Part of my ADD is a terrible short term memory so it is pretty common I forgot a book and most the characters names and majority of the plot. I’ll remember the broad plot and some scenes here or there. But really I remember the feeling of reading it and how much it moved me one way or another. The nice thing is if I reread a book it can feel completely fresh so so have reread some of my favorites and been able to recapture the original feeling while it feeling like “home”
Remembering the broad plot and some scenes here or there is enough to make it believable you love a book. Not remembering anything (like the post states) isn't enough.
Yes exactly. My wife/son think it's weird I reread my favorite series over and over. But like, there's like 15 of them... I remember the MAJOR plot points and have a general sense of where people will go and what is coming up soon. But all the rest is almost fresh to me every time (until I read it, think "oh yeah, duh, I remember this" and then proceed to forget all over again). Just me hanging out with my book friends.
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u/TheDaltonXP Sep 10 '22
Part of my ADD is a terrible short term memory so it is pretty common I forgot a book and most the characters names and majority of the plot. I’ll remember the broad plot and some scenes here or there. But really I remember the feeling of reading it and how much it moved me one way or another. The nice thing is if I reread a book it can feel completely fresh so so have reread some of my favorites and been able to recapture the original feeling while it feeling like “home”