Oliver GoldsmithThe first time I read an excellent book, it is to me just as if I had gained a new friend. When I read a book over I have perused before, it resembles the meeting with an old one.
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The first time I read an excellent book, it is to me just as if I had gained a new friend. When I read a book over I have perused before, it resembles the meeting with an old one. This little quote is very true and shows why we should always re-read and re-read again. The first time we read a book we read it for the first time and we were amazed at the power of words and how we could understand things that were written in a different way from us.
The second time we read a book is when we have gone through it before and now know what comes next. We know what to expect from that part of the story and sometimes will even skip those parts because we already know what happens next. The third time we read a book is when we have gone through it enough times to know all the parts of the story and sometimes even what will happen after the story ends.
We will recognize certain characters or certain topics that might be mentioned later on in life.
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