tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post6325853518020236855..comments2023-11-18T03:15:19.102-06:00Comments on Straight From Hel: Re-ReadingHelen Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-78377631977256701752010-01-18T13:56:58.991-06:002010-01-18T13:56:58.991-06:00I DO reread books, but only specific ones. I'v...I DO reread books, but only specific ones. I've read Madeleine L'Engle's "A Wrinkle in Time" so many times you'd think I could quote it word for word, cover to cover by now.<br /><br />I'm reading a series by James A. Owen at the moment (now awaiting the next book...whenever that will be) and will definitly reread that one once all the books are in my posession.<br /><br />Happy Monday!<br />JenJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06683486631901017529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-34122959871691893332010-01-16T16:13:18.386-06:002010-01-16T16:13:18.386-06:00I don't reread many books or watch many movies...I don't reread many books or watch many movies over and over, although I will admit to watching The Man From Snowy River more than once, just for the incredible action scenes with horses. <br /><br />And I have read and re-read Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott for the inspiration and to savor her wit and use of language.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-37772683125004628692010-01-16T07:11:41.021-06:002010-01-16T07:11:41.021-06:00I can watch favourite movies over and over It'...I can watch favourite movies over and over It's a marathon moment, and it's all about Simon time.<br /><br />I read Dean Koontz and Gerald Seymour again, and when I was a teen I'd reread Sven Hassell books. Rinse and repeat.Simon Hayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09384384882217609761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-49331534889156386032010-01-16T01:50:43.821-06:002010-01-16T01:50:43.821-06:00I have all my writer's books that I continuous...I have all my writer's books that I continuously read and review. But, my favorite book, is These Is My Words. It's fiction diary entries of a young girl coming across the west by wagon train.Rebecca https://www.blogger.com/profile/00945969129138214472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-51746036705112933072010-01-15T22:59:21.149-06:002010-01-15T22:59:21.149-06:00I rarely reread a book, but did reread several of ...I rarely reread a book, but did reread several of Rosamund Pilcher's books when I was temporarily out of reading material, especially The Shell Seekers. Her writing has strong settings--so much so, I think I'd recognize them if I ever visited the regions where they take place. As I child, I reread Little Women often. There are a few movies, though, that I enjoy watching over and over: Waking Ned Divine, Beaches, Sleeping with the Enemy, and Groundhog Day (every Feb. 2nd), to name a few.Donna B. Russellhttp://creativemusejournal.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-42976616606394424622010-01-15T19:18:48.758-06:002010-01-15T19:18:48.758-06:00Welcome Laurita! Come again.
So many favorite boo...Welcome Laurita! Come again.<br /><br />So many favorite books. How many of you re-read your own books once they've been published?Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-73955104900899484312010-01-15T19:13:12.791-06:002010-01-15T19:13:12.791-06:00I have a special bookshelf full of favorites- most...I have a special bookshelf full of favorites- mostly from childhood. Laura Ingalls Wilder, James Herriot, The Hobbit... Crystal Cave, even Nancy Drew and Cherry Ames then my all time fav- A Woman of Independent Means...<br />Reading them again Is like running into an old friend- or like comfort food for the soul...<br />I recently pulled "These Happy Golden Years" off the shelf and took it to the Y with me- made the elliptical seem like nothingSallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00257457947894203971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-16887947253044426722010-01-15T18:33:25.889-06:002010-01-15T18:33:25.889-06:00As with so many things, it depends. I have certain...As with so many things, it depends. I have certain books & movie I can rewatch/reread. Others - not a chance. Lord of the Rings I can reread/rewatch a lot. I tend to watch it every year when I'm wrapping Xmas presents. :)<br /><br />Most of my repeats are scifi and fantasy now that I think about it. Hmmm.Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-5728301616544713392010-01-15T14:31:13.107-06:002010-01-15T14:31:13.107-06:00I have several books that I re-read, but the most ...I have several books that I re-read, but the most dog-eared of those is a book of short stories by Roald Dahl. <br /><br />(I'm new to your blog. Wish I'd found it sooner.)Lauritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03688820247531607677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-28161062074578147532010-01-15T14:25:48.872-06:002010-01-15T14:25:48.872-06:00I re-read (as in numerous times) many of my favori...I re-read (as in numerous times) many of my favorite books. They are like cherished friends to me.Laura Enohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982794146667832204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-12208539620337795452010-01-15T13:56:22.613-06:002010-01-15T13:56:22.613-06:00I also rarely re-read, but I do with some classics...I also rarely re-read, but I do with some classics, like Tolkien and Austen and Dickens. I also re-read children's books, like Dahl and Lewis, mostly because I'm reading them to my children, but also because I enjoy them so much. As for re-reading for educational purposes, I plan to re-read several Eudora Welty books that I own (because I think her dialogue is incredible) and a book of Katherine Mansfield's short stories (because she has a spark in her writing that fascinates me).A.L. Sonnichsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11358456786727534289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-73889548613863581322010-01-15T13:49:41.340-06:002010-01-15T13:49:41.340-06:00in the mid 90s I swore off buying any new books un...in the mid 90s I swore off buying any new books until I reread the ones I already had. I didn't have more than maybe 300 at that time...and it took most of a year of rereading until I reread all the ones I was willing to.writtenwyrddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02280711822302493122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-67457126125631871432010-01-15T13:40:18.254-06:002010-01-15T13:40:18.254-06:00Y'all have convinced me of the merits of re-re...Y'all have convinced me of the merits of re-reading. If I ever whittle down my TBR file, I am going to re-read before buying another book!Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-7431053436495695622010-01-15T13:17:47.305-06:002010-01-15T13:17:47.305-06:00I re read and re watch all the time I have a horri...I re read and re watch all the time I have a horrible memory but also I like the comfort factor of visiting an old friend.Adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12876050775872445521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-81048052813635570022010-01-15T11:58:21.321-06:002010-01-15T11:58:21.321-06:00As you wrote, there are so many good books out the...As you wrote, there are so many good books out there that I don't reread fiction.<br />My TBR shelves are huge so I always have a big selection of books I haven't read.<br />My husband and I both read a lot and share similar tastes in many authors.<br />Of course, my collection of nonfiction always remains on my book shelves, to be consulted. C.S. Lewis has the prime position there, and also gardening books.Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-12383111762870708002010-01-15T11:54:19.096-06:002010-01-15T11:54:19.096-06:00There are many books I've read more than once....There are many books I've read more than once. I've probably read To Kill A Mockingbird 30 times. Little Women, A Wrinkle In Time...just to name a few more that I feel compelled to read over and over. <br /><br />There are even more movies that I have watched repeatedly. Many to the point that I can recite the dialog. In most cases with movies, I re-watch just because they happen to be on cable when I sit down to watch TV.Cyndihttp://www.somuchmorethanamom.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-78149494722832825142010-01-15T11:45:28.549-06:002010-01-15T11:45:28.549-06:00Not to scare you, but there's probably over 20...Not to scare you, but there's probably over 200 books I've read more than once! I've read Watership Down at LEAST 50 times. I always find something new, but it's probably the comfort of familiar characters that cause me to return.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-35715359480149603432010-01-15T11:35:13.593-06:002010-01-15T11:35:13.593-06:00I'm a re-reader. And I watch movies more than ...I'm a re-reader. And I watch movies more than once, too.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-11588138573277269212010-01-15T11:13:14.655-06:002010-01-15T11:13:14.655-06:00I should keep a list of books I've read, too. ...I should keep a list of books I've read, too. I don't. But I should.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-9553685062035653932010-01-15T10:58:56.937-06:002010-01-15T10:58:56.937-06:00I, too, forget what I've read, and re-read boo...I, too, forget what I've read, and re-read books, often not realizing I've read a book before until just before the end. Maybe like Miriam, I should start keeping track of what I read. <br />I often re-read Carl Hiaasen's books just to see how he does it!<br />I asked for the DVD of Mama Mia because it is so cheering to me and fun to re-watch when I'm blue.Kathy McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899118869240481737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-19264445192789312232010-01-15T10:38:04.186-06:002010-01-15T10:38:04.186-06:00I have bought a lot of DVDs and books thinking tha...I have bought a lot of DVDs and books thinking that I'm going to rewatch or reread. But I rarely do, because there are always so many new ones to digest or old ones that I haven't yet experienced. Although some musicals I have gone back to more than once as well as some of my favorite films like "Wizard of Oz" or "Apocalypse Now". A book is more difficult for me because it's so much more of a time investment.<br />Lee<br />http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-28379818867014783172010-01-15T10:35:40.496-06:002010-01-15T10:35:40.496-06:00I have one movie like your Jumping Jack Flash. Min...I have one movie like your Jumping Jack Flash. Mine is Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.<br /><br />As to books, there's one book I've read three times. Another twice. These are the stand-out ones. There've been a few others, but not many. There's usually some reason that makes me go back and re-read, beyond the fact that I enjoyed the book enough to keep it in the first place.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-21167792139166432552010-01-15T10:33:31.799-06:002010-01-15T10:33:31.799-06:00At the moment, my tbr pile is close to 450...and I...At the moment, my tbr pile is close to 450...and I just ordered another set of books from amazon. Addiction? Oh yes...writtenwyrddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02280711822302493122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-42175638362768385482010-01-15T10:33:29.926-06:002010-01-15T10:33:29.926-06:00I often re-read books. It's fun!I often re-read books. It's fun!Brooke from The Bluestocking Guidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07832634751075478091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-58579262887736805492010-01-15T10:31:44.530-06:002010-01-15T10:31:44.530-06:00My DH has so many DVDs, I'll go into a video s...My DH has so many DVDs, I'll go into a video store and end up getting him nothing 'cause I can't remember whether he already has it.<br /><br />My TBR pile is so tall, I would feel guilty picking up an already-read book.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.com