I would take the time to review a book right now, but the last book was a book I had read for the third time. I did this so I could read the third in its series. I contemplated just reading the second one, but I couldn't get into it without having read the previous ones.
I do this for pretty many series' that I am reading. When a new one comes out, if I hadn't read the previous one for maybe a year, I reread the previous books: Harry Potter and Artemis Fowl are two examples. And I can't continue reading the Pendragon series precisly because there are too many books I would have to reread - I have just fallen to far behind.
I love to reread books. Back in the days when my book collection fit along the top of my dresser I would have to reread my books because I didn't have the money to buy new ones, nor could i hope in my car to go to the library. Yes my parents would take me to the library, or buy me a new book, but at the rate I read books I had to find something to read in the mean time. I recall fondly those days where I had the leisure to pick which book I wanted to read again. Now I have a stack of unread books by bed all yelling at me, "READ ME! I have been sitting here for a YEAR now!" And all I can do is answer meekly back, "I'm trying! I'm sorry!"
Of course I love buying new books, and I'm not complaining about having to many books. So what am I trying to say here? That I guess...rereading is both a wonderful, lovely thing that I enjoy immensly when I am revisting a favourite, and a chore when one feels they must reread in order to enjoy a new book. City of Bones, for the third time, was alright. But its not the kind of book that one enjoys reading for a third time. The story is still good, but I know what happens and the writing isn't particularly special enough to make me enjoy the third reading.*
* Some books, in case your were wondering, that I found I can reread again and again? Ella Enchanted, Jane Eyre, Howl's Moving Castle, Artemis Fowl (though i think I sprained my Artemis Fowl enjoyment in my last Fowl-a-thon), Harry Potter, and Beauty by Robin Mckinley. I would make lists to Amazon for all of these to support these wonderful books but if my one reader is interested in them she can ask me about them :)
I think I've read most of those all ready and/or have them.
ReplyDeleteYou could make a goal - reread for a series, read the new book, then force yourself to read a new book, then you can do the reread. Once you complete that reread you can read a new once etc. at least this way you'll always have a goal when rereading the 'boring' ones and still make a dent on your ever growing pile of books :D