Reading Is A Two Way Street

One of the things that has always fascinated me is how different a book can seem from one reading to the next. There are some books that I was convinced were absolutely brilliant the first time I read them, yet not all of them have stood the test of time. However, there are others, and these are the ones I consider truly great, that remain remarkable no matter how many times I’ve read them or how long it’s been since I’ve read them.

But why do we view books differently from one reading to the...