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Sometimes I worry about becoming swallowed and bogged down by the mire of my past so I feel the need to be moving always forward - but I went on a hinge date with a guy last week who reminded me that you can read as many new books as you want but if you don’t take the time with some of them to really go in depth, to let them sink into you, you won’t really get a very full understanding of anything. I think that’s right.
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Jun 6, 2024
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@phianeversleeps
I’ve read and reread a few books/ series If it’s literature that’s worth its weight I think every time reading it should give you a new perspective Mine were: The Giver quartet Brave new world Notes from the underground the prophet
Jun 7, 2024
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@sofe
phianeversleeps THE PROPHET,…. That is such a good One to reread. Short, to the point, and packed with delightful life advice
Jun 7, 2024
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@coreydubrowa
Pick a favorite. I re-read "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" recently and was shocked by what I didn't remember. (It's great, BTW)
Jun 6, 2024
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@sofe
coreydubrowa I haven’t actually read it despite being a lifelong New Yorker,.. I will have to put it on my list right after mouse’s octopus book!
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In my twenties, I became overwhelmed with a terrible fear: ‘Oh, shit! I'm going to die one day! I simply do not have enough time to engage with any piece of media more than once!’
As it turns out, you have plenty of time; if anything, life is too short for the surface-level appreciation of a first read. Go back and revisit.
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@powerfulghost
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read what you want to read
i usually find myself in reading ruts when i’m taking classes and being assigned books or when i’m trying to keep up with new releases and the “smart” books that are usually dense and long. i can usually get myself out of this rut by picking out a book that looks fun to me, like a book set on a beach or something I loved in middle school. I’m reading From The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler right now and it’s just FUN!!! I also am very much not someone who feels like they have to finish a book. Life is too short. I think that helps!
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@partyarty
Mar 29, 2024
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I’m re-reading so many books recently. Ocean Vuong, Patti Smith, Hanya Yanagihara, and the likes. I think it is okay to re-read books because I have a new perspective each time, but I want to know a general opinion about this? Is it productive to re-read a book many times or should I cherish my initial opinion?
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@fern_poppy
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