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In reply to the discussion: Do You Have a Fictional Book That You Have Read Several Times? [View all]dem in texas
(2,673 posts)Used to read lots of fiction. Have read "Gone with the Wind" twice. Scarlet O'Hara is one of the best characters ever written, you don't like her, but you admire her drive and perseverance. Another I have read more than one time is "To Light House" by Virginia Wolfe, love the stream of consciousness writing is this book.
One reason I quit reading fiction is some of the writers are so annoying. "Gone Girl" for example. Many have weak story lines that are not believable.
Now I am more into history and biographies. One good book was about the dust bowl. I had to put that book down for a while when I read how a mother had her baby die from breathing the dust. Another that made a big impressing on me was one about the Irish Famine, "The Dead are Walking", Heart breaking how the rich landowners treated the poor. Another good read was "1776".