Monday, November 3, 2014

Take Ten



Top Ten books I would like to re-read:

1. Little Women by L M Alcott
Really, the whole "series". I think I was in my early teens when I first read this one, so it would be nice to read it again.

2. The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy
I downloaded this one onto my kindle in hopes of reading it this year. Hasn't happened yet.;P

3. The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis
I've read it twice, and I'm ready to read it a third time as a family!

4. Emma by Jane Austen
It's been too long since I last read this one! I need to pick it up again, since I feel like I would appreciate it so much more now.

5. The All of a Kind Family by Sydney Taylor
I remember adoring this series when I was young, so I can't wait to pull it out to read to Aster in a few years.

6. Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
This is another one I look forward to reading with my little girl!

7. Persuasion by Jane Austen
Another favorite that I think I would appreciate more the second time around.

8. Shirley by Charlotte Bronte
I remember thinking that this one was my favorite of all the Bronte sister's stories. I wonder if that would still be true? A lot can change in ten years. It's interesting how books can seem so different when you look at it through different eyes. Perhaps that is why I haven't picked up a lot of my old favorites again; I'm afraid that they won't be near as magical the second or third time through....

9. Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink
Another classic children's book to read with Aster!

10. Emily of New Moon by L. M Montgomery

What books are on your list? Do you think you will look at a book differently when you read it through a second time?

10 comments:

  1. I adore Little Women. It's one of the only books I reread!

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    1. It is such a good story!
      It's easy to re-read the classics...

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  2. Little Women! Great choice. I'd love to re-read that. I love the Puffin in Bloom edition that came out recently. The cover is gorgeous. I might treat myself and give it a re-read over the Winter.

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    1. You`re right, the cover is gorgeous on that edition! It's so cute and whimsical. I may have to eventually get it for my daughter...;)
      Thanks for stopping by!

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  3. I put Anne of Green Gables on my list, and I hope to reread all the books someday soon, including Emily of New Moon. Great list! My TTT. Happy rereading!

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    1. Annr of Green Gables was another one series I want to re-read!
      Thanks for stopping by!

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  4. The Chronicles of Narnia is a great choice to re-read. I haven't read any Jane Austen yet, but I just recently picked up a few of her books so I should want to re-read something there soonish.

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    1. I love Narnia! Till We Have Faces by Lewis is another one on my list of books to read again.
      Oh, I hope you will enjoy them! Personally, Persuasion and Emma are my very favorites, though they are all good!

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  5. Wonderful choices!
    I should have thought of `Little House`

    Enjoy your books!

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    1. It has been way to long since I last read the Little House books! I've been looking at pioneer clothes to sew for Aster someday, and it has made me want to revisit the Little House series.;)

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