Do You Have a Fictional Book That You Have Read Several Times?

[Rhiannon12866]

196. I used to curl up with a book every night

I got desperate when I didn't have one, LOL. I used to read mysteries, if I found an author I liked, I'd make it a point to read the rest of whatever they'd written. I don't know how many times I've read Jane Austen and Dick Francis became a particular favorite of mine. When my uncle was in the hospital, my mother brought him a copy of "The Edge," but he was a prolific reader and had already read it, so my mother brought it home and I picked it up and was hooked. He used to come out with a new book every year around October, near my birthday, so I'd ask for the book in hardcover for a present because I couldn't wait for the paperback. You'd think mysteries wouldn't be worth reading more than once, but the best ones are. Dick Francis researched the background of whatever he was writing about so it was easy to miss a lot the first time through. Sadly, he's gone now...

These days I have the TV on as well as my computer. Reading was a lot more soothing, even mysteries.