I have a few that I re-read about every 10 years or so...not many; there are way too many books out there that I haven't read, and never will be able to no matter how hard I try, as there are only a finite number of hours in any lifetime...but re-reading those few can be like re-visiting an old friend or family member that you once spent some pleasurable hours with way back when and haven't seen in the intervening years. I recently re-read William Kennedy's historic novel "Legs" (about my favorite real-life gangland figure) and, if anything, it was an even richer, more rewarding experience than when I first sat down in my 20's and opened the covers. The evocative, grim beauty of the language, the writer's magic that restores a long-dead criminal personage to crackling life (even if that "life" exists only in the pages of a dry, dusty book, and the imagination of the reader), impressed me far more strikingly than it had when I initially purchased the book at the long-defunct Womrath's in Hackensack (Womrath's hallowed walls...I spent a lot of time there in my younger years...now contain a uniform store-- nurse's uniforms, security guard uniforms, etc.). Sometimes, I'll pick up a book at random, flip through it, and read certain passages without re-reading the whole book over again. On occasion, re-reading a book can prove to be a less than satisfying endeavor. For example-- as a teenager, I read Stephen King's "The Shining" and enjoyed it greatly (even though I thought King flubbed the ending). Recently, I sat down to re-read it as a middle-aged adult, and couldn't get past the excruciatingly unrealistic dialogue, the amateurishly-rendered and unconvincing characters, the annoying precocious kid, the "horrors" borrowed from 2nd-rate 1950's comic books (and even some 1st-rate ones like E.C.). I had to stop reading about a quarter way into it. In this particular instance, one reading was enough.

I don't re-read books very often, but I've enjoyed re-reading some old classics like stuff by Jules Verne or Mark Twain.

do not do this a lot. I have re-read a book I really liked. sometimes I will read a book that i had read way back when I was in high school and read it again. funny how you may see a book different at a different age.

I don't see anything wrong in a person rereading a novel if it's been quite a while ago. And then again, it could be a sign of a boring life.

I do this often, especially if I haven't found something new to read in over a month, the best novels to re-read are ones you read when you were considerably younger, you usually get something new out of them, than you did at a younger age.

This is always one of my favourite comfort things to do. Especially if I'm sick or tired.

I rarely do this. When I finish a book, I somehow feel like I conquered it, and woul;d rather move on to a new one. If I feel like I missed something or somehow unfullfilled, I might read it again. The only book I've ever read twice is 'American Psycho'. I think I might read 'The Virgin Suicides' again. But no, I don't do this normally.

I'm not inclined to re-read many books (with all the novels out there, I want to read as many as I can), unless they are favourites or classics. It is satisfying to pick up on facets of a novel you missed on first reading, but nothing beats the experience of that first reading: the open mind, lack of expectations, stimulation of emotions and being enticed to read it through.

Breezing through a familiar book is nice. Occasionally, you'll pick up on a little detail you may have missed before. Nice thing to do on a lazy day.

It is amazing how much more can be found in great books every time you re-read them.A true pleasure.

Rereading an old novel is like visiting an old friend. You get to see old characters that you love and now and revisit all the places said novel takes you too. It's comforting, familar and safe. In today's world with all the stress I face with school, friends, and worrying about how I'm going to fix the world, I don't know what I would do without the comfort and security of old books.

One of my favorite past times. Reading a book that I read years ago.

While I do enjoy re-reading a good novel, I like it more when I discover one and read it for the first time.