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Originally Posted by Majorix
I see people everywhere reading some books numerous times. I can't understand how they can do it. I mean, no matter how much I like the book, I can't read the same book even twice. Knowing the plot twists etc, and reading the same things I already know about just doesn't give me the pleasure I had had reading the book for the first time. I like the feeling of being curious when reading a book, and that is pretty much what keeps me reading it - you can't "wonder" when you know what will happen next and next and next.
What about you?
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I am one of the weird ones who does read certain books multiple times.
I assume you are talking about fiction.
I have had a troubled youth and in my teenage years was comforted by fleeing into the worlds certain science fiction authors created for me. Frank Herbert, Asimov, Heinlein, Philip K. Dick, Vogt etc. etc. One of the most important ones was Jack Vance. I own most of his books in dutch and english and one of the first things I did after buying my first ereader was buying all of his books in ebook form again.
Especially Vance's Dying Earth books, The Tschai series and the Demon Princes series are very dear to me and I have read them at least three times and will read them again. To me these books are more than just books. They are friends. It is not just about reading a story anymore. It is about spending time with old friends. These books are a great comfort in a life I fail to see the sense of and that I endure with great difficulty.