tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post616100394231795581..comments2024-03-14T16:46:14.455-05:00Comments on Becky's Book Reviews: Weekly Geeks 2011-10 Ten ThingsBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00793618692608823102noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-68826389922269814642011-03-23T14:27:48.130-05:002011-03-23T14:27:48.130-05:00I always read 3 to 5 books at once too. I think I ...I always read 3 to 5 books at once too. I think I would get bored with just one. I agree about wanting to either love or hate a book. The ones that are average never stick with me.Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-25004621465622839752011-03-21T16:00:21.156-05:002011-03-21T16:00:21.156-05:00Definite yes to re-reading. (Gautami- yes and yes ...Definite yes to re-reading. (Gautami- yes and yes for Asterix and Tintin!)<br /><br />One bad book in a series: can definitely taint the series for me, 'though I tend to just skip that one in re-reading favorites.<br /><br />Oh, Becky...Richard Armitage and Georgette Heyer?!! SWOON! I think I have some purchasing to do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-38708477164092996552011-03-20T10:49:36.962-05:002011-03-20T10:49:36.962-05:00I like to re-read. My collection of Tintin and Ast...I like to re-read. My collection of Tintin and Asterix have been re-read hundreds of times, I think!<br /><br />Here is my <a href="http://readbookswritepoetry.blogspot.com/2011/03/sunday-salonweekly-geeks-ten-things.html" rel="nofollow">Sunday Salon/Weekly Geeks</a> post!gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-50404493616854367882011-03-20T10:20:11.059-05:002011-03-20T10:20:11.059-05:00Bad book covers...that's a great one! They ca...Bad book covers...that's a great one! They can be so fun to look at. Especially when they come with a cheesy title as well.Molly (Restless Reader)http://restlessreader.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-12236052652443746252011-03-19T21:16:08.244-05:002011-03-19T21:16:08.244-05:00I only reread books if I loved them. Or I'm b...I only reread books if I loved them. Or I'm being forced to read them for class or something. I mean, I only have the urge to reread something if it left a mark on me, which in my mind is what makes a good book. And you do get alot out of a reread, especially craft wise. I can actually pay attention to the structure, since I already know the characters. <br /><br />Hmm, don't know about one bad book forever changing my opinion about a series. A bad song by an artist doesn't make me not like them, just not that song. I find it's very similar for books too.Jennyhttp://www.outofmindmedia.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-7034737892430324812011-03-19T19:22:01.170-05:002011-03-19T19:22:01.170-05:00Rereading, yes. There's several that I've ...Rereading, yes. There's several that I've read over and over, the winner being Lord of the Rings. Now starting it again is like falling back against a feather pillow. You got me at "When Mr. Bilbo Baggins of Bag End announced he would shortly be celebrating his eleventy first..." - that's what I'd say to JRR Tolkien. <br /><br />I'm always sad to hear my elementary students say they can't read a book again because they already did. Many times it's the parents who tell them that at home. Re-reading builds fluency and reinforces the pleasure of reading; they should be lining up to reread books. And, like you said, you get different things at different times of your life. Read Winnie-the-Pooh again; it's a totally different story from what you remember from being read to you as a child. <br /><br />The one and only book I haven't found to get better with rereading is Emma. She is such a snob I just feel like slapping her and the impulse gets stronger and stronger each time. I guess that makes it better in a backhanded way, that Jane Austen wrote a character that inspires feelings that intensify with each rereading.fitzianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04550537628424810958noreply@blogger.com