No

I never re-read books except for graphic novels and comics of the Tin Tin variety. The one novel I have re-read in its entirety is THE MAGUS (John Fowles) -- and that happened in part because it was a new edition, with some re-written passages.

On the other hand, I very frequently watch movies repeatedly. And of course I listen to passages of music many, many times over.

For me, there's a fundamental difference between things read versus things seen/heard. When I read a book, its ideas are recorded permanently in my brain and I feel I don't need to go back to the source.

By contrast, when I'm looking at something, or listening, the "ideas" don't remain with me in the same way.

But I recognize that these differences are intensely personal. The pleasure I get from seeing something I want to look at is really powerful. For instance, I "played" (if that's the word) the graphic adventure games MYST and RIVEN over and over just because I found them hypnotically beautiful. Hardly anyone I know had that response -- if they played at all, it was just to to get to the end and either "win" or "lose". The pleasure was entirely incidental.

Perhaps for me, a book is similar to what MYST/RIVEN were to many players, one-time amusements. On the other hand, I do continue to read, love (and hate!) books -- hard copies, not virtual -- whereas I am no longer even vaguely interested in graphic adventure games!

We humans are full of quirks.

Magnolia

RI