I was chatting the other day with a cousin, telling her about the storyline for “Like Water For Chocolate”, a book she had never read.
Having read the book soooo long ago, I was surprised at how much I remembered its’ themes and post-chat, I found myself perusing one of my bookcases.
Many moons ago, I gave away most of my books so now, I only have two bookcases but some shelves with double and even triple rows. One bookcase holds all the second hand books bought from library sales that I have yet to read and another bookcase contains all of my African American, Black, Caribbean and Latin American authors, many of which I had to special order from my local bookstore back in the day when “ethnic” books were few and far in bookstores.
Somewhere in my late twenties/early thirties, I promised myself to one day reread them all one day.
Right now, I’m thinking that my “one day” has come.
Due to the unpredictability of my current situation, I felt it best to drop out of my library’s monthly book club and let someone on the waiting list have my spot (truth be told, I haven’t been keen on the book selections) so this may be a good time to start my own me-myself-and-I book club.
They say that “good writers read good books” so maybe re-reading with a writer’s eye will help me with my goal of improving.
And I could begin with this one…
What do you think about rereading books on your shelves? And what book would you reread first?
Marquessa 
Great post & good for you as well. Often when we revisit things like books/ movies we grasp something we may have missed before, especially when years have gone by & we’ve grown.
Like you, my shelf is divided into spiritual , poetry, urban, self help autographed collections & all my college literature, lol. I recently re-read a book called “mindset”. It’s based on the theory of a fixed vs growth mindset. I’m thinking it will be a great tool for some twenty year olds I’ve been working with. Nice to hear from you, hope all has been well 💟.
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Yes, categorizing is my thing. You’ve made me realize that i might have a container of old school stuff to toss out…😁
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When I had time to read, I decided to start with the old books I’d read before.It was great bfecause as I
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Sorry, to continue, it made me go through my shelves and donate all the books I wasn’t intending to reread, to a charity shop.. It left me with space to get some of the new authors like Diana Wallace Peach/ But, the author I started to rered cwas
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I apologise, again., my hands aren’t very steady this morning. Perhaps Marquessa would be good enough to edit this for me. The author I srarted to reread was Anne McCaffery and her Dragons of Pern series which was excellent and just as enjoyable second time round.
Massive Hugs
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Hugs back at you David!🤗
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I did the same a long time ago. New space, new possibilities. 😉
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I have books which I’ve read and re-read throughout my life, but sadly there aren’t many of them – I wish there were more. There just aren’t enough books out there that merit re-reading.
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I get you. I love rereading The Four Agreements
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I’ve read the Castaneda books, but I haven’t come across The Four Agreements, I’ll have to check it out.
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I’ve got lots of books I’d like to reread. But since I have about 500 books on my goodreads “want to read” shelf, I’m not sure I’m going to be rereading anything anytime soon. But back to rereading… I’m easy. I love most books I’ve read. I understand some of the not-so-great reviews some of the books I enjoyed have gotten. I understand the issues those people had with the books. But none of those things bother me. I’m a simple person when it comes to reading, I guess. If I become invested in the characters, I’m all in.
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I’m almost at the point where I’ve given up on my tbr list and just want to reread…
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I feel that way sometimes but then I read a blurb for an unread book that totally sucks me in. I have over 500 books on my tbr list. It’s a bit out of hand.
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500??? Wow. I’m not even sure if I know how to read anymore but I’m going to try.
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Well, let’s face it — I’m never actually going to read all of those books. Probably.
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I love re-reading books! I have so many that I need to read though…
But there’s a particular series by Nora Roberts I’ve read countless times. It’s the Morrigan’s Cross Trilogy.
My favorite book to re-read might be The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, though. It’s SO good! Every time I read it, I pick up on new details.
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What genre of books are they?
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Fantasy/romance for the Nora Roberts. Fantasy for the Erin Morgenstern.
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I re-read books often. Could be months and years later, but I have finished a book… and immediately re-read it again. Just depends on how the book moves me. 😉
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Yeah, I used to do the “immediate” reread long ago. The more I think about rereading, the more I am looking forward to it.😁
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