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Do you reread books? (beehaw.org)

submitted 2 years 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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[–] nfld0001@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yep, totally do. I'm usually on the lookout for something new, but I have no fault with rereading a book when the mood comes up. A lot of my reasons seem to line up with yours: it can be a good decompressor, the novelty kinda returns after a while, certain books are Comfort Books. Besides that, I think there's already a default understanding for games being replayed and TV and movies being rewatched. Why does reading have to be any different if I don't want it to be 😅?

There's also the utility in doing so with textbooks or literature I read for professional reasons. Sure, manuals focused on tech rather than practices and technique might not be as evergreen, but even tech specific manuals often have specific strategies that could be worth taking the time to get a reminder of. Just gotta make sure that information is indeed still applicable and hasn't been deprecated somehow.

[–] TimTheEnchanter@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

I think maybe part of why rereading is rarer than rewatching shows or movies is because it’s more of a time investment. Rewatching a movie takes a couple of hours, but rereading a book takes much longer. Rewatching a show takes a big time investment, but not many people I know actually watch, or rewatch, a show as a singular activity in the first place- usually they’re working on something or scrolling on their phone or whatnot while they “watch” tv.