" This linger 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…

So, whenu/trinketsgoblinasked people toshare the book they would love to read againfor the first time, I decided to round up some of the best answers:

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

11.A Series of Unfortunate Events— Lemony Snicket

12.Cirque Du Freak— Darren Shan

13.And Then There Were None— Agatha Christie

14.The Stand—Stephen King

15.The Roadby Cormac McCarthy

H/T tou/trinketsgoblinand r/books for having this discussion!

observe : All submissions have been edited for duration and/or clarity .

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Cover of "The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas, showing a stormy sea and a distant castle

Illustration of a book cover for "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck, featuring a man with a pensive expression

Book cover of "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt with a golden emblem and praise from The Times

Book cover of "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier with large red flowers and ornate title text

Cover of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" with title and author Douglas Adams, featuring a cup on a saucer

Cover of "Lonesome Dove" by Larry McMurtry with a cowboy silhouette on a horse

Cover of "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde, featuring a painted portrait of a young man in a white coat

Book cover of "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes featuring a mouse on a maze-patterned background

Cover of "House of Leaves" by Mark Z. Danielewski, featuring a dark doorway with the text overlaid

Book cover of "Piranesi" by Susanna Clarke featuring accolades and a figure on a statue horse

Cover of "A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket, featuring Count Olaf

Cover of "Cirque Du Freak" by Darren Shan featuring a vampire holding a spider within ornate borders

Cover of "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie, featuring silhouette figures and title text

Book cover of Stephen King's "The Stand" with a person on a vehicle and desolate backdrop

Book cover of "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy, featuring silhouettes of two figures within a fiery shape