tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post7404120679323809790..comments2023-12-19T13:11:31.497-06:00Comments on TBR 313: Re-reading in general, and Laurie R. King's books in particularLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-39491350355466856672017-11-29T22:50:13.634-06:002017-11-29T22:50:13.634-06:00I have weeded out a few that I realized I was keep...I have weeded out a few that I realized I was keeping only for display, or just to have them, but that I wasn't ever going to re-read. Off to the library sales!<br /><br />Re-reading for me is definitely by whim. I'll just start thinking about a particular story, or characters, and I'll end up pulling that book off the shelf. I've had Amelia and Emerson in mind for a while. I re-read Crocodile on the Sandbank for the millionth time, but I want more.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-17294607066695387502017-11-29T19:11:33.337-06:002017-11-29T19:11:33.337-06:00I love rereading! It's one of my favorite thin...I love rereading! It's one of my favorite things, and I keep books for that exact same reason -- it's always books I think I'll reread or consult again. And, okay, sometimes I admit I keep books because I think they are slightly impressive to have. I AM WEAK.<br /><br />I have a plan to do a bunch of rereading next year! I'm excited for it -- I want to pick maybe ten books that I haven't reread in a while and read them again and see how they hold up.Jenny @ Reading the Endhttp://readingtheend.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-11034349622621368722017-11-27T07:02:20.859-06:002017-11-27T07:02:20.859-06:00It's also the setting for me. Growing up in Wa...It's also the setting for me. Growing up in Washington state, we considered a trip to the San Juan Islands the best treat, and the highlight of any summer. And then Rae's stories, past & present, are just so compelling.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-8831681499378824302017-11-26T00:36:38.440-06:002017-11-26T00:36:38.440-06:00Folly is astonishing, isn't it? -- so traumati...Folly is astonishing, isn't it? -- so traumatic, so beautiful: I'm with you, a definite re-read.skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-5493940771936638122017-11-21T16:52:17.179-06:002017-11-21T16:52:17.179-06:00Peter Wimsey was my first real literary love, and ...Peter Wimsey was my first real literary love, and I know he's one reason I fell so heavily for Lymond. I re-read The Nine Tailors earlier this year. That's the one I come back to most often.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-68148279907670429462017-11-21T16:51:26.246-06:002017-11-21T16:51:26.246-06:00I have the same hard time. For me the stories are ...I have the same hard time. For me the stories are never exactly the same, anyway, because I've changed - so I see the stories a little (or a lot) differently each time.<br /><br />I think there were only four books in the Russell/Holmes series, when I started. You have quite a few to look forward to!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-8649086186388141492017-11-21T16:49:53.679-06:002017-11-21T16:49:53.679-06:00I think someone had a blog based on the idea of th...I think someone had a blog based on the idea of the number of books that he could read in his remaining years - based on actuarial tables or something like that.<br /><br />I have always loved series, following people through different books.<br /><br />I hope you enjoy Laurie King's books as much as I do :)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-87658768403451059042017-11-21T15:13:34.703-06:002017-11-21T15:13:34.703-06:00Like Jane, I'm due for some Peter Wimsey. I...Like Jane, I'm due for some Peter Wimsey. I've read Gaudy Night in the past couple of years, but it's been ages since I've read any others. Murder Must Advertise is calling to me. Probably my oldest true love.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00251983804060081813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-24958635937327904212017-11-21T14:55:38.379-06:002017-11-21T14:55:38.379-06:00I love to reread books and have a hard time unders...I love to reread books and have a hard time understanding people who don't--it's like food, if you find something you love, why have it only once? Anyway, different strokes, but I'm with you on the rereading wagon.<br /><br />I just started the Russell/Holmes books and love the first one I read--eager for more.<br /><br />I due for some Peter Wimsey myself--was just thinking about him the other day.JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-115262881605843662017-11-21T13:34:53.980-06:002017-11-21T13:34:53.980-06:00I'm a big rereader, but perhaps less so of lat...I'm a big rereader, but perhaps less so of late, now that I'm closer to the end of my reading life than the beginning. Perhaps that's a good criterion for books though: not are they worth reading, but will they be worth rereading? Detective fiction is a dependable genre for me, but mostly series, where you can rejoin the same protagonist on a new adventure. Also I love to pick up an author who already has a long backlist; I have high hopes for Laurie King now.Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111736625664327019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-17693610314581624542017-11-20T21:43:14.769-06:002017-11-20T21:43:14.769-06:00Yes, I sometimes read much too fast the first time...Yes, I sometimes read much too fast the first time and miss all kinds of things. And then I also forget, so re-reading can be a rediscovery.<br /><br />I keep meaning to reread the original Holmes stories, but I get distracted.<br /><br />Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-33108329999517017522017-11-20T21:40:05.880-06:002017-11-20T21:40:05.880-06:00I don't know if it's settings as much for ...I don't know if it's settings as much for me as characters. I have a hard time visualizing settings, unless I go and look up pictures. Those some places like Debra Knott's Colleton County do seem almost like characters.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-42202331296981282352017-11-20T21:39:05.154-06:002017-11-20T21:39:05.154-06:00I realize that the modern fiction I read is almost...I realize that the modern fiction I read is almost all mysteries and science fiction. But I'm very particular about my mysteries, probably because I'm always comparing them to old favorites.<br /><br />It's so lovely to find other people who think of characters as friends, to be visited again.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-85604626818209624342017-11-20T21:35:58.276-06:002017-11-20T21:35:58.276-06:00I resolve to do less rereading sometimes, so I can...I resolve to do less rereading sometimes, so I can focus on the TBR shelves. But then I get drawn back to old favorites, to those old friends. And series are so addictive, I can never read just one book in a series, I always find myself picking up the next one.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-26613972666244309392017-11-20T21:34:18.635-06:002017-11-20T21:34:18.635-06:00I wonder if it's like Elizabeth Peters, who wa...I wonder if it's like Elizabeth Peters, who wanted to write other series but whose publishers wanted Amelia and Emerson books. Laurie King has been writing other things, like this newest book, which I read somewhere has a voice Cameo by Kate.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-91485554265227718722017-11-20T21:32:25.698-06:002017-11-20T21:32:25.698-06:00I love the idea of books ripening, until we're...I love the idea of books ripening, until we're ready for them or they're ready for us :)<br /><br />Sometimes I'll take a book off the shelf just for a quick visit with favorite characters. Maybe I'll just read a chapter or even a scent or two.<br /><br />And I love Captain Vorpatril's Alliance - I think it's my favorite of the later books.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-84291602292795381672017-11-20T21:29:52.210-06:002017-11-20T21:29:52.210-06:00I probably read Little House in the Big Woods, The...I probably read Little House in the Big Woods, The Long Winter, and Little Town on the Prairie every year. They're my favorites and also major comfort reads.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-70151448818863937552017-11-20T15:54:12.134-06:002017-11-20T15:54:12.134-06:00I'm a re-reader of favorite books! (That's...I'm a re-reader of favorite books! (That's why I own so many.) And, truth be told, I still compulsively reread the Laura Ingalls Wilder books every year or so, even though I'm all grown up. :)Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-29886098552440602372017-11-20T14:38:05.224-06:002017-11-20T14:38:05.224-06:00I love re-reading, mainly for the characters but a...I love re-reading, mainly for the characters but also to pick up on things I missed the first time. I don't do enough of it these days, though, because I keep getting tempted by all the new books I've discovered through blogging.<br /><br />I've still only read the first two Russell and Holmes books - I must continue with that series soon!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618973352348296555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-50709347193600652822017-11-20T13:13:07.856-06:002017-11-20T13:13:07.856-06:00It's certain characters that I love t re-visit...It's certain characters that I love t re-visit too, but also the locations are places I want to be in and it's easier and cheaper just to read than travel there.Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138715309807238198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-62224275524439032422017-11-20T12:10:18.386-06:002017-11-20T12:10:18.386-06:00I'm not a big mystery reader in general but th...I'm not a big mystery reader in general but the ones I like are all ones that can be reread with pleasure - no surprise, they are the ones with fantastic characters (you mention pretty much all of my favourite series). <br /><br />Regardless of genre, I generally find that the books I return to most often are the ones with characters that I love so much I need to revisit them. It would be like abandoning a friend if I didn't!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-44877021027240877732017-11-20T07:34:52.145-06:002017-11-20T07:34:52.145-06:00Every year I resolve to do more rereading, but it ...Every year I resolve to do more rereading, but it still doesn't happen often enough. Sometimes I worry the books won't be as wonderful as I remember... will I still love The Thorn Birds as much as I did decades ago? Will Pat Conroy's Beach Music or Uris' Exodus stand the test of time? It's a dilemma for me, but I'm already planning to reread the Barsetshire Chronicles one day. I know I can depend on Trollope!<br /><br />JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-80529824374765902152017-11-20T02:43:01.919-06:002017-11-20T02:43:01.919-06:00I hadn’t thought about it before, Lisa, but now yo...I hadn’t thought about it before, Lisa, but now you say it I realise that I re-read for the characters as well. I want to spend more time with people who have become ‘friends’. And I also love Kate and Lee, and latterly Nora. I could have done with a lot more of that series. Café Societyhttp://cafesociety956.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-51918063696235506232017-11-19T15:39:55.007-06:002017-11-19T15:39:55.007-06:00I have King's Kate Martinelli books 'ripen...I have King's Kate Martinelli books 'ripening', Lisa, and hope to get to them someday. I agree about her 'Folly', and really liked her 'A Darker Place' too.<br /><br />When it comes to rereads, even if it's been a while since I've reread a book sometimes it's enough just to think about it and the characters. Pratchett and Gaiman's 'Good Omens' is always good for a smile as is Bujold's 'Captain Vorpatril's Alliance'- that economy-sized box of groats and how it gets used. :-)<br /><br />Karen P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com