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Originally Posted by Sweetpea
There are books that I've bought I doubt I'll re-read. I sometimes get "urges" to read a certain book. The more often I get those urges, the better the book, I think... (The Count of Monte Cristo must be my all-time favourite then... I generally read it once a year). But some books will have to wait for years for a re-read.
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I get "urges" as well, I know exactly where you're coming from. Sometimes when I get the "urge" I re-read the whole book, sometimes only selected parts. I've been getting a lot of these "urges" lately, I wonder if that has to do with Christmas being a nostalgic holiday for me, as my husband and I are spending it alone this year; I find re-reading an old favourite is comforting, like getting an unexpected visit from a friend or eating a favourite meal.
I am currently re-reading The Count of Monte Cristo (among others!) right now; my husband is reading it for the first time and wanted to discuss some aspects of the book with me, so he sort of tempted me into it. A friend of mine is reading 1984 for the first time (and also wanted to discuss some parts of the novel with me), so now I am re-reading both books on my reader. I re-read a lot, but I generally like to wait a while between re-readings. There must be hundreds of books that I have read more than once; I do find that I get a lot more insight into the book during my second reading.
Just for the record, I like to re-watch favourite movies and television series as well.