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Karima
The book I would love to read again is John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath. I would simply like to compare the effect of this very human story on me now, as opposed to then.
It had the most profound effect on my youthful meanderings on life and circumstance.
Maya
The book I wish I could read again for the first time is Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. I absolutely loved it. I was intrigued from page 1 till the very end. I couldn’t tell what the hell was going on, what’s going to happen, and do I even like these people?
I even found myself thinking about the book when I wasn’t reading it.
Another book, that for some reason, stays with me to this day is My Favourite Wife by Tony Parsons. The writing or storyline wasn’t profound or anything, but I just liked the whole expat scene and I found it interesting and unpredictable.
Katie
Lord Foul’s Bane by Stephen Donaldson, the first in a 10-book series on the character, Thomas Covenant. The first book in this series drew me into a world so absorbing that I hated returning to the real world.
The characters are so real and the storyline so engaging that I waited with bated breath for each succeeding book in the series.
Anja
Definitely The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson. Every turn of the page was a thrill one would never be able to experience again with any other book!
Inge
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant, which I read off a friend’s bookshelf in England a couple of years ago, made me realise that I WANTED to OWN this book. It’s one that you can read more than once.
When I called my friend to ask if he would let me have the book, he had given it away! It took me 2 years to track down a second hand copy after that, but now happily I own my very own copy!
Kerry
Adorkable by Sarra Manning for sure. This book is one of my absolute faves and even though I have read it three times I still can't get enough of it. Love the characters, love the story and really wish I could read it for the first time again.
Carol
I would love to revisit The remains of the day by Kazuo Ishiguru. He writes in seamless prose and his style is similar to that of Jane Austen. The novel is much better than the movie.
Liza
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton. The first time I read her book I just fell in love with her writing style.
Deidre
My choice would be The Host by Stephanie Meyer. I loved the way the book unfolded, the perspectives of the different characters and especially the way it ended. I re-read that ending about ten times. There were even some small tears shed at the end (and that never happens for me!).
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