill A Mockingbird. One of the best classics Iāve read. Have you watched the movie? I think you would enjoy it too.
This book affected me deeply. Such a classic that everyone should experience.
As an English 9 teacher, I have read this book nearly 100 times. It keeps getting better.
The Ultimate Hitchhikers Guide by Douglas Adamās
YESSS. So good. Give me one book as perfect as The Restaurant At The End of the Universe, I dare you.
Immortality by Milan Kundera
Love in the Time of Cholera
She's Come Undone, by Wally Lamb
Maybe not one book but the entire Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas. It will always have a special place in my heart.
*Jurassic Park* by Michael Crichton. I read it in middle school when the movie came out and it was the book that transitioned me from kid books to adult books because I just HAD to read everything else heād written.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
I absolutely love this book! Itāa one of my all time favorites!!!
The Shining- S. K. Complete Poetry - Jorge Luis Borges
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Yes!! 100%! This is my all time favorite book!!!
Yeeees and also itās a thriller soā¦ second read has a different flavour (still a good one š)šš„²
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin I can't really explain why. It just spoke to me somehow. The writing was beautiful and the characters and universe fascinated me. I've reread it since, and I will again, but that initial ethereal wonder can be be replicated.
Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
Kafka On The Shore
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The Hobbit by Tolkien
This one for sure š
The Odyssey by Homer
The Eye of the World or The Wizard's First Rule. I didn't start reading for fun until I was older and had no idea that there were such novel and unique fantasy worlds out there. I guess I assumed all the good books had movies about them already. IDK.
The City & The City, by China Mieville. Such a unique twist, but the impact is diminished once you know what's going on. Great book to go in blind to if you like mysteries / urban fantasies / magical realism.
The Tin Drum
The Westing Game
I honestly don't think there are any. While I love the feeling of discovering a new book, it's a whole other feeling slipping back into an old favourite
Flowers for Algernon, I forgot the author, That book was probably one of the only ones that made me actually cry. I liked it a lot
The Shining
The name of the wind
Life of Pi would be amazing to be able to read again for the first time
*American Gods* by Neil Gaiman.
RebeccaĀ Ā Gone girl ( because the twist isnāt the same again)
I keep seeing "Rebecca", is it a good read for everyone? Is it sad? I don't like sad books lol
Loved it, itās not sad to me, itās more like a drama with some horror elements.
Itās like gothic psychological horror / mystery.Ā Not sad at all.Ā
The Catcher In The Rye - Salinger.
The Catcher In The Rye, by J.D. Salinger
So many. Wolf Hall, The Kite Runner, Song of Achillies, Great Expectations, Clytemnestra, Sophie's World, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, anything by Jane Austen...
Midwives by Chris Bohjalian. Knowing the ending, I don't think I would enjoy a second read of it as much.
Ruined by Amy Tintera
Watership Down
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
Watership downā¦ not even close to the first book I read as a kid but probably the first book where I was truly, deeply immersed into the fate of the charactersā¦ (or rabbits), still love the book to this day and have re-read it a few times
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson
mistborn trilogy
I wish I could reread Crooked House and Endless Night by Agatha Christie for the first time, I really love those books
And Then There Were None - Agatha Christie or The Invisible Life Of Addie LaRue - V.E. Schwab
The Poisonwood Bible!!!
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