Rereading the classics

Today, while listening to NPR, I caught a segment about the book, Practical Classics: 50 Reasons to Reread 50 Books You Haven't Touched Since High School. The author, Kevin Smokler discussed what this process was like, and how you can take away something completely different from these books a second or third time around.

I recently reread To Kill a Mockingbird and I hadn't read that book since 7th grade. Perfect timing, because a student I was tutoring happened to be reading To Kill a Mockingbird for class and I was able to go to work and discuss the book with the student. How lucky was that? I did have a deeper appreciation for this book the second time around, and it got me thinking about what other books I want to reread. Thankfully, I have a Goodreads account and I can continue to add books to my "To Read" list as I think of them.

Some of the books I would like to reread are:

The Great Gatsby (before the new movie hits theaters!)

Cold Mountain (ok, not quite a classic yet, but I had to read this book my senior year of high school)

East of Eden

For Whom the Bell Tolls

Things Fall Apart

Wuthering Heights

I'm sure I will be adding more to this list!

The Time Traveler's Wife

I am halfway through reading The Time Traveler's Wife, and I don't want to put it down! I admit I did see the movie first, and it made me want to read the book. But, oh, the book is much better than the movie (as is often the case)! The romance, the love, comes through much stronger in the book and you can't help but get swept up in it!
Of course, I can't help but visualize the characters and scenes from the movie. That is one of the downsides to seeing the movie first. You can't create your own image in your mind. But, the movie was beautiful, so I can't really complain! I think I'll be watching it again after I finish the book.

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