Friday Poll: Reread

[trinityvixen]

I keep leaving behind books that I'm really keen on. Weekend before last, I left my biography of The Beatles at a friend's place. This week, I've gone and left The Stand at another friend's apartment.

Pity, that, as The Stand is my inspiration for this first Friday Poll in forever! I got a copy from my brother for Christmas (so thanks arcfox7!), but I had been studiously avoiding it for any number of reasons. Chief among these reasons, however, is the fact that, once I picked it up, I would be hard-pressed to put it down. But then I left the book I was reading behind and there wasn't enough depth to the comics I had out from the library, nor video games enough to distract me. I picked it up and started to read and promptly lost as much sleep to it as I had to Mass Effect 2. (Okay, maybe not quite that much, but a lot.)

I have read The Stand three times before. I love it, unabashedly, to pieces. The mini-series made of it is one of my favorites of all time, and probably the best Stephen King-to-film transition ever. I love it. I haven't had my own copy in ages, so I haven't reread it as often as, say, Pride and Prejudice, but I would have had I had a copy.

I mentioned this to my former roommate (ironically, it was at her home that I forgot The Stand), and she seemed doubtful when I assured her that, yes, just about every year I reread Pride and Prejudice. Last year, I cheated, reading only Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, but I did watch the BBC miniseries (best novel-to-film transition, for any work, any author, any medium, EVER). I suppose that I am a terrible reader, and that you will judge me as such when I confess that I'd rather reread something I love than try something new.

I'm curious, though, if any of you have similar reading habits. Hence the poll.
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Comments

[oblvndrgn.livejournal.com]

Thought: Is this related to movie watching habits for most people? I rewatch movies about as often as I reread books, which is to say, not very often and only for favorites (and then like three times, tops). Some people reread a book every year and have watched a movie 10 times. Are these the same people or is that not consistent?

[trinityvixen.livejournal.com]

I don't know. Generally, I would think not. I rewatch movies loads, not nearly with the same specificity as I revisit books. For one thing, the time commitment with a book is usually greater. But it's a fair question. Do people in general prefer new things to old and does that trend continue throughout their entertainment options?