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I a lot of us are in our 20's, and understandably our main /lit/ focus is to consume as much good literature as we possibly can.
I am as guilty of this as anyone, but i do realize that upon first read a book is so foreign to us that it's impossible to fully "grasp" the work. We get exponentially more out of a reread.
I read around 40 novels a year, and that's already too slow a pace to ever finish everything i'd like to read in my lifetime. But I think maybe there would be value to spending 3-5 of my yearly quota rereading my favorite and highest rated books from the past.
Is that too many? Too few? Does anybody here reread? Is it worth it>?
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>>9897212
There isn't some unlimited amount of great literature. Hit 300 or so and you'll know what to re-read.
Then re-read.
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>>9897212
Reading is more important as a productive act, not a receptive act. A great and thoughtful reading of one great book is worth infinitely more than simply knowing the contents of a thousand. Quantity should be your last concern.
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>>9897212
Did this guy ever actually write anything of note?
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>>9897476
The screwtape letters
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>>9897476
Never see it mentioned here, but Till We Have Faces is unironically a masterpiece.
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