+ Vegas_Millennial Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 The TV Guide. I used to read that thing every day + Charlie, + poolboy48220, samhexum and 3 others 1 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim_n_NYC Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 I don't think I've ever reread a book. There's so many to read, that rereading one would take away too much time from new stuff. + Charlie and samhexum 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Hagen Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 (edited) On 4/21/2023 at 7:42 AM, Jim_n_NYC said: I don't think I've ever reread a book. There's so many to read, that rereading one would take away too much time from new stuff. rereading is reserved for those books integral to ourselves. And a lot of the time rereading just means picking them up and reading well-worn and/or less-familiar passages, then putting it back down. You keep them in a very convenient place. Edited April 30, 2023 by Rod Hagen + Charlie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim_n_NYC Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 15 minutes ago, Rod Hagen said: rereading is reserved for those books integral to ourselves. And a lot of the time rereading just means picking them up and reading well-worn and/or less-familiar passages, then putting it back down. You keep them in a very convenient place. I wasn't judging, just making a comment. Rod Hagen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchal Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 The one book I can remember reading and re-reading was a volume that combined the two Lewis Carroll masterpieces, "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass". I first read it in grade school and probably last re-read it in college. + Vegas_Millennial, + Charlie and Rod Hagen 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samhexum Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 On 7/2/2021 at 7:24 AM, EastCoastGuy said: Money by Martin Amis. The late Martin Amis, RIP Rod Hagen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Lucky Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 I have never read Martin Amis novels, but after his death I picked up Money and tried to read it. Pure gibberish if you ask me. A waste of paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ WilliamM Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 Death in Venice by Thomas Mann Surprise that Mann was married with six children He had an understanding wife Rod Hagen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggg Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 On 5/3/2023 at 12:49 PM, dutchal said: The one book I can remember reading and re-reading was a volume that combined the two Lewis Carroll masterpieces, "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass". I first read it in grade school and probably last re-read it in college. I read them every year Rod Hagen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 The phone book, but unfortunately it’s out of print. I’m jealous; I haven’t read for pleasure in some time. Too much reading on the job…. But I do reread a collection of Robert Frost’s poetry on my bedside table. I’ve reread all of Hemingway’s works. And I’m very fond of Ken Follett spy novels (and his historical fiction, too). I’ve also reread Margaret George’s historical fiction. I was just in a boutique in a small town on the Turquoise Trail. I noticed a shelf of used books for sale in a corner. As I read through the titles, I realized they were all my favorites, even a few obscure titles. It was my book shelf at home. I had to ask if it was a random collection. Turns out they belonged to the shopkeeper’s father, who recently died. Books are so personal; would have like to meet that man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ WilliamM Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 Proust Rod Hagen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReynST Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 I've "listened to" not read multiple times these three titles from Naomi Novik: Uprooted Spinning Silver The Scholomance Trilogy Uprooted is probably the most remarkable, the tempo and steadily increasing. But I'd highly recommend all three. They are also very well performed. I've read, more times than can be counted, The Wheel of Time Series by Robert Jordan and The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas Rod Hagen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boruggue Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 I’ve read and re-read several books by Haruki Murakami. Many of his works are an odd mixture of magical realism with absurd touches sprinkled randomly throughout. Sometimes a reread is necessary to fully appreciate it all. Rod Hagen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Hagen Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 On 7/22/2024 at 3:52 PM, Boruggue said: I’ve read and re-read several books by Haruki Murakami. Many of his works are an odd mixture of magical realism with absurd touches sprinkled randomly throughout. Sometimes a reread is necessary to fully appreciate it all. I should like him. I love Marquez. But I forced myself through whatever Murakami book has all the holes that multiple characters spend days in. Windup Bird Chronicle? Really hated it, but finished it because he's so revered AND I really wanted to like it. I will not read anything else by him. Although Utopia Avenue was a mess, and disappointing, I do like David Mitchell quite a bit, and he's obviously influenced heavily by Murakami. So, I'm probably wrong, glad you like him a lot. A lot of good smart people do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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