To read a book more than once or not

[SHINY]

I usually don't re-read a book unless I love it so much that I want to re-live the adventure in the books. Or if the next book takes forever to come out then, i'll re-read the book before the next book's release date so i'll have a fresher memory of the book in my mind.

[Gian]

If I really really like a book, I buy a copy because I usually reread them but if I'm not sure I'm going to like it, I borrow a copy from someone

[M]

I always reread my favorites because I think every time you read a book you pick up on the little things you might not have caught the first or even second time around and that just makes me love that book even more!!

[Stephanie]

Mackenzie wrote: "I always reread my favorites because I think every time you read a book you pick up on the little things you might not have caught the first or even second time around and that just makes me love t..."

I completely agree Mackenzie...every time I've re-read one of my favorites I've found new things to love.

[Chris]

I'm very guilty of multiple readings of books. I've read the Lord of the Rings trilogy 18 times. My parents gave me a leather-bound, collector's edition on my 16th birthday, I fell in love with it, and have started reading it again on my birthday each year ever since. I've read the Harry Potter series four or five times. Songs of Fire and Ice a few times. I still find myself catching subtle things that I missed or didn't put together. With Game of Thrones, its mainly because of the HBO miniseries.

[Islam Ahmed]

If it's really good, than I'll read it again, for example I've read Catching Fire four times

[Resa]

It just depends on how good the book is.

[[deleted user]]

Shadowhunter Girl wrote: "Generally I re-read some books like, when I was 10 I read the twilight series like, 4 times. But I don't want to re-read the same books too-often because I don't want to get sick of them like twili..."

When I was younger, I used to reread books all the time. I lived in a small town and it was easier to reach the end of good books. But I had to be careful not to reread them until I knew them by heart. Then I started to dislike them. Now I live in a big town and we have internet. So, I have to schedule time to reread a book. And it normally has to be a childhood favorite, although I could see sometime rereading books like Harry Potter that have remained popular.

[Stepheny]

There are several books worth rereading. The great part about rereading books is that it gives you an opportunity to pick up on things you may have missed. I have also found that rereading a book I read when I was young has a much different effect on me as an adult. I think there are so many factors that can contribute to our enjoyment of a book. Life comes with experience and sometimes those experiences allow us to better relate to a character or situation that we couldn't the first time around.

[Christian]

Only did that once, and that was with Harry Potter. You know all the surpises and twist. It is like a memory.

[Spencer]

I reread many of the books I've read simply because there are several I hold dear to my heart. And I want to re-experience the characters and emotions.

[Brandi]

I used to re-read the books I didn't like the first time around, figuring I'd like it the second. It worked...sometimes. But I don't really do that anymore.
I just plan to re-read my favorite books and the books that had plots I forgot (books that I liked). I re-read to remember but also to experience the stories again. However, I can't pick a book up too soon after I finished it the first time.

[Samantha]

I usually don't read books more than once. I find that once I know the whole plot and all of the surprises, it's not as engaging. However, It is always interesting when you read something a second time and you pick up on something you've missed. I tried re-reading the Hunger Games after reading the trilogy, but I only lasted a few chapters before I wanted to start something new:)

[Maria]

I'm re-reading City of Bones now that the film came out :)

[Lade]

I don't think I've ever or that I will ever re-read a book (except I can't remember anything about it or i have nothing else to read) there are so many books to read. why would I waste my time reading a book I've already read

[Gracie]

The only book I've reread is The Fault in Our Stars (reread it three times). But The Fault in Our Stars set the bar REALLY high for me to reread anything else. I kinda reread certain parts of Divergent, though.

[Posi]

Woah, I didn't know that so many people don't reread books. I love rereading books, I even have a list of books that I need to reread. If I like a book enough, I will read it again, just like how if I like a movie I'll watch it again.

[Estefanía ❀]

Stepheny wrote: "There are several books worth rereading. The great part about rereading books is that it gives you an opportunity to pick up on things you may have missed. I have also found that rereading a book I..."

Mackenzie wrote: "I always reread my favorites because I think every time you read a book you pick up on the little things you might not have caught the first or even second time around and that just makes me love t..."

I agree with you both.
I really like re-reading books, especially the ones I enjoyed.

[Fi]

I re-read books a lot! What's the point of buying them of you're not going to read them again?

[Estefania]

I re-read books all the time! All if my favorites are re-read, and if I have a book I don't want to completely re-read

[Estefania]

I just skim my favorite parts!

[Emma Kate]

I agree, Estefania! (:

[chloe]

I'll reread books if I forget or need to jog my memory. If I really loved a book I'll reread it, too. If not then I'll skim over some of it. I don't reread too often though because I like to read books I haven't read yet more than ones I have.

[Maria]

There are some books that I re-read and I can always find something that I didn't understand the last time I read it or something that now seems different to me, even if the book is the same, because I've changed. It doesn't matter that I know how it ends because I want to live again the actions that lead to the finale and I want to live in the world of that book. Of course, there aren't many books that I want to re-read, but few of them really deserve to be read over and over again.

[Lynne]

I usually give a book four stars if I want to read it again, and five stars if I want to read it again and again and again!

[Ana Paola]

I love rereading! I go to my favourite parts all the time:)

[Emma Kate]

Same :) ^^^

[Carmen]

I love rereading my favourite parts but once i start i always reread the whole book xD

[Paige]

I can't re-read books until a year or so has gone by since I read that book. Like with the Infernal Devices, I had Clockwork Angel and checked-out Clockwork Prince from the library. By the time Clockwork Princess, I forgot a lot of the story and re-read Clockwork Angel and Clockwork Prince.

[Amanda]

I've read The President's Daughter series by Ellen Emerson White 12 times. The book just means a lot to me, has a lot of facts about history and a woman president? How could any woman NOT like reading it? Meg Powers is witty, smart, and the author writes her in a way that just gets to me. Check it out really really awesome series.

[Félix]

Catnip wrote: "I re-read books a lot! What's the point of buying them of you're not going to read them again?"

Hey, that is precisely why I stopped buying books, actually! I no longer had someone to lend them to, and really don't re-read myself, so now I just borrow.

[Emily]

I don't really have the time to re-read books, I'm already so time crunched to get through the books on my review list that when I think about re-reading I just end up thinking about how much time that would take.

So instead of re-reading if I'm feeling like I'm missing characters or want to experience the story again. I skim through a book and just read some of my favorite scenes.

[Johanna]

I re-read books sometimes when I'm bored and I don't have money to buy a new book ^^ But I think the 1st time is always the best ! When you read it again it's never the same, it's never as good as the 1st time :)

[Sara]

I only reread the best of the best. Like the series that was SO good and I feel so attached and I can't get over it (book hungover!) I reread the whole series and it feels SO good to go back to where it all started. I feel like I'm more attached to the characters. Maybe its just me!

[Shanique]

For me, I only re-read books that I love so much that I want to expetience the world in it again. So usually I re-read. Its like watching your favorite movie more than once except with reading. I've re-read vampire academy, tmi series, and beautiful creatures. I intend to reread the infernal devices, divergent to refresh my mind for when allegiant is released and days of blood and starlight.

[Hannah]

I am all for re-reading books...but only if I LOVED them or if I want to write an realistic review for them. But thats just me.

[[deleted user]]

if i like the book, i reread it. i read the unbecoming of mara dyer 4 times !!

[Dana]

I can only re-read a book if I absolutely loved it or if I forgot what happens, which I have done a few times!

[April]

I re-read my favourite books a lot which is why I still have so many books that I own that I still need to read. I need to read more than half of my books because I usually end up just re-reading my fav series. But I'm planning on starting to read a lot of new books, or new books to me, because I own a lot of books in series that I still have to read

[Caroline]

I'm not one of those people who sits around and rereads the same three books over and over again buuut I do admit that I actually like rereading books! I reread the fault in our stars about a month ago and I though it wouldn't be as good because I know what's going to happen but it was still AWESOME being able to go through and remember all these good parts that you forgot. right now I'm rereading divergent and insurgent before allegiant (AHHH!) and I'm just blown away by the series all over again!! rereading really may not sound as exciting as reading the first time over but it does give you a new perspective on the book :)

[chloe]

Caroline wrote: "I'm not one of those people who sits around and rereads the same three books over and over again buuut I do admit that I actually like rereading books! I reread the fault in our stars about a month..."

I agree! I just reread Divergent and it was even better than reading it for the first time! :)

[Viv]

Catnip wrote: "I re-read books a lot! What's the point of buying them of you're not going to read them again?"

Absolutely agree with you

[Viv]

I love to reread my book, everything you find something new

[Islam Ahmed]

If its a good book than why not?

[Eleanor]

Books should ALWAYS be re-read. Do you just buy a book, read it once, then place it on a bookshelf to gather dust? Re-reading a book gives you a better understanding of it (that's why they encourage you to read a book your studying in school several times) and can then help you passionately debate about it on a place like goodreads, or just love it more. Plus I have countless moments when re-reading a book where I realise their is a fundamental clue to the story I missed the first time - It helps you understand how every moment in the book relates to the ending.
Reading I book once is like wearing a shirt once - if you don't wear it again, throw it away, because you don't seem to like it!
I will admit that reading the book the first time is always the best time, but re-reading it can be almost as enjoyable.

[MiMi]

There is only one series that I have ever reread and that is twilight (I know I know for shame) and I practically have that memorized by now!

[Kayla]

I've re-read the Harry Potter series so many times and will soon read them again when my little one is a little older and will understand. And I've read The Host several times and I just finished all the TMI and TID books and I'm sure I'll read those again (as soon as I get my own copies since I borrowed the books from my mom lol) but then there are books that I'm just like "why did I read those?" Or in the case of some books, I've enjoyed them but I'm not sure if they're worth another round in the near future. Of course I'm only 25 and I hope to have a girl in my future (I don't see my son reading too many of the girlyish books like Twilight. Though he does enjoy me reading to him or laying in bed with me with his own little picture book that he has memorized.) and I would love to pass them on and be like "These were THE books when I was your age and I hope you enjoy them as much as I did." And who knows, the next generation may see something in them that we would have never guessed and be like "Mom did you realize what this part means?!" You never know. Fresher eyes and a newer perspective always makes a book/story new no matter how many times it has been read.

[T.J.]

I don't know. I've read a few books twice. Twilight, for one. Judge if you want, I really liked that series because it started the whole fantasy/romance for me. I've read some Nicholas Sparks books more than once. I like to read as many new books as I can and then later go back and reread some older ones.

I will be re-reading the first Maximum Ride book again because I realized just how much I loved the first one and I need to read that one again.

[Lynne]

You won't hear me criticising Twilight, or any other fandom for that matter. It's nobody's business what you like or dislike. We all like different things, and we should respect each other's preferences.

[Erin]

I normally never reread a book because I have so many books on my to read list. But after looking through goodreads these past days I've realized there are a lot of books that I know I like, but I don't remember why. So I'm going to reread them.