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Old 12-24-2018, 03:00 PM   #21
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Originally Posted by CWatkinsNash View Post
I rarely re-read, and if I do, it has to be years later. If I haven't forgotten most of the small details, I end up getting an uncomfortable deja-vu-like feeling as my mind starts pulling in details ahead of where I am on the page.
This describes me, too. Rereading rarely interests me. I make exceptions for book club books and sometimes for audiobooks, where I'll listen to something I've already read especially when it's an audiobook for swimming or going to sleep. The performance aspect makes it fresh, but the familiarity means it doesn't matter if I zone out.

On the other hand, I admit that books I last read decades ago, in particular where they were over my head at the time, can be a revelation when I reread them now.
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