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A lot of them. If it's a long series, I've probably read the earlier books at least 3 times.

RIP, Robert Jordan.

Speaking of interactive fiction, I have 10 of the Super Endless Quest Adventure Gamebooks, but I've never read them. Some guy did some work on one of my websites a long time ago, and he said that if I wanted to pay him, I should send him some of those. Well, I found them at a second-hand store, I believe, but lost contact with him, so they've been sitting on my shelf ever since. I still feel bad I never got to send him his books.

Hear, hear. People badmouth him a lot, but I still admire what he was able to do. The staggering level of detail and the sheer size of his world, owing to almost every mythology there is. I thought he brought it all together very well. That being said, he did get off track after book 6, and I haven't even read the last two published books. However, I will reread the series when the final book is finally published, as I have to find out how it ends. I've read the first 6 books probably three times, but it's been a long time, and it's easy to forget so much of what's gone on.

Wow, I did not know he passed. His series is what I had foremost in my mind when I started this thread, as I've read it twice, up to book six, like Charles. I definitely see myself going over it again and finishing up the rest of the books.

Me too. Still read in bed every night. Sometimes I can only get through a few pages before turning out the light. Sometimes, if I find the book riveting, I'll do one of my favorite things in life.......read until sunrise.

Reading is one of the great joys in my life. I spend more time than I'd like waiting in doctor's offices, airports, and elsewhere. As long as I have my book, I'm never bored.


I hate it when I pick up a book, and after the first chapter or so, realize I've already read it. At my age that, unfortunately, happens all too often.

I do, sometimes, reread books I've read and enjoyed years ago. Though I've not read them in years and years, I've read the entire Sherlock Holmes series at least 3 times. Hmmm? Might have to do that again soon.

There are those rare books that are so totally captivating they make you forgo things like sleeping, eating, working, etc. I love those kind of books. "I'll just read one more chapter, then I'll go to sleep." Yup, before you know it, here comes the sun.

I have The Annotated Sherlock Holmes, which is pretty cool, but I only made it a third of the way through. I should try again, as there was some really good stuff in there.

Jack, I'll do the same thing, with certain novels it's like an adrenaline rush and I can't stop until I'm done, then I can't fall asleep once I'm finished. Then I get the ones that are enjoyable but will put me out like a light after 30 minutes

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