Memory Or Anticipation

So the question: why do you need to buy books and read them over and over again? After all, what's there to anticipate? You already know how the book ends. Except...

Things I Remembered about The Hobbit from Reading It 10 Years Ago

• Bilbo Baggins
• Gandalf
• Dwarves
• Dragons and guarded treasure
• Trolls
• Out of the frying pan and into the fire
• Ponies being eaten

I had to reread it to prepare for the movie finally coming out.

Things I Realized I Should Have Remembered While Rereading

• Unexpected dinner party at Bilbo's
• Hanging out with Elrond
• Gollum and the Ring
• Goblins/orcs and Wargs and almost being eaten
• The eagles saving the day, twice
• Beorn, the bear guy
• The sketchy forest, including giant spiders and almost being eaten
• Wood-elves being rather silly
• Floating in barrels
• The secret door
• Bilbo riddling with the dragon and almost being burnt and eaten
• The giant battle at the end 
• Other things that I already can't remember happening

This makes me want it to be December, for once.

Even with a good memory, there's a lot you forget about books you haven't read in a while. There's a ton you forget about books you haven't read in a long while. But you'll always remember whether you liked a book or not, and sometimes you need to know ahead of time that a book is going to make you smile.

I mean, look at this.

And also, the publishing industry kind of needs your money.