The average reader has read their favorite book six times — and anticipates they’ll read it another seven times during their lifetime, according to new research.

The survey of 2,000 American readers, evenly split by generation, unpacked the science of book nostalgia and uncovered trends and habits relating to “nostalgic reading” — the practice of reading a book to evoke a particular sense of coziness and sentimentality.

According to the findings, the top reasons that people reread their favorite titles are to reimmerse themselves in the book’s unique setting (36%) and to visit with their favorite characters again (35%). More than a quarter (27%) also do so to evoke a particular sense of familiarity and nostalgia.

Conducted by Talker Research on behalf of ThriftBooks, the survey found th

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