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Posted 2014-08-09 8:31 AM (#8282 - in reply to #8280)
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When I was much younger I used to do re-reads frequently, for instance, much of Heinlein's work, the PERN novels, the Chronicles of Amber, the Vorkosigan saga, the Company series, etc. But these days, I've realized that there is a LOT of good fiction coming out constantly, and if I do a lot of re-reading, I'm going to miss a lot of new authors and books that I would really enjoy. (It's the same for me with movies; but there are a lot fewer movies than books which I feel compelled to do more than once.)

I will still sometimes do a complete re-read when a new book in a series comes out much later than its predecessors, for example, I did that for the latest Game of Thrones book. But after reading years ago books 1-11 of the Wheel of Time, I waited until the 14th and final book was out to do a complete re-read. Any future GoT books will probably not invoke a re-read; they're good, but they're not good enough to justify a 3rd go-round at the expense of other books. But there will still be an occasional time when I'll do a re-read of a book or series I really loved.

My biggest regret is that there are so many books I loved which I will never be able to read again for the first time -- which is when a book is most magic. 

Ultimately, you are the only person to whom you have to answer. If a re-read is what makes you happy at a given moment, then you should go for it, and not feel guilty about it.

  


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