October 2013 - Rinse and Repeat

[Janice, Moderator]

Just for fun... has your rating changed from the first time you read the book? Or did you prefer the book the first time you read it?

Lately, I've re-read a few books. I seem to be on a trend of rating them higher the second time around. The book I read for this challenge, Heart-Shaped Box rose at least a half star. The first time, I rated it 3-1/2 stars and thought it dragged in the middle. This time, I rated it 4 stars and even debated rating it 5 stars. I didn't find it dragged at all.

[Debra]

Except for some books I read as a child/young adult, for the most part I've enjoyed rereads more than I had originally. They are especially better when I get to discuss them here on GoodReads. That happened with Dark Places which was enhanced it my mind considerably by the discussions my group had about it.

[Lisa]

I rated my book, The Phantom Of The Opera, higher the second time around. I gave it 4 stars initially because I enjoyed it but there were occasions when I felt it was a bit slow and I found my attention wandering. It took me a while to finish it too for a reasonably short book. However, when I reread it for this month's challenge I had no such problems. I flew through it and my attention never wandered once. A definite 5 star read for me this time :)

[Cherie]

Yes, the rating for my re-read of Jane Eyre went up. However, since I did not really remember the story - only having recognized the title and that I had read it in high school, when I first added it to my GR "read" list, I only gave it two stars. It was a five for me this time. Maybe it should only be a four, because I still did not like some parts of the book, but the parts of the book I LOVED, really made it a five star read for me.