If you could read a book all over again for the first time, which book would you choose?

The question was posted today:  If you could read a book all over again for the first time, which book would you choose?  I started a reply that began with:  “This question is almost painful.  There are so many choices.”  And the reply grew and grew.  So I decided to write this.  Obviously I recommend every book in this posting, you’ll see why. 

Swan Song by Robert R. McCammon.  – (Post-Apocalyptic Fiction) - This is easily my favorite book of all time.  To this day it is the only book that I have finished and immediately started reading again. I have read it again several times since and each time I read this book I get something new from it. 

The Stand by Stephen King.  - (Post-Apocalyptic Fiction)  This is easily my second favorite book of all time.  I loved this book even more the second time I read it because I discovered the uncut version that added even more layers to the book.

Harry Potter Series by J. K. Rowling – (Young Adult Fiction) – I love these books.  These books were the first series I really shared with my two oldest kids that I loved as much (if not more) than they did. Harry Potter was something we enjoyed as individuals and shared as a family.  I loved watching not just my kids, but their friends as well, discover a love of reading with these books.  It also lead to more family time with video games, board games, and the movies.

Wicked Lovers Series by Shayla Black and Masters of the Shadowlands Series by Cherise Sinclair – (Romantic Erotica) – Although I discovered the genre through Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James, it was these two series that really made me fall in love with it.

Backstage Pass by Olivia Cunning – (Romantic Erotica) –   Simply because she made me fall in love with Rock Stars. 

Kate's Crew by Jayne Rylon because it was the first time I felt I needed a diagram to figure out how the heck that position with that many people was possible.

Thanks to E.L. James, Shayla Black, Cherise Sinclair and Olivia Cunning (and Sophia Oak, Lora Leigh, Natalie Acres, Melissa Schroeder, Raine Miller, Silvia Day, Ranae Rose and many many many others) I discovered a genre, a community, a hobby, conferences (aka girls weekend), and friends.  So yes, it would be fun to read them again for the first time.

Thank you Stephanie Burke and Eloisa James for asking a question (on Facebook)  that made me smile.

Rifka Reader

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