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.
generally: no, unless they have something worth repeatedly highlighting or internalizing. i think this is mostly a function of being a non-fiction reader, though, where re-reading wouldn’t typically be a thing you do for pleasure so much as retaining the information at all and synthesizing it with other stuff.
No, I can’t remember ever doing that (outside study purposes). For me the joy is thinking about what could happen and see if the story unfolds that way and being able to get surprised when there’s a plottwist.
But maybe I should try it once just to see if I missed some references or ques
I’ve re-read several books and I always find that I missed things or the author was hinting at things that I didn’t notice (or had no way of knowing) and it can be really enjoyable. Plus if a character has a really great arc and shows a lot of growth I’ve found it interesting to watch them from the beginning knowing where they end up.
In general I don’t reread books. However, there have been a couple of exceptions. The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe is one I find myself returning to every few years. It’s just a marvelous work.
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.
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.
