I'm excited to be co-hosting The Book Chat this week! I'm really interested in this week's topic of re-reading books, since I think we can learn a lot about each other's book preferences and habits.
Do you ever re-read books? Do you return to your favourites time and time again? For the most part, I don't and I have a shelf full of "favourites" that I always tell myself need to be read again. However, there are a couple exceptions to my aversion of re-reading (and pretty big ones at that).
I've re-read the Harry Potter series a few times. Basically, whenever the newest book was to be released, I'd read all of the previous ones again. I always find something new in those books, especially after having read the newest in the series, and I'm thinking of setting aside time this summer to read the entire series again without any breaks inbetween. A summer full of Potter sounds wonderful, actually. :)
Another book that I re-read is Wicked by Gregory Maguire. I first read it in my senior year of high school and since then, I have read it again once a year. Wicked is my all-time favourite book (I'm always scared to choose a favourite, but there is no denying my love for this book) and I adore everything about Elphaba and her story. As I grow, my understanding of the story changes. Maguire's book is a complex one that has a different meaning for me every single time I read it.
As for all those other favourite sitting on a shelf? I keep wanting to choose a year and only read my favourites, so that I'm guaranteed to have a year full of wonderful reading. But what if they have lost their magic? It's a scary thought, to have a favourite not live up to the hype you've given it for years.
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Harry Potter is one of my serial re-reads too! It gets better every time, sadly I couldn't even get through Wicked the first time around. But I just donated my copy to the library so hopefully someone else will fall in love with it!
ReplyDeleteWith Wicked, you either love it or hate it haha.
DeleteI have yet to re-read a book and think that it's lost its magic - I either find new things to love about it, or else I'm reminded of why I loved it so much in the first place. Sure, it may happen to me at some point, but so far it hasn't, and I'm glad. Even if I happen to pick up a children's book I once read and re-read it now, I just reminisce about the good ol' days.
ReplyDeleteI haven't read Wicked yet, but I'd like to. I saw the West End production of the musical during a study-abroad trip to London, and it was so amazing! I'd really like to know how different the novel is from the play, as I've heard they're hardly similar.
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The book and the play are not similar at all. I think a lot of people are put off by the book if they have seen the play first because they are completely different. I don't think of the play as being based off of the book because the content of the book is much more adult and a hell of a lot darker.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! :)
That's something that scares me too. Even if I do want to re-read a book, I'm afraid my perspective will have changed and the book won't be as good. Since that never happens with Harry Potter, I don't know why it really scares me with other books.
ReplyDeleteI've always wanted to read Wicked but haven't gotten around to it. I'll have to add it to my list now and make it happen soon.
I used to have a few books I used to re-read over and over again when I was younger but don't really do that anymore. I'm more eager to try new things now so often forget about books that I really love! I may add it to my goals for this year to re-read more of my old favourites. Thank you for this post! You've inspired me!
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I still haven't read Wicked! I really need to get on that. I did see the play and loved it.
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