TTT: Books I'd like to read again, for the first time. Part 2.

Top Ten Tuesday: 

Books I'd Like to Read Again, for the First Time. Part 2.

I did this exact post in August 2021. At that time I listed these ten books: To Kill a Mockingbird, Hitchhiker's' Guide to the Galaxy; The Harry Potter series; The Goldfinch; Ready Player One; The Little Prince; A Confederacy of Dunces; The One-In-A-Million Boy; Going Bovine; and The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. I still want to reread all of them for the first time. But since there are so many other books I'll name ten more recent reads I'd like to read again as if I've never read them before.

James by Percival Everett, 2024
I was so delighted with this retelling of the Huck Finn story, I'd love to read it again with the same enthusiasm I had for it first time.

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver, 2022
I could happily add all of Kingsolver's books to this list. I love them all. This is her most recent and it is inspired by another classic: David Copperfield.

North Woods by Daniel Mason, 2023
I need to reread this book because I missed so much on my first pass. It was surprisingly wonderful.

When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill, 2022
This book spoke to me about the empowerment of women and the strength we have within us, and, um, dragons. I was so delighted by it, I want to relive that feeling.

Encyclopedia of An Ordinary Life by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, 2005
I read this book in 2023 at the recommendation of another book blogger. I loved every minute of the book. After I finished it I learned the author had died of cancer in 2017. I was heartbroken. Still am. I want to go back and reread it not knowing about her death.

Strange Planet by Nathan W. Pyle, 2019
I needed this book so much when I read it in 2022, while the life was still being strangled by COVID. I laughed and had so much fun with it, somehow I'd missed the whole Strange Planet on Instagram, so I was coming to it new. When I read of few of the comics a few weeks ago, I didn't think they were as funny as I remembered it. I want to go back and read it for the first time again.

Where is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox and Judy Horack, 2005
Back in 2022 I was on a mission to read 100 books with my pre-kindergarten grandson before he started school. This book was on the list and though I was familiar with Mem Fox I'd never heard of this one before. Both Ian and I loved it so much we instantly reread it like five times in a row, finding more and more treasures inside each time through. That whole experience is one I'd love to repeat.

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, 2021
I know I probably need to reread this wonderful Sci-fi book but I'm worried it won't be as wonderful as the first time through listening to the audiobook version.

Persuasion by Jane Austen, 1817
I read Pride and Prejudice as a pre-teen. I read it so early it is incorporated into my very fiber, so I can't imagine reading it again for the first time. But I first read Persuasion, Austen's second best, as an adult. I loved it so much I told everyone it was my favorite Austen for years. I'd love to jump back and read it for the first time again to see if I'd still be in love with it to that degree. 

The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John Green, 2021
I had to put a John Green title on my list this week. He is my favorite author. This collection of essays on life on our planet is associated with family love and a fantastic trip in my memory. It would be fun to relive it all, including the book.

-Anne