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LOTR - By the time I finished it I already forgot details of the beginning, probably have read it 4 or 5 times over 3 decades.

Hyperion series. I got it in an uneven way, first the 3rd Book (Endymion), many years later Hyperion (I still think that by itself is one of the best books that I've ever read, and read it many times), and after more years, finally found locally the other 2 books, and read the whole series 2 or 3 times.

Dune (the first 5 books), Ringworld, The end of Eternity, The name of the wind, Small Gods, Ender's Game, Foundation trilogy, Flowers for Algernon are others that I remember now to have read at least twice, probably more.

There are books that are good, but small hints make me remember all/most of the plot. Probably can't read twice any of the Agatha Christie books because of that.

And there are books that I have the intention to read at least once more, maybe taking notes while doing that, but never gave it the time. The Incerto series by Nassim Taleb is one of them.




I think Dune would be the only other series I might read multiple times like I've done with Lord of the Rings.


+1 for Hyperion. Unbelievably good


> The name of the wind

Seriously?


Forgetting details of the beginning works for good and bad content.




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