


As a child, I was an above average reader, but naturally my reading skills continued to develop through adulthood as well, so the way I read now is obviously superior to the way I read decades ago. It was mainly the fact that I didn’t fully understand it that made me curious to reread it. The only things I remembered about Trouble with Lichen, besides the general premise and a few random details, were that I didn’t like it, didn’t understand it, and couldn’t wait for it to be over. Why would I do such a silly thing with my limited reading time? Well, let’s say it was an experiment.

But this time I decided to reread a book I did not enjoy at all. So far, my rereads have all been books I enjoyed when I first read them. It has been even more rewarding than I anticipated. For the past few years I have peppered my reading with rereads from my youth.
