Daily writing prompt

Which book have you read more than any other?

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This is something that pops into my mind from time to time. I am not the type of person who re-reads a book. I usually read them and move on, seldom ever returning to read a specific part (something I remember doing with self-help books and El Conde de Montecristo).

However, when I was a kid, I used to re-read short stories and fairy tales. We had a decent collection of kids’ books, and I didn’t care if I had read them before; I usually grabbed my favorites and re-read them anyway. Many were from Disney. One was about a bunny who kept stealing his neighbor’s vegetables; another was about a penguin who couldn’t stand the cold; some were the Grimm versions of the stories, and so on.

I stopped re-reading stories when I got into middle school. It was the first time I was asked to read longer books. Once I started, I just didn’t repeat any book. I think it’s a bit of FOMO, being honest. I mean, why should I go back to a book I have already read when I can read and learn from a completely new story?

Maybe I’m the weird one 🙂 Do you repeat books? Which one? Let us know in the comments.