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Rereadings: Seventeen Writers Revisit Books They Love | Anne Fadiman
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Answering the question "is a book the same the second time around?" this collection of essays includes contributions from Sven Krkerts, Allegra Goodman, Vivian Gornick, Patricia Hampl, Phillip Lopate, and Luc Sante, among others.
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Bigfoot
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Done a re-read of my favourite classics.
Fantastic as always

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LitsyEvents
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Repost for @Purpleness

Revisit favorite books this summer #rereadingsummer

Original post: https://litsy.com/p/a2RudUF2VHps

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Sleepswithbooks
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There are sooooo many books to read that I don‘t tend to read a book more than once (with the exception of when I was in middle and high school). The few exceptions are:
* Harry Potter Series
* Ya Ya Sisterhood
* Judy Bloom YA books now that I‘m an adult
* Little Girl Lost

#litsywantstoknow

@Gissy @Zuhkeeyah @starlight97 @Deifio @Trashcanman

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ShananigansReads
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Do you reread?

I picked this up yesterday for a bingo square. I‘m constantly recommending this book so I thought it would be a great time to pick it up and see if it holds up. I‘m 6 chapters in and loving it just as much as the first time I read it.

FortunateSon I have never read a book twice. Nothing wrong with people who do, it's just that my TBR is far too large to allow for re-reads lol 2y
FortunateSon Born a Crime is an outstanding book, though! 2y
ShananigansReads @FortunateSon if I ever dreamed I‘d actually make it though my TBR I‘d feel that way too. 😂😂😂 2y
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jpmcwisemorgan
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I don‘t know about the muffin bit...... #bibliophile #Quotsy #QuotsyAug18 #LitsyQuoteChallenge

Linsy I loved Ex Libris. I need this one! 6y
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InBooksILive
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My current favorite bookmark ❤

ZoeyPeacock I sleep with books... there are at least 6 under the covers at all times. 6y
Melissa_J That is a cute bookmark but I could never do that to my precious books - mine stay pristine 🤣 6y
booksbrewsandbooze I love it and I feel the same way! 6y
InBooksILive @Melissa_J I agree! I could never do harm to my books either haha but I love this quote 6y
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Tomigirl44
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I read Fadiman‘s collection of essays (Ex Libris) and loved it. This was a collection where she was the editor. I liked some more than others, but I‘d give it a solid 4 stars out of 5. I hadn‘t read most of the books these essays were written about but I enjoyed each essayist‘s reflection on their experience of reading (and rereading later in life). #readathon

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Tomigirl44
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Tomigirl44
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Third book of the day. #readathon

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Smarkies
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The sun rises earlier on this side of the world so I have cracked open my #2018nonfictionbookexchange presents from @batsy . I am on a work trip but I made sure to pack these so that I could open it today and not Saturday. 😂😂 Thank you @batsy for the interesting selection of books and the bookish gifts! The small notebooks will come in useful on my travels.
Have also started reading the tagged book. 😁
#2018nfbe @inwhichHeikereadsharder

heikemarie Woohoo smart packing! I love all of it! 6y
Smarkies @inwhichHeikereadsharder thanks for organizing this exchange! ❤️❤️ 6y
batsy Oh, yay! Very smart packing. Happy reading and hope you enjoy! You had such a fabulous TBR to choose from; I took notes 😁 6y
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Smarkies @batsy I did not want to miss out! 😂😂 I definitely will enjoy these books. ,❤️❤️❤️ 6y
rockpools How lovely! Enjoy your trip 😊. 6y
Smarkies @RachelO thanks Rachel! 6y
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mrp27
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#novemberbythenumbers #seventeen

Seventeen writers revisit books they love. You know you're a bibliophile if you enjoy reading about reading.

MayJasper Great choice 6y
mrp27 @MayJasper Thanks, I really enjoy her books. 6y
BookNAround Loved this one! 6y
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erzascarletbookgasm
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I don‘t own this, found out about it and stacked immediately!
#seventeen #novemberbythenumbers @JoeStalksBeck @Tiffy_Reads

Kalalalatja and now I did the same thing 😄 6y
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ValerieAndBooks
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"Seventeen Writers Revisit Books They Love" describes the essay collection edited by Anne Fadiman (author of Ex Libris). None of the essays are by her. Although all are well-written, a few essays were winning; a few left me meh, and some I'm sure I've already forgotten. Not a total wow for me; I'll give this a pick because it's about books and the love of reading. Except for the essay by David Michaelis about the Beatles' Sgt Pepper album ?‍♀️

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ValerieAndBooks
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In this essay collection about the rereading experience, this author moved cross-country based on the fact he found his favorite author in a bookstore there! For real. Ah, the power of books 📚📚📚📚ETA: author of this essay is Michael Upchurch.

readtheworld Anne Fadiman is one of my favorite essayists! 💕 7y
Hollie Love that! 7y
ValerieAndBooks @readtheworld I love her Ex Libris! She's the editor of this collection and I have another set of her essays in my TBR 7y
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ValerieAndBooks @Hollie makes me wonder what his fate would have been if he had access back then to books online! 7y
Hollie @ValerieAndBooks it seems like a good enough reason to move for me! Yes, access to books online is life changing! 7y
ValerieAndBooks @readtheworld I ETA to add credit, Michael Upchurch is the author of the essay that I shared the quote from. 7y
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MrBook
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#TBRtemptation post 3! Is a book the same book and a reader the same reader during a reread? The 17 essayists in this book say no. These are no conventional literary criticism essays, rather each is a mini-memoir that focuses on the bibliophile's love of books or a particular book. Authors include: Sven Birkets, Allegra Goodman, Vivian Gornick, & Phillip Lopate. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎

bitterbear You could not step twice into the same river... Heraclitus 7y
LitsyGoesPostal 😊👍🏻 7y
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RealLifeReading
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Day 3 of #feistyfeb and it's #mostreread
Which books do you love to read over and over?

TEArificbooks Outlander series and Jack London's work 7y
myexpandingbookshelf Definitely Harry Potter at least once a year if I can manage 7y
monkeygirlsmama My answer was The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. 7y
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maich Divergent series😍 7y
I-read-and-eat Harry Potter, The Iliad, and all fairy tale collections 😊 7y
cathysaid The Sun Also Rises. Read at least every two years. 7y
booksandsympathy The Secret History of the Pink Carnation series. I spent 12 years reading it when each book came out and had a difficult time saying goodbye to it when it was done. I don't even own them, have just been getting them from the library. I should buy them. 7y
mandapants The Princess Bride. 7y
diovival The itch to reread Fahrenheit 451 and 1984 usually hits me in the Fall 7y
hgrimes My copy of Matilda looks like it was hit by a bomb. 7y
Bandrea I'm guilty of reading Pride and Prejudice or any other Jane Austen book multiple times. Also Anne of Green Gables. 7y
RealLifeReading @mdm139 I've not read much Jack London although last year we went to visit Wolf House. Which books do you reread? 7y
TEArificbooks Call of the Wild and White Fang 7y
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