Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone discussion

This doesn't necessarily have to be about Harry Potter, but those are the only books I have acually reread. I have finally started the Hunger Game trilogy and was messaging a friend when she informed me she is halfway through the second for the second time.
Is rereading common? Or do you prefer to find new books and explore unknown terrain?

I like to reread to discover new things about the books, but to reread you have to read the book for a first time so both.

The only series I can reread is Harry Potter.

I reread stuff all the time! It's even better the second time! (Or third.....or fourth ;) ) it's the same as, like, rewatching a movie, or even (if you'd let me go that far) a YouTube video. You notice things that you didn't already realize the first time you read (or watched) it! :D

I have reread books for years -- sometimes the same book more than once. Just like watching a movie for the second+ time, I always find something new. Something that makes sense in a different way than before.

I reread more often than I read.

There are definitely books I have read upwards of 3/4 times.

There are way too many books that I want to read for the first time that I never re-read a book! Just not enough time!

OMG, i have read some books so many times over and over again! Despite the ton of books i haven't read yet i always return to long time friends - sometimes due to the time of the year, others because i feel depressed and others, lonely. Rereading a book is revisiting an old friend..I have read LOTR at least 10 times now, Anne of Green Gables at least 5, all the Agatha Christie's, maybe 3 times, Neverending Story a couple of times..oh, and of course, the HP series at least 4 times :D

Carla wrote: "I have reread books for years -- sometimes the same book more than once. Just like watching a movie for the second+ time, I always find something new. Something that makes sense in a different way ..."

Exactly!

It has to be a special book to make me re-read it, but I usually re-read The Hobbit or The Silmarillion every year. Most other books, despite enjoying them, they just don't give me that extra depth to make me want to get immersed in the story again when I know what will happen.

i love re reading book. especially ones ive read as a kid.

I'm like Brooke in that I re-read more than I read new ones. Maybe it's because it's a series and I re-read to remind myself what happened before getting the new one. But more often it's just because I love the books!

I re-read everything all the time. I am always with a book in hand and even have worn out several copies of books to the point I needed to replace them.

The Outlander series, the Clan of the Cave Bear series, Game of Thrones series, Harry Potter, all of Jane Austen, all of my Stephen King, and all my Nora Roberts and Julie Garwood get massive re-reads. When I first read Game of Thrones, I read all five books straight through, then started over again!

The only books I have a hard time re-reading are mysteries. Once I know "whodunnit," I can't read very many more times. But even saying that, if it's been a few years, I'll still pick it up and read again!

I always find something new and enjoy them all over and over. Currently, I'm re-reading Harry Potter and The Haunting of Hill House along with The Mortal Instruments series. Yes, three books at a time! I'm a total book nerd.

Jeni wrote: "I re-read everything all the time. I am always with a book in hand and even have worn out several copies of books to the point I needed to replace them.

The Outlander series, the Clan of the Cave..."

I am always rereading something as well! About the Clan of the Cave Bear series..i still haven't finished the last one, to my desmay..i got stuck after 50 pages :( and i read all the other books in a flash! I think it's too descriptive. Also, i tried Nora Jones and i didn't like it - didn't think it brings anything extraordionary. Of course, i only read 2 of her books..should i give it another try?

I love reading new books but could never give any books ive ever read away because I have a tendency to reread them. There are certain books that I am drawn to reread including The Stand, American Psychoand Catch-22 more often than others and I always get something new out of them. In general I would say that most books are worth rereading.

Sonia wrote: "Of course, i only read 2 of her books..should i give it another try?"

I recommend these three trilogies to get you started in Nora Roberts, then you'll be used to her style and see that her stories are quite good.





The Circle Trilogy is my favorite. Nice blending of supes and magic and romance.

Then you can move along to the futuristic cop books by J.D. Robb (Nora Roberts in disguise!)

More editing: Skip anything that is mother's song or cave touring in the last CotCB book and you get about 100 pages of readable material. It was very disappointing to me, but I still can't get enough of Ayla!

Harry Potters received a reread each time a new book came, plus a couple more here and there. All in all I'd say the whole series probably around 8 or 9 times. With Deathly Hallows (though it is my favourite) sitting probably at only 4 reads.

I reread the Eragons before the last one.

I reread the Hunger Games and Catching Fire to remind myself why I liked Katniss after Mockingjay.

I reread Graceling, Fire and even Bitterblue (which was just out in may) a few times now. I can pick up Fire anytime and be entertained by it.

I tried to reread the Mortal Instruments but couldn't figure out what I saw in them in the first place so I abandoned the endeavour.

Reread the Infernal Devices with success along with my other fluffiest steampunks.


Basically I tend to reread the more action oriented, funny or the ones with a well crafted romance that appeals to me, I tend not to bother rereading the drier or clumsier books I enjoy on a single reading - I lose interest on the second attempt.

Jeni wrote: "Sonia wrote: "Of course, i only read 2 of her books..should i give it another try?"

I recommend these three trilogies to get you started in Nora Roberts, then you'll be used to her style and see t..."

Thank you!!

Reading books is brill and it is definitely educational

I reread books all the time. I like discovering things I hadn't noticed before... the little details that make it all the more special. I've reread loads of books, and loved them all the more for it :)

I'm NOT a re-reader, but have re-read Potter series, just because there are details that got lost between releases. I've re-read maybe 3 other novels - When the Legends Die, Brave New World, and Invisible Man. I've considered re-reading Infinite Jest because it was SOOOO LOOOONNNGG... but have decided I didn't want to spend another month of my life with a book that finishes the way it does, especially now that KNOW better.

Yeh I love to reread here are some books I could reread forever:
Divergent
Hunger games
Harry Potter (of course)
Graceling, Fire, Bitterblue
Uglies series
Evernight
Switched series
Mortal Instruments

I re-read good books a lot - complex novels where I know I'll discover something new on re-reading; favourites, where I feel as though the characters have become friends. And, of course, novels that I read at a younger age, to see how my perspective has changed over time.

I just Can't re-read books. But i might, if one is really good. (I've been really close to re-reading; Vampire Academy and The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner)

I re-read books all the time too. I won't actually purchase a book unless it is worth reading more than once. I just don't see the point to buy a book that you read once and then it sits on your shelf for the rest of your life untouched. I have re-read my favorite books several times. I have read the HP series at least 8 times so far, LotR probably closer to 15 times, The Silmarillion, Pride and Prejudice and Jane Eyre at least 6. There are a few others that I have read two to three times each. As said above, I don't see it as being any different than watching a movie several times. I just enjoy coming back to the same characters and the same places, don't really know how to describe it. I just recently re-read LotR after a few years without and it felt comforting to be back in Middle-earth again, probably sounds silly.
Anyway, I read a lot and have a list of new books I'd like to read so I don't only just re-read the same books over and over. I always try to read a couple of new books in between so that I am not missing out on new favorites. Which is how I discovered that I adore Alexandre Dumas, especially The Three Musketeers stories.

In some ways I'm lucky and in some ways I'm not. My mind can't seem to hang on to enough details of a book (sometimes even major plot events and characters) beginning about a week after I finish it. Rereading is always a great adventure for me, sometimes if it's been long enough it's like reading a book for the first time. Oddly enough, I can't watch too many movies more than once :)

I re-read a lot of books, sometimes because I first read an italian translation, and then I read the book in its original language, sometimes only because I need that book in that moment, and I always discover something new.
Obviously, I re-read the book in a series before reading the new book: I re-read all the four books of Game of Thrones before reading A Dance with Dragons, and I plan to do that again with The Winds of Winter (plenty of time to do that), I'll do it with Outlander, once I finished it (I'm still at fourth book).
Maybe I'm a nerd too... I'm always reading two or three books at a time!

I re-read 2 books , the other Boleyn girl , maybe like 3 times and Harry potter and the deathly hallows

Sandra wrote: "I re-read good books a lot - complex novels where I know I'll discover something new on re-reading; favourites, where I feel as though the characters have become friends. And, of course, novels tha..."

That's pretty much my exact criteria for rereading, if I'm terribly fond of a character it feels like I'm spending time with them.


Keri wrote: "I just enjoy coming back to the same characters and the same places, don't really know how to describe it. I just recently re-read LotR after a few years without and it felt comforting to be back in Middle-earth again, probably sounds silly. "

I understand completely. I feel this way about the Harry Potters and the Graceling series most I think, but certainly about a few others. I think perhaps it might be part of the reason that I although I do love dystopic fiction I often find I simply don't feel like reading it.

This quote seems quite apt for the topic though:
"Wherever I am, if I've got a book with me, I have a place I can go and be happy. ... somewhere you can go that you love and be safe" -- JK Rowling


Occasionally I'll find myself digging in my heels against reading new books - as if someone is trying to force me to go to a party where I don't know anyone. Most of the time I can't seem to find new books fast enough to satiate myself but every once in a while I just get petulent and don't want to. I want to go where things are familiar and predictable. And of course once I indulge this I go back to new things :P

Samantha wrote: "Sandra wrote: "I re-read good books a lot - complex novels where I know I'll discover something new on re-reading; favourites, where I feel as though the characters have become friends. And, of cou..."

This is one reason I love JD Robb's books about Eve Dallas. Each time I read a new one it's like revisiting old friends. The plots are different but the characters are pretty much the same.

As a kid I read The Chronicle of Narnia several times but don't find myself doing a lot of re-reading as an adult.

Both. Rereading a good book is like visiting an old friend and reading something new is discovering a new one.

I ususally only reread books in a series. I always like to read the previous book before the new one comes out. Then, when the last book comes out, I reread the whole series in preparation for the finale - which is what I'm doing now!

I reread books. A lot of books I have reread are really good but I still give other books a chance. There is no problem with it

I've re read harry potter 5 times and Percy Jackson and the Olympians 6 times there's nothing wrong with re reading at all

i like rereading the books i love,but i have read harry potter so many times,that no other book will beat it's record. but i reread other books too,sometimes,to refresh my memory,or just enjoy it again :)

i stopped counting,how many times i've read harry potter,like after i can't remember exactly what amount of rereading/ sorcerer's stone was like 8 or 9 times,chamber of secrets was 4 times,prisoner of azkaban i think i read 5 times,but maybe sixth too,goblet of fire was 6 times,once in other language,order of the phoenix was 5 times,or 5 and a half :D,half-blood prince was 7 times in other language too,before they translated it into georgian,and deathly hallows i reread 7 times :D 7 is the charm

In the words of Oscar Wilde... “If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.”

I re-read books a lot. Actually I prefer re-reading to catch anything I missed the first time.

The only series I reread is hp. It was a childhood staple. So now whenever I'm upset, can't sleep, am sick, or just hp hungry I reread hp.

I reread books numerous times and I enjoy them just as much as I did the first time and I always find when I reread books that I discover something I missed from the previous readings. I do also look to get into alot of other books as well but I find it hard to stray from the books that I have had for years as they have got me through so much before.

Amber wrote: "I reread books numerous times and I enjoy them just as much as I did the first time and I always find when I reread books that I discover something I missed from the previous readings. I do also lo..."

Exactly!

Harry Potter is the only series I' ve ever been successful at rereading.

Yeah well it depends on the book. If it's like the Harry Potters or The Hunger Games, yea it can be reread as it is difficult to grasp all points of view of the book from the first time :)

I reread books all the time! Though I like to explore new, unknown territories in books, when I reread a book it seems better than the first time I've read it because I understand the book better.

I re-read books after a loooong time. Most of the books that I have re-read are books that I used love as I child. But most of the times, I don't re-read because there's a huge number of books that are waiting to be read for the first time. I love the feeling that you get when you read a book for the firt time. That's why I wait for years to pass to re-read a book, so I can feel the same way I felt when I read it for the first time.

Yes.
I read Eragon when I was in Year 4 (around 8/9) so I got back it in Year 7 and then again in Year 9. I feel as if I understood it more with every read? Also, I have the worse memory haha..

the only books that I can re-read are
Harry Potter
The Hunger Games
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
and a few other individuals.

I reread series when a new book comes out to refresh my memory. Sometimes I reread books I really enjoyed like HP ;). You always discover something new.

I have re-read some of my favorites, but it's usually books that were easy to read. A book that was a bit of a struggle to get through, I probably wouldn't read more than once - even if I liked it a lot.
I have read all the Harry Potter books at least 3 times, numbers 1-3 a few more. I've also read most of the Artemis Fowl books more than once, and I'm planning on re-reading some of Tamora Pierce's books as well. In the case of most of these I have only read them in Danish, and one of the reasons why I want to read them again is that I want to read them in English, because I think books are usually better in their original language.
I could definitely also see myself reading the Hunger Games again.

I know other people who re-read as well, so I'd say it's quite common. I'm also looking forward to read some of my own favorites aloud when I have kids.. :)

On the other hand, I also think it's wonderful to be able to get caught up in something completely new and unknown. I usually re-read when I have nothing else to read, or if I'm reading a rather heavy book and need something lighter to switch to once in a while.