Do you re-read?

[thedutchgirl]

Yes, I love to reread certain books. My favorites to reread are young adult books. I've read things like a Wrinkle in Time probably dozens of times.

[FastHands]

I have a hard time rereading. I can if it's been long enough that I don't remember what happens, but I don't think I'll ever have books that I read every year like you mentioned.

[zitiqueen]

Constantly.

[sonrisa]

Rarely. Usually for things I first read as a kid and want a new perspective on.

[Deleted]

All the time. I love rereading favorite books. It's like spending time with old friends.

[CityLights]

Yes and my husband thinks its weird as well.

[macmars45]

I re-read my favorites at least once a year. My H thinks it's super weird, but he just reads books once so clearly he's a bad judge.

[Deleted]

Love rereading.

[sesame]

Yes. I have books that I've read over a dozen times.

[eb777888]

Absolutely. I've reread three book this year alone.

[snickers]

I can never bring myself to re-read or re-watch a movie unless it was my absolute favorite.

[joenali]

Usually once is enough, but there are a few books I have read over and over again.

I always tell my students that rereading is good. New thinking, new understanding and reading for different purposes! I say totally fine and your DH doesn't know what he's missing.

[eb777888]

Aug 18, 2013 10:49:23 GMT -5 joenali said:

Usually once is enough, but there are a few books I have read over and over again.

I always tell my students that rereading is good. New thinking, new understanding and reading for different purposes! I say totally fine and your DH doesn't know what he's missing.

I agree.

Catcher in the Rye was my favorite book growing up. I probably read it ten times before I was 20. It's so interesting to read it now as an adult. 

[mskitkat]

I love rereading certain books. Some are just guaranteed to chill me out and put me in a good mood. Reading "The Dark is Rising" around Christmas time is one of my favorites.

[wannabe]

Hell yeah, I re-read. And re-watch.

My mom has never understood it.

[shananagins]

All the time. I've probably read To Kill A Mockingbird and Lonesome Dove 10 times.
I usually skim all the books in a series before a new one comes out. I've also found that I like listening to audiobook versions of books I enjoyed reading. If it's been several years since I read it, listening to it is almost like a brand new book, but I already know I'm going to like it, and it's ok if I get distracted while I'm listening to it and miss a bit.
Having a good book to listen to makes housework go faster.

[iamgrace]

Yes. Certain times of the year make me crave specific books.

[copperboom]

Yes. I love to re-read.

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Aug 18, 2013 11:00:43 GMT -5 iamgrace said:

Yes. Certain times of the year make me crave specific books.

This exactly.

[Deleted]

Once is enough for books, definitely. It's rare that I re-watch movies too, so there's that. I could probably count on one hand the movies I like to watch more than once.

[goaskalice]

Oh yes, once is never enough for the best books.

[pooh8402]

All the time. The best is when I re-read and discover new things that I missed during the first read. Like Harry Potter and Outlander.

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[Jalapeñomel]

Not really. I have too many books on my to-read pile that I hardly ever make it back to the ones I have already read.

[pantsparty]

I re-read my favorites all the time.

[Deleted]

Yes. There are 5 books that I re-read at least once a year. I've read the HP series at least 4 times all the way through, the earlier books I've read more. When Deathly Hallows came out, I read it through in a 4 hour sitting, cried, took a dinner break and started it over again.

I read about 4-6 books a week on my commute though (3hours round trip). So it's not like I'm missing out on new stuff due to re-reading.

[zoidberg]

I re-read my favorites.

[sherbanator]

I would re-read when I was younger but not anymore. I'm always short on time.

[pantsparty]

Aug 18, 2013 11:04:18 GMT -5 @bettyhomewrecker33 said:

Aug 18, 2013 11:00:43 GMT -5 iamgrace said:

Yes. Certain times of the year make me crave specific books.

This exactly.

Me too. Summer is always time for a Harry Potter re-read

[donutsmakemegonuts]

Yes, I love to re-read certain books! My DH is done after the first read.

[pierogigirl]

All the time. I read To Kill A Mockingbird every summer (I've read it at least 20 times). There are other books I read about once a year.