Hello everyone! Welcome back to yet another one of my Confessions of A Reader posts. For today’s topic of discussion, I’ve decided to confess to you all about my love of rereading books.
Ever since I discovered my love of reading, I also came to realize how much I love rereading books I enjoy. I think part of the reason why I love it is because I feel like you discover something different every time you read a book. Even when you’re reading a book you’ve read once before, you notice something different than the previous times.
The reason I enjoy rereading books is because it allows me to relive some of the best moments in a book I love. It reminds me of the reason I enjoy a particular book and helps me notice story elements I didn’t see before. I also find with rereading books making even more memories so that whenever I do reread a book again, I have more memories associated with the book.
I also love rereading books because it’s nice to see myself enjoying a book all over again. Whenever you read a particular book and see that you really enjoy it, sometimes when you read it a second time your feelings aren’t the same. As you get older or change as a person, your perception of a particular book might change along with you. I’ve noticed this happen to me, but discover myself still enjoying the books I’m rereading. I just see certain moments in the book through different eyes than my first go around.
There isn’t anything a book in particular needs to do for me to consider rereading it. If there’s a book in particular I enjoy and find myself wanting to read it again, I’ll do it no questions asked. As long as I enjoyed reading it the first time chances are I’ll read it again.
But I sometimes also give a book I never finished reading a second chance. The reason I attempt to read a book I never finished a second time is because I want to like the book and want to see how the story turns out. I also wonder if my thoughts on a book will change at all if I read it at a different point in my life. Or if I’ll still not finish the book once again.
I really love rereading books. It allows me the opportunity to notice something different in a book I love while also letting me relive the moments in a book I enjoyed. I also find that with time, rereading a book has benefits, such as giving you a different perception of the book you love.
But what about you? Do you enjoy rereading books at all? If so, what do you look for when deciding on a book to reread? Or are you like me and just reread books whenever you feel like it?
Please let me know your thoughts and feelings in the comments below. I look forward to hearing from you about your thoughts on this blog post.
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August 20, 2018 at 5:05 pm
These days, with two toddlers, I don’t get much time to read and, when I do,it’s to usually work through the hundred or so unread books I have. But when none of them tickle my fancy, I have a set of perennial favorites that I always circle back to. They’re like old friends, familiar and comforting, whose stories make me seek more and encourage me to add a new book.
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August 20, 2018 at 5:17 pm
I think that’s the one of many things I enjoy about rereading books I love. They feel like old friends I’m being reunited with.
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August 21, 2018 at 9:50 am
I have a friend who believes that she has only truly experienced a series if she reads every book in it six times, and that’s dedication.
I definitely don’t have the time to do that, but I do reread the books I fall in love with, not systematically, but when I feel that it’s time again.
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August 21, 2018 at 2:29 pm
Oh, wow. That sounds like a lot of work, especially if it’s a very long series.
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September 3, 2018 at 5:06 am
Great post Raney! I usually struggle to reread books even the ones that I enjoyed so much. I like not knowing where a story is going hence getting surprised by plot twists. This makes it hard for me to reread books unless I have completely forgotten the plot.
I think I’d like to borrow your idea of rereading a book that I DNFed though just to see if I will have a different experience the second time round.
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September 3, 2018 at 2:55 pm
I completely understand that. For me whenever I reread books I tend to feel nolstagic which makes me want to read the story even more.
With regards to books I’ve DNF’d I’ve discovered I still don’t like them most of the time. I don’t know if you’ll have that same experience too or not, but try it anyway.
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September 15, 2018 at 1:06 am
Some books deserve to be re-read over and over to really appreciate them. Through the years, our perspective and environmental influences change, which allows us to read through a different set of eyes. I’m currently reading The Great Gatsby for the Xth time. I typically revisit the classics when I don’t have anything new on my nightstand. For me, it takes a special book to read more than once. The exception being something esoteric or if I was busy while trying to read and wanted to give it a second shot. My two ++ cents. 🙂 Brian
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September 16, 2018 at 1:30 pm
I am huge fan of rereading books💕
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September 17, 2018 at 9:55 am
Me too. It’s really a nice way of remembering why you love a particular book so much.
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