I’m not really a fan of re-reading books, neither rewatching series or movies, cause I feel like If I rewatch or reread, the same emotions I felt the 1st time I read/ watch it will never be the same. But Back in college, I met my friends now (whom all likes to rewatch/reread stuffs)…
So my question is, how’d you manage to push yourself rereadind a book or rewatching a series? And why is your reason for rereading/rewatching? Just curious.
A re-read is never the same, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be good.
I usually forget some things that happened the first time but remember others. So part of the experience involves a kind of re-learning, tracing the same story beats and feeling something similar (not the same). But part of it is also noticing new details I didn’t see the first time, like glints of foreshadowing or a specific character I understand better now. In other words, I exercise my empathy, my understanding, and my ability to reflect.
There is usually something else I can get from a text, if I go through it again. For my favorite texts, reading and rereading sets a mood specific to that text. I know what’s going to happen in Macbeth, but the words themselves are a joy to move through.