I re-watch a lot - both tv series and movies. However, prior to this year I rarely re-read anything. I used to put a lot of pressure on myself to read as many new-to-me books as I could without revisiting anything. This is no longer a rewarding way of reading! I think reading War and Peace, slowly, one chapter a day *has* changed me and my media habits. I read slower, in general. What I used to finish in half a day might take a week. I re-reread more. I don't mean everyone should slow down or re-reread more often, just that I have and it's been nice.
speaking of War and Peace, because this is me now, that change you wrote about - from learning about events second-hand to being there when the events happen . . . I could scream. These shifts are so important to me!
I don’t think I noticed it until it changed! but I think all the time about how we hear about Pierre and Bear at a party. He just gets so obsessed with time passing in the second half that you can’t help but think about how he manages the timelines in the first half!
Pierre and the Bear threw me bc I saw the film first so while reading the book, I was expecting to be there when it happened! this choice intrigued me.
another example that stands out for me, from Part One: the letters between Julia and Marya about Pierre's father's death and the beginning of the war. I was not expecting these important details to be conveyed in the letters of these two young women!
I re-watch a lot - both tv series and movies. However, prior to this year I rarely re-read anything. I used to put a lot of pressure on myself to read as many new-to-me books as I could without revisiting anything. This is no longer a rewarding way of reading! I think reading War and Peace, slowly, one chapter a day *has* changed me and my media habits. I read slower, in general. What I used to finish in half a day might take a week. I re-reread more. I don't mean everyone should slow down or re-reread more often, just that I have and it's been nice.
speaking of War and Peace, because this is me now, that change you wrote about - from learning about events second-hand to being there when the events happen . . . I could scream. These shifts are so important to me!
I don’t think I noticed it until it changed! but I think all the time about how we hear about Pierre and Bear at a party. He just gets so obsessed with time passing in the second half that you can’t help but think about how he manages the timelines in the first half!
Pierre and the Bear threw me bc I saw the film first so while reading the book, I was expecting to be there when it happened! this choice intrigued me.
another example that stands out for me, from Part One: the letters between Julia and Marya about Pierre's father's death and the beginning of the war. I was not expecting these important details to be conveyed in the letters of these two young women!