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DuncanWatson · 12-07-2010, 05:18 PM

There are some books I cannot reread. My tastes have changed too much. OTOH there are numerous books I have reread that I first read 25-30 years ago.

In fact I just reread "To Reign in Hell" by Steven Brust which I first read in 1984. I have reread the entire Chronicles of Amber series by Roger Zelazny this past year as well. But there is some Heinlein I cannot reread, the whole rich people with mansions equipped with lime pits so they can dispose of people who dare visit them gets a bit old. John Norman's Gor books are too much to read now as well, I barely tolerated them the first time. I can't read most Piers Anthony nowadays either. Though I did reread Macroscope a couple of years ago.

So it depends.

12-07-2010, 05:18 PM	#6
DuncanWatson Kindle Convert Posts: 190 Karma: 62704 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Woodinville, WA, USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Nook (all)	There are some books I cannot reread. My tastes have changed too much. OTOH there are numerous books I have reread that I first read 25-30 years ago. In fact I just reread "To Reign in Hell" by Steven Brust which I first read in 1984. I have reread the entire Chronicles of Amber series by Roger Zelazny this past year as well. But there is some Heinlein I cannot reread, the whole rich people with mansions equipped with lime pits so they can dispose of people who dare visit them gets a bit old. John Norman's Gor books are too much to read now as well, I barely tolerated them the first time. I can't read most Piers Anthony nowadays either. Though I did reread Macroscope a couple of years ago. So it depends.