Top Ten Tuesday – Books I’m Worried I Might Not Love as Much the Second Time Around
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Top Ten Tuesday has been one of my favorite memes ever since I started blogging, so huge thanks to Jana for taking over the hosting duties!
This week’s TTT topic is Books I’m Worried I Might Not Love as Much the Second Time Around. This topic feels very timely to me because although I’m not a big re-reader, the past couple of years I have attempted to go back and re-read a few old favorites. I have mostly abandoned this goal though because almost all of the books I chose to re-read ended up being DNFs the second time around, not because I didn’t still love the book but because since I already knew what was coming, they just didn’t really hit the same and I didn’t want to taint my initial experience with the book. Today I’m sharing some of those as well as a few that I would never even consider re-reading because they were so perfect the first time around.
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Books I’m Worried I Might Not Love as Much the Second Time Around
1. THE NIGHT CIRCUS by Erin Morganstern
2. THE NIGHTINGALE by Kristin Hannah
3. A DARKER SHADE OF MAGIC by V.E. Schwab
4. THE HOUSE IN THE CERULEAN SEA by TJ Klune
6. THE SNOW CHILD by Eowyn Ivey
8. WUTHERING HEIGHTS by Emily Bronte
9. THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA by C.S. Lewis
10. THE DA VINCI CODE by Dan Brown
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I liked The Snow Child even more when I reread it a year or two ago, but I understand your trepidation.
Here is my Top Ten Tuesday.
I actually have the same worry about THE NIGHTINGALE. I LOVED it when I read it. Good thing I don’t really re-read books, so I’ll never know! Ha ha.
Happy TTT!
Susan
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I totally get not wanting to taint your original experience with the book! I have re-read both the Shades of Magic series and House in the Cerulean Sea though, and fortunately I still loved them the second time around 🙂
I nearly included the Nightingale too Suzanne!
The Night Circus is my all-time favorite book, and I still get so nervous every single time I reread it (I even have a tattoo for this book, so I get extra nervous!)! Thankfully, I read it for the fifth time last January, and it still remains my favorite. 😂
I plan on rereading Cinder soon, so I can finally finish the entire series. Great list!
Agree with THE DA VINCI CODE I read it because they banned it at school and I wanted to know why there was so much controversy.
The Nightingale really was something powerful and special. I don’t know if my heart could endure that book again. I was a mess from that one
I think the biggest reason I don’t reread books is the fact I already know what happens, and as such that will change my feelings on the book.
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I loved The Da Vinci Code the first time I read it, but I don’t feel the need to read it again when I could read something new instead.
I think if I made a list, the Chronicles of Narnia would be on it too. My daughter read one of the books in the series a couple or so years ago, having me read parts of it with her now and then. I remember being so immersed in the book when I read it as a child, but I was less than taken with what I read of the book my daughter was reading as an adult. I don’t know if I would enjoy any of the rest of the books as much today as I did then. I’d rather hold onto my fond memories and leave it at that.
I loved both Night Circus and A Darker Shade of Magic the first time around. I wonder if I’d love them as much if I read them again.
I’ve read most of these! I’ve reread The Nightingale many times and it always holds up. And you can never go wrong with Narnia!
So funny story, I’m pretty sure I’ve read Wuthering Heights three times but I don’t remember a single thing about it. I remember rereading it twice *because* I didn’t remember it the first two times, and after reading it the last time and not remembering it again, I decided it’s probably not worth reading again. It’s some kind of spell or something! I don’t know what would happen if I tried to reread it again!
As much as I loved The Nightingale, I’m not sure I could re-read it. It was so intense and emotional – it really took a toll on me.
It would actually be interesting to re-read Verity. I bet I would pick up on things I missed the first time.