tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582882273839196383.post8391178017965673678..comments2023-07-04T05:44:08.900-07:00Comments on Knowbodies: RereadingPetterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12397935428853759685noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582882273839196383.post-49753049516207612162012-05-08T12:35:04.092-07:002012-05-08T12:35:04.092-07:00Once again, I pressed "publish" before t...Once again, I pressed "publish" before thinking it properly through. I should have added the following reservation after "else": "Although, come to think of it, not everything...some things, like oatmeal, may be pretty much as you remembered them."Petterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12397935428853759685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582882273839196383.post-14203377746476854212012-04-27T05:18:12.406-07:002012-04-27T05:18:12.406-07:00You find that *everything* holds great surprises a...You find that *everything* holds great surprises and great disappointments?!<br /><br />Is that true of, for example, oatmeal?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582882273839196383.post-28922360352748464992012-04-23T01:07:51.197-07:002012-04-23T01:07:51.197-07:00I'm sure you're right. I did reread Lolita...I'm sure you're right. I did reread Lolita about a year ago, after reading it 30 years before, and was thunderstruck by its greatness...but I also reread the Master and Margarita, which for years I considered "one of my favorite books", and just couldn't get into it this time around. So I guess rereading holds great surprises and great disappointments...like everything else. Strangely, the article I linked to at the Millions makes no mention of Patricia Meyer Spack's new book "On rereading" - I'll add a link...Petterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12397935428853759685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582882273839196383.post-67309175887941814142012-04-23T00:33:27.742-07:002012-04-23T00:33:27.742-07:00Rereading can be a real pleasure:-) You should try...Rereading can be a real pleasure:-) You should try it some time!Majehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12145405325890400940noreply@blogger.com