Would you re-read a book you hated?

[Clifora]

Well, usually I don't reread them. However, if I feel that I just didn't understand the book or perhaps the book could have been more interesting, I will reread them. After all, it's a waste to keep a book on your shelf without bothering to read it.

[Joy V Smith]

No, I can't imagine doing that, especially if they were so bad that I threw them away so they wouldn't clutter up the world.

[ModraWintruz]

I have tried to do this. I tried re-reading Wuthering Heights...still hate it. I tried to re-read Practical Magic (love the movie) and though I was able to finally finish it, I was still badly disappointed. I really want to like these books but I just cant seem to.

[Dashkova]

Hell no. Life is too short

[Joy V Smith]

Wuthering Heights! Oh, yes. I remember it well... Some books that I had to read, I enjoyed, like Pickwick Papers. And I was proud of myself for making it through Don Quioxte (in English). But Wuthering Heights was torture, along with a Thomas Hardy book. Oh, yes. Jude the Obscure.

[thegeekyyogi]

I'm going to have to go with no on that. I've tried to read Huckleberry Finn twice, once in eighth grade and once my freshman year, I couldn't get through it either time and as guilty as I feel I've decided to give up on it altogether. There are too many books out there that I would much rather be reading and I only have so much time to get to them all.

[AA1495]

I tried. I read a book and couldn't complete it. A movie based on the book became very popular. I watched the movie and liked it. I tried reading the book again after that. Still hated it. Maybe it was the writing style, I don't know :/

[Ashley 1820]

actually. I would do it.I believe everything has some positive perspectives. maybe I am too amateur to find it now.so I'll definitely give it a chance later.can't insult the author although it's bad written. so I think I'll try to dig some good things for sure!it's like a challenge for me.

[MerryLove]

I think it would really depend on the individual person, and why I hated the book.

If the person's reading tastes have had a dramatic change since then, that might be a good reason to try a book again. Mine have not, so I definitely wouldn't.

If the reason I hated the book in the first place was because it felt too immature or the plot wasn't strong enough, then I would likely feel the same way or possibly stronger now. I wouldn't reread those books. But, if it was because I couldn't get into it, I felt it was too slow, or didn't understand the plot in depth, then as an older reader I would be willing to give it another shot in case it was me, not the book.

I do have to say though that some books that I truly HATE I probably couldn't pick up again because of the emotion it caused me. Great Expectations is a perfect example. I started this book in middle school, and it was recommended to me by a teacher I adored and respected. I tried so hard to find something worth enjoying in it, but loathed every minute of it. I made it through 200 pages before I finally gave up. The boredom and contempt mixed with the longing to find something worthy that I experienced reading this text are enough to keep me from trying it again. If I couldn't like it when I really wanted to, how could I enjoy it starting out with contempt?

[bmysti00]

I have. Typically if I'm trying to understand the hype around a certain book, I'll reread it or attempt to. I also reread books I read years ago, just to see if I feel differently about it since I'm older.

[AA1495]

I have. Typically if I'm trying to understand the hype around a certain book, I'll reread it or attempt to. I also reread books I read years ago, just to see if I feel differently about it since I'm older.

That sounds so practical. As a result of hype, I tried reading many books (for the first time) and failed. I haven't tried reading them after that.

[wagthefox]

I don't think I could ever re-read a book I hated or gave up on unless enough friends or people whose opinions mattered to me insisted that I give it a second chance. There are so many unread books out there for me to devour, I hardly reread books I DO like.

[AA1495]

I would give it a chance if it's critically acclaimed and any person I look upto has a favorable review for it

[furybeginner]

Sure. If I read it before and never got to finish it, I'll read it again. So far, I've never given up on any of the books I have read. It doesn't really matter how long it takes for me to finish it, as long as I do. But of course, there are books I don't want to ever read again. I'm only going to read them again if I'm forced to in some way...

[jamesabr]

Maybe. I haven't come across a book that I've hated enough to never re-read ever again.