#Re-read wrap-up- Twitterchat recommendations
The first Twitter discussion of 2013 was “re- reads”, with participants from across the world joining the discussion.
Why Re-read?
- “so why #reread ? People have been talking about what, but why do we do it? (tough question for 140 character answer)” @readwatchplay
- “As I become a better reader I plan to reread the classics I loved and hated to see if I can get more out of them ” @ Michael Kitto
- “I consider myself lucky to have poor enough memory to enjoy multiple #rereads of great books 🙂 Applies to films too” @Sally Cummings
- “I sometimes re-read action novels which I sped through because of action, need to #reread for detail” @Ellen Forsyth
- “to rediscover childhood fun / innocence / feelings etc” @Kate Freedman
- “Why? Because I love the characters, storyline, story or I think I’ve missed something” @sharonu
- “easy – it’s familiar, reinforces our love of the words or story” @Helen Cowen
- “Why? Because I enjoyed escaping to that reality for a while and wanted to revisit it again” @sharonu
- “I #reread because it’s like visiting old friends in a familiar neighbourhood” by Mylee Joseph
- “To win a quiz, argument or to find that ideal quote you only half remember…” @Sonja Barfoed
- “I #reread because it is comforting. But sometimes I find that I have changed & I dislike the book on my revisit” @Vassiliki Veros
- “I #reread to find new meanings (or confirm old ones) in things I like and to revisit some things I love that makes me happy.” @Jan Holmquist
- “Bks I like to #reread are ones that for some reason have resonated + anticipation is big part of this” @Infogenium
- “I love to #reread romances. Re-experiencing the courtship makes my breath catch” @Vassiliki Veros
- “I don’t #reread twitter but I definitely reread blogs” @Vassiliki Veros
- “Facebook posts without meaning to and like to #reread newsy personal emails” @Readwatchplay
- “every book I own is because I want reread at sometime but I’ll never have the time” @Cheryl Murphy
“I never re-read crime- outcome is known, so no anticipation” @infogenium
Books
Project Gutenberg’s top 100 books
“Those free ebooks are a great way to get you to #reread classics”@Paula Grunseit
The Odyssey by Gareth Hinds – or listen: “Listeners in the mist” Episode 31 Podcast of ‘The Odyssey graphic novel by Gareth Hinds
The Alchemist by Paul Coelho
Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu- “written around 1020-so maybe the most read #reread book?” @nelsonreaders
Game of thrones by George R.R Martin “enjoyed them more as less confusion this time around and used to his writing style” @Kate Freedman
Time Traveller by Allison Uttley
1984 by George Orwell
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Sherlock Holmes Stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Discworld series by Terry Pratchett @scootes81 is “Reading them all in order. Its good to see Pratchett’s writing style develop and rediscover favourite jokes”
“I like to #reread Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels … was intrigued to find a reading order chart” @Mylee Joseph
Cemetery of forgotten books series by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
The catcher in the rye by J D. Salinger
The outsiders by S. E Hinton
Blindness by Jose Saramago
Homo Faber by Max Frisch
The prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope
The hunger games by Suzanne Collins
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien
The Baroque trilogy by Neal Stephenson
In cold blood by TrumanCapote
Joe Cinque’s consolation by Helen Garner
Lord of the rings by J.R R Tolkien
Fionavar Trilogy by Guy Gavriel Kay
When he was wicked by Julia Quinn
Agnes and the hitman by Jenny Crusie
Bet me by Jenny Crusie
Flight Behaviour by Barbara Kingsolver
Beyond the shadows by Brent Weeks “Read this rather interesting description from Beyond the shadows: The night angel trilogy: Book 3 by Brent Weekes” @Ellen Forsyth
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen “Pride and Prejudice Delights of a two hundred year old affair online article to read, or re-read” @Ellen Forsyth
Shaolin Burning by Ant Sang
Children’s books
“Time does vanish when you#reread your childhood books to your own children – It’s magic” @Jan Holmquist
Looking for some great Aussie junior fiction to #reread? Check out the CBCA book of the year past winners cbca.org.au/awardshistory.htm
Paddington Bear books by Michael Bond
The secret garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Snugglepot and Cuddlepie by May Gibbs “is this where I confess I still found the Banksia men scary even on later readings” @Kate Freedman
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
Madeleine by Ludwig Bemelmans
Harry Potter by J.K Rowling
Winnie the Pooh by A.A Milne
Mimbo Jimbo by Jakob Martin Strid (Danish Author)
The Poky Little Puppy by Janette Sebring Lowrey
Meg and Mog by Helen Nicholl
Mr Men books by Roger Hargreaves
The Saturday’s by Elizabeth Enright
Halfdans ABC -(Classic Danish alphabet book)
Choose your own adventure books
Watership Down by Richard Adams
Narnia series by C. S Lewis
Go away big green monster by Ed Emberley
Charlottes Web by E.B White
Authors
Jan Ormerod
Jill Smolinski
Beatrix Potter
A.A Milne
Arthur Ransome
Kurt Vonnegut “Reading Kurt Vonnegut’s short stories in Look at the Birdie led me back to #reread Welcome to the Monkeyhouse. A+ -a” @Townsville Library
Rafael Sabatini
Emma Orczy
Elliot Pattinson
Stieg Larson
Gary Larson
Georgette Heyer
Conan Doyle
Ursula LeGuin
Alexander Dumas
Agatha Christie
Raymond Chandler
Charlotte Lamb
Sarah Craven
Loretta Chase
Meredith Duran
Madeleine Brent
Stephanie Laurens
NonFiction
Yates gardening guide “gardening books are the kind of book which can be#reread and you can #reread even when not gardening weather” @Readwatchplay
Cookery books
Cooking with flowers
Food dishes using flowers
Ken Hom
Jamie Oliver
Stephanie Alexander
Dan Lepard
Magazines
Gourmet
Delicious
MAD
Films
“Often will reread a book if I know the movie is going to be released e.g. twilight and Harry potter series” @Sharonu
Royal hunt of the sun
Great Gatsby
Anna Karenina
Lost in Translation
Jack goes boating
American Beauty
Baghdad Cafe
Twilight
Harry Potter
The Hobbit
Hamlet
Romeo and Juliet
Pulp Fiction
Zoolander
Television
“It’s fun to rewatch series w/ subtitles – Grey’s Anatomy & Desperate Housewives both have Norsk subtitles” @Sonja Barfoed
CSI
Pride and Prejudice television adaption
Bride and prejudice
Coupling
Scrubs
Friends
Law and Order
Stargate
Due South
Veronica Mars
Pie in the sky
Playschool
West Wing
Boston Legal
Dr Who
Lost in Space
Twin Peaks
Comics
Calvin & Hobbes
Peanuts
Archie Comics “My favourite part of Archie comics were the Sea Monkey ads on the back cover :)” @Sally Cummings
Charlie Brown: “Charlie Brown!!! Love Snoopy! I #reread him. Sadly, Love is…. comics haven’t aged well” @Vassiliki Veros
Footrot flats
Games
Mass Effect Trilogy
Scrabble on Ipad
Words with friends
Minesweeper
Scrabble
Pictionary
KOTOR
Music
“Time out of my mind” readwatchplay post
“Playlists for journeys are a good opportunity for #reread music” @nelson Libraries
David Bowie “I have playlisted the Bowie Berlin triology for #reread when going to Berlin in two weeks ;)’ @Jan Holmquist
INXS
Bob Dylan
M C Hammer
Mary Gauthier “This morning i did #reread some songs from one of my favorite songwriters Mary Gauthier” @Jan Holmquist
Twitter, Facebook, pinterest
@ByLeavesWeLive (poetry)
Don’t forget:
You are invited to add your rereads to Pinterest: “you can also add your #reread ideas to the Pinterest boards herepinterest.com/readwatchplay/ – you just need to follow the boards”@readwatchplay
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