I re-read books frequently. But then, I am a fast and voracious reader. I’ve recently been trimming down my library from around 7000 books due to an upcoming move, and there’s a hardcore of about 2000 I’m unwilling to get rid of because they’re either reference materials or old friends I expect to re-read before I die. There are some things (LOTR, much Heinlein, Oz books, Alice in Wonderland…) that I’ve read a dozen times or more.

I do re-read some non-fiction, mainly history. But most of my well-worn books are fiction.

Definitely. There are books that have hit me differently as I’ve grown. :)

I’m on my third Sanderson Cosmere reread… So yes :D

Oh heck yes, probably more than I should. I have a shelf next to my bed of my most frequently re-read books (novels, a few short story volumes) and honestly the last few years those are almost all I have read

Oh definitely. I’ve read the Dark Tower series by Stephen king 3 times! There are others, but that’s probably my top

Sometimes - Dune before the release of film.

But usually rereading books in en when I read translated version before.

I had to reread Good omens because teacher said that it is necessary to read translated version.

I only reread my so-called “comfort books”. Whenever I feel like I’m having a hard time in my life I grab my Dune or my Foundation and feel amazing for a little while, being immersed in these worlds I love so much.

I typically re-read the LOTR, The Hobbit, and The Silmarillion once a year. Well, The Silmarillion is once every two years because, whew, it is a dense one.

Yes! I love to reread my favorites. It’s like visiting old friends. Pride and Prejudice, Lord of the Rings, the Wheel of Time, Matilda, Watership Down. Can you look at a favorite painting too much? That’s how it feels to me- another visit to a beautiful work of art.

I definitely reread my favorite series. The thing about re-reading a book is that you don’t actually ever get the full experience the first time around. Well-written books are full of foreshadowing, not just of plot points, but themes. The first time you read a book, you don’t really know what it’s about yet, what the book will eventually decide is it’s overall thesis, and where the characters’ journeys will take them. Critical moments that shift the trajectory of a story may happen quietly, only important in retrospect.

When you read a book a second or a third time you get to do so with all of the context of where the story is going, and it lets you catch so much more.

This example is from television, but The Good Place is my favorite show, and (spoilers) one of its central theses ends up being the modern world makes unethical choices unavoidable.

Very early on in the show we get a scene of Eleanor making fun of her boyfriend when he says they should find a new coffee shop, after the owner of their current one is outed as a sexist pig. She lists a bunch of other products they buy like smartphones and sports games and says that bad stuff is unavoidable so why bother?

At that point in the show, the scene is just a way to show you what a dirt bag Eleanor was on earth. But on a seconds viewing, with foresight, you can clock it laying early groundwork for one of the main arguments that the show wants to make.

This is one of the reasons I don’t mind getting spoiled on stuff, and in some cases will spoil myself on purpose. When you know how the story ends, you get to pick up all the little things it does to get there, without reading or watching it twice. I went to film school and am a bit of a story nerd so for me that’s the most enjoyable part of watching someone else tell their story.

Most books only once, a few a couple of times, and my favorites multiple times.

There are a few books and series that I go back to every couple of years - they’re my old dependables when I want to sink into a story that I know I’ll enjoy.

Very very rarely. I don’t really re-consume media at all though. I don’t particularly enjoy rewatching movies unless they are my absolute favorites. I don’t like rewatching shows. I easily get burnt out on music, and will even go months without listening to my favorites because I’ve heard them too much.

I love to read, but I’m much more likely to find a new book than re-read one.

Very often, honestly. I’ll sometimes just remember scenes from a book I really liked and go back and read the surrounding text… too often that turns into a full reread.

But when digital library isn’t a thing, I would keep re-reading Dragonlance and Wheel of Time over and over. I do still re-read books, but only when I can’t find anything good.