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I have books I've reread many times since childhood. If a book is especially good when I finish it I'll start again at the beginning. In fact if I don't like a book enough to reread I consider it a wasted purchase. Probably only about 10% of the books I buy fall into the catagory of "keepers", those I keep to reread again. I also watch TV episodes again from series I liked like Star Trek, movies I've seen on screen and bought as DVDs, listen to favorite music again, walked in the same parks and gardens I've enjoyed before. I don't read for the surprise factor of finding out who really did it or for the suspense of finding out how something will turn out. I like the journey, being in that world, being that character, feeling what they felt. Why shouldn't I enjoy that many times?
There is also the fact that I am a fast reader. I can go though a book a day easy and how could I afford to buy that many new books at that rate?
It can't be that uncommon. Many people have talked about their accumulation of books that takes up many bookcases and boxes in their homes. A lot of people have or dream of having home libraries. What would be the point of that if they toss each book after reading once? There would be no point of keeping a book if they didn't plan to reread it possibly many times. Some people have mentioned books they reread so many times it fell apart and they had to rebuy it even.
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