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.

  • Bumblebb@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Sometimes. I reread a few books from my childhood because I wanted to reframe them

    I reread a few because I forgot I read them (Michael crichtons pirate latitudes and John irvings a widow for one year are two that I’ve completely forgotten)

    I reread Ulysses 3 more times and I still don’t get it. I just don’t think I know enough about Europe and catholicism to really get the jokes. I took a class In college on the illiad and the odyssey and it was not enough to understand.