Mr. Weierman's post

[Jeremy Osner]

Greg Montalbano wrote:
> (One indication of how much the sound of a book can touch you is how often
> you re-read it;  one of the most common occurrences of mutual
> incomprehension between me & those other folks is their amazement at my
> reading a book twice - let alone ten times.  "Why would you read it again
> when you already know how it comes out???"
> My usual response it to point to their tape- or cd-player & ask why they
> listen to the same music twice;  "You already KNOW how the song goes;  why
> listen to it again?"}
> (I would also submit that a SERIES OF IDEAS, CONCEPTS AND/OR EMOTIONS can be
> presented in a musical manner -- once again, though, the kind of thing not
> often found on the bestseller lists.)

True true. I hit p. 253 of _M&D_ (end of part I) two nights ago after a
week of reading at a feverish pace and not getting everything (by a long
shot.) Last night I started rereading part I, slowly enough to dwell on
the language. Very nice. (I have also used this reading strategy with,
among others: Herman Hesse, Brothers Grimm, Kurt Vonnegut.)

Jeremy