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07 - A reread of a favorite book
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I’ve read “Fifty Fifty” Beto an just finished I again
Emi wrote: "I hate re-reading books, I can't do it, I already know what happens....gah!"I hate re-reading too. So for this one I'm going to listen to Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone on Audible.
I've been struggling to come up with something for this one, because I went on a bit of re-reading jag last year and re-read most of my favourites! But a chance conversation with a colleague today has reminded me that I've been thinking about re-reading Swallows and Amazons, which I loved when I was young, for a while, so I think I'll go with that!
I reread Red Queen for this challenge. I have all the books in the series but have only read the first one. It was nice to have a refresher. :)
I don't normally reread, so I'm going to use this as a prompt to get another harry potter book done. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
I reread Hunger Games for this prompt.
Alix wrote: "I don't normally reread, so I'm going to use this as a prompt to get another harry potter book done. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"Reading The Deathly Hallows now (1st time). I may need to reread the entire series one year. I know I missed a lot when I was listening to the audiobooks. I tend to zone out sometimes lol...
I have never in my reading life reread a book. I just can’t once I read one that’s it! Don’t go back! So, I’ll skip that prompt!
Molaka'i. I read it so long ago i dont remember it. The sequel is coming out later this month so I'll be ready .
All the comments from people who hate re-reading make me kind of sad. It's like finding out someone doesn't like chocolate--I get that it's a question of personal taste, but I still feel like they're missing out.
Raquel wrote: "All the comments from people who hate re-reading make me kind of sad. It's like finding out someone doesn't like chocolate--I get that it's a question of personal taste, but I still feel like they'..."I reread once in a while, but there are millions of books out there. I'm afraid rereading makes me miss out:)
I'm also thinking - if some people don't like rereading, would you feel the same about a picture book from your childhood for instance? I, for one, have a soft spot for Spotty by Margret and H. A. Rey that my grandmother read to me.
I love rereading! I can't help myself, if I touch a favorite book I find myself opening it, meaning to read just a few pages, and then reading the whole thing. That actually just happened to me this past weekend, and it wasn't insignificant considering it was a 500 page book lol. I try to set a specific stack of books for rereading each year so that I read new things too, but I would be perfectly happy to just binge read through all my favorites if I had the time.
Johanne wrote: "I'm also thinking - if some people don't like rereading, would you feel the same about a picture book from your childhood for instance? I, for one, have a soft spot for Spotty by Margret and H. A. ..."I'd re-read a children's book for my childhood, purely because they would be such a quick read. The reason I don't like to read any other books again is I'd find it so boring and demotivating spending a couple of days reading it, already knowing what is going to happen or what the twist will be.
Just finished re-reading Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson. Definitely remains a favorite read of mine. HIgh recommend for a sympathetic and humorous memoir that mixes a skewed sense of humor with insights into mental illness.
I ended up re-reading my boyfriend's favorite: The Hobbit or There and Back Again. I read it when I was pretty young and thought that it was so cliche, not being able to appreciate that it created most of the cliches. For years I've promised that I would give it another chance, so this was a perfect opportunity and I will admit I did enjoy it. It was still not great, but I can appreciate the fact that it was revolutionary.
The Underground Railroad by Colton Whitehead never lets me down. It’s especially poignant to think about race relations in 2019 America.
Uuuuugggghhhh I don't like to re read....
Lyor wrote: "Uuuuugggghhhh I don't like to re read...."I don't know how old you are, but if you do something from at least 10 or 15 years ago, you probably won't remember much of it. Now, if you're only 20 or so, I guess you're out of luck.
Lyor wrote: "Uuuuugggghhhh I don't like to re read...."Maybe try a kid's book--something that might have been read to you way back when... At least it will be fast.
Katy wrote: "Lyor wrote: "Uuuuugggghhhh I don't like to re read...."I don't know how old you are, but if you do something from at least 10 or 15 years ago, you probably won't remember much of it. Now, if you'..."
Thank you. I also have a bad memory so that'll help too ;)
KF-in-Georgia wrote: "Lyor wrote: "Uuuuugggghhhh I don't like to re read...."Maybe try a kid's book--something that might have been read to you way back when... At least it will be fast."
Thank you :)
I reread A Discovery Of Witches by Deborah Harkness.
Raquel wrote: "All the comments from people who hate re-reading make me kind of sad. It's like finding out someone doesn't like chocolate--I get that it's a question of personal taste, but I still feel like they'..."Why? I've read the book; I know what happens; I don't need to read it again.
Megan wrote: "Raquel wrote: "All the comments from people who hate re-reading make me kind of sad. It's like finding out someone doesn't like chocolate--I get that it's a question of personal taste, but I still ..."Again, I know this is personal taste, and so for you, you might not get anything out of reading it again. But for me, sitting down a favorite book is like having tea with an old friend. There are no awkward surprises in the conversation, you have familiar inside jokes, and it brings back good memories. New books and new friends are great too, but sometimes it's nice to just feel safe and comfortable with a predictable choice. And for me, that's such a good feeling, that I can't help feeling like those who avoid that are missing out on that good feeling.
I don't reread often anymore. But I like when I do - I think you discover new layers and notice other things, and often more details since you're not so focused on the main storyline.
Some people have favorite movies they'll watch any time they're on TV. (TKaM for me. Or Now, Voyager, or Casablanca.) I even can rewatch a mystery that I already know the solution to. For me, rereading and rewatching are in the same category: a pleasant time with an old friend.I also listen to audio books when I've read the print version or when I've heard the book before. I have to pay less rapt attention to the audio; if I get distracted, I don't have to worry that I've missed a key plot point.
I read If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things by Jon McGregor. I don't often re-read books, and I was worried about revisiting this as I have remembered it fondly for 13 years (how has it been that long?!). I'm so glad that this has stood the test of time. Everything I said in 2006 still stands - this is a wonderful book with an amazing plot. The writing is beautiful, poetic and captures British urban life so well. The apparently unremarkable day of the inhabitants of one city street is painted so vividly, right up to a dramatic and upsetting climax. I think what I appreciated more this time around was the strength of all the individual stories, particularly that of the elderly couple in the street and the dual plotline set three years later. I appreciated the ending more than I did previously, and the fact I didn't remember how it played out meant I got to enjoy (if that is the right word) the impact of it anew. Now I'm wondering what other books from my earlier reading life would stand up to a re-read...
I started keeping track of the books I read in 1988 (which I was 28 years old). So there are a lot of books that I read prior to that time that I don't have "proof" of reading, so I try to read a couple of them each year as I think of them. I just finished Rebecca this week, which I read in my late teens or early 20s. I remembered very little of it. There's some advantage of getting older - everything is new again.
I rarely ever reread, so if I do, it's because it's a favourite. therefore I re-read Harry Potter and the sorcerers stone.
I love to reread. I have books on my shelves I revisit every few years. I can't see the point in keeping books otherwise. My options for this prompt would be CrossStitch aka Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (I first read it in 1996 and have reread at least 3 times since), or The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett (reread many times since childhood.
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So true! And even if it doesn't seem "new," typically I now have a much different reaction to it than I did decades ago! :)
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. I forgot how much I loved that book.
I reread The Sparrow as I last read in when it came out in 1997 so I bought a copy at a used book sale this summer. I forgot that it is set in the future of 2019.
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast, by Robin McKinley, was my choice for this prompt.
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I forget much of what I read almost as soon as I read it although not the experience of reading it and whether or not I enjoyed it. I've always been that way. I read a lot so I guess that it's a blessing of sorts. Maybe you could read a book by an author you like but haven't yet read.