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.

  • Auk@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    I do, usually because I’m at a point where I just want to read something but don’t have a new book in mind.

    Some books are better than others for this though - for example I found Gardens of the Moon rewarded a re read a while after finishing the Malazan series because I actually understood a lot more of what was going on.

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      1 year ago

      I need to pick up where I left off with that. I started reading Gardens of the Moon last year, but got sidetracked by life about halfway through. Loved what I read of it though!

      I was amazed to find the PowerPoints some people have made summarizing the Malazan books (about 300 slides for Gardens of the Moon); I may use them to refresh myself on the first half.