Top Ten Tuesday (1): Books I Want To Reread

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This week's topic is: Top Ten Books I Want To Reread.  

(in no particular order)

1. Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead - I was already a fan of Richelle Mead when I started this series, but I didn't know how AWESOME it would end up being. I love Seth and Georgina and the whole eclectic cast of this fantastic series. Flawed characters that you root for. I have the last book in the series waiting to be read. I am waiting for the right time because I don't want it to end.

2.  Parnormalcy by Kiersten White - Loved this book by Kiersten White. Seriously sarcastic and funny - Evie is one of a kind. I have the second book in the series, Supernaturally, in my To Be Read pile. I'd like to re-read this one to refresh myself on what happened before reading the second book.

3. The Hot Zone by Richard Preston - With the popularity of the new film Contagion, more people are interested in the possibility of a large viral outbreak. If you're afraid of stuff like this, DO NOT read The Hot Zone. t describes real events and is both fascinating and terribly frightening. It's also hard to put down once you start reading it. I'd like to read this again to see if I can scare the pants off myself again.

**4. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck - I remember really liking this book in high school, though I haven't read it since. I'd like to get re-acquainted with this one.

5. Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding - My copy was filched by a former acquaintance who said she wanted to read it and then never returned it. I asked for it back several times over the years and she make excuses for not returning it every time. Giving it up as a lost cause I finally bought another copy - this time with the lovely Tara McPherson cover that came out a couple of years ago. 

6. Preacher comic series by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon - Another favorite comic series from my adolescence. Dark and twisted and totally original. I even had a poster for in my room. Cassidy was one of the first vampires I remember reading about who still ate food - just for the sheer joy of it. And drank. A lot. I have 1-5 of the trades on this, though I'd like to have them all one day. The covers by Glenn Fabry still blow my mind today.

7. Bone comic series by Jeff Smith - This year marks the 20th anniversary of Bone. Wow - this makes me feel so old but also proud that I was around when Bone was first published. Bone was one of my fave reads back when I was in junior high/high school.  I used to get my issues at the local comic shop whenever they came out. I haven't read it in years and I just found out that the version put out by Scholastic was colorized.  I am still loyal to the original black and white version though and want to get all of the trades.

**8. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling - It's been a few years since I read the Harry Potter books. I'd like to re-read them all. Maybe in 2012.

**9. Catcher In The Rye by JD Salinger - I read this in high school and don't remember being very impressed by it. I'd like to try it again to see if I like it any better.

**10.  A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L'Engle - Another book from my childhood that I really liked. I remember it being very trippy and very different from what I was used to reading. I want to re-read it to see if I still find it that way.