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Bobby Gilmore's avatar

“I am becoming convinced that the only real way to "personal growth" outside of direct action is through careful study of fiction. Of course stories may have an intended meaning, but a well written story allows you to ask not just "what does the story mean?" but "why do I think that this is what the story means?"

-the last psychiatrist

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Joseline (Juicey)'s avatar

"rereading something is more novel than reading something again for the first time" - Having been on a rereading binge, I'm tickled by this pun

"would love to see rereading written into the/a curriculum to some degree" - To a certain extent students do reread for writing literary critique essays but only selected passages. Rereading seems to bear fruit only when the reader and the book have a sort of fateful meeting. I've reread books I had to study for 2 years for a national exam and for each read, I approached the book mainly as 'student studying for an exam'

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