Re-Reading
Do you make a habit of re-reading books or is it something you only do occasionally?
I can sympathise with the school of thought that says life is so short, read new books, then read more new books etc.
But I must admit I do re-read. There are certain books I simply have to re-read (or in some cases re-listen to) at different times of the year.
For example, I have to take in Hogfather by Terry Pratchett in the run up to Christmas. In that case I nearly always re-watch the excellent film adaptation.
The nice thing here is, as well as enjoying old favourites again, I nearly always pick up something new from the repeat reading - a bit of wonderful characterisation that I somehow hadn’t quite picked up on before.
A great book can always stand being re-read. You should be able to get more enjoyment from it each time.
Here it is not a case of familiarity breeding contempt, more like familiarity breeding anticipation of more things to enjoy from a well-loved story.
What is there not to like about that?!
I can sympathise with the school of thought that says life is so short, read new books, then read more new books etc.
But I must admit I do re-read. There are certain books I simply have to re-read (or in some cases re-listen to) at different times of the year.
For example, I have to take in Hogfather by Terry Pratchett in the run up to Christmas. In that case I nearly always re-watch the excellent film adaptation.
The nice thing here is, as well as enjoying old favourites again, I nearly always pick up something new from the repeat reading - a bit of wonderful characterisation that I somehow hadn’t quite picked up on before.
A great book can always stand being re-read. You should be able to get more enjoyment from it each time.
Here it is not a case of familiarity breeding contempt, more like familiarity breeding anticipation of more things to enjoy from a well-loved story.
What is there not to like about that?!
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