Forgot that you have already read that book?

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   BlissfulWriterposted 13 years ago

   Forgot that you have already read that book?
   
   Have you ever gotten a book and then after reading three chapters, you think, "Hey, I've read this book before."?
   
   Informal Poll:
   a)  Happens all the time.
   b)  Nope, never
   c)  I don't really read books now-a-days.

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   nicregiposted 13 years ago

   For me, it will be (a) for some reason. I used to have a lot of book collection at home and happened quite a lot of time especially when I forgotten I read it last year

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   hrymelposted 13 years ago

   A-Yep it really does happen a lot, I'm bad about not remember the titles to books.

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   brianlokkerposted 13 years ago

   Probably (b) for me. But sometimes I think I've read a book when (1) I actually haven't, because I've read about the book, or (2) I've only read a few chapters. I do often tend to start a book, put it aside for a while to read something else, and then start over when I return to it months or sometimes years later. I now track my reading on Goodreads.com, so these situations will hopefully be less frequent!

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   rlahaposted 13 years ago

   Yes, the answer is A. I have done this so many times. I will open a book and start reading.  Then I start remembering that I think I know the ending. So I remember the ending and go read the ending to make sure that is the story. About 98% of the time it is true that I have read that book already because I know the ending. It is funny!

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   teamrnposted 13 years ago

   It happens to me; same thing with renting movies. I forget the title and so order it again from Netflix (in spite of my husband's insistence, "You've seen that"). The same thing happens on occasion with books, which is why I make sure about their return policy before i buy.
   
   It's not because I'm cheap; I just don't have money to be paying for the same thing twice!

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   animekidposted 13 years ago

   Hey there.
   
   No, I can't remember ever reading a book that I've forgotten, but that doesn't mean that it can't happen in the future. I am getting older you know.
   
   I do re-read many of my older graphic novels in order to write hubs about them for Comics Eye though.
   
   Interesting question.

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   Mercia Collinsposted 13 years ago

   a) i'm always doing it. I have even bought books and then found that I already have a copy.

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   Aley Martinposted 13 years ago

   no, but cannot remember I already saw the movie...hate that when it happens!

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    Jerry Watsonposted 13 years ago

    Interesting question. I remember a book I read by Louis L'Amour wherein he talked about the incredible number of books he had read over a lifetime and being doubly shocked because he could remember the titles and content of them all! Amazing.

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    PatriciaTLposted 13 years ago

    This has happened occasionally, mostly with detective stories and mysteries.

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    Aspects of Lifeposted 13 years ago

    Would have to be a sort of A). I once bought a book, having read the jacket it sounded relly interesting. I got half way through the first chapter and realised that I had read this book before. I hadn't recognised the book because the cover had been changed and I didn't remember the blurb on the jacket.

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    mr. androidposted 13 years ago

    B for me. My brain is like a library, I remember what is read.

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    Marlin 55posted 13 years ago

    B for sure. I like to quote some of my favorite dialogue.

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    lilyflyposted 13 years ago

    No. Usually I intend to read a book, and if it is good, like Les Miserables, I have visited Jean Valjean far more than once. If it is not, I do the world a favor, and throw it in my trash, usually to be burned the next day.
    Usually the text that I choose to unshare with the world has to do with the unworldly and vicious greed I see today. Ayn Rand and Machiavelli are no heros of mine.
    If a text is so forgettable that I've actually read more than the first few lines without remembering it, either I, or the book, belongs in the no longer useful section-not that I am a fan of uthanasia, since most writers I read belong there already.
    Only the individual may decide what is worthy or not. What I might consider garbage, you may consider gold. It is a great mark of our country that we, personally, have that right to decide.

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    LoneWolfMuskokaposted 13 years ago

    I'd have to say d) From time to time
    
    It happened to me last month -- I ended up rereading (and enjoying again) "Anansi Boys" by Neil Gaiman. At first I thought it was just that it had so many overtones of "American Gods", you know, being a sequel and all 8
    
    Both are great reads, by the way.

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    CarolRuckerposted 13 years ago

    b) Nope.... I read lots of books, but never bought the same one unless I did it intentionally. I have varied reading tastes, so it's hard to buy the same thing by accident.
    
    I read my favorite books over and over again until they get worn out., then I buy them again.
    
    I go back and read classics I didn't get to read when I was young.
    
    I've also developed a love of Russian literature since that's my daughter's specialty.
    
    Interesting question.
    
    Carol

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    jainismusposted 13 years ago

    Yes I remember one such instance, but now I do not remember the title of the book!

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    davidlevposted 13 years ago

    i have on occasion been hesitant to start a new book because i wasn't sure if i had read it before or not--and i've certainly bought a book more than once

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    Dee aka Nonnaposted 13 years ago

    a) it happens so often I have to wonder about myself..LOL.  There is one book I actually bought it 3 different times...forgot I bought it.  It did make a great gift.  I think with me...I am drawn to titles.  Anyway, this was a great question.  Made me giggle.

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    Robin Cristyposted 13 years ago

    Fortunately, whenever I do that, it is close to Christmas, so it works to my advantage!

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    Rod Marsdenposted 13 years ago

    Nope, never. Sometimes however I come across an author who has a tendency to repeat a theme or an idea in their novels. The words are different but the general flow is the same. Other authors continually bring back characters that have worked out well for them but the story line is different so that is okay.

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    Faceless39posted 13 years ago

    A) Has definitely happened to me a few times, but not all the time.  And wow, you're lucky that you've noticed by the 3rd chapter; sometimes I've gotten half way through.  Obviously not a book I cared much about during either my first OR second read.  LOL!

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    joanwzposted 13 years ago

    yeah, i've done that a time or two. i usually find out i liked it just as much the second time around..

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    raciniwaposted 13 years ago

    yeah, i've experienced that before...maybe that was a Sidney Sheldon book...

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    PDXKaraokeGuyposted 13 years ago

    That's happened to me quite a few times, and usually not until I'm half way through with the book. Always makes me feel silly!

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