On: Why reading a book 100 times is a great idea

[scott_s]

For much of grad school, "The Hitchhikers Guide" served that purpose. Same with some of the later Harry Potter books. And Bill Bryson's "A Brief History of Nearly Everything".

I also re-read the comics "Kingdom Come" and "The Dark Knight Returns" on a regular basis.

[gregpilling → scott_s]

Yes! I have read that book HHG with towel at hand at least 5-10 times also, and all the other books at least twice. Only saw the movie once .

[scott_s → gregpilling]

I always tell myself I'm going to skip the last one, because it's such a downer. (He wrote it during his divorce.) But I keep reading it because despite being such a downer, it's still eminently readable.