Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83 based; site hou2h.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!houxm!hou2h!mr From: mr@hou2h.UUCP (M.RINDSBERG) Newsgroups: net.books,net.sf-lovers Subject: Re: Rereading Message-ID: <958@hou2h.UUCP> Date: Mon, 1-Jul-85 10:21:09 EDT Article-I.D.: hou2h.958 Posted: Mon Jul 1 10:21:09 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 2-Jul-85 05:26:24 EDT References: <120@aplvax.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ Lines: 32 Xref: watmath net.books:2004 net.sf-lovers:8322 > >From Lee Gold (barryg@sdcrdcf.UUCP): > > I typically let a book wait a week or two before rereading it . . . > > Above is just one example of something that has been discussed a lot > here lately- reading books a second time and how some are still exciting > after 20 readings. I have one question for all of you on this - > > HOW DO YOU HAVE TIME FOR THIS????? > > The stack of books I have "to be read" fills the shelf in my nightstand > and part of the storage space in the headboard of my bed. I try to keep > up to date on the magazines I read but I'm usually about a month behind. > My stack of sf fanzines to be read is probably a foot deep. I carry a > book with me at all times (though I have better sense than to read while > driving as has been complained about in net.auto) and am a reasonably > fast reader, or at least I was back in school when such things were > tested. There are books I've read more than once, such as Lord of the > Rings, but usually with several years between readings. There are lots > of books I would like to read again but there is too much I want to read > for the first time. Have you taken speed reading or what? I guess my > problem is I want to read EVERYTHING. (Just finished Flight of the > Dragonfly - very good) > Mary Anne Espenshade I reread my books about once every 3 years. When my "to be read" pile is empty, I go to the bookshelf and pick an interesting book which hasn't been read in at least two years and read it. I read about 2 books a week during slow times when I am not busy, about one a week when I am busy and about 5 a week when I am on vacation. Mark ..!hou2h!mr