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Originally Posted by pdurrant
It depends on the book. Many mystery/detective novels depend on the absence of knowledge of the villain, which makes re-reading them not half as much fun as the first read. Most Agatha Christies fall into this category.
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One of the benefits of increasing age is that one forgets "whodunnit" with detective stories. As you know, I'm currently re-reading all of Christie's books, and am thoroughly enjoying them despite having read almost all of them before, simply because, at least in the majority of cases, I no longer remember the outcome of the book. Of course there are exceptions for the very famous books like "Murder on the Orient Express" and "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd".