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Rereading Is Here! Let's Say It Again. Rereading Is Here!
How much do we love rereading? Let us count the ways…for those days when you just want to spend time with your favorite characters; or when you want to revisit a beloved classic; or maybe you want to brush up on a series before the next installment comes out (we're still waiting, George R.R. Martin and Diana Gabaldon), the list goes on! Rereading is such a core part of many of our readers' lives that having a better way to keep track of the times you've read a book has been your number one feature request. Starting today, that wish has been granted—no more missing out on rereads being counted for your Reading Challenge!
How Do I Start Using the Rereading Feature?
Next time you decide to reread a book that you've already marked as Read on Goodreads, simply mark it as Currently Reading. When you are done, just mark it as Read. You can do this from the Goodreads iOS and Android apps and on Goodreads.com, as well as in the About the Book feature on Kindle (if you have connected your Goodreads and Amazon accounts - click here to connect your accounts). We take care of marking it as a reread for you. Bonus, it will also automatically be included in your Reading Challenge.
Rereading Rolling Out In Stages
While it sounds like a simple thing to add, rereading turned out to be a complex engineering challenge that involved our entire database. To give you a sense of that scope, our 60 million members have added more than 1.7 billion books to their shelves! That's why we're rolling out rereading in stages. So, if you're not seeing it yet, you will soon!
How Do I Know If I Have the New Rereading Feature?
Go to Goodreads.com on desktop, choose a book you have already read, and click Edit on the My Activity area of the Book Page. At the bottom of the review section, you'll see the following:
How Do I Add All The Times I've Reread My Favorite Books?
On Goodreads.com on desktop, use the brand-new "Add read date" button in My Activity on the Book Page to enter when you read the book; then hit save! (You don't have to have a start date, but you must have a finish year for the book to count toward your Reading Challenge.)
What Happens If I've Been Keeping Track of My Rereads With The "Number of Times Read" Option?
If you previously used the "Number of times read" field, don't worry, we've already done the work for you and all your rereads are still there. If you added a number, it automatically shows in the new feature. If you used text, we've included it in the private notes section of your review. Simply click on edit Review, to change any dates or add more information.
I've Been Using Different Editions to Track Rereads, What Happens Now?
Our new rereading feature takes that into account! Rereads are comprehensive of all editions. When you view your review, it will indicate that you have also read another edition and include that in the total count.
Wondering which are the books Goodreads members most love to reread? Here are some of the most revisited books:
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Amazing! Much needed. I usually re-read my favourite series a couple of times a year, not to mention pretty much every single book I love gets an instant re-read.
Thank you very much! This 2017 is going to be great!
I know I have been doing this for a month or more..When did it actually start?
I have been doing this:"Next time you decide to reread a book that you've already marked as Read on Goodreads, simply mark it as Currently Reading. When you are done, just mark it as Read."
in late 2016 and now in 2017 of my 14 books, 5 are rereads..
Was I started early?
I actually squealed when I saw this feature pop up while updating a book on my shelf. I mean, finally!!!! Thank you, Goodreads!!!
Thank you Goodreads!! It is very much appreciated!! <3
I love that you've made this a reality, but I have a small bone to pick. I was keeping track of re-reads with alternate editions, and now because of how it keeps track, it says its a re-read, but my folder saves are on the individual editions. I feel as if I should go thru and fix them all so they're all on the same edition.
Not a huge thing, just mildly annoying. Maybe I'll let it go. Depends on how it hits me when I'm feeling particularly OCD.
This is the weirdest feature considering you can just create a shelf that says multiple reads and really, why would anyone want to count a re-read on their reading challenges..?Anyway, the books I've re-read the most have to be Prisoner of Azkaban and One For The Money.
Thank you Goodreads that is very good news. Often reread specially City Watch and Death books from Pratchett 's Discworld.
Heather wrote: "This is the weirdest feature considering you can just create a shelf that says multiple reads and really, why would anyone want to count a re-read on their reading challenges..?Anyway, the books ..."
For me, a re-read still counts as a book read. I put the time and energy into reading it again, regardless of the fact that I've read and enjoyed it before. I like to have an accurate list of my challenge, not just "new" books I've read. I feel like most of the people I know are the same.
Thank you very much. I have read several books multiple times. The Eddings Belgarath and the Sparhawk books I have read 5 times! I am very pleased to be able to add books that I have re-read. I already had a shelf for that.
This totally just made my day. Thank you so much!
So much yes!!!!!!!!!! This is great. I just grabbed a book to reread then saw this. Can you say serendipity?
Най-сетне :D Направо се чудя как го е нямало досега! *happy*
Amazing! I was indeed one of those people at the top who sent a message to you! Thank you so much for all the hard work!
Thank you! Of course now I want to go back and add all the times I've re-read books, but I'm just going to start from here on out!
pml wrote: "That said, please consider adding a first read slot to match the date started & date read slots within shelf settings (when on my books page). I've noticed that all the books I've added reread dates to switch over to the most recent date read in my bookshelf. I like being able to sort & find out what book I first read by such and such author more than which I most recently reread by that author (I can usually recall the latter, but not necessarily the former)..."THIS!!!!! So much this. :)
SO SO SO excited for this! I love using Goodreads and this makes it that much better! Thank you!!!! <3
Yay, thank you. I've always wanted to do this!!
I am so pleased that Goodreads has this feature! I've avoided the Goodreads Reading Challenge for a couple of years because most of the books I read every year are rereads and that didn't used to count. Sew happy!
Thank you! This is fantastic! This also means that a Harry Potter re-read is called for!
I am curious about the collector editions books that have three or more books in one. When you complete the book and mark it as 'read' it is counted only as one book when in fact there are three total. Is this an issue with anybody else?
OH MY FUCKING GOD!This is like the best news of the year!
We've been begging for this for years, there are tumblr memes about this, I can't believe this is happening! *weeping with joy*
As a side note, I think I, personally, am responsible for "Pride and Prejudice" being this far up in the "most revisited books" list.
Wow! Thanks to Goodreads for this new feature!
Taja wrote: "Really doubt anyone will answer this.......................But I went in to a couple books I know to have read more than once, and the shelf updates are gone. Where reading progress used to includ..."
Thanks for sharing your experience with us -- we always appreciate feedback on how we can make features more useful for our members! You may be able to view some dates for when you've moved a book between shelves by clicking on "My Activity" on the book page. However, I've reported how you use these dates to track data to our developers so they can look into what data we could surface that would be most helpful to the community.
Matthew wrote: "Can I review the same book twice though?"
Unfortunately, it's not possible to write a separate review for a reread. However, I'd recommend adding an updated section to your existing review with any new thoughts you have on a book you've reread.
Gabs wrote: "Will re-reads count towards our yearly challenges? For example, if we read Peter Pan twice in one year would that add one or two books to the challenge?"
As long as you've added a date read then any rereads should show up in your reading challenge too!
YOU GUYS ARE LIFESAVERS *hugs* This bookworm is dying of happiness!
I seriously re-read around a 100+ books a year! This is so good!!!
Hooray! I was thrilled when I saw it pop up on my review screen today. I will definitely use this new feature.
Thank you. I am always rereading books when I want to read but not in the mood to tackle a new book.
Brilliant! Been waiting for this for years! Thank you!
I'm on my 55th reading of A Dance to the Music of Time, by Anthony Powell.
David wrote: "I'm on my 55th reading of A Dance to the Music of Time, by Anthony Powell."thats me with harry potter
Thanks Goodreads team! Right on time because I have a lot of books to reread this year :D
wahhh this is great and really helpful , thanks goodreads your THE BESTEST !!!!! ;) <3
When you've read all the most revisited books :D
I was able to do that before, but thanks!:)
I'm so excited! Thank you for building this feature!
Julia wrote: "I was able to do that before, but thanks!:)"I was also.. everyone else says no..at least 2 months..
This is different?
2017 I have had 14 books read and 5 were "rereads."