Do you reread books or are you done with them once you’ve read them?
I like to reread books sometimes! Rereading is especially good if I’ve just finished something heavy or intense; I can follow that up with something that I’ve enjoyed before so it doesn’t take too much effort and I can have a bit of a break. I also don’t have the greatest retention for what I read, so even if I’ve read something before there’s no way I’ll remember everything. And there are certain books that are comforting and cozy and those are great to reread when I want that kind of mood.
I re-read books frequently. But then, I am a fast and voracious reader. I’ve recently been trimming down my library from around 7000 books due to an upcoming move, and there’s a hardcore of about 2000 I’m unwilling to get rid of because they’re either reference materials or old friends I expect to re-read before I die. There are some things (LOTR, much Heinlein, Oz books, Alice in Wonderland…) that I’ve read a dozen times or more.
I do re-read some non-fiction, mainly history. But most of my well-worn books are fiction.
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I typically re-read the LOTR, The Hobbit, and The Silmarillion once a year. Well, The Silmarillion is once every two years because, whew, it is a dense one.
Wow, that’s a lot of rereading. Me and some friends do a LOTR watch party every year, making food and eating food as they eat it in the movies. But reading the books every year, that’s quite a feat!
It’s just evokes a feeling of deep comfort for me. The Hobbit was the first novel I read by myself as a kid, was so proud to finish it haha
Ever since, returning to The Shire and Arda brings out that same feeling of a warm childhood home.
Makes it easy to go back for a visit every year 😄
I’ll get around to The Silmarillion eventually; I have to psyche myself up for it, ha ha!
Definitely. There are books that have hit me differently as I’ve grown. :)
Oh definitely. I’ve read the Dark Tower series by Stephen king 3 times! There are others, but that’s probably my top
Dark Tower is on my radar to reread soon!
Sometimes - Dune before the release of film.
But usually rereading books in en when I read translated version before.
I had to reread Good omens because teacher said that it is necessary to read translated version.
Oh heck yes, probably more than I should. I have a shelf next to my bed of my most frequently re-read books (novels, a few short story volumes) and honestly the last few years those are almost all I have read
I’m on my third Sanderson Cosmere reread… So yes :D
I haven’t done a full Cosmere reread, but I like to reread the previous books in each series before a new one comes out. There’s so much forshadowing that you pick up on in rereads!
I might go again before the next stormlight release
So worth it!
I’m in a similar boat. Some of his books I’ve read 3 or 4 times, some only a couple times.
I actually missed a Stormlight Novella and the fourth Wax & Wayne book is coming out so there’s lots of new material too!
The 4th book came out in Nov last year. I kinda forgot what happened in the 2nd and 3rd books. So giving those a re-read before I sink my teeth into “The Lost Metal”.
Honestly, might re-read the first trilogy too afterwards.
I still need to read that novella, but the last wax and Wayne book has been out for a minute
There are a few books and series that I go back to every couple of years - they’re my old dependables when I want to sink into a story that I know I’ll enjoy.
I only reread my so-called “comfort books”. Whenever I feel like I’m having a hard time in my life I grab my Dune or my Foundation and feel amazing for a little while, being immersed in these worlds I love so much.
Most books only once, a few a couple of times, and my favorites multiple times.
Yes! I love to reread my favorites. It’s like visiting old friends. Pride and Prejudice, Lord of the Rings, the Wheel of Time, Matilda, Watership Down. Can you look at a favorite painting too much? That’s how it feels to me- another visit to a beautiful work of art.
Almost never, at this point. I feel like I must be a pretty slow reader. I get through maybe 20 books a year right now. (This does not include all the kids books I read with my kid. We read together every night. Currently in early chapter books. Longer books it’s hard to keep his interest more than a few nights in a row).
But at my current pace it would take 10 years just to go through everything I own and want to read.
But when digital library isn’t a thing, I would keep re-reading Dragonlance and Wheel of Time over and over. I do still re-read books, but only when I can’t find anything good.
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I’ve read most of the Wheel of Time books more than anything else.I recently did a reread of the Death Gate Cycle. Kinda felt like the prototype to the cosmere.
And recently reread the Memory, Sorrow and Thorn trilogy from Tad Williams
I just finished a reread of the WOT books. Would you recommend the Death Gate Cycle as a good way to fill the gap that I’m now feeling from a lack of a 10k-word series to sink into every night?
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Death Gate Cycle is a classic, dragonlance-like fantasy. It takes itself noticeably less serious than WoT. But it’s pretty fun, good cast of characters.It’s the first fantasy series I ever read so it holds a special place for me, even if WoT is my favorite.
Yeah, I’ve actually reread several series usually with a year or more in between readings. I like it because it helps me solidify the book into memory more and it allows me to see all the little details the author hid that I may have not picked up on in previous readings.
Also my memory isn’t always the best so I get to relive some of the fun parts that I don’t remember after the gap between readingsVery very rarely. I don’t really re-consume media at all though. I don’t particularly enjoy rewatching movies unless they are my absolute favorites. I don’t like rewatching shows. I easily get burnt out on music, and will even go months without listening to my favorites because I’ve heard them too much.
I love to read, but I’m much more likely to find a new book than re-read one.
