What Makes This Book So Great

This compilation of Jo Walton's blog posts on re-reading books, was my breakfast reading for almost two months. Perfect for that as I could usually read a couple of posts before dashing off for the day's whatever. To me this book feels a bit like the non-fiction heart to her [b:Among Others 8706185 Among Others Jo Walton https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1317792367l/8706185.SY75.jpg 6449955].The thing that comes through most clearly is that Jo Walton loves books and she especially loves SF&F. And she re-reads. OMG does she re-read! (It helps that she is a very fast reader.) And that is what this book is all about – what it is that makes a book good enough to read again and again. That is subjective of course and probably nobody agrees with her completely. I certainly don't. (For example she really likes Zelazny but doesn't care for [b:Lord of Light 13821 Lord of Light Roger Zelazny https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1330127327l/13821.SY75.jpg 1011388], which I love and have read at least three times. Go figure.)Anyway, in general I find her posts witty and informative. When I finished, the book had lots of post-it tabs marking books/writers I intend to take a deeper look at. Also along the way I rediscovered a couple of books I had read but forgotten about.All in all a good read well worth sharing my breakfast time with. Solid four stars.