Re-reading

Everybody re-reads I think, and if you don’t then I really don’t understand you, and (controversial statement!) you’re obviously not enough of a bookworm.

So, re-reading is exactly what it sounds like. It’s when you read a book (or part of a book) that you’ve read before, or if you’re like me and are slightly obsessive, you re-read it fifty times, rather than once.

I love re-reading books especially my favourites (Harry Potter, The Glory, Heartland, The Girl Who Walked On Air, One Silver Summer, any Holly Webb books… ) because, as far as I’m concerned, there’s no such thing as reading a book too many times. Those people who say “knowing what happens ruins it” are wrong. If it’s a truly good book, and you genuinely love it, then knowing the plot doesn’t ruin it at all.

Re-reading is also great for if you have just read something scary and can’t sleep *cough* Stephen King *cough*, then picking up an old lighthearted book and re-reading a favourite chapter can help you sleep, or if you’re feeling sad a familiar story and characters can cheer you up.

And MAYBE i should re-read a little less, as I have a to-read bookcase filled with about 500 books, but you know what, I will read what I want to read, when I want to read it, and either way it’s reading, right?

I think everyone, of every age, needs to re-read their favourite books.