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Do you find yourself re-reading the same books over and over again because they're so good? I don't have a lot of time to read but I make a huge effort to read as much as possible but I always find myself wanting to read the same amazing books over and over again, even though I know what's going to happen and could practically recite it word by word in my sleep. I always do force myself to get new books though, but I always go back to reading the old ones. Do you guys ever find yourself reading the same book? and never getting sick of it?

Posted Jul 23, 2009, 10:59:34 PM

Not regularly. I have read the Twilight saga twice, and they didn't get old, but I hadn't read them for a month or two when I re-read them. Really I've never felt any reason to re-read anything. I like to discover new things, I guess.

What books do you like to re-read? Maybe I should read them. 

Posted Jul 25, 2009, 04:39:46 PM

As my sister says, "First time around, read everything. If it's a good book, then read it a second time, but just the dialogue. Then if you want to go back for the third time, just read your favorite parts."

And that's worked every time. :)

Last Modified Jul 26, 2009, 08:22:35 AM

Yeah, alot. But not really right off the bat. I read it the first time, then read something else and then if I really want to I'll come back. I've read To Catch A Pirate by Jade Parker at least 12 times ((its a pretty light read though)) and I've read Betsy and the Emperor 5 times, and Seven Tears into the Sea by Terri Farley like 3 times. I just basically re-read certain books like the ones mentioned and a few of the Gail Carson Levine books. But not without having some space between each time I read them.

Posted Jul 28, 2009, 09:42:35 PM

I reread lots of books because the library I go to has like no books so their always trying to order new books.

Posted Jul 29, 2009, 04:25:07 AM

I reread books that I thought were really good, mostly because I can't afford to keep getting new books and I don't like getting them from the library because I get obsessive about owning books.  There was only one book that I really liked that I refused to reread, and that was The Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott.  It scared the * out of me.

Posted Aug 06, 2009, 01:52:58 AM

ive pretty much read brisingr like 8 times, ive been trying to figure out who will be the next rider lol

Posted Aug 08, 2009, 05:26:03 PM

Absolutely.  I reread books all the time.  Sometimes I'll reread the whole book.  Other times I search for favorite parts or scenes with specific characters.  I'll even randomly open a book I've already read and just start reading from there until I've satisfied the craving (often to the last page...).  There are some books I've read so man times that I've lost count.  One of them I was able to recite cover to cover, and it was no short read.  That only lasted about a month though; then I started forgetting bits.  There is still one or two scenes that I have down though, and I haven't read any of it in 2 years.

Posted Aug 15, 2009, 02:44:03 AM

I do that sometimes :) So far I've never read a book over but I go back to read my favorite parts. I plan on re-reading though!

Posted Sep 01, 2009, 04:27:46 PM

I have re-read so many books!  I think one book I read around 8 times.  Not always the whole thing and it was pretty far a part but some books are just so amazing! :)

Posted Sep 23, 2009, 12:01:56 PM

Reread ALL the time. Most of the books in my house I've read at least five times, especially in my favorite series, like Artemis Fowl, Harry Potter, and Percy Jackson and the Olympians. I know I've reread all the HP books at least seven times each, the fifth one seventeen(no joke, I kept count) and Eragon so many times the cover and title page fell off. xD

Posted Sep 24, 2009, 07:39:40 PM

I actually do re-read books. I mean I love new books but the ones I've already read are really good to. That's why I read them. And if you don't have enough money to buy books, it's a good way to pass time.

Posted Oct 27, 2009, 12:33:15 AM

I do that all the time, especially when I don't have the money at the time to get a new book.

Posted Oct 29, 2009, 02:21:00 PM

I always always always reread books!! Everytime I reread something I get another aspect of the book! For example, I had to reread Pride and Prejudice 4 times before I finally figured out what was going on! I usually get my books at a used book store, and I usually get the classics, so they don't grow old quick and as a bonus, they cost maybe 50 cents for a good book! And when I'm done with them (which has happened never!) I can resell them back! :)  

Posted Nov 23, 2009, 05:35:45 PM

I agree. My English teacher last year, actually said something close to that, about getting a new aspect.

Sometimes, I'll just like automatically skip like a page or a few paragraphs, and later in the book it'll reference to that I'll be like What?

Then I reread the book, and when I reach that part, I'm like "Oh, so that's what they meant."

I can also find layers and such. The first time I read a book, I read it just to enjoy it. After that, if it's not for lack of new books(usually gone within a day or two, as I usually only get 1-3 new books at a time, and only like once every few months, sometimes not at all), it's either because I can fool my teachers into thinking I haven't read it before(*cough*Sea of Monsters--not that it worked all that well, thanks to a confused classmate) or to get some new depth.

Posted Jan 08, 2010, 09:54:46 PM

I very rarely re-read anything, but I have found some books that I've read about three times. The Mortal Instruments Trilogy and The Boy Next Store, an Apple Book. That's it, though hopefully I will find more that are good enough for my to reread.

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