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I re-read my favourite books over and over, including, as it happens, It and The Stand. Mind you, there are lots, so it's not more than say once every couple of years for any one book. I get as much pleasure from watching the story unfold, even though I'm familiar with every word, as I did on first reading. Oddly, with films it's less so, though I'm quite happy watching old films on TV when they come round again. That's why I have hundreds of books but very few films on DVD. I'm quite happy to wait for a favourite film to come round again on TV.
My mother was different. I've known her start a library book, enjoy it thoroughly, realise halfway through that she's read it before, and be unable to go on with it.
Now I've got a Kindle, I'm having to re-buy some of my favourites in ebook format. It's a bit annoying, but I can live with it.
Incidentally, I can watch repeats of old TV programmes such as Morse or Silent Witness more readily than films. |
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