Do you reread?

every time someone asks me this question i think of several that ive read over. one is wuthering heights (right now my mind is not letting me think of her name) which i know like my own having a senior moment. one is The Mirror by Marlys Millhisen, favorite since I first read it in July of 1979. I still have my original copy, but I buy extras every chance I get so that I can loan them out without fear of losing them. The 20 year old grand-daughter trades places in time with her 20 year old grandmother. There are a few switch backs, but the majority of the time they live the other life before one climacteric event occurs. another is White Lotus, by John Hersey. very scarey story of a time in future where we might be ruled by the east. so yes i do have and read way to many books and are tempted to read them again.

i do. i don't own books i usually borrow from my sister. if she has a new one, i'll borrow it as soon as she's done reading but if i'm really bored i'll get something that i've read already.

I am the same as you and have several hundred books. The ones that I keep are usually because I know that I will re read them again one day. I buy used books all of the time out here. If I l don'thave a book in my handbag or beside my bed then I feel lost. I cannot name just one book - except the Bible that I read frequently. The New Testament mainly.

I collect childrens books . . . plus I read childrens books all the time to the kids . . . so it's very easy for me to reread those over and over again. I love reading childrens books and looking at the illustrations . . . they just do something for me that long "adult" stories can't do (maybe it's my attention span?? Hee hee). When my daughter was born, I often read and reread the baby how-to books . . . I was just crazy about making sure I was doing things right (now I hardly even touch those books). Otherwise on the whole, I don't reread a whole lot . . . and when I do reread, it may be like years later when I have forgotten the details of a story. Then it seems like reading it for the first time "again".

Yes, I reread. I'm rereading "Confessions of a Pagan Nun." I first read it some 4 or 5 years ago. The book I was reading before that was "A Widow For One Year." I stopped reading it less than halfway I first read it, but I was able to finish it :) I've only reread a few books. Probably less than 10 titles. This is because I'm a compulsive book shopper and I have shopped more than I can read in a year. I do plan to reread a lot of the books I've read anyway. Even though I have a few titles that I have read more than once, I still find it enjoyable. There are things that you hardly notice the first time around, and starting over can sometimes give you a new perspective.

I'm an avid book reader too. I've read since I was younger too. I used to always be reading. I loved reading series. I would constantly reread the series if I liked them. But I only tend to reread the arts of the novel that I liked the best.

I don't read as much as I use to but yes I have reread books. The last I read is a series by Jane Peart called 'Brides of Montclaire'. There were 15 books in this series and spans from the 1600's to present. They are a Christian fiction historical romances. That is what I like the most and read when I do. They are also out of print now, but I had managed to collect all of them and when I was off 2 years ago for surgery I read through all of them. If I reread a book it is a very long time between the rereads.

i do sometimes but i dont own a lot of books. i visit the library at least once a week so most of the books i read, i have to return.

hi dorannmwin oh yes I am an avid reader and have reread a lot of my favorites. I keep my books and have a regular library onl alas right now its in storage but I read from the Gold Crest library here. Ilove Sue Graftons books about kinsey Milhone a woman private eye, she is so gutsy and funny and smart too. I have reread a lot of her books. I have also reread the Cat who series by Lillian Braun. I understand Lillian is about the same elderly age as myself.

I'd love to reread some, and I have reread many books in my time, but my book backlog at this time is so huge, I rarely get to it. I have to really, really, really love it...

Mainly I only reread books that are either part of a series, or those that are made into movies. Books in a series I'll reread the previous ones when the next book comes out. Books that are made into movies are reread before the movie is released. Let me tell you, I've reread the Harry Potter series so many times I probably know each book by heart because I had to reread them when a new book came out AND when the next movie came out... and there's 2 more movies to go! (The 7th book is being split into 2 movies.. arg!). I've only read the Twilight series once, because I didn't get into it until after the first movie came out... and I finished reading them as the 2nd movie was in theaters.. but now the 3rd is in theaters, so I think I'll reread the series before that movie hits DVD.. then have a Twilight watching party!!

I'm an avid reader, but I rarely re-read books. There's just so many new books out there for me to enjoy! I like getting lost in a new story with new characters. I think I can count the number of books that I've actually read twice on one hand. "This Present Darkness" by Frank Peretti, "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer, "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements, and "The Last Unicorn" by Peter S. Beagle. The most times I've ever read one book is three times, and that book would be "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine. It's not that I don't like re-visiting an old favorite... I really do! But I spend so much time in libraries and bookstores and I'm always spotting new books that I want to read.

Hi, Dorannmwin.;-) I've reread so many books. My faves are Nancy Drew collections and it doesn't bother nor I don't mind reading them again and again.:-) Also the Sheldon's stuff. What I do is to read everything, put the date I've finished reading it and let it stay in the bookshelf for awhile while reading other books. I've no particular reason why I kept rereading the books except that I want the message they convey or I can simply relate to it. Another fave is the Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. This book inspires me a lot. And whenever I feel like giving up on my dreams, I am reading this again and again.:-)

I reread books all the time. I have people give me books and sometimes they are ones that I have read and I read them again. If I run out of new books to read, I will reread some of the ones in my "library". Mostly Stephen King books. It is usually enough time in between readings that I forget what I read anyway.

oh, yes, I reread books, I can't remember details and that's what I enjoy most about the books

I do NOT reread books and I am also a reader and have been since I was a child. (my mother once commented that I never learned to cook because I had my nose in a book) I find that if I have already read the book, I lose interest and I have soooo many to read that I don't have time to reread one anyway. I am so far behind right how for being on the computer, but have read 3 in the last week or so. I probaby have a hundred waiting for me.

dorannmwin, I am also a keen reader where I have to admit reading almost everything under the sun. And like you, I will always keep those good titles and subject books making my study room at home almost or if not, better than the bookstore as my wife puts it. I really have an extensive collection where even my neighbors would envy and be borrowing a title or two from me. So, you can imagine my sigh of relief when the e-readers came into the market, so right now I can have all my favorites digitized and stored into my compact e-reader - Kindle, for future access. Right now, most of my favorite classics from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and many others are already stored or are being in the process of being procured in its digital form for my collection and future reading.

most of the time, i just keep my books and never reread them. i tried rereading some of my favorites like persuasion and pride&prejudice but i guess the suspense and romance just isn't the same the 2nd time around. So i just keep them in my shelf so that my family and future children could read my treasured collections too. at present, i started reading light hearted and humorous books like bridget jones diary. it's one of my favorite books to date, it's sooo funny and it's the only book i read over and over especially when im sad :) thanks for the wonderful question!

When I was in school, I always liked read books from the very beginning, everytime I read a book, which means I read the first several chapters for a lot of times, and I did remember almost every words in the chapters. I just can't stop that I like to read my books like this. When I get older, I changed and I would only reread books that I like it worths my time, if not, I must have thrown it away.

I also have hundreds of books. I reread all of my novels at home. I cannot help it. I love all the plots and stories. The most times I have reread a book was six times. It was a romance novel. This novel never fails to me me cry even after six times of reading. I reread it every year, especially if I am feeling melancholy or just plain happily in love. :) This is why it is my favorite novel too.