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Originally Posted by Patricia
For me, the test of whether a book is a classic is how often it will bear re-reading. If I've got to wait for 15 minutes at the dentist's surgery, then I can open a Balzac, Proust, or Jane Austen at random and will usually discover something new, that I failed to notice in an earlier reading. (Others may find this with the great works of science fiction etc.)
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A good question would be: what is a classic? A book that has been around for so long? A book that has been read by so large a percentage of the readers?
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Originally Posted by Patricia
I'm wondering - having followed this thread - whether there are two different sorts of reading preferences. Perhaps the more extraverted reader prefers something new, because they wish to avoid boredom at all costs; whilst the more introverted reader is more comfortable with reading fewer new works, but likes greater depth, because they like re-reading. (I suspect that most of us have both traits, but have a stronger preference for one of them.)
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I love to reread my books and, like you, I will always find something new or something I had apparently forgotten all about. Or maybe I read something or heard something or seen something after reading a book, which will shed new light on the story.