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What was a book so good that you have ReRead it? (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The Revival, Stephen King (×3)
East of Eden, John Steinbeck (×5)
Dreamquest of Unknown Kadath, H.P. Lovecraft (×2)

And I plan on rereading:

The Exorcist, William Peter Blatty
Fear and Trembling, Søren Kierkegaard
Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Blood Meridian, Cormac McCarthy (after a bit of therapy)
Lonesome Dove, Larry McMurthy
Ian Toll's Pacific War trilogy
The Things Our Fathers Saw, Matthew A. Rozell

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Blood meridian is incredible. Idk if I could read it again though.