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Originally Posted by Rev. Bob
I call it my "contact poison" shelf.
Those are the books that I have to be extremely careful with. If I look at the shelf and let my eye rest too long on a CP book's spine, I'll find myself remembering how much I enjoyed a particular scene. Next thing I know, I've taken the book down to find that scene, so I can see exactly how something played out...and then I'm rereading the whole thing. If it's part of a series, I count myself lucky if I manage to stop at the end of that one book.
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I generally find that a reread works best if my memory has faded just enough that I remember the juicy parts a few pages ahead of time, so I can savor the setup and the execution. That also means that the lesser details have faded enough to catch me by surprise, either because I've forgotten them completely or I remember them but forgot they happened here instead of later on.
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Wow, this is me! Different authors but pretty much the same thing.