Rereading books

[aldenoneil]

Michael wrote: "I used to re-read the TWoT every time a new book came out. I stopped doing that, IIRC at book 9. Now that I've got The Gathering Storm - I've been slowly getting up the gumption to do a marathon ..."

Do you read by osmosis?

[Michael]

aldenoneil wrote: "Do you read by osmosis? "

ha!

Nope.

I started out reading fantasy and sci-fi in the 2nd and 3rd grade (the first "real" book I remember reading was The Hobbit) and graduated to Prydain, Dune, Foundation and the like by the time I hit 4th grade. I read REALLY fast when I get into a book and have the time. Heck - I remember reading The Two Towers while walking around JC Penny's on a shopping trip with my mom back in the early eighties....

The speed that I read a book probably ties into why I re-read books a lot. I am almost always finding something that I missed (or forgot about) the last time I read a book. I remember reading Clancy's Clear and Present Danger the day it came out and finishing it 10 hours later....

Heck, I've even read Shogun multiple times....

I never really had to work at reading unless it was something that didn't interest me.

[terpkristin]

While talking with a friend, I thought of 2 books that I reread every few years or so (and am actually due to read again). The first is The AlchemistThe Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. The other is Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey. The latter is an autobiography of sorts, the former fiction. They're both sort of about finding yourself and every time I read them, I find some new insight for myself. They are actually on my list of top all-time favorite books.

[Andre]

I don't reread many series, but I do when the series/book is especially good and available in different formats.

I am rereading George RR Martin's Game of Thrones series through Audible right now, and think it listening adds a different dimension that I am enjoying.

[Skip]

I suppose a lot of it is how fast you read too. I finished "Bitter Seeds" the same day I got it. So doing a reread isn't a huge undertaking for me, well except for TWoT, that one is always a couple of weeks at this point. It's also closing in on 20,000 pages though.

[Hope]

Skip wrote: "I suppose a lot of it is how fast you read too. I finished "Bitter Seeds" the same day I got it. So doing a reread isn't a huge undertaking for me, well except for TWoT, that one is always a coup..."

Yeah, I read really fast so it takes no time to reread books.

[Louis]

I reread books all the time. It's one way to keep my book purchases to a reasonable level. I never have time to go to the library, so I find that I stick with my own one. I have been keeping books since the 70's and am still adding into goodreads. The latest sets of books I reread were the rift war series by Raymond E. Feist, and that was tempered by comedies by Keith Laumer and the Phules Company by Asprin Robert.

[Laura]

I love to reread books especially ones I really enjoyed it's like visiting with an old friend. I also like to reread books I read as a child I have found lots of time s I have a completely different experience.

[Arroyo0]

terpkristin wrote: "Sean wrote: "You don't even want to know how many times I read The Eye of the World before giving up on Jordan.

HAHAH. I re-read the entire series last year in the lead-up to the release of [bo..."


I'm with you, in the lead-up to
[book:The Gathering Storm|1166599] and A Feast for Crows I re-listened the entire series. with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows I re-listened the previous 3 book to get back into the world.
I plan to re-listened to original Dune series since it's my all-time-favorite Sword&Laser series. Then there is the the final Codex Alera (6) novel First Lord's Fury, and I plan to re-listen from the beginning.

I wasn't really into rereading (or re-listening) that much but last year I underwent brain surgery that affected my memory slightly, and I actually enjoy revisiting old series especially when a new volume comes out.

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I have been doing some rereading with Audible. Just listened to Firestarterwhich I read in the 70's. It holds up wonderfully. I listen at work and even put in some overtime because I wanted to listen!

[Rovelt]

I need some amount freshness if not flat out surprise from my books plot. So it's rare I reread a book until around 5 or 6 years after my initial read.

I'm actually thinking about pulling out Neverwhere and Stardust after viewing their live action adaptations. Need to scrap some of that tarnish out of my mind.

[Ix]

Rovelt wrote: "I need some amount freshness if not flat out surprise from my books plot. So it's rare I reread a book until around 5 or 6 years after my initial read.

I'm actually thinking about pulling out [boo..."

Aww. I don't know, I kind of enjoyed Stardust. I don't remember it being anything like the book, but I enjoyed it for what it was. Neverwhere didn't have the greatest production value, but I didn't hate it. I haven't watched it since, though, so that may be a good indicator.

[Mark]

I have only reread a handful of books. Typically I remember most of what occurred in the book or at least the plot and major character interactions.

Ironically, I have reread World War Z recently.