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I have, and I always find that by the time I come back to a book a second time around it always feels used up or depleted in some way.

I have, and I always find that by the time I come back to a book a second time around it always feels used up or depleted in some way. It's like trying to re-read an old math textbook after having gone through multiple higher level math texts afterwards. There may be a couple bits and pieces I was missing, but I had the gist, and so re-reading was a waste of time. For example, one of the books I most enjoyed reading was Mahfouz's Madiq Alley. It built in me some of the cultural sensitivities of the early 20th century Egyptians. I cherish those sensitivities, but in my readings I have gone on and read other books that have further extended those sensitivities. Now, when I try to go back and re-read Madiq Alley I find it less than enriching.

Posted by hodwik on Feb 10, 2015, 4:09 PM

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I have, and I always find that by the time I come back to a book a second time around it always feels used up or depleted in some way.

hodwikFeb 10, 2015, 4:09 PM

I have, and I always find that by the time I come back to a book a second time around it always feels used up or depleted in some way. It's like trying to re-read an old math textbook after having gone through multiple higher level math texts afterwards. There may be a couple bits and pieces I was missing, but I had the gist, and so re-reading was a waste of time. For example, one of the books I most enjoyed reading was Mahfouz's Madiq Alley. It built in me some of the cultural sensitivities of the early 20th century Egyptians. I cherish those sensitivities, but in my readings I have gone on and read other books that have further extended those sensitivities. Now, when I try to go back and re-read Madiq Alley I find it less than enriching.

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