I didn’t used to re-read books very often, because there are so many new ones I want to get to. But in the past couple of years I did start allowing myself the opportunity to re-visit some of my favourites, and it has turned out to be a wonderful experience. Here are some of them:
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
I listened to these as audiobooks, which in some cases was different to the original print versions I’d experienced the first time around. But all of these I enjoyed – the only one I didn’t enjoy quite as much as the first time was In a Sunburned Country. I’m not sure why, I think maybe it just didn’t feel as excitingly unexpected because I’m now very familiar with Bryson’s writing style. It was still enjoyable though, so no complaints. To Kill a Mockingbird was excellent and I loved that reading it as an adult I was able to relate to it in a completely different way, but the experience was still just as rich. Highly recommend.
What about you guys? Do you re-read books often? If so, how do you choose which to re-read? Is it generally a good experience or have you found some of them disappointing?
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