Comments on: Re-reads

By: Kirsten

Kirsten — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:38:59 +0000

I often have the same visceral reaction, foggi – particularly with Stone Butch Blues, I’m always transported to the place and time when I first read the preface… My (at the time) lover’s bed, stretched out in front of the fan, reading to pass the time while she was at work (she worked banker’s hours; I was a bartender)… It always strikes me as a bit ironic that, of all my girlfriends, she is probably the one who is the least “readerly,” but she inadvertently introduced me to one of the most influential books I’ll ever read.

By: foggidawn

foggidawn — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:34:58 +0000

Oh, I love rereading. A funny thing that I’ve noticed is that, as I reread, I usually get flashes of where I was when I last read the book — sitting at my parents’ kitchen table, or on my couch at my old apartment, or wherever.

I often reread, as Bib said, to prepare for a new book in a series. Also, most of my rereads are comfort reads, books like The Blue Castle, or the Harry Potter series, or almost anything by Robin McKinley. If I need something sweet and familiar for one reason or another, I’ll reach for an old favorite.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:49:06 +0000

Retroactive is fine, I’m not too picky. We (sadly) don’t have a lot of participants. When you get a chance, leave a link for us to your blog or post! :)

By: Kirsten

Kirsten — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:49:00 +0000

Jax, so glad to see you over here! :)

I think you and I actually discussed Anastasia when I picked up a few of these over the summer. Also, M recommended Autumn Street in addition to A Summer to Die, will have to look into both :)

By: Kirsten

Kirsten — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:45:52 +0000

Jen, I keep wanting to read them side-by-side, but I know that without structured lessons, I’ll never get to any kind of fluency. I miss high school and the opportunity to take 3 languages!

By: Jax

Jax — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:44:16 +0000

I love Lois Lowry. I do enjoy Anastasia Atcher Service the best. I think she’s an early butch influence for me. And on the Lowry trip, A Summer to Die is really good as well.

I re-read all the time. All. The. Time.

By: Jen - Devourer of Books

Jen - Devourer of Books — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:15:31 +0000

I’ve had a copy of Le Petit Prince and The Little Prince since 10th grade French. That was my 3rd year and we read the original French in class. I try to re-read first the English then the French every year or so in order to keep up some French language skills, however minuscule.

By: Kirsten

Kirsten — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:43:05 +0000

This is indeed the right place; welcome, and thanks for the link! I’ve got several queer novels from my lit survey this semester that I intend to review a bit more fully; they’ve all been ready since the challenge started, so I hope retroactive inclusion is okay with you ;)

By: Amanda

Amanda — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:40:35 +0000

Kirsten – I saw your comment on Trish (from Trish’s Reading Nook)’s review of Fingersmith. I hope this is the right place to go! The GLBT Challenge is hosted here: http://zenleaf.blogspot.com/2009/05/glbt-challenge-2009-sign-up.html

We started July 1 and are going to Dec 31, trying to read 6 books, and you’re free to jump in any time, even if you don’t finish. I’m always looking for goo GlBT read suggestions! I do plan to host this on an annual basis. I’ll probably start the next challenge late spring or early summer 2010, and have it run 6 months again.

By: Kirsten

Kirsten — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:42:53 +0000

That’s been my history for re-reading books just for the love of the story too, bib – series tend to make up a good portion of my all-time favorites, and I wonder how much of that is because of how well I get to know them inside and out with the re-reads that precede each release.