This covers pretty much every book on my shelf, because I have limited bookshelf space and can't afford to allot any to books I *don't* read repeatedly. But since I'm guessing you don't want this article to be bajillions of characters long, I'll try to prioritize it down to, say, ten. Some of these are "guilty pleasure" rereads, note, and some are "study at the feet of the master/mistress" rereads, but all of them have had the covers badly damaged through rereading. In a few cases I've even had to replace them with new copies. In no particular order:
The Waste Lands, by Stephen King: Third of the Dark Tower fantasy septology-maybe-octology. Not the best of the set, and it ends on a cliffhanger. I *hate* cliffhangers. But it's also the one that sent multiple genuine chills down my spine.
Imago, by Octavia Butler: My favorite Butler book, of my favorite Butler trilogy, about aliens who decide to interbreed with humanity and give humanity little choice in the matter. This one's the culmination of the saga, and the closest Butler ever comes to a happy ending.
A Kiss of Shadows, by Laurell K. Hamilton: First of the Meredith Gentry series, about sex(y/ing) elves. Hamilton is genuinely good at beginnings, I think; I was riveted by this one.
Emergence, by David R. Palmer: Possibly the most cheerful post-apocalyptic story I've ever read, about a girl traveling across an empty America, with her talking bird, in search of other survivors.
The Initiate, by Louise Cooper: One of several inspirations for my own Inheritance Trilogy. An epic fantasy in which a young man discovers and must master his terrifying heritage.
Luck in the Shadows, by Lynn Flewelling: A lovely fantasy caper, start of a series that becomes much more. Rake, raconteur, and rip-off artist Seregil shows innocent Alec the tricks of the (spying) trade.
Dragonflight, by Anne McCaffrey: First of her science fictional Dragonriders of Pern; a harrowing tale of a girl and her talking dragon, and a boy and his talking dragon, and a whole bunch of talking dragons, and some people.
Ariel, by Steven R. Boyett: A new edition of this came out recently, which was good because the old one had gone out of print and I read the book to pieces as a teenager. A heartwarming tale of a boy and his talking unicorn.
Magic's Pawn, by Mercedes Lackey: I think many of the teenage girls of my generation glommed onto this one with the ferocity of today's Twilight-lovers. A heartrending tale of a young man and his talking horse. (Notes the number of "talking animal" entries in this list; hmmm.)
Black Sun Rising, by C. S. Friedman: First of Friedman's science fantasy Coldfire trilogy. Another buddy tale, this one between an evil semihuman mass-murderer and the warrior priest sworn to kill him. Also, surprisingly, heartwarming. No talking animals, tho'.
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