tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post6601134252263711334..comments2024-03-21T16:50:09.350-04:00Comments on So Obsessed With: If We Ever Meet Again...Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05058757489545239601noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post-70976029592378470582015-02-15T00:39:22.586-05:002015-02-15T00:39:22.586-05:00It's seriously interesting to observe how our ...It's seriously interesting to observe how our feelings shift upon rereading an old favorite, isn't it? Whether it becomes less of a favorite or more of a beloved read, it's always contingent on who YOU are when you read it, and whether the book's themes/characters/story stay true to what you enjoy best. Loved getting to collaborate with you (sort of) to produce these posts! <3Alexa S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13185723439360170259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post-14275793682047839752015-02-08T18:22:01.316-05:002015-02-08T18:22:01.316-05:00I have a very hard time re-reading books because I...I have a very hard time re-reading books because I like not knowing what's going to happen next, and when I DO know what's going to happen next I sometimes grow a bit bored. However, there are certain books I KNOW have re-readability, so I can't wait to reread those. :P<br /><br />I really want to re-read Pride and Prejudice this year because it's one of my favorites, and I am curious to see if I still love it another time around, or if my tastes have changed. (Doubtful, but you never know!)<br /><br />I completely related to this post though. I envy people who can re-read books. I need to re-read HP!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04109527480775466764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post-51118835588450993142015-02-07T22:46:07.480-05:002015-02-07T22:46:07.480-05:00I must admit, I suck at rereading. I always mean t...I must admit, I suck at rereading. I always mean to, but end up getting sucked into all the new books again.<br />But so far the books I have reread (mostly from the Harry Potter series or something by Meg Cabot or other favorites like Jane Eyre and The Book Thief) remain my favorites.<br />I guess because I'm so picky at rereading, I end up only doing it for the ones I truly loved.<br />I still would like to reread more though, see if my feelings change and revisit stories that I loved but haven't read in ages. Bruna Aciolyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09145524237405337119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post-35975695380951930182015-02-07T15:52:07.678-05:002015-02-07T15:52:07.678-05:00I'm only starting to reread (I've done 1!)...I'm only starting to reread (I've done 1!), and I definitely felt different about that book on the second read, mostly because the plot twists were ruined. I hadn't put much thought reading others' reviews and having that affect the way I feel about a book, but I think you're so right! I also don't shy away from reviews of books I haven't read. I typically focus on 3 things - their overall rating if available, and their intro paragraph and their summary paragraph. I might skim the middle if I feel like it. This way I get a good overall feel for their feelings on the book with and hopefully without any spoilers or details. Pre-blogging, I hadn't realized how much of a personal experience reading a book can be. I just thought a book was either good or bad, and I'm realizing there is so much more to it than that! Jade @ Bedtime Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09653314949349818261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post-91173503109310834152015-02-07T08:09:06.672-05:002015-02-07T08:09:06.672-05:00This post is so true! I've definitely experien...This post is so true! I've definitely experienced the majority of these things when rereading books, and it's always so terrible to discover that you liked a book better the first time around. Still, it's worth a chance to see if you'll like it even more. Nice post! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post-82547134855477661142015-02-07T01:27:52.507-05:002015-02-07T01:27:52.507-05:00I never used to like rereading, because I always t...I never used to like rereading, because I always thought I'd be bored since I already knew what happened in the books and how they ended. But I'm coming to love rereads and definitely want to do more of them this year! I am always nervous, though, about scenario #1. What if I loved the book and the reread made me hate it? It would ruin whatever experience I had before. <br /><br />One of the ways my feelings change after a reread is the time and where I'm at with my life. I definitely look at books differently now than I did even two years ago. I think that's partly WHY I'm afraid to reread favorites. I don't want my feelings to change, but it's inevitable as I've grown older and my tastes are a little different than they were. However, there are those that have just made me love them more and more after rereading them, even as I've gotten older and changed in many ways.<br /><br />Great post! :)Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09293357219620772934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post-25293188356363325132015-02-06T08:34:40.288-05:002015-02-06T08:34:40.288-05:00I've only reread one book so far (although I e...I've only reread one book so far (although I enjoyed it so much I might have to bump up my goal!) and while I still absolutely LOVED the book, my feelings changed a bit. There was one issue in particular that caught me off guard and hit me to the point where I mentioned it in my reread review. I honestly don't know if, when I first read it, I simply didn't care or overlooked it. With a second read, however, I couldn't ignore it.<br /><br />I absolutely agree that other books you've read come into play as well. I was never a big YA reader and the year after I started blogging I read a YA contemporary novel. At the time I thought it was amazing, fantastic, phenomenal, etc etc and even stuck it on my favorites shelves/best of lists/the whole works. Thinking back though, was it really that great? I'm 100% positive that if I reread it, my feelings would change completely. I've read a lot of books since then and what seemed like something new and wonderful might not hold true today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com