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Many of us here admit to reading LOTR, and Tolkien's other works, many times over. (For some, it is an annual affair.)
Why do we do this?
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Because reading LOTR makes me feel safe. (like chocolate). I don't know how to explain that so I won't.
As for the second question, reading it again does not change the story for me, it merely gives it more depth. But not because I missed things before. I find that as I get older, my perspective becomes more vast (duh). Lemme explain- the more experiences you gain in life- the more things you are able to relate to, right? Everyday I learn something new, everyday I change. My ever-new viewpoint allows me to see things I’ve seen before in a new light. This makes reading books I’ve read before a whole new experience. Anyway, I’ve forgotten what I’m getting at. Sorry, I’m very tired… I had a point there somewhere..
other stories that I’ve reread:
erm... Wuthering Heights by emily bronte
The Metamorphosis by kafka
parts of Homer's Odyssey (translated by f. scott fitzgerald)
A Season in HelL by arthur rimbaud
I’m more of poem re-reader really (they’re shorter and easier to reread).
Prose/poems that I’ve read a thousand times:
old age sticks/ humanity I love you/ since feeling is first by ee cummings
Sunflower Sutra/Transcription of Organ Music by ginsberg
shakespeare’s sonnets
The More Loving One/September 1,1939 by w.h. auden
and lots lots moooooooooore
Thank you.
Good topic. Enjoyed reading