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Originally Posted by HarryT
It strikes me as seriously strange not to re-read.
"I really enjoyed that meal" - but I'm never going to eat that food again.
"That was a delightful piece of music" - but I'm never going to listen to it again.
"I had a great night out with that girl" - but I'm never going to see her again.
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"That joke was a hooter" - it is a pity that when I hear it next time I will just smile instead of laugh.
For many books much of the enjoyment is the process of discovery. Once you know that gardener is the murderer ... ;-)
Even quotes from Terry Pratchett sound much better when you read them for the first time.
I am obviously reading different books.
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Originally Posted by HarryT
Why on Earth would you not want to repeat an enjoyable experience?
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Originally Posted by Heraclitus of Ephesus As quoted in Plato, Cratylus, 402a
δὶς ἐς τὸν αὐτὸν ποταμὸν οὐκ ἂν ἐμβαίης.
You could not step twice into the same river.
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