Rereading

This will be short, because I still have no proper desk at which to sit and write. Currently, I'm in an armchair in the living room. It's not bad or overtly uncomfortable, but I don't feel as loquacious as usual. This might be a good thing, though...

I'm now of the opinion that rereading is more important than reading. As of yesterday, I started "Underworld" again and find it much more engaging than previously, and it was already (especially the prologue) fairly captivating. I already have read "Hamlet" far more than is normal, but I used not to even consider rereading novels. "Hamlet" is Shakespeare's longest play, but even so it does not come anywhere near the 800+ pages of "Underworld."

Of course there are thousands of books I should probably pick up, but I've become fairly resigned when it comes to a new book. No way could I even make a dent in the pantheon of the printed word. This may be disconcerting to new writers, but actually it's an incentive to be good, and not simply to churn out drivel, and I'm talking about "prolific" writers, or hacks to be more accurate, like Stephen King or JK Rowling or whoever. I'd include Marquez here, but I think he just seems interminable.

R