Have you started to read a book and realized you read it before?

@Hannihar (130213)

Israel

June 22, 2022 12:02am CST

Thank you Jennifer because I got the idea while reading your response to what I wrote you. I looked at the back cover and the book looked interesting and did not remember it at the time that I read it already. I decided to read it and sure enough I remembered reading it before. It was a while ago so continued to read it to see if understood it better the 2nd time around. Has that happened to you and if so, did you continue to read it or go on to something else you did not read before?

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@LadyDuck (472251)

• Switzerland

22 Jun 22

I have read more than one book more than once because I liked and I enjoyed re-reading. It happened that I bought one and when I started reading I realized I had read in another language.

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@LadyDuck (472251)

• Switzerland

26 Jun 22

@Hannihar I do the same with movies, I see a title and I say "I have not seen that one", when I start to watch I realize I have watched in another language with another title.

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@Hannihar (130213)

• Israel

26 Jun 22

@LadyDuck That is cool.

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@Hannihar (130213)

• Israel

27 Jun 22

@LadyDuck I hope at least it is a good movie so you want to watch it again. That is frustrating when one can watch something else that they have not seen before.

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@JudyEv (342599)

• Rockingham, Australia

22 Jun 22

I often read a book twice. I tend to hurry the first time to 'see what happens next' but then I pick up a lot more second time around.

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@Hannihar (130213)

• Israel

22 Jun 22

@JudyEv That is nice that you learn more the 2nd time around when you reread a book.

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@m_audrey6788 (58472)

• Germany

22 Jun 22

I used to read books and there are times I repeat the story that I like

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@m_audrey6788 (58472)

• Germany

22 Jun 22

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@Hannihar (130213)

• Israel

22 Jun 22

@m_audrey6788 That is good then. Do you learn something new the 2nd time around?

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@Hannihar (130213)

• Israel

22 Jun 22

@m_audrey6788 So there are books that you like to reread on purpose.

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@snowy22315 (182862)

• United States

22 Jun 22

I don't think so, but there are lots of movies that I realize half way through I had seen it before.

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@snowy22315 (182862)

• United States

23 Jun 22

@Hannihar No, I keep watching. I was watching one the other day, that I knew I had seen because I saw it in the theater. The only scene I remembered though was at the end because it was a bit shocking.

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@Hannihar (130213)

• Israel

24 Jun 22

@snowy22315 I am glad you keep watching. That is too bad if the ending was the only scene you remember but so glad you watched it anyway.

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@Hannihar (130213)

• Israel

23 Jun 22

@snowy22315 So the movies that you have seen before do you want to watch them again or go on to something else you have not seen yet?

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@TheHorse (220860)

• Walnut Creek, California

22 Jun 22

That happens now and again because I read anything I find by Tony Hillerman.

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@Hannihar (130213)

• Israel

22 Jun 22

@TheHorse I have not heard of Tony Hillerman. What does he write about?

@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

23 Jun 22

I did the same thing a few days ago. I started reading Home by Toni Morrison and I didn’t remember the whole book but enough to know I’d read it before. I didn’t remember the ending so I finished the book.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

24 Jun 22

@Hannihar Yes, It’s a short book but interesting.I enjoyed the reading.

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@Hannihar (130213)

• Israel

24 Jun 22

@RubyHawk I am glad you enjoyed the book.

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@Hannihar (130213)

• Israel

23 Jun 22

@RubyHawk I am glad you finished the book. So was it good at the ending?

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@beesure11 (234)

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23 Jun 22

I have never done it with a book. But I have watched plenty of movies thinking they were new movies I had never seen. By the time I watched the whole movie I realized I have seen the movie before. Good thing it was a good movie

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@Hannihar (130213)

• Israel

24 Jun 22

@beesure11 That is interesting after the movie was over you realized you saw it before. That is a good thing it was a good movie. Would you watch it again since you liked the movie?

@RebeccasFarm (90568)

• Arvada, Colorado

22 Jun 22

No I had never done this..I wish I could read more books.

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@Hannihar (130213)

• Israel

23 Jun 22

@RebeccasFarm That is ok that you have never started a book and not finished it. I love to read and wish you could read more books too.

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@MarshaMusselman (38865)

• Midland, Michigan

12 Aug 22

That's happened to me many times before and sometimes it takes several chapters before I realize I've already read it but I will usually continue to read it.

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@Hannihar (130213)

• Israel

12 Aug 22

@MarshaMusselman When you realize you read it already and continue to read it do you learn something new from the 2nd time around?

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@ketinaharriet (397)

• Nairobi, Kenya

24 Jun 22

What I do is I refer some chapters

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@Hannihar (130213)

• Israel

26 Jun 22

@ketinaharriet What do you mean?

@Hannihar (130213)

• Israel

27 Jun 22

@ketinaharriet I look at the whole book and not chapters. That is a good idea what you do. Everyone has to find what is good for them.

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@ketinaharriet (397)

• Nairobi, Kenya

26 Jun 22

@Hannihar I tend to look at a chapter that made me feel good while reading, I just remind myself by reading

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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)

• United States

22 Jun 22

Yes, a couple of times, but sometimes I love to reread books on purpose.

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@Hannihar (130213)

• Israel

22 Jun 22

@misunderstood_zombie That is nice that you find some books that you like to reread over again on purpose.

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@Hildasalom (954)

• Nairobi, Kenya

22 Jun 22

I am not into reading but I have experienced that while watching a movie.

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@Hannihar (130213)

• Israel

22 Jun 22

@Hildasalom So do you watch the movie again or find another one to watch? I have watched movies that I have seen long ago and wanted to watch them again. I look at it maybe I will see something I did not see the first time around.

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@Hildasalom (954)

• Nairobi, Kenya

22 Jun 22

@Hannihar I can watch the movie again if I used to love it. It mainly depends on the movie genre

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@porwest (93299)

• United States

27 Jun 22

This has not happened to me before. But I have intentionally read some books more than once. They would be Lord of the Flies, Charlotte's Web, The Stand, and Ghost Story.

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@Hannihar (130213)

• Israel

27 Jun 22

@porwest Have you seen the movie, Lord of the Flies? What is Ghost Story about?

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@Hannihar (130213)

• Israel

1 Jul 22

@porwest Ghost Story sounds interesting and you made it sound interesting. I liked your description.

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@porwest (93299)

• United States

27 Jun 22

@Hannihar I have seen the movie, Lord of the Flies. Good, but not nearly as good as the book was in my opinion. Ghost Story is a book by Peter Straub about a girl that was killed that now haunts all of the members of the Chowder Society...it's a great read and one of the best books I have ever read if you want to ever give it a go. My description does it absolutely NO justice.

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@ihasaquestion (8275)

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1 Jul 22

It has happened to me before, and I just browsed through the parts which I liked reading and then move on to another book.

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@Hannihar (130213)

• Israel

1 Jul 22

@ihasaquestion That is a good idea to browse through the parts you like and then move on to another book.

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@Hannihar (130213)

• Israel

1 Jul 22

@ihasaquestion I think that is a good idea.

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@ihasaquestion (8275)

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1 Jul 22

@Hannihar Yes...

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@dya80dya (36812)

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22 Jun 22

Yes. This happened many times. I miss reading a good book.

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@Hannihar (130213)

• Israel

22 Jun 22

@dya80dya I bet you do miss reading a good book. Maybe write down the books you have and then get new ones if you can.

@Beestring (14722)

• Hong Kong

22 Jun 22

There are some books I read multiple times. I'm now re-reading one of the Chinese classic novels. I have different interpretations each time I read it.

@Hannihar (130213)

• Israel

22 Jun 22

@Beestring That is interesting that you do not see the Chinese classic novels differently each time you read them. Is it confusing to have different interpretations each time you read them?

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@Hannihar (130213)

• Israel

22 Jun 22

@Beestring Makes sense to me as you get older you get a different perspective on it each time you reread it. I must really like it that you reread them every 5 to 8 years.

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@Beestring (14722)

• Hong Kong

22 Jun 22

@Hannihar The book I'm re-reading is actually one of the world famous Chinese classic literature. It has been translated into different languages. I don't re-read it often, I do it every 5-8 years. As I aged, I have a different feeling/interpretation of the story.

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