tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865330614535830838.post4300725696897472056..comments2024-02-19T23:29:30.862-08:00Comments on Linda Benson: Re-reading a NovelLinda Bensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17948970237555890150noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865330614535830838.post-18263654337412341632012-07-12T11:15:00.733-07:002012-07-12T11:15:00.733-07:00Oh my goodness, I re-read books ALL THE TIME!!! Ev...Oh my goodness, I re-read books ALL THE TIME!!! Every single book on my bookcases I've read at least twice, and most of them I've read three or more times. It helps that I'm a very fast reader, though, so I can still devour new books while checking in with old favorites, too!<br /> <br />I especially love re-reading my favorite childhood novels: Anne of Green Gables series, Little House series, all of Roald Dahl and Sharon Creech and so many more. I always look forward to re-reading every few years To Kill a Mockingbird, The Thorn Birds, Gone with the Wind, Lonesome Dove, The Pillars of the Earth, and World without End. <br /><br />I'm choosy about which books I purchase to include in my vast book collection. I make sure it's a book I'll want to enjoy again and again!Laura S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13934230198562773803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865330614535830838.post-1563110135895737752012-07-11T07:01:40.506-07:002012-07-11T07:01:40.506-07:00I find that reading a book for a second, a third, ...I find that reading a book for a second, a third, or even a fourth time is a different experience from the first. <br /><br />Harry Potter is a great example. I've read the books more times than I can count and every time I do, I pick out a new detail. <br /><br />I've been rereading Tamora Pierce's IMMORTALS series at least once a year since fifth or sixth grade. I just love the characters and the story so much that I never get tired of them. When I was younger, if I finished one of the books and didn't have something else to read, I'd just open it up from the beginning and start reading it again!Rachaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918987890132222901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865330614535830838.post-89816297850068270542012-07-10T16:55:05.729-07:002012-07-10T16:55:05.729-07:00Ah, interesting, Margaret and Dreaming. So some of...Ah, interesting, Margaret and Dreaming. So some of you do. The other one that I re-read recently, for book club was The Outside Boy, by Jeanine Cummins. I really loved some of the descriptions in this story of an Irish gypsy boy in the 1950's. And I think I'll try reading The Incredible Journey again, too. One of my favorite animals books, ever.Linda Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17948970237555890150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865330614535830838.post-14825445473989241272012-07-10T14:10:32.183-07:002012-07-10T14:10:32.183-07:00I've reread only a few books for my own pleasu...I've reread only a few books for my own pleasure. But, I read aloud to my students and my sons for many years. There were many favorites that I liked to read to them. Among them: Charly, On the Beach, The Mysterious Island, The Cricket in Times Square, The Math Curse, The Hobbit, and just about anything by Gary Paulsen!<br />Wow...talk about an eclectic list!Dreaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865330614535830838.post-20183688100898211712012-07-10T13:08:01.637-07:002012-07-10T13:08:01.637-07:00I've reread The Hobbit, The Lion, The Witch an...I've reread The Hobbit, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, The Little Princess, The Secret Garden, Pride & Prejudice, The Outsiders, Catcher in the Rye to name a few. So yes, I do reread favorites! It's like revisiting an old friend.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08902579033256859779noreply@blogger.com