On books

[hils]

I've been thinking about the conversation I had with woman_of_ on Sunday about books that had an impact on me when I was a teenager. Do you ever go back and read books that you loved or that influenced you only to find that as you've got older they don't fit into your life the way they once did? I don't often read a book more than once because there's so much new stuff out there for me to enjoy, but I've been thinking of going back to some of the books we discussed and now I'm worried I'm somehow going to ruin my teenage memories. What if these books aren't what I remember?

Am I being silly? Should I read the books again or leave them in the past?

*sighs*

Clearly I am watching too much Frasier and it's making me over-analyse everything. LOL. Quick, someone find somethig shallow and meaningless for me to think about ;)

Comments

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I can read The Prophet time and time again. It is ageless, and has sections that work for each stage of your life. My only problem with re-reading a book is boredom, when I skip sections I was not fond of!

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As I said I don't do it often but our chat made me think about it and I'm curious as to whether they still stand up. I should really get through my 'to read' pile first. LOL

Oh, you've just reminded me I need to do one more post before bed. I hope people aren't getting bored of all my book talk