{"id":5589,"date":"2006-11-13T14:01:30","date_gmt":"2006-11-13T19:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/?p=5589"},"modified":"2015-05-24T10:07:58","modified_gmt":"2015-05-24T14:07:58","slug":"14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/?p=5589","title":{"rendered":"14 Book Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"

I just found this … a Friday Fourteen<\/a>: “There are several books on my shelves that I adored so much that I have really been itching to read them again. So, here, without further ado, books I want to reread.”<\/p>\n

I re-read books I love all the time … so for the fun of it – here goes.<\/p>\n

Books I either WANT to re-read – or books I HAVE re-read<\/b> (I’ll stick to fiction):<\/p>\n

1. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay<\/a>\"\"<\/i> – by Michael Chabon – I have only read this one once – but it was one of the best novels I’ve read in, oh, the last 20 years. Every word of it. The topic, the era, the specificity, the characters … it is SO good. I’ve been eyeing it longingly recently – wanting to pick it up again … so I probably will cave soon.<\/p>\n

2. <Sportsman’s Paradise<\/a>\"\"<\/i> – by Nancy Lemann. Oh, how I love this dear, funny, touching book. I’ve only read it once – but I often pick it up and leaf through the pages, reacquainting myself with it. I’ll re-read it someday.<\/p>\n

3. A Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man<\/a>\"\"<\/i> – by Jimmy J. I’ve already read it probably 5 times completely? So I’ll never be done with it, I don’t think. I always pick up something new each time I read it, too. It’s one of those books that changes with you, the reader, as you go through your life.<\/p>\n

4. Lady Oracle<\/a>\"\"<\/i> – by Margaret Atwood – I have had a hankering to re-read this one again. I’ve only read it once – years and years ago – and I remember actually laughing out loud a couple of times – which, you know, is rare for Atwood. I remember laughing out loud during the whole section describing the pretentious ridiculous Weather UNderground type group she gets involved with … but I can’t remember why it’s so funny. On the list for re-reading.<\/p>\n

5. Two Girls Fat and Thin<\/a>\"\"<\/i> – by Mary Gaitskill – I talked about that a bit here<\/a>. I wasn’t too wacky about the book – I found it disturbing and upsetting … but I think it might just have been me. Regardless, I need to go back and investigate. See what I think.<\/p>\n

6. Winner of the National Book Award: A Novel of Fame, Honor, and Really Bad Weather<\/a>\"\"<\/i> – by Jincy Willett This is the kind of book that I HAVE to recommend to friends I know will love it. Mitchell?? You would LOVE this book. RTG already read it. I begged her to. But it’s just SUCH a delightfully weird funny dark little book. Laugh out loud funny at times … and man, do I value an author who can do that! Also, it takes place in Rhode Island, and she just GETS it. She gets the Rhode Island thing perfectly. I enjoyed it so much I need to read it again.<\/p>\n

7. Crime and Punishment<\/a>\"\"<\/i> – by Fyodor Dostoevsky. One of the best books ever. I’ve only read it once. This is a definite must-read-again book.<\/p>\n

8. Jane Eyre<\/a>\"\"<\/i> – by Charlotte Bronte. You know. I just keep reading that book, and I’ll never stop prob’ly.<\/p>\n

9. Breaking and Entering<\/a>\"\"<\/i> – by Joy Williams. I was obsessed with this book when I first read it. I even had to read some of it outloud to myself. I loved the characters. It’s been years since I’ve read it.<\/p>\n

10. A Prayer for Owen Meany: A Novel<\/a>\"\"<\/i> – by John Irving You know I’ve only read this book once – and it was YEARS ago – I was just out of college, or maybe still in college … and I remember certain scenes almost word for word. The Christmas pageant lives on in my mind as one of the funniest things I have ever read in my life. I remember my boyfriend and I were reading it at the same time – racing through the book at almost the same speed – and we were at the beach, and he had surged ahead of me in the book and started in reading the whole pageant scene – and he was seriously SNORTING with laughter. I was dying because I hadn’t gotten to it yet … but then 2 pages later … I start to SNORT with laughter too – and we both just read, and guffawed … at the same time. Great book – need to read it again.<\/p>\n

11. The Time Traveler’s Wife<\/a>\"\"<\/i> – by Audrey Niffenegger I just really liked this book. I thought it was quite good, and I’d like to read it again.<\/p>\n

12. Moby Dick<\/a>\"\"<\/i> – by Herman Melville. If I re-read it – that will make it the third time. And it’s daunting – I need to gear up for it … but I am certainly not DONE with that book. I will re-read it again someday.<\/p>\n

13. A Wrinkle in Time<\/a>\"\"<\/i> – by Madeleine L’Engle. Always. I’ve read it a bazillion times. I’ll read it a bazillion more.<\/p>\n

14. Possession<\/a>\"\"<\/i> – by AS Byatt … I’ve already read it probably 3 times completely? I am sure I will be drawn to read it again. It’s just one of those books for me. I never get sick of it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I just found this … a Friday Fourteen: “There are several books on my shelves that I adored so much that I have really been itching to read them again. So, here, without further ado, books I want to reread.” … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5589"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5589"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5589\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":102971,"href":"https:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5589\/revisions\/102971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}