Fifty First Reads?
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heidiA friend of mine just said:
> We need a spell that'll erase only the contents of specifically > identified
> creative works from our brains, so that we can enjoy them over and > over.
And I replied:
Ok, this is where I get weird. And expect more of this in two days when we have only one book left.
I live in Miami and go to disney multiple times each year. But the first time on a ride is always an amazing thing - I know it'll have Disney's *spirit* but I don't know the details. Book 6 is like that - it'll have jkr's spirit and voice and 'tude, but I don't know the details of it. But once I've been on it I can look at the details the next time, as I've already been through the "sheer enjoyment for the sake of the sake of the thrill" round, and I can finally appreciate the nuance. I can't wait to go back on Mission:Space, and I want to feel, early next week, like I can't wait to reread Book Six, the way I always love rereading, say, PoA.
If it was all "fifty first dates" would we be able to hope for Draco's redemption or Snape's supposedly intriguing history to be revealed, or even subtextual snogs ? No, me, I'd rather be able to appreicate the thrill, then lose myself in the details.
I can't do a poll via sidekick, so I'll just ask which you'd prefer- "fifty first reads" (like the film 50 first dates) or the ability to go more into depth on each reread?
> We need a spell that'll erase only the contents of specifically > identified
> creative works from our brains, so that we can enjoy them over and > over.
And I replied:
Ok, this is where I get weird. And expect more of this in two days when we have only one book left.
I live in Miami and go to disney multiple times each year. But the first time on a ride is always an amazing thing - I know it'll have Disney's *spirit* but I don't know the details. Book 6 is like that - it'll have jkr's spirit and voice and 'tude, but I don't know the details of it. But once I've been on it I can look at the details the next time, as I've already been through the "sheer enjoyment for the sake of the sake of the thrill" round, and I can finally appreciate the nuance. I can't wait to go back on Mission:Space, and I want to feel, early next week, like I can't wait to reread Book Six, the way I always love rereading, say, PoA.
If it was all "fifty first dates" would we be able to hope for Draco's redemption or Snape's supposedly intriguing history to be revealed, or even subtextual snogs ? No, me, I'd rather be able to appreicate the thrill, then lose myself in the details.
I can't do a poll via sidekick, so I'll just ask which you'd prefer- "fifty first reads" (like the film 50 first dates) or the ability to go more into depth on each reread?
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Date: 2005-07-15 06:42 pm (UTC)The second reading is, as it is for so many others, about finding what I missed. It's like when I saw Batman Begins for a second time and noticed little campy things going on in the background that I absolutely loved. A second read gives me time to appreciate the world JKR created, and all the little nuances therein (St. Mungos, anyone?)
After that, I enjoy what I like to call 'selective reading'. I know the book so well, what with the repeated reads, my crazy good memory, and fandom discussion, that I can be like, "Hmm...I'm in the mood for some Sirius Black" and turn to 'The Most Noble and Ancient House of Black' and read from there.