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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.
Why on Earth would you not want to repeat an enjoyable experience? To reason that "the world is full of other books" doesn't make any sense to me. The world is also full of girls (or boys), music, and food, and yet many people get pleasure from repeated encounters with the same one.
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I tend to not reread. My reason is simple and probably common: I remember what happens, so it's not the same.
Now, I don't re-watch movies often either. Same reason, if I know what happens, it's just not that interesting.
Though I do watch movies that someone has already spoiled or I spoiled for myself by reading a synopsis. That doesn't seem to bother me a bit. Same goes for books too. I guess it's my personal memory of the story that stops me from re-watching or rereading.
Music is different. It's the rhythm, the beat, the noise, the feelings. The story, if it tells one is secondary to all that. That's my opinion at least.