Thread 24835847

Which books do you reread? I’ve read Crime and Punishment several times and it always makes me sick.

i dont do re-reads now, back when i was in my harry potter phase and had no access to other books physically. i read the order of the phoenix about 10 times iirc

>>24835847 (OP)
I reread all my childhood-defining books:
>Wardstone Chronicles
>Pendragon
>Harry Potter
>the Dark Tower
>the Name of the Rose
>Larsson's Millenium trilogy
In adulthood? I reread Heart of Darkness which I read in high school (went from hating it to loving it), Macbeth+R&J, the Stranger (hated it even more on a reread), As I Lay Dying and the Odyssey. That's it so far.
I plan to eventually reread:
>the Bible (several translations)
>Iliad (gonna go with Pope this time)
>Divine Comedy (this time Longfellow)
>Love's Labour's Lost, King Lear, Hamlet and probably more
>Paradife Loft
>the Manuscript Found in Saragossa (either the Polish fanfiction or the 1804 version)
>Faust (not sure which translation yet, originally read Arndt)
>Moby-Dick, Pierre, Confidence-Man
>Ulysses
>Gravity's Rainbow. Maybe V as well. Haven't read the rest of Pynch yet but I can picture myself rereading M&D and AtD if they're even half as good as GR

Everytime I think of rereading, I feel I shouldn't because I would be wasting time that could be spent on reading a new book. I know it's dumb reasoning but its hard for me to do so. Hpwever, I want to read crime and punishment and BK in another translation that isnt PV soon though

>>24835981
Rereading makes sense for dense, difficult books. There's no way you mined everything it has to offer on your first try.

>>24835847 (OP)
Ulysses, moby dick, iliad, in search of lost time

>>24835854
At least it's the best one

>>24836011
its hard to choose a best one, it does grow the wizarding world a bit through st mungos, ministry of magic, grimmauld place. as opposed to just being in hogwarts all the time

>>24835847 (OP)
I've been rereading Don Quixote (Grossman) every second week of March for the past six year to prepare me for summer

>>24835847 (OP)
I read Dostoevsky once.
I never make the same mistake twice.

>>24836168
Which Dosto? Demons (and P&V) suck

>>24835847 (OP)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
I remember having reread it a couple of times, especially the part where Aureliano wants to keep fighting.

Read Blood Meridian three times, and each reread I pick up on things that I had missed before.

>>24835847 (OP)
I’ve read multiple translations of the Illiad and Odyssey. Favourite is Palmer believe it or not.
I reread Corncob, especially Sunset Limited.
I’ve reread Lovecraft in many forms and listened to adaptations. I recommend the DART radio plays but start with a later one the sound and production is not the best on the earliest ones. Colour Out of Space and Dreams in the Witch House are great.
I reread LOTR every other year or so. The Hobbit has less staying power for me.

>>24835981
I think a fine edition or new translations are plenty good reasons to revisit a book. You talk like books are just chores, but they’re actually meant to be enjoyed. Explore some adaptations. I got a graphic novel version of 1984 (Namai) and the visual interpretations really highlighted how differently I’d read it. I got a version of The Man Who Would Be King illustrated like a travel diary which was also really interesting. Easton Press has a set of Count of Monte Cristo that features illustrated etchings on every other page, it’s quite something. Similarly Dickens was accompanied by a lot of illustrations originally and then lost them in new editions.

>>24835847 (OP)
this is like 3 days of average use condition with penguins

>>24835847 (OP)
I recently re-read Crime and Punishment, having only read it is a teenager. This time around I got a lot more out of it, and I did feel sick with anxiety after some longer reading sessions. I also re-read the Illiad again, for the first time since teenagehood and I just love every verse, (I slightly tired at the catalogue of ships) so beautiful, so perfect. One day I will learn to read Homeric Greek and memorise as much of it as I can.

>>24836007
yes. though i think my reading comprehension and retention is fine im consistently shocked when i read certain works another time just how much i didn’t see the first time. feels almost like a disservice to some authors to read it only once. i think sometimes when reading something for the first time your so preoccupied with trying to figure out what going on/is going to happen that it can be hard to really analyze the way in which it was done, and not just what was done.

>>24835847 (OP)
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