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9963485 No.9963485 [Reply] [Original]

Do you guys ever reread books?

>> No.9963499

better question is if anyone here ever reads them

>> No.9963501

>>9963485
Do I look like a fucking brainlet to you?

I only have to glance at a page to remember it for eternity. After that I can replay the story in my head switching the characters out for those from anime.

>> No.9963534

I reread books because the person I am today is not quite the same person I was years ago. Re-reading books, especially those from my youth, reveal things I never noticed the first time.

>> No.9963563

>>9963534
About you or about the book?

>> No.9963565

The first reading is to see if it's worth rereading, the second reading is the true understanding of it.

>> No.9963569

Rarely. There are already enough books to last multiple lifetimes. Unless I feel a strong urge to re-read a book, I'll move on to something new.

>> No.9963580

>>9963485
No, I burn them?! What a silly question. I'm currently reading Theodor Fontane and Gabriele D'Annunzio. What about you? Do you read and what?

>> No.9963583

>>9963580
I said reread you dumbfuck.

>> No.9963597

>>9963485
usually not unless it's be quite a long time. but if the book is translated i'll sometimes reread it by a different translator.

>> No.9963604

>>9963565
This.

>> No.9963797

If they're books I fancy, yes.

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9964634

>>9963485
Not rereading from memory is for plebs.

>> No.9964681

Yes. Specially the non-fiction. Not re-reading is for plebs.

>> No.9964686

>>9963501
Chill out Severian-sama.

>> No.9964711

>>9963485
Usually only single chapters from non-fiction books or short stories, but rarely a whole book.

>> No.9964752

>>9963485
At some point in the future im sure i will

>> No.9965218
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9965218

I've actually never learned how to read. I buy the books and bring them to a bright and public place and I flip through the pages as if I were reading them.

For each supposed "level of difficulty" that a book is at, I will time my page turns accordingly to give the impression of comprehension.

For example, I breezed through The Great Gatsby in one afternoon. Now that I'm "reading" The Brothers Karamazov, I find myself sloughing through it at a much slower pace.

It has gotten the attention of some English students from the local university though, which is nice. It's been fun to talk about the books I have "read" with them, because their enthusiasm is usually a good disguise for my lack of ability. I just nod my head and smile when they light up over a certain passage or charter. They do all the talking, I do all the listening. This has helped when I need to reference things. For example, I have started calling people "old sport" like Jay Gatsby does. I assume Jay Gatsby is some kind of baseball player or something.

Mostly though, when I'm sitting at the coffee shop staring at the strange squiggles on the page, I think of pornography.

>> No.9965308

>>9965218
If you're taking the effort to "read" at the same pace you think you would, why not just read?

>> No.9965313

>>9965218
this smells like pasta.

>> No.9965381

>>9965218
whether pasta or not this had me gigglin

>> No.9966029

>>9963485
>rereading
not eating the book to acquire the knowledge directly into your brain.

>> No.9966046

Re-read The Hobbit about 4 times.
I read it first when i was young and I read it again every few years.
Its easy to read and doesn't take much effort. Always enjoy it.

I'm re reading Lord of the Rings for the first time, just finished The Two Towers. I'm enjoying it so far. Doesn't even feel as long as it did when I first read it. But it's been over a decade since I read it last.

I've only reread a couple of other books but they've all been very short reads.

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9966047

>>9965218
Don't worry half of people are the same :)

>> No.9966058

>>9963485
>reading books
nerds get out

>> No.9966063

>>9963565
How long after reading a book should I wait before reading it again?

>> No.9966078

>>9966063
Short book 2 years
Long book 5 years.

>> No.9966082

Books I read for pleasure alone yes for all others just specific chapters or parts

>> No.9966103

>>9963501
Harold Bloom if he was a NEET

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9966120

Well I actually don't read books. I do however reread the summaries of wikipedia pages of the books I have in my possession as well as the reviews on amazon and goodreads. Most books are way too big while reviews are nice and short, and there is more variety in writing. I also don't understand the ideas behind books so reviews and especially wikipedia helps with that.
There is one book I do however read and that is the dictionary, well the online one that is. I don't like big words because I get their spelling wrong very often. But I find that mixing big words with the summaries I've read, and talk about that, impresses my peers. When I say to people I'm reading I actually play video games on mute. I'm a bit worried that they somehow catch me playing vidya instead of reading the books, but then I realize that I can just say "Yeah finished it already." Before I 'read' a book I always make sure to read a few summaries in case I need to answer someone's question of what I think of it. Another problem might arise when somebody knows the book better as me, but I figured that unless you reread books, you will forget most of it because that's how memory works. So I can always say "Heh, don't remember it. Will have to reread it." and then I just read a few summaries (usually some new ones).
I think it is helpful not just to namedrop big words but also to familiarize yourself with some of the buzzwords in the literary scene. And not just that, I also watch videos by people who are 'literary' and study their manners of speak and how they use their body (gestures and expressions). I copy those. So far I think everything is working out well and people really think I'm living the literary life.

>> No.9966266

I check out different translations and languages

>> No.9966279

>>9963485
yeah, like 20% of em, I guess. I like rereading books