Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-Thon discussion

How much rereading do you do? Have you ever reread a favorite book more than three times? Which books have you reread and why?

I don’t do so much rereading anymore.
I used to reread Agatha Christie books very often. Now I know them in so much detail that there is nothing new in them for me.
Rebecca is another one I have reread around 5 or 6 times.
The last one I reread was Empire of the Vampire. That was as preparation for the series end.

I think the only book I have read 3 times is Harry Potter 1. I don’t tend to reread books.

I didn’t used to reread much, although a few years running I did read Fahrenheit 451 each year. I’ve read that book and the first 3 or 4 Narnia books at least 3 times. The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, I’ve probably read 5 or 6 times. I’ve also read Charlotte’s Web at least 3 times. There are a number of books, especially children’s books that I have read twice (once myself and once to my child). Oh, and there are some children’s books I’ve read a million times.

As for adult books, I haven’t read many more than once. Oh, Assassin’s Apprentice I’ve read 3 or 4 times.

Diane,I have not read any of the ones you have mentioned! How embarrassing!

Oh no, Vavita! Well, they are mostly MG/YA books, but just as good for adults if you already like Fantasy. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury is an important book. It’s relatively short, so I would highly recommend it. assassin’s Apprentice is the first book of a long series by Robin Hobb. I’ve read the whole series and made several attempts at rereading all 16 books and this reread the first book a couple of extra times. I’ve reread the first 6 books and am on the 7th now (and have been for a year!).

Austen's "Pride & Prejudice" & "Persuasion" every few years because I love them so much. There are a couple of fantasy series that I re-read regularly, like Terry Pratchett's Discworld, & Agatha Christie's mysteries - when I get into a slump these comfort reads help get me going again.

I'm currently trying to finish my owned TBR, so I'm not doing much re-reading at the moment. I normally do re-read my favorite books though, and tend to go back to specific stories when I'm stressed or depressed. For example, I read The Hobbit, or There and Back Again 3 times when we were in lockdown in 2020.

The book I've read the highest number of times is Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast, which I've read 25+ times.