Not including short story collections, poetry collections, anthologies, etc.

For me, I believe it’s Oroonoko by Aphra Behn because it was on the syllabus for three different classes that I took in college. Other than that, the most I’ve read a single book is twice, and that was Telegraph Avenue by Michael Chabon. I’ve read Dracula 1.5 times. Didn’t finish it the second time around.

  • joseph4th@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency by the late great Douglas Adams who is more commonly known for his Hitchhikers Guide t the Galaxy series.

    Though to be truthful, I’ve never read it. I have always listened to it on audio read by the author. My first encounter with it was an abridged version which was still quite decent, whoever abridged it did a good job. After the second Dirk Gently book came out unabridged, I had a nice letter exchange with his assistant asking about when the first book would get released unabridged on audio. Long story short, when the contract for the abridged version ran out.

    • Chad_Jeepie_Tea@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Hitchhiker’s guide for me. The book and audio were a default for ages.

      Try the red dwarf AUDIO BOOKS. Great time with that same British humor.

    • BrandonJTrump@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      My SO got annoyed with me one day, because I was chuckling so much reading this book. I couldn’t explain why it was funny (I mean, you should just read it), so she couldn’t laugh with me. I cannot read this book around her.