15 Books People Wish They Could Read Again For The First Time

“This lingered for weeks after I finished it.”

I’m sure a lot of us have that one book where we would do almost anything to experience reading it for the first time again…

1.

The Count of Monte Cristo — Alexandre Dumas

2.

East of Eden — John Steinbeck

3.

The Secret History — Donna Tartt

4.

Rebecca — Daphne Du Maurier

5.

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy — Douglas Adams

6.

Lonesome Dove — Larry McMurty

7.

The Picture of Dorian Gray — Oscar Wilde

8.

Flowers for Algernon — Daniel Keyes

9.

House of Leaves — Mark Z. Danielewski

10.

Piranesi — Susanna Clarke

12.

Cirque Du Freak — Darren Shan

13.

And Then There Were None — Agatha Christie

15.

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

H/T to u/trinketsgoblin and r/books for having this discussion!

Note: All submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.

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