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Re: Flashback School Reads

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I've found that I appreciate some books far more now than I did when I was younger. However, I don't have a specific plan for reading them.
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I've got a few re-reads from I plan to do soon, especially when the book was either an abridged edition (e.g. The Count of Monte Cristo) or something I tried to read on my own, but had to return or struggled too much with (e.g. Moby Dick).
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I have re-read some books from school and find as an adult to have a much greater appreciation for novels. At the same time, the discussions we had in school really helped me to understand the novels better than when I just read them.
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Christina O Phillips wrote: 15 Sep 2017, 08:35 I would totally join a Flashback club!
I've wanted to re-read books to see if my thoughts on them changed. For example, I remember not enjoying Lord of the Flies, but never went back to see if I'd read it differently. I also remember absolutely loving Flowers for Algernon, but have never re-read it for fear of me not liking it as much the second time.
My sentiments exactly! I remember being pretty powerfully impacted by Flowers for Algernon; it really got my young mind churning and pondering some pretty deep thoughts. lol
It's one I've always felt doesn't get mentioned quite enough in classic book conversations.
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TIGER999 wrote: 14 Sep 2017, 03:21 I have decided to re-read books I was assigned & that were required in high school & college...many of which I wasn't very thrilled about reading at the time. Many of them are considered classics, & I think I'll have a totally new perspective decades later, & will probably get much more enjoyment & appreciation out of them now, having had so many more life experiences.

My first one is "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee. Just wondering...Have any of you done anything like this? If so, what was your experience, and what books do you feel you benefited more from, years later and how? Would love to hear from anyone interested in this different kind of reading experience! :)
I second this, just added "To Kill a Mockingbird" to my want to read bookshelf. I plan on reading an Achebe and Soyinka book as part of my 2018 reading challenge. Also "The famished road" by Ben Okri.
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At school, I have read classic books such as The Outsiders, Robinson Crusoe and Macbeth.
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When I was very small, I also enjoyed reading the Chronicles of Narnia series, as they are books with tension and suspense.
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I have done this in the past with books like The Scarlet Letter, Romeo & Juliet, The Lord of the Flies, and The Outsiders to name a few.

I love reading classics and may consider doing this again in the near future. I might be too busy to add them to my reading list now, however.
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I haven't ever really considered doing this, but it is not a bad idea. There were many books assigned in high school that I did not appreciate for the literary works that they were. I might like to reread some of those again.
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Back in highschool, our Literature teacher gave us a lot of historical fiction and nonfiction from our country's Dictatorial Process to read, and I've been meaning to read them again. "There's some men downstairs" by Antonio Dal Masetto for example, a book that deals with the sentiment of paranoia and prosecution by the state through the eyes of a seemingly innocent man eaten by the oppressive atmosphere in his daily life.

I've also meant to reread The Hobbit, it's been some long years since I've walked Middle Earth with my favorite hobbit!
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I like rereading them because I definitely have a different perspective now than I did then and it's interesting to see how I interpret the texts differently now.
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