02-18-2012, 07:50 PM | #1 | |
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Why we re-read...
Researchers study why we re-visit books and movies, find it is good for you.
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02-18-2012, 08:48 PM | #2 |
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I never feel awkward about rereading a book. One of my chief criteria for buying an ebook is that it is a book that I will go back to, because usually there will be something new that I had not seen on the first go, or simply because the book was so well written that it is a pleasure to re-read.
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02-18-2012, 09:36 PM | #3 |
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For fiction books I find that re-reading is like revisiting old friends that I haven't seen for a while. Of course in the case of Non-fiction such as religious texts like the Bible many people say that with each reading they see/understand something that they didn't before or understand it in a new way as the situations in their lives have changed and they are looking for new guidance on how to deal with situation x. So the idea that re-reading something has therapeutic value isn't exactly a new idea. It's been around for quite a long time.
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02-18-2012, 09:40 PM | #4 |
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I enjoy reading some books multiple times. Even though I've read one of my favorites probably a dozen times...it never gets old. There's not much more to the story than is already there, but I love watching the scenes play out in my head.
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02-18-2012, 09:57 PM | #5 |
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I'll re-watch movies, but rarely will I re-read books.
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02-18-2012, 10:03 PM | #6 |
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I'm with crich70. There's a few books that I love and it's like revisiting old friends and sometimes getting something new out of the story. I really don't understand the idea that rewatching movies is alright, but rereading books is somehow boring.
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02-18-2012, 11:24 PM | #8 |
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How is it any different than listening to a song more than once? (other than length, I guess albums are more like books)
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02-18-2012, 11:44 PM | #9 |
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02-18-2012, 11:59 PM | #10 | |
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02-19-2012, 12:12 AM | #11 |
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One and done is my motto for books. there are so many good books to be read and so little time.
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02-19-2012, 12:19 AM | #12 |
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A good book is one that can be read more than once... either comfort food or because there's more than can be got by a single reading...
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02-19-2012, 12:31 AM | #13 |
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This is a good article. It reminds me that it's okay to chill with an old favorite. I like it.
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02-19-2012, 12:52 AM | #14 |
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Couldn't agree more. I'm in the process of giving away/selling most of my paper books, but I'm re-buying them on my Kobo despite having already read them.
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02-19-2012, 01:01 AM | #15 |
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