Books You Can't Stop Reading (was Crushes...)

[jenny from ravenclaw]

Hey all -

Cindy's comments about The Outsiders made me think of something.  When 
I was in eighth grade I too read The Outsiders and ended up carrying 
the book around with me for months.  I still have it at my mom's house 
and let me tell you, that book is practically in pieces.

Other books (obviously aside from Harry) that I have read many many 
many many many many times are The Lords of Discipline by Pat Conroy, 
Story of My Life by Jay Mckinerney, several books by Norma Klein 
(Heidi, I am counting on you to have read Norma Klein, too), who wrote 
Judy Blume-type books and of course, The Chronicles of Narnia.  I 
don't know why exactly I have read those (and there are others too but 
no one would know them) so many times, but I have.  I'd have to say 
honestly that I've read Harry more than any of those.

Are there books that you have read so many times you *still* know 
chunks by heart?  Are you also unable to explain why?

--jenny from ravenclaw, who also had a wild crush on Ricky Schroeder 
when he was on "Silver Spoons" and to this day cannot call him Rick 
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