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Wed Jun 13, 2012, 05:48 PM

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Do you like to read books a second (or third) time? [View all] mvccd1000 Jun 2012 OP

Almost every single one krispos42 Jun 2012 #1

I reread for many reasons. Staph Jun 2012 #2

Your first paragraph is my main reason.. fadedrose Jun 2012 #4

I reread some books every five to ten years. Curmudgeoness Jun 2012 #3

That's my approach too. Chemisse Jun 2012 #19

You named two of mine that it is time to reread. Curmudgeoness Jun 2012 #20

Nope. I almost never reread books jp11 Jun 2012 #5

Sometimes, but rarely getting old in mke Jun 2012 #7

Varies dmallind Jun 2012 #8

Where do you find the original Verne Curmudgeoness Jun 2012 #21

Great French site: dimbear Jun 2012 #22

layering and depth violetsurf Jun 2012 #10

A good book is like an old friend JitterbugPerfume Jun 2012 #11

Great way to look at it. mvccd1000 Jun 2012 #12

After re-reading this thread I got a giggle fit... Little Star Jun 2012 #18

I must have re-read The Travis McGee Series... Little Star Jun 2012 #13

I do. AngryOldDem Jun 2012 #15

Not as much now as I used to pscot Jun 2012 #16

awesome... fe6252fes Jun 2012 #17

Sometimes. It just depends. Like others who responded here SheilaT Jun 2012 #23

I have a few I reread every decade or so. Mz Pip Jun 2012 #24

Interesting point about Mark Twain. mvccd1000 Jun 2012 #25

I have re-read Dante about every five years for the last forty years Fortinbras Armstrong Jun 2012 #26