tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714488622419505745.post5107848398574252867..comments2023-06-23T10:01:20.691-05:00Comments on Bibliosue: On re-readingSuzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17027628103746160956noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714488622419505745.post-79391608660517076032010-02-05T08:03:11.808-06:002010-02-05T08:03:11.808-06:00J.S. -- I think I started and abandoned Jane Eyre ...J.S. -- I think I started and abandoned Jane Eyre at least five times before I finally "got it". Atonement by Ian McEwan also took two or three tries before I was able to finish it. <br />Rebecca -- I don't retain details too well either, that is why I try to read books for discussion as close as possible to the discussion date so I don't forget anything (or don't forget too much). And who is this Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle of whom you speak?<br />Julie -- I didn't read many classics when I was younger so they are all new to me. But I would think something like Tom Sawyer, with a younger character, would read differently as an adult.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17027628103746160956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714488622419505745.post-62124146947420044002010-02-04T18:42:49.321-06:002010-02-04T18:42:49.321-06:00I don't often have the chance to reread books....I don't often have the chance to reread books. I'm constantly distracted by all the new books I'd like to read. I have, however, started books and been unable to finish them, only to come back to them later to find that I find it much more gripping than I did before. <br /><br />I think there's definitely some truth in that, often, how we feel or the stage we're in in our lives affects the way we read and react to a book. That's why, unless I absolutely hate it, I'm leery of saying that I didn't like a book. Sometimes, it isn't the book, it's the reader. <br /><br />I've had "The Lovely Bones" on my shelf for ages. I suppose I'll get around to it eventually. The list never ends....J.S. Peytonhttp://www.whosabiblioaddict.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714488622419505745.post-73026962624895774892010-02-04T09:50:12.828-06:002010-02-04T09:50:12.828-06:00I also enjoy rereading. I would more if it weren&...I also enjoy rereading. I would more if it weren't for the time constraints I feel now. There are some books that are classics that I read in my teens and loved them but as I've re-read as an adult, I didn't like them as much, i.e., Wuthering Heights, Tess of the D'Ubervilles, Tom Sawyer. I understand why they are classics and still around but I've grown different eyes, I suppose. Life experiences changed things a bit for me, perhaps.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07082371226006423990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714488622419505745.post-55320211460404200582010-02-01T19:35:18.118-06:002010-02-01T19:35:18.118-06:00I love rereading. Absolutely love it. If I had tim...I love rereading. Absolutely love it. If I had time and didn't feel the crunch of so-many-books-so-little-time, I'd reread everything immediately after I finished it. And then the next year. For two of the book club books (Oliver Twist and Archbishop) I did that and it really helped me to see the book as a whole rather than just as the story. I think I must be a pretty poor reader because I don't retain details well. And rereading helps with that. <br /><br />The most disappointing rereads are the ones I enjoyed as a young child. So dated now, I can't stand them. First example: Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle. Ugh.Rebecca Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06062252252301802298noreply@blogger.com