Books That Hit Different the Second Time Around

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The Color Purple by Alice Walker

Like galore American students, I was assigned this publication successful precocious school. I retrieve liking it fine, but it was a publication I work done accelerated truthful I could get it retired of the way. Recently, I reread this publication and was perfectly floored by however overmuch I adored it. I deliberation this publication is done a disservice by being assigned to precocious schoolers. Its connection is truthful rich, and the communicative truthful compelling that it can’t beryllium rushed. I’m truthful gladsome I got the accidental to autumn successful emotion this substance decently this time.

Eragon by Christopher Paolini

This publication was 1 of the archetypal I work erstwhile I decided to effort rereading. I reread the full bid and loved it truthful overmuch more. There was a batch of subtlety I missed erstwhile I work it arsenic a teen. Reading it arsenic an big meant I picked up connected truthful galore much tiny things I had forgotten oregon ignored. My reread besides helped maine spot the characters successful a caller airy arsenic I americium present older than Eragon was. That kid went done truthful much! I ne'er truly thought astir it until my reread.

The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

I deliberation I mightiness conscionable person to reread this bid astatine slightest each different twelvemonth for the remainder of my life, and that is hardly an exaggeration. N.K. Jemisin is simply a maestro people of a writer who makes adjacent the astir innocuous details ripple with importance. Every reread brings distant caller knowing and details I ne'er noticed before. Truly 1 of the top additions to the subject fabrication cannon.

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

An implicit classic. I support uncovering caller jokes I missed erstwhile I was younger, and I person a increasing appreciation for everything this enactment did for satire and subject fiction. It’s witty and holds up a reflector to however we inactive run successful our satellite today, contempt its age. This is simply a publication I volition beryllium everlastingly successful emotion with and adjacent though I work it virtually a period ago, I’m already looking guardant to my adjacent reread.

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

I work this publication erstwhile and instantly started it over. And with the sequel acceptable to merchandise soon, I deliberation I mightiness person to reread it a 3rd time. It’s important to retrieve that erstwhile it comes to rereading a book, it doesn’t person to beryllium years and years successful betwixt reads! You tin reread close away. This is the astir caller publication connected this list; I deliberation that rereading shouldn’t lone pertain to the classics.

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

I inactive retrieve speechmaking this publication for the archetypal time. And adjacent though I person the archetypal leafage memorized, I cognize I’m not unsocial successful getting that feeling of excitement opening this publication for a reread. Plus, with a marque caller TV amusement connected the horizon, it’s the prefect clip to dive successful and springiness this bid a reread.

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

This publication is 1 of the astir visually stunning books ever. Reading it for the archetypal clip is simply a transcendent experience, but rereading it is dissimilar thing else. Because this publication has truthful overmuch description, rereading helps you conceptualize what’s happening more. There’s conscionable truthful overmuch item that you apt won’t beryllium capable to instrumentality it each successful during your archetypal work through.

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

This is simply a masterclass successful speculative dystopian writing. It’s truthful enthralling and bosom wrenching. Parable of the Sower is often taught successful schools truthful it’s casual to velocity implicit without taking the clip to truly sorb it. If you were assigned this publication successful schoolhouse and felt neutral towards it, I’d highly urge giving it different try. Plus, the sequel is besides delightful, truthful aft a reread you person the privilege of experiencing the sequel for the archetypal time.

Severance by Ling Ma

This is simply a delightful publication that packs a superior punch, particularly arsenic we are inactive surviving done a pandemic. One astonishing happening astir rereading this publication is you get to uncover each the small hints Ling Ma near america astir wherever the communicative was going to go. I particularly urge this publication for a reread if you work it for the archetypal clip before, oregon towards the opening of the pandemic. It’s genuinely illuminating.

Slaughter House-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

Slaughter House-Five is 1 of the top books of each time, and 1 perpetually assigned to students. I’d spell truthful acold arsenic to accidental that if you were assigned this publication successful schoolhouse and haven’t reread it since, you whitethorn beryllium entitled to fiscal compensation. Reading this arsenic an big packs truthful overmuch much of a punch than erstwhile you work it arsenic a student. I highly urge this book. No substance however often you’ve already work it!

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

Another unfortunate of the “I had to work it for school” collection, Their Eyes Were Watching God is simply a fantastic enactment of feminist literature. Rereading this publication was 1 of my favourite rereads ever, adjacent though it’s besides 1 of the saddest books of each time. If you’re looking for a publication that is going to seizure your imagination, and marque you cry, look nary further than Their Eyes Were Watching God.

The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson

Listen, I recognize that this is simply a elephantine enactment of fantasy. Yes, it’s a immense clip commitment, but it’s besides truthful afloat of item that it astir demands a reread. Part of the downfall of a agelong publication is that determination are much plots to retrieve and details to support way of, which besides means immoderate are apt going to gaffe done the cracks. I besides urge rereading this publication successful a antithetic format the 2nd clip around. If you work the carnal copy, effort the audiobooks, and vice versa!

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

This publication has been taught to truthful galore students due to the fact that of its presumption arsenic a classic. However, it’s a publication with nary existent redeeming characters truthful it tin beryllium a slog to get through, particularly if it’s 1 of six books you person to work that semester. Rereading it, and taking your clip with it opens this publication up truthful much. Wuthering Heights is considered a classical for a reason, you conscionable person to springiness it the clip it deserves. It’s a truly large book. Promise!