Centireading: What book would you read 100 times?
I'm fascinated by the idea of centireading - reading a book 100 times. It would take a long time, but could be very worthwhile... if it were the right book.
So, here's my question for you. There are some rules. This is a bit of a game.
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If you had to read two books 100 times, what would you pick? And why?
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One book needs to be fiction and one needs to be non-fiction.
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Assume that reading Twilight or Tolstoy took the same amount of time.
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The book needs to be available in a language you already understand.
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Reading a book 100 times would mean that you understood it completely.
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You cannot nominate a series of books or a "collected works" sort of book.
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You will never have the opportunity to read any other books 100 times.
Pick well :)
I'm eager to hear what books you all nominate.
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Ah well 7 months late... found the post while searching for centireading on google.
A centireader monk here. I would nominate book of psalms and gospels (or one gospel of your choice). They are excellent for meditation, and the effects I experience through them, absolutely amazing. I have read book of psalms well over a 1000x, almost all gospels 100X, should be 100x each soon. The more I read them, the better I understand them, especially psalms, such a deep collection.
These readings are part of my everyday life and take hours.
Rule 4 ruined it for me. I tend to reread books in languages I'm learning far more than books that present zero language learning issues.
Hackers and Painters by Paul Graham :)
Pressfield - The war of art
Fiction - The Hobbit
Nonfiction - The Art of War