Do you reread books or are you done with them once you’ve read them?

I like to reread books sometimes! Rereading is especially good if I’ve just finished something heavy or intense; I can follow that up with something that I’ve enjoyed before so it doesn’t take too much effort and I can have a bit of a break. I also don’t have the greatest retention for what I read, so even if I’ve read something before there’s no way I’ll remember everything. And there are certain books that are comforting and cozy and those are great to reread when I want that kind of mood.

  • There are some books I read every five years or so. Every new read resonates differently and kind of helps me figure out where I’m at now. I just feel them so much. They’re:

    • Invisible Cities - Italo Calvino
    • Soul Mountain - Gao Xingjian
    • The Abyss - Marguerite Yourcenar
    • Fictions - Jorge Luis Borges