When rereading I am also usually just rereading my favorite parts and the sections directly before and after them -- depending on the book and my mood that might just be a favorite scene or a favorite chapter. For Pride & Prejudice it's most Darcy/Elizabeth interactions, for example. I rarely reread for pleasure by starting at the beginning again; that's usually reserved if I need to make sure I have all of it fresh in my brain for some kind of upcoming discussion or read-along etc.
I also was constantly rereading Alcott books (primarily Little Women, An Old-Fashioned Girl, Eight Cousins/Rose in Bloom and certain bits of Jo's Boys) during those ages but the part I reread the most in Little Women was Amy's trip to Europe and especially Amy and Laurie's interactions there. If I feel emotional and need to make myself cry I can reread the chapter "The Valley of the Shadow" and INSTANTLY start sobbing.
I rarely pay attention to chapters - I think they’re one of those things I only notice if they’re done poorly, like sports officiating - but I’m reading a chapter a day of Les Mis this year and the title of the other day’s chapter was “The Dead are in the Right and the Living are Not in the Wrong.” It gave me chills, and the chapter absolutely lived up to the name. It was focused on why the people of Paris didn’t rise up and join the barricades and included the phrase “sometimes the stomach paralyzes the heart” which is currently living in my head rent-free.
When rereading I am also usually just rereading my favorite parts and the sections directly before and after them -- depending on the book and my mood that might just be a favorite scene or a favorite chapter. For Pride & Prejudice it's most Darcy/Elizabeth interactions, for example. I rarely reread for pleasure by starting at the beginning again; that's usually reserved if I need to make sure I have all of it fresh in my brain for some kind of upcoming discussion or read-along etc.
I also was constantly rereading Alcott books (primarily Little Women, An Old-Fashioned Girl, Eight Cousins/Rose in Bloom and certain bits of Jo's Boys) during those ages but the part I reread the most in Little Women was Amy's trip to Europe and especially Amy and Laurie's interactions there. If I feel emotional and need to make myself cry I can reread the chapter "The Valley of the Shadow" and INSTANTLY start sobbing.
I rarely pay attention to chapters - I think they’re one of those things I only notice if they’re done poorly, like sports officiating - but I’m reading a chapter a day of Les Mis this year and the title of the other day’s chapter was “The Dead are in the Right and the Living are Not in the Wrong.” It gave me chills, and the chapter absolutely lived up to the name. It was focused on why the people of Paris didn’t rise up and join the barricades and included the phrase “sometimes the stomach paralyzes the heart” which is currently living in my head rent-free.
“The Atom Fraternizes with the Hurricane” is a Les Miz chapter title that has stuck with me nearly 40 years now.