12-01-2007, 12:26 AM
Occasionally I re-read books, but only if it's been a long time since my last reading. Usually, I read the second time for sheer enjoyment of the scenes and characters or to pick up clues I may have missed the first time. The first time is usually a rush because I'm trying to find out what happens next.
I am also almost done with re-reading Rebecca. I read it when I was in high school twenty years ago and I remember that it was the mystery that stuck in my mind. This time I'm more aware of the relationship between Maxim and the narrator, the clues to Rebecca's character littered throughout the book, and the strange psychology of Mrs. Danvers. I look forward to discussing Mrs. Danvers. She is far more complex through an adult prism.
I am also almost done with re-reading Rebecca. I read it when I was in high school twenty years ago and I remember that it was the mystery that stuck in my mind. This time I'm more aware of the relationship between Maxim and the narrator, the clues to Rebecca's character littered throughout the book, and the strange psychology of Mrs. Danvers. I look forward to discussing Mrs. Danvers. She is far more complex through an adult prism.