I can't remember how many times I have read "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott. The story of the March family just gets me with the growing up of Meg, Jo, Amy and Beth. I cry each and every time that Beth dies, and find it a wonderful book to read aloud. What a satisfying book.
I love many Charles Dickens novels but my favorite, and the one I come back to over and over is "Great Expectations". It is a great book of characters, both demented and redemtive, and the unrequited love always gets me. I love that Pip's one act of kindness brings him rewards from the convict. All Dickens novels are fun to read aloud, "Great Expectations" is no exception.
Sarah