For those into reading books, I think it is common practice to pick a new interesting book most of the time. However I want to know if there are books you found so valuable, you went back to it multiple times. Which book(s) was it, and how many times did you read it? What compelled you to reread it?
Ask HN: Which books have you read more than once?
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#2"The problems of philosophy" by Bertrand Russell. ~8 times.
"The abolition of man" by "C.S. Lewis" 3 times.
"The Reign of Quantity and the Signs of the Times" by René Guénon. 3 times, and planning to set a weekend for another re-read soon.
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#3- Sapiens
- Richard Dawkin's books
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#4"How Will You Measure Your Life?" by Clayton Christensen. Absolutely love this book and have read and listened to it multiple times. Really provides a fresh perspective on life and work.
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#5I usually read good technical books twice. Recently did that for: Designing Data-Intensive Applications, DynamoDB Book.
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#6Good Night Moon - 187 times
The Cat In The Hat - 200 times
The Very Hungry Caterpillar - 85 times
But seriously, im on my third re-read of Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin, In my opinion its the best book about leadership ever written.
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#7"How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie
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#8Hobbit and Lord of the Rings - 3 or 4, including very recently. The latest time I appreciated his background as a writer and the stories behind the story much more. They’re worth a reread as adults.
On the business side I read Deming’s Out of the Crisis several times. The ideas are profound but the writing is mediocre so it took a few times for it to stick.
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#9The Kingkiller Chronicle.
Firstly, they're good books and are enjoyable to read a second time round.
Secondly, Rothfuss has laid down plot points like a Go player places stones. The second time reading through will join together disparate pieces of information that you wouldn't have connected together before, starting from very large revelations in the second reading of the first few chapters.
I know of other books that are so rich that you can appreciate new details on multiple readings, but none that re-contextualise the whole story with revelations hidden in plain sight.
Readings: (Name of the wind - 4 times, Wise Man's Fear 5 or 6 times - I like this one more for some reason).
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#10The Disappearance of the Universe - 4 times