whether they are self improvement books e.g atomic habits, deep work and you wanna remind yourself of the concepts/habits you wanna pick up or books in fields you’re interested in e.g psychology,philosophy
i find that rereading the entire book can be very boring, so i just go over the marks and the paragraphs i put a line next to it and thats mostly it, been curious to know how different readers deal with this.
by Cool-Username-Man
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with nonfiction I only reread the parts I marked in my first reading, as that was the most important information for me
But with fiction, more precise literature, I reread the entire book and analyze it, mark parts that are important for the story or character development, take notes. The most beautiful part is that you have a new perspective since you know the end, so you look for signs early on to achieve that outcome
Well I tend to only revisit books I like so I really don’t have much problem rereading the whole thing, but then again I read primarily just for personal enjoyment. If I was revisiting a book for an exam or something I’d probably skim over the info that I didn’t need.
With The Witcher series (which I have reread 20 times over), its a mixed bag of things.
1) The Witcher series has a *lot* of philosophical themes that help the reader grow and develop new perspectives on life.
2) Immersion. I love books with a fleshed out world with lore, maps, cultures, etc.
3) Immersive, realistic, three dimensional characters with their own flaws, struggles, virtues and quirks. The Witcher has that in spades.
4) Humor. Despite how utterly dark The Witcher can be, it also has humor and wholesomeness at times which balances out its darker themes.