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GoldenRod
10 years on LIF!
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Shawn
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Do you re-read books you've read years ago?
I'm going through all the Stephen King books, and some of them I've read literally decades ago...  
Do you read books that you've read a while ago, or is it one shot, and you remember the entire book, or just don't want to read it again, even if you like it, just on principle?
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Posted 12/15/09 12:57 PM  |
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Re: Do you re-read books you've read years ago?
I never have but as we were talking about on FM, I will read the Dark Tower series again. It is my favorite story of all time!
Stephen King actually once wrote a review of a book (I think it was the Edgar Sawtelle one) that life is too short to re-read books. I totally agree with him on this personally unless you truly love the adventure again and again.
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| Posted 12/15/09 5:15 PM |
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DiamondGirl
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Member since 7/09 18802 total posts
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DiamondMama
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Re: Do you re-read books you've read years ago?
YES!
I actually find comfort in reading books I loved again 
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| Posted 12/15/09 8:47 PM |
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AliceCullen
LIF Adult
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Re: Do you re-read books you've read years ago?
I do!
I've read most of Jane Austen's novels and Jane Eyre dozens of times since I discovered them years ago as a teenager. There is definitely a sense of comfort in cuddling up with a favorite book.
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| Posted 12/16/09 12:17 AM |
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Gatsbygirl
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Re: Do you re-read books you've read years ago?
Yup,
just reread Emily Giffin's Baby Proof the other week.
I will reread Coming Home every other Christmas.
I have read and reread Gone with the Wind at different times in my life and have loved it each time.
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| Posted 12/16/09 9:37 AM |
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Sherwood
LIF Adult
Member since 8/08 1643 total posts
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s
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Re: Do you re-read books you've read years ago?
Yes, but only with Danielle Steele novels for some reason. I havent read a new one in 15 years, but I keep re-reading the same ones over and over.
Other than that, not really. More so when I was younger.
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| Posted 12/16/09 10:15 AM |
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scubashell44
LIF Adolescent
Member since 8/09 790 total posts
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Michelle
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Re: Do you re-read books you've read years ago?
I do it all the time...I always have. Depending on my mood, I'll get the book out and sit down and reread it, or just one specific part that I want to look at.
I always feel like I'm reading it for the first time, and laugh or cry all over again.
Plus, I always find something I missed the first time.
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| Posted 12/16/09 8:55 PM |
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MrsFrizzle
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Kristin
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Re: Do you re-read books you've read years ago?
Certain books, some are better to just read once and be done but some Yes over and over!!
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| Posted 12/17/09 6:33 PM |
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Reese32
LIF Adult
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Re: Do you re-read books you've read years ago?
All the time. I have 2 shelves of Stephen King books, all the paperbacks are completely dogeared because they've been reread so many times.
Any time a new Harry Potter was due to be released, I'd restart the series.
Every 2 years or so I re-read To Kill a Mockingbird.
Others I'll just pick up when I'm bored because I remember liking them.
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| Posted 12/18/09 8:42 PM |
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DayDay
Livin' the Good Life....
Member since 9/06 5939 total posts
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Dayna
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Re: Do you re-read books you've read years ago?
I reread books all the time.. DH bought me a kindle for Christmas but I still have plenty of books that I want to read before I use my Kidle..
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| Posted 12/21/09 12:59 PM |
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katie629
LIF Toddler
Member since 8/08 465 total posts
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Kate
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Re: Do you re-read books you've read years ago?
Ive never reread a book until recently... I had read Lovely Bones when it first came out. Loved it. Now that the movie is coming out I wanted to reread it bc I didnt remember the details of it. Im enjoying it as much now as i did then. But.... its been so long since I read it.
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| Posted 12/21/09 7:33 PM |
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dpli
Daylight savings :)
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Re: Do you re-read books you've read years ago?
Posted by Reese32
Every 2 years or so I re-read To Kill a Mockingbird.
Same here. I have also read Little Women every few years until about 5 years ago.
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| Posted 12/22/09 12:18 PM |
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headoverheels
s'il vous plaît
Member since 6/07 42079 total posts
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LB
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Re: Do you re-read books you've read years ago?
Yes, absolutely.
My favorite book to re-read (although I don't know where it is now  ) was The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings.
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| Posted 12/22/09 2:25 PM |
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Babyaholic
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Member since 6/09 1459 total posts
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Re: Do you re-read books you've read years ago?
I can only reread certain books. Chick lit type books I usually can't, but real classics I love to reread. There is always something in there new to discover.
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| Posted 12/22/09 4:58 PM |
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LemonHead
Sour Girl
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Re: Do you re-read books you've read years ago?
I'm an English teacher, so I read the same books every year.
But on my own, I read The Great Gatsby every summer. I LOOOOVE it!
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| Posted 12/23/09 12:15 PM |
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evrythng4areason
And then there were 4
Member since 1/10 5224 total posts
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Kayla
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Re: Do you re-read books you've read years ago?
I re-read books when I'm teaching them. Other than that I always want to re-read books, but I get so caught up in all of the new books that I want to read that I never seem to get around to it 
Last summer I tried to set up a system that for every 2 new books I read I re-read a book I had enjoyed.
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| Posted 2/8/10 11:25 PM |
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rojerono
Happiest.
Member since 8/06 13803 total posts
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Jeannie
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Re: Do you re-read books you've read years ago?
If I love them and need the comfort of familiarity - or other times if I feel that I can get something new from them - yes. I don't EVER throw away books. I have shelves filled with them.
There are certain books that I have 'rough' copies and 'good' copies of. Rough copies are marked up, underlined, highlighted, notes in the margins, pages turned in, etc.. Those are my key books - ones that I can't get enough of - Wuthering Heights, A Ring of Endless Light, Dhammapada, etc.. I always keep a good copy so I can read it straight if the mood strikes too.
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| Posted 2/9/10 11:32 AM |
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TheLorax
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Suzanne / SuzBride
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Re: Do you re-read books you've read years ago?
No, I have too many books on my "To Read" list to spend any time rereading old favorites. I think in my entire life I have only reread two books: Ishmael by Daniel Quinn and A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
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| Posted 2/9/10 2:04 PM |
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sunflowerjesss
Mommy to 3!
Member since 10/05 20369 total posts
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Jesss, duh.
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Re: Do you re-read books you've read years ago?
Like others have said, I have too many books that I want to read I can't waste time re-reading old favorites.
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| Posted 2/23/10 4:43 PM |
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DirtyBlonde
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Re: Do you re-read books you've read years ago?
I regularly re-read:
The Outsiders
A Wrinkle in Time
The Phantom Toll Booth
The Chronicles of Narnia
Less Than Zero
Different sections of Les Miserables
They are like old friends. I re-read them on nights that I can't fall asleep - they are comforting.
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| Posted 2/26/10 5:45 PM |
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MissRadiant
Happily Ever After
Member since 9/08 2534 total posts
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Re: Do you re-read books you've read years ago?
Yup. There are some books that I abosulutely loved.
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