Have you ever read a book more than once??

Answer 1

I always read a book more than once, if I really enjoyed it. this runs about 6 out of 10. I find that in the second reading I find things I missed in the first reading, and it really adds to my overall enjoyment

Answer 2

Certainly. I am currently reading nine books and four or them are books I have read before. The most notable one is "A Fine and Private Place" by Peter Beagle. There are books I read about once every two years, and books I just consider to be good reference books. Authors of books I read repeatedly include:

Gore Vidal
Thomas Costain
Clive Staples Lewis
Kurt Vonnegut
Thomas Costain
Paul Gallico
Michael Crichton
Stephen King (although I am frequently frustrated about his endings)
Ellis Peters (Edith Parteger)
Charles Dickens
William Shakespeare
Lucy Maud Montgomery
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Theodor Giesel (Dr. Suess)
Roald Dahll
Isaac Asimov
Robert Heinlein
Fred Saberhagen
Phillip K. Dick
J. K. Rowling
Anne Rice
Tim Powers
Jane Austen
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Ayn Rand
Ray Bradbury
Louis Lamour
John Ronald Reuel Tolkein
Edith Wharton
Marion Zimmer Bradley
George Mac Donald
Ursulla Le Guinn
Roger Zelazney
Alan Dean Foster

I'm sure there are many more, but these are all the ones I can think of off the top of my head. Apologies in advance for any I have left out.

Answer 3

~I assume you refer to fiction. That being the case I only re-read good ones or the ones I didn't fully understand on the first pass. If it is any good at all, how can you not read it again to discover what you missed on the first go 'round. And a really good one will show you something on the third and fourth read. Of course, by good I'm referring to intelligent authors and meaningful works. Most of the pulp that is out there doesn't deserve a first read unless you are looking for a mindless way to kill some time.

Gee, do you listen to a good CD more than once or watch a good movie a second time or look at a painting or sculpture again, having already seen it? What, exactly, is the difference? Good rule of thumb: if it doesn't leave you thinking, it wasn't worth the effort the first time.

Answer 4

That I have. I have read Ole Yeller a few times, Finger Print of God, 2 times, more ...I read a lot. But I love to get in the book and experience the adventure over sometimes. Heck I go see movies two three and sometime four times. I watch Saving Private Ryan last night for the 3 time, and its a long movie. I read Tia Pia 2 times. YES

Answer 5

Of course. Especially if I really liked it. Usually when I read it the second time around I catch something I missed the first time. Or I just read my favorite sections of the book over and over.

Answer 6

Yes.... I've read many books more than once. In fact, I've read most of the books I own more than once. That's why I bought them instead of checking them out from the library. Yay for libraries!

Answer 7

Yes, a really good book is worth a second reading-- except for a mystery!!!

I read Maeve Binchy's Tara Road twice. There were so many characters to keep track of, and so many sub-plots, that I wanted to re-read it again, to soak in all the juicy gossip told by the characters!!!!

Answer 8

Of course! It's usually a book that I read a few years before and I catch things that I didn't remember about it.

Answer 9

Of course! Good books are meant to be read more than once.

Answer 10

Many, many times! I usually do read a book a few times if I like it. And then there's a few books that I've pretty much memorized from reading them so many times. =)