Normally, there are only certain instances in which I feel
the need to reread a work of literature. If I need to read a book for a class
that I had read years earlier is usually the main reason. Many times, I will
reread one of my favorite books from my childhood simply because I enjoyed It
when I was younger and as I get older, I get to see how the meaning of the book
changes for me.
For me, rereading a book can have multiple benefits in
different situations. When reading recreationally, I may reread a book because
I enjoy it so much, or just to see if there were any details I left out.
Recently, I read an emotionally jarring book which I ended up rereading just
because I wasn’t quite emotionally ready for the book to be over and I wasn’t
sure what to in a world where the characters of the book were no longer
there. When rereading a book for a class
or assignment I look at it differently, I may reread a book to look at it with
a different lens, or to try and analyze it better.
Rarely do I find myself rereading a whole book simply
because I didn’t understand it the first time, however, there are certain
circumstances in which rereading a book is necessary if one does not grasp the
meaning of a book. If I realize that I do not understand a book, I will go back
and reread from where I got confused. I find that annotating a book helps me to
grasp it better and avoid confusion and if I finish the book I can always go
back and just read my notes I had previously taken.
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