Despite huge "too read" lists how many others reread? - Page 3

danskmacabre · 03-08-2015, 08:11 PM

As always I have a huge TBR list, however I there's some books I like to reread from time to time.

I re-read Lord of the rings and The Hobbit every few years.
I reread some other books every now and then on an adhoc basis.

disconnected · 03-09-2015, 04:12 AM

Now that so many old series are available as ebooks I've been buying and reading whole series. Most of them are a combination of books I read a long time ago and books that I've never read.

I think I probably started moving from Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys to "adult" mysteries when I was about ten (which would have been in 1954). Agatha Christie, Rex Stout, Patricia Wentworth, Michael Innes, etc. were still writing then and I read what was available in my small-town library.

Sometime in the sixties, after I left school and moved to a larger city, I started buying books, mostly current paperbacks, eventually adding in hardcovers and searching out mystery bookstores (or general bookstores with large mystery sections) in any city I visited. Used-books (and browsing in most of the stores that sell them) have generally been off-limits to me bedause of allergies.

Because of space limitations and moving costs I did a lot of donating and some re-buying. I never did end up with any whole series at once.

Having most of my favorite old series wholly available as ebooks is amazing! I suppose that most people in generations later than mine take this for granted and only buy or borrow books as they're ready to read them. I feel compelled to buy and hoard.

David Munch · 03-09-2015, 04:21 AM

I re-read my favorites when I've forgotten many of the aspects of the stories.

And then I re-read some books I didn't like but which had potential, in the hope that it was my mood or age, that affected my opinion of it.

pdurrant · 03-09-2015, 06:23 AM

Not often. I used to re-read through necessity. But now I have my TBR organised, I always have a new book to read.

I suspect that I will re-read more when my TBR is a bit smaller.

Dryhte · 03-09-2015, 06:24 AM

Books that I keep re-reading (no matter how long my TBR list gets):
- Lord Of The Rings saga (Tolkien)
- The Dark Tower saga (King)
- A Song Of Ice And Fire series (Martin)
- De Ontdekking van de Hemel (Discovery of Heaven, Mulisch)
- Anathem (Stephenson)

The first three are real time wasters though

After multiple re-reads of Donaldson's White Gold books, they seem to have lost their draw. That was another time sink

Hmmm... How can I forget Robin Hobb's books - which have all (except for the Soldier Son trilogy) been read multiple times.

Katsunami · 03-09-2015, 06:33 AM

I reread quite a lot... often, it's all I do.

To be honest, I should stop doing this, because I get distracted very easily and go do other stuff when rereading books I remember very well. (It is the same when replaying well-known games.) I have noticed that I read -A LOT- quicker when reading new books. I've started a book before going to sleep yesterday (my first book in 2015... don't ask), and I'm already at 10%. It's a 350 page book.

Sweetpea · 03-09-2015, 06:35 AM

I re-read. No matter how many books I've not yet read. I'm currently re-reading the Harry Potter series, and after that I'll start on Julian May's Milieu's Trilogy (already re-read the Pleistocene books last year). I finally have them all in electronic form...

I mostly re-read when I've no idea what book to read next (genre, mostly). So, I'll grab a book I know I'll love.

Katsunami · 03-09-2015, 06:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Sweetpea

I mostly re-read when I've no idea what book to read next (genre, mostly). So, I'll grab a book I know I'll love.

Why don't you use the "Choose Random Book" in Calibre and read the book it selects? If it selects a book in the middle of a series or universe, select the first book in that series or universe that is not out of order compared to your earlier reads.

Brazen_NL · 03-09-2015, 06:52 AM

I might, since I stopped reading for a while. I generally don't, though.

Sweetpea · 03-09-2015, 06:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Katsunami

Why don't you use the "Choose Random Book" in Calibre and read the book it selects? If it selects a book in the middle of a series or universe, select the first book in that series or universe that is not out of order compared to your earlier reads.

I'll be only re-reading then... My calibre doesn't contain to-be-read books (unless it's one of a series I'm currently reading, such as the rest of my HP's and those four books by May), only read books and books I've not yet finished but have started....

soulfuldog · 03-09-2015, 01:18 PM

I don't really like to re-read. I have a couple of absolute favourite books I'll occasionally go back and re-read from time to time (This Perfect Day in particular) and I enjoyed reading The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo a second time, but I'm not sure I'd go back and read it again... I can see the "comfort" appeal, but then I get that kind of comfort feeling when I pick up a book by certain favourite authors, and a new story from them is always more appealing than re-reading an old one.

Rich_D · 03-09-2015, 01:28 PM

I don't really have a TBR list but I do reread books, probably about 20% of the time.

sakura-panda · 03-09-2015, 01:32 PM

I re-read. I also read several books at a time, and at the moment they are about half new and half re-reads. If I really like a book, I want to experience it again and catch the bits that I hurried through the first time to get to the end of the main part of the story.

I also delete freebies, based on whether or not I'll read them again. I hope to someday get to where I can delete books that I've paid for but don't want to read again. At the moment, I just let them clutter my library and don't go back to them.

BelleZora · 03-09-2015, 01:57 PM

I often re-read books I've loved, especially if in need of a comfort read. I've re-read Lonesome Dove so many times that I may never be able to forget it just enough to read it once more.

ballfresno · 03-09-2015, 04:13 PM

I re-read frequently despite having a large TBR pile (both e- and paper).

Quote:

Originally Posted by disconnected

Having most of my favorite old series wholly available as ebooks is amazing! I suppose that most people in generations later than mine take this for granted and only buy or borrow books as they're ready to read them. I feel compelled to buy and hoard.

I'm the same! Can't help myself.

03-09-2015, 06:24 AM	#35
Dryhte Crow Posts: 133 Karma: 10808 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Where The Sun Don't Shine (much) Device: (Vivlio) Pocketbook Touch HD3	Books that I keep re-reading (no matter how long my TBR list gets): - Lord Of The Rings saga (Tolkien) - The Dark Tower saga (King) - A Song Of Ice And Fire series (Martin) - De Ontdekking van de Hemel (Discovery of Heaven, Mulisch) - Anathem (Stephenson) The first three are real time wasters though After multiple re-reads of Donaldson's White Gold books, they seem to have lost their draw. That was another time sink Hmmm... How can I forget Robin Hobb's books - which have all (except for the Soldier Son trilogy) been read multiple times. Last edited by Dryhte; 03-09-2015 at 06:31 AM.

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03-08-2015, 08:11 PM	#31
danskmacabre Guru Posts: 733 Karma: 3593438 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Glo. Galaxy Tab S 8.4	As always I have a huge TBR list, however I there's some books I like to reread from time to time. I re-read Lord of the rings and The Hobbit every few years. I reread some other books every now and then on an adhoc basis.

03-09-2015, 04:12 AM	#32
disconnected Fanatic Posts: 527 Karma: 4504715 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: US Device: Kobo Forma, Libra, H2O2e2, Clara, Auras, Kindles, Nooks, Sony, iPAQ	Now that so many old series are available as ebooks I've been buying and reading whole series. Most of them are a combination of books I read a long time ago and books that I've never read. I think I probably started moving from Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys to "adult" mysteries when I was about ten (which would have been in 1954). Agatha Christie, Rex Stout, Patricia Wentworth, Michael Innes, etc. were still writing then and I read what was available in my small-town library. Sometime in the sixties, after I left school and moved to a larger city, I started buying books, mostly current paperbacks, eventually adding in hardcovers and searching out mystery bookstores (or general bookstores with large mystery sections) in any city I visited. Used-books (and browsing in most of the stores that sell them) have generally been off-limits to me bedause of allergies. Because of space limitations and moving costs I did a lot of donating and some re-buying. I never did end up with any whole series at once. Having most of my favorite old series wholly available as ebooks is amazing! I suppose that most people in generations later than mine take this for granted and only buy or borrow books as they're ready to read them. I feel compelled to buy and hoard.

03-09-2015, 04:21 AM	#33
David Munch Scholar Posts: 1,009 Karma: 3999312 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Denmark Device: Kobo Libra H2O + iPad Air 4	I re-read my favorites when I've forgotten many of the aspects of the stories. And then I re-read some books I didn't like but which had potential, in the hope that it was my mood or age, that affected my opinion of it.

03-09-2015, 06:23 AM	#34
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 73,941 Karma: 315160596 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	Not often. I used to re-read through necessity. But now I have my TBR organised, I always have a new book to read. I suspect that I will re-read more when my TBR is a bit smaller.

03-09-2015, 06:33 AM	#36
Katsunami Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,111 Karma: 34000001 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: KPW1, KA1	I reread quite a lot... often, it's all I do. To be honest, I should stop doing this, because I get distracted very easily and go do other stuff when rereading books I remember very well. (It is the same when replaying well-known games.) I have noticed that I read -A LOT- quicker when reading new books. I've started a book before going to sleep yesterday (my first book in 2015... don't ask), and I'm already at 10%. It's a 350 page book.

03-09-2015, 06:35 AM	#37
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	I re-read. No matter how many books I've not yet read. I'm currently re-reading the Harry Potter series, and after that I'll start on Julian May's Milieu's Trilogy (already re-read the Pleistocene books last year). I finally have them all in electronic form... I mostly re-read when I've no idea what book to read next (genre, mostly). So, I'll grab a book I know I'll love.

03-09-2015, 06:52 AM	#39
Brazen_NL Slobbering Dog Posts: 454 Karma: 2522512 Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: NL Device: Kindle PW2/iPad/iPhone	I might, since I stopped reading for a while. I generally don't, though.

03-09-2015, 01:18 PM	#41
soulfuldog I ♥ Calibre Posts: 2,073 Karma: 5678911 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Voyage, Sony PRS-350, Hudl2	I don't really like to re-read. I have a couple of absolute favourite books I'll occasionally go back and re-read from time to time (This Perfect Day in particular) and I enjoyed reading The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo a second time, but I'm not sure I'd go back and read it again... I can see the "comfort" appeal, but then I get that kind of comfort feeling when I pick up a book by certain favourite authors, and a new story from them is always more appealing than re-reading an old one.

03-09-2015, 01:28 PM	#42
Rich_D Fanatic Posts: 581 Karma: 1314896 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Pittsburgh, PA USA Device: Android phone, Kobo Glo HD, nook ST with Glo (backup)	I don't really have a TBR list but I do reread books, probably about 20% of the time.

03-09-2015, 01:32 PM	#43
sakura-panda Guru Posts: 934 Karma: 9558874 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southeast Michigan, USA Device: Kindle Oasis; 11" iPad Pro (Books, Kindle, Kobo, MapleRead SE)	I re-read. I also read several books at a time, and at the moment they are about half new and half re-reads. If I really like a book, I want to experience it again and catch the bits that I hurried through the first time to get to the end of the main part of the story. I also delete freebies, based on whether or not I'll read them again. I hope to someday get to where I can delete books that I've paid for but don't want to read again. At the moment, I just let them clutter my library and don't go back to them.

03-09-2015, 01:57 PM	#44
BelleZora Wizard Posts: 1,442 Karma: 25151986 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Seattle, US Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Kobo Libra 2, Pocketbook Verse Pro Color	I often re-read books I've loved, especially if in need of a comfort read. I've re-read Lonesome Dove so many times that I may never be able to forget it just enough to read it once more.