Leaving aside the bible and other religious texts, which book have you re-read the most times? Do you remember how many times you've read it? Has it gotten better with each read? I guess for me The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald would probably take first prize. No doubt its being on required book lists for the literature classes I've taken accounts for why I've read Gatsby so many times. I did read it a couple of years ago just for kicks. Do I intend to read it ever again? Probably not. In crime fiction, I'd like to re-read Chandler's early books as well as Ross Macdonald's best Lew Archers. I'd also lump in James M. Cain and Jim Thompson's best noirs. My 88th book read this year just got logged in, so I'm making some headway.

Happy reading to you and yours!

By Ed Lynskey
Twitter: @edlynskey
Author of Lake Charles
"Definitely recommend you take a fictional journey to Lake Charles."
Elizabeth A. White's Musings of an All Purpose Monkey