I rarely re-read books. I’ve been planning to re-read Everything Matters by Ron Currie soon. I think I’ve read Grapes of Wrath more than once, a couple of others.
I prefer non fiction. I just read one that was entertaining, easy to read, and actually did a lot to change my view of some things. It’s called “Israel- A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth” by Noa Tishby. She gave a very readable and pretty unbiased view about the history of Israel. It’s one of those books that did make me realize a lot that I didn’t know. Some of it is her memories of growing up there and tied in with the history of her family in the region. It’s a very good read.
KC - I also read a lot of non fiction books. One thing I love to do is read a historical novel and then subsequently read a non fiction book about the historical topic it was based on. For example, Sarah’s key was about the Vel d’hiv roundup of Jews in France and After The Roundup was a true story about a real person who did what the fictional character Sarah did. It is interesting to see how accurate the historical portions of many historical novels are
I will often watch a historical movie or one based on real events, then go to a history vs. Hollywood page to see which parts were true and which fictionalized.
If you are interested in well researched non-fiction books that read like good fiction, my top 3 authors are Simon Winchester, Erik Larson and Hampton Sides. I’ve read a couple by Mark Kurlansky and he might be there also. I generally don’t reread the entire books, but often go back because I think I remember something but better check.