'Why Do We Generalize What Everyone Else Does Based On Our Own Personal Experiences?' would be a much better title than this. I for one have basically re-read half the childhood books I could get my digital hands on within the past 7 years, including Winnie The Pooh and Bambi. I still have The Babysitters Club series waiting to be re-read but I'm reading other stuff right now (JUST got done re-reading Prep, which I said I'd do in another thread on here.)
Sorry, I hate being negative on here. I just feel like her 're-read childhood books because it's a good experience' message is diluted when the reader is too busy going "Who is WE? Have you been sneaking into my house and watching me read??" I mean there aren't even any studies included to back up the claims in the title.
But yeah... GUYS!! We should have an upcoming topic where each of us re-reads a YA book from our childhoods that we haven't touched in a long time and then talk about our experiences and reactions while re-reading it!! I've found that I see many of the books I've re-read much differently than I did when I first read them. For example, with Prep (which I read in 2005) the first time I read it, I felt like the author was really going for this 'My MC is having a miserable time in boarding school due to her own bad attitude and doesn't even realize it' theme and thought it was brilliant. Upon re-reading in 2015, (and having read what other people have to say, including people who claim to have met her) it feels painfully obvious that I gave the author waaaay too much credit. The MC was basically semi-autobiographical, warts and all. It also seemed more boring but the 'NO DON'T DO THAT! WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT???' feeling was still there.
I think it would be fun for all of us to pick a book from our childhoods/teenhoods, pick a date and share our experiences!