Rereading Tolkien

[propagandalf]

Many of us here admit to reading LOTR, and Tolkien's other works, many times over. (For some, it is an annual affair.)
Why do we do this?

Because reading LOTR makes me feel safe. (like chocolate). I don't know how to explain that so I won't.

As for the second question, reading it again does not change the story for me, it merely gives it more depth. But not because I missed things before. I find that as I get older, my perspective becomes more vast (duh). Lemme explain- the more experiences you gain in life- the more things you are able to relate to, right? Everyday I learn something new, everyday I change. My ever-new viewpoint allows me to see things I’ve seen before in a new light. This makes reading books I’ve read before a whole new experience. Anyway, I’ve forgotten what I’m getting at. Sorry, I’m very tired… I had a point there somewhere..

other stories that I’ve reread:
erm... Wuthering Heights by emily bronte
The Metamorphosis by kafka
parts of Homer's Odyssey (translated by f. scott fitzgerald)
A Season in HelL by arthur rimbaud

I’m more of poem re-reader really (they’re shorter and easier to reread).
Prose/poems that I’ve read a thousand times:

old age sticks/ humanity I love you/ since feeling is first by ee cummings
Sunflower Sutra/Transcription of Organ Music by ginsberg
shakespeare’s sonnets
The More Loving One/September 1,1939 by w.h. auden
and lots lots moooooooooore

Thank you.
Good topic. Enjoyed reading