Despite huge "too read" lists how many others reread? - Page 6

theducks · 03-30-2015, 12:10 PM

Rereading give you an excuse to dust the shelf

(or was it the other way ??? )

Tarana · 03-30-2015, 06:40 PM

I reread very few books. If the book is fantasy, science fiction or mystery/crime thriller, I mark it in Calibre (1-5 stars). Anything else just gets deleted because I know I'll never reread it and nobody else in my family is going to read it.

dublincheri · 03-31-2015, 11:05 AM

In the last months all I've done is reread. It's a comfort thing, with my mam sick then dying and now a huge move I need my old familiar favourites.

A non-rereadable book gets deleted as soon as I've finished it; unfortunately I haven't been reading the freebies I've acquired so they are accumulating on my Kindle though few will pass the test!

Mort1997 · 03-31-2015, 11:13 AM

Sorry to hear about your Mum.

I have to admit a known quantity in terms of a good book can be comforting and a welcome distraction in a time of need.

pdurrant · 04-02-2015, 03:17 PM

I think I'm due a LoTR re-read.

Dngrsone · 04-02-2015, 07:46 PM

Just finished my LoTR re-read... Now I have to rest my imagination for a while.

caleb72 · 04-02-2015, 09:59 PM

I generally don't re-read as there's too many books I'm anxious to read and no matter how fast I tear through books, that list keeps getting bigger.

That said - I do make exceptions. I have a couple of re-reads planned this year mainly for books I've read and enjoyed, but found out later there were further books in the "series".

I'm not against the idea of re-reading at all. However, it's always going to be a struggle to give a re-read the priority required to place it above a new read.

Rbneader · 04-05-2015, 01:48 PM

I love rereading, although I have to let books rest for a while after finishing.

I have a lot of non-fiction references. I'll probably never read in case the appropriate circumstances comes up, but if I need them I need them so I don't mind the miniscule harddrive space they take up.

DuncanWatson · 05-13-2015, 08:31 AM

I reread constantly. I am a moody reader. If I am in the wrong state of mind there are many books I won't be able to finish at the time. I often go through my collections and read series or authors that I haven't read recently. When I get in a slump I pick an old favorite. This is one of the reasons that my ereaders tend to have hundreds of books on them at all times.

Glorfindel · 05-13-2015, 10:04 AM

There are a few books that are good enough to go on my reread list: LotR, King Raven series, Pendragon cycle; and it looks like the Temeraire series will join the others soon

peachiekene · 05-13-2015, 01:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DuncanWatson

I reread constantly. I am a moody reader. If I am in the wrong state of mind there are many books I won't be able to finish at the time. I often go through my collections and read series or authors that I haven't read recently. When I get in a slump I pick an old favorite. This is one of the reasons that my ereaders tend to have hundreds of books on them at all times.

I'm the same way. Sometimes after slogging through some mediocre books or reading books that are too good (thus afraid to kill the buzz with something bad), it's nice to read something I am guaranteed to like.

Brownskins · 05-13-2015, 03:14 PM

98.3% of the time, I don't re-read. I only average 60 books or so a year, and the only one I read again and again on an annual basis (read in parts throughout the year) is the Bible, so that comprises the the 1.7% of my annual re-reads.

However, I do read another version of the Bible each year. I wonder if I can count that as an original read, instead of a re-read. If so, then I never re-read any book at all!

I do have a long TBR list. That's because in between books, I tend to browse through Amazon or at our local Barnes and Noble, and I grab a couple more books.

crossi · 05-13-2015, 07:43 PM

Huh. I can read a book a day. How could I afford my hobby if I didn't reread? Also of new books 9 out of 10 turn out not to be good enough to keep, 1 or 2 of those 10 are a drudge to even finish. At least with my keepers I know I like the book.

pdurrant · 05-14-2015, 03:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crossi

Huh. I can read a book a day. How could I afford my hobby if I didn't reread?

Libraries. Kindle Unlimited. Waiting for special offers*. But re-reading's good too.

(*My average price for the books I've read this year is £1.73 ($2.50). So if I read a book a day, that'd be about £630 ($960) per year or £52 ($80) per month. Not too bad, considering the prices of, say, TV cable subscriptions.)

voracious71 · 05-23-2015, 10:32 AM

I very rarely reread. I do have some favorites that I will reread every few years or so.

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03-30-2015, 12:10 PM	#76
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,067 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Rereading give you an excuse to dust the shelf (or was it the other way ??? )

03-30-2015, 06:40 PM	#77
Tarana Wizard Posts: 4,038 Karma: 38840460 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis Device: PWSE, Voyage, K3, HDX, KBasic 7 & 8, Nook Glo3, Echos, Nanos	I reread very few books. If the book is fantasy, science fiction or mystery/crime thriller, I mark it in Calibre (1-5 stars). Anything else just gets deleted because I know I'll never reread it and nobody else in my family is going to read it.

03-31-2015, 11:05 AM	#78
dublincheri Zealot Posts: 121 Karma: 3000000 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: New England (for now) Device: Kindle Oasis 3, Paperwhite 11, Basic 2022	In the last months all I've done is reread. It's a comfort thing, with my mam sick then dying and now a huge move I need my old familiar favourites. A non-rereadable book gets deleted as soon as I've finished it; unfortunately I haven't been reading the freebies I've acquired so they are accumulating on my Kindle though few will pass the test!

03-31-2015, 11:13 AM	#79
Mort1997 Wizard Posts: 1,050 Karma: 15288073 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: UK Device: Sony various , Voyage, Oasis, K3, K4T,Nook Glow+Kobo Aura/H2O/One	Sorry to hear about your Mum. I have to admit a known quantity in terms of a good book can be comforting and a welcome distraction in a time of need.

04-02-2015, 03:17 PM	#80
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 73,964 Karma: 315160596 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	I think I'm due a LoTR re-read.

04-02-2015, 07:46 PM	#81
Dngrsone Almost legible Posts: 1,457 Karma: 4611110 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: In a high desert, CA Device: Galaxy Note 9, Galaxy Tab A (2017), Likebook P78	Just finished my LoTR re-read... Now I have to rest my imagination for a while.

04-02-2015, 09:59 PM	#82
caleb72 Indie Advocate Posts: 2,863 Karma: 18794463 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Kindle	I generally don't re-read as there's too many books I'm anxious to read and no matter how fast I tear through books, that list keeps getting bigger. That said - I do make exceptions. I have a couple of re-reads planned this year mainly for books I've read and enjoyed, but found out later there were further books in the "series". I'm not against the idea of re-reading at all. However, it's always going to be a struggle to give a re-read the priority required to place it above a new read.

04-05-2015, 01:48 PM	#83
Rbneader Fanatic Posts: 503 Karma: 2661351 Join Date: Mar 2012 Device: None	I love rereading, although I have to let books rest for a while after finishing. I have a lot of non-fiction references. I'll probably never read in case the appropriate circumstances comes up, but if I need them I need them so I don't mind the miniscule harddrive space they take up.

05-13-2015, 08:31 AM	#84
DuncanWatson Kindle Convert Posts: 190 Karma: 62704 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Woodinville, WA, USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Nook (all)	I reread constantly. I am a moody reader. If I am in the wrong state of mind there are many books I won't be able to finish at the time. I often go through my collections and read series or authors that I haven't read recently. When I get in a slump I pick an old favorite. This is one of the reasons that my ereaders tend to have hundreds of books on them at all times.

05-13-2015, 10:04 AM	#85
Glorfindel Force-Aware Elf Posts: 4,762 Karma: 11557898 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Valinor Device: Kindle 4 w/SO	There are a few books that are good enough to go on my reread list: LotR, King Raven series, Pendragon cycle; and it looks like the Temeraire series will join the others soon

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05-13-2015, 03:14 PM	#87
Brownskins Fascinated Reader Posts: 22 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: K3, K4, Iliad IRex, Voyage, Nook Classic and Sony Daily Edition	98.3% of the time, I don't re-read. I only average 60 books or so a year, and the only one I read again and again on an annual basis (read in parts throughout the year) is the Bible, so that comprises the the 1.7% of my annual re-reads. However, I do read another version of the Bible each year. I wonder if I can count that as an original read, instead of a re-read. If so, then I never re-read any book at all! I do have a long TBR list. That's because in between books, I tend to browse through Amazon or at our local Barnes and Noble, and I grab a couple more books.

05-13-2015, 07:43 PM	#88
crossi Guru Posts: 997 Karma: 12000001 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Seattle Wahington U.S. Device: kindle	Huh. I can read a book a day. How could I afford my hobby if I didn't reread? Also of new books 9 out of 10 turn out not to be good enough to keep, 1 or 2 of those 10 are a drudge to even finish. At least with my keepers I know I like the book.

05-23-2015, 10:32 AM	#90
voracious71 Addict Posts: 384 Karma: 1360936 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Quahog, RI Device: Nook, Kindle PW4, Kobo Clara	I very rarely reread. I do have some favorites that I will reread every few years or so.