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Do you reread books? (beehaw.org)
submitted 1 year ago by TimTheEnchanter@beehaw.org to c/literature@beehaw.org
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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.

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[–] Dee_Imaginarium@beehaw.org 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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.

[–] luz@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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!

[–] Dee_Imaginarium@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

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 😄

[–] TimTheEnchanter@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

I’ll get around to The Silmarillion eventually; I have to psyche myself up for it, ha ha!