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Originally Posted by issybird
As always with me, the books fall into three groups: books I will vote for, books I won't vote for, and books I haven't quite decided about yet. The first cut eliminates the three books I've already read. Whose Body? was already a reread and I'd always rather read something new.  |
Yes, there are a lot more books out there than there is time available to read them, so if you have already traveled down a trail before, why not take a new road instead.
Although there is something to be said for re-reading an excellent book if there has been a long enough passage of time that you may have become essentially a different traveler, so that you see new things with fresh eyes, especially if you travel in good company, and have the benefit of your companions' observations.