Today I thought about the dimension of books. When you read a book, you always have a picture in your head. But if you try to picture the character's face, you just can't. It's like the idea of the characters isn't a sight, or a smell, or any sensory feeling, but rather a huge compilations of feelings intertwined with a vague image.
For example, if a character you liked turns out to be evil, your idea of him or her will completely change (even their imagery) and when you try to picture their face, it won't be different as an image but they will seem uglier anyways, or more sly looking (or however you imagine them to be.)
I don't know if it's like that for all people. For example, I can't ever get a clear idea of characters, but when I read the description of a place, I see it so clearly, I can smell the smells described, I can almost reach into my mind and touch it. I could even draw it. Places are inscribed in my memory, when I read.
How do you perceive events in books?
If you're a girl, you may be more likely to get dreamy about romantic situations, or if you're a boy, you may feel the rush of adrenaline in a fight scene (personally I feel both), however, although both those feelings seem so simple, they are quite fascinating: the fact that one could get such intense feelings at the sight of a mere group of words is in itself almost crazy.
Of course, there are more or less intense readers: people who love to read may have more intense feelings, and people who love to read AND read fast may have clearer images. I personally love to read and I do it extremely fast. Slower readers or people who dislike reading may get less into it and feel practically nothing—but generally, when you dislike reading, well... you don't do it. Seems obvious... (๏̯͡๏)
I do often wonder how the brain is able to get such a powerful idea of what I'm reading. Maybe it's like dreams; apparently, (or so I read in a random article) dreams are hard to remember of because they aren't compilations of sights, sounds, smells, or any sensory feelings, but compilations of feelings (that's where I got the idea of what the mind's eye was... y'follow?). I haven't actually made any research for any of my blog entries and never will, because this isn't some documentation blog, but rather a blog where I express random ideas.
On a less scientific note: so far nobody's really read my blog, but it's a good way for me to express myself. I also really want to share my ideas with the world :) I'm trying to find a way to promote this so that more people will read it, but I was aiming toward a more general crowd, not necessarily people who know me... Oh well, this hopefully will turn out well.
If anybody reads this, could you tell your friends about it? I'd like to get more of an audience.
Thanks!
Antemortem
PS: Please comment :)
For example, if a character you liked turns out to be evil, your idea of him or her will completely change (even their imagery) and when you try to picture their face, it won't be different as an image but they will seem uglier anyways, or more sly looking (or however you imagine them to be.)I don't know if it's like that for all people. For example, I can't ever get a clear idea of characters, but when I read the description of a place, I see it so clearly, I can smell the smells described, I can almost reach into my mind and touch it. I could even draw it. Places are inscribed in my memory, when I read.
How do you perceive events in books?
If you're a girl, you may be more likely to get dreamy about romantic situations, or if you're a boy, you may feel the rush of adrenaline in a fight scene (personally I feel both), however, although both those feelings seem so simple, they are quite fascinating: the fact that one could get such intense feelings at the sight of a mere group of words is in itself almost crazy.Of course, there are more or less intense readers: people who love to read may have more intense feelings, and people who love to read AND read fast may have clearer images. I personally love to read and I do it extremely fast. Slower readers or people who dislike reading may get less into it and feel practically nothing—but generally, when you dislike reading, well... you don't do it. Seems obvious... (๏̯͡๏)
I do often wonder how the brain is able to get such a powerful idea of what I'm reading. Maybe it's like dreams; apparently, (or so I read in a random article) dreams are hard to remember of because they aren't compilations of sights, sounds, smells, or any sensory feelings, but compilations of feelings (that's where I got the idea of what the mind's eye was... y'follow?). I haven't actually made any research for any of my blog entries and never will, because this isn't some documentation blog, but rather a blog where I express random ideas.
On a less scientific note: so far nobody's really read my blog, but it's a good way for me to express myself. I also really want to share my ideas with the world :) I'm trying to find a way to promote this so that more people will read it, but I was aiming toward a more general crowd, not necessarily people who know me... Oh well, this hopefully will turn out well.
If anybody reads this, could you tell your friends about it? I'd like to get more of an audience.
Thanks!
Antemortem
PS: Please comment :)
Uh...friends? Don't look at me! ;)
ReplyDeleteI think that there is just a difference with printed/digital words in general that makes reading so much more interesting/different than, lets say, watching a video. I think it's the fact that it allows you, yourself, to imagine the 5 W's in your head and leaves it to your imagination.
:) that's a nice point of view :D thanks for commenting :3
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