Reading a book really is better the second time round - and can even offer mental health benefits...

anareaofmyown:

vintageanchor:

  • Second read-through is ‘more emotional’
  • Can offer mental health benefits, say researchers
  • Same effect applies to watching films or holidaying in familiar places
Reading a favourite book for a second time often feels like a different experience - now scientists say that it actually IS different.

The habit of watching films or reading books multiple times encourages people to engage with them emotionally.


Read more in  The Daily Mail.

This is so true. I had an even more emotion reaction to The Bluest Eye the second time I read it. I think it might be because I wasn’t focusing on the plot and the characters, but the nuances within the interactions and the meanings behind the piece as a whole…

PECOLA WHHYYYYY.

Fuck yes.  I love re-reading books (and Odin knows there are several films and TV shows I like to cuddle up with for a re-watch).  

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