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myLot reputation of 98/100. suesan35 (183)   ranked 1,447 out of 10,237 in reading4 months ago

When I'm reading a really intersting book, unknowingly, I find myself inside the story. What I mean is, I can see in my mind's eye the location, the characters, the scenery, if there's a storm, I can almost see the wind lashing out and bending the trees, or if there's party, I can see the colorful attire, hear the music, taste the food etc. Its almost weird. I am also the main character and go through the same emotions, love, hate, sadness and once I finish reading it, it takes me sometime to wind down and become myself. Does anyone else feel that way?

 
 
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1. myLot reputation of 91/100. med889 (2820)   ranked 291 out of 10,237 in reading   4 months ago

It happens to me everytime and I also love to get in the book to find character which suits me and to get mesmerised by the story sometimes, well it is wonderful to do so. I understand every single words as well as the characters and the techniques of writing.


myLot reputation of 98/100. suesan35 (183)   ranked 1,447 out of 10,237 in reading  4 months ago

Thanks med889. Nice to know that others feel the same way. Maybe its something to do with our love of books.

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2. myLot reputation of 93/100. malpoa (515)   ranked 5,451 out of 10,237 in reading   4 months ago

Yes i do imagine myself in the entire story peeping to their life from where they cannot see me ha ha .It is fun. Only I know that I am watching them. It has happened many times that after reading the elaborate discussiona bout the food being servedor eaten, I myself rush to the kitchen to find the stuff stored there so that I can also eat someting really good hi hi. It is more often a sight to see myself engrosed in a thriller and my friends say that all the thrill or laugh or adventure is painted right on my face.


myLot reputation of 98/100. suesan35 (183)   ranked 1,447 out of 10,237 in reading  4 months ago


Do you feel hungry when you start reading about yummy food. I do so much and if I cannot find that particular food as in the story, I go and find something else to nibble on and then the story gets even more interesting. What crackpots we must look like to those not so into reading?


myLot reputation of 93/100. malpoa (515)   ranked 5,451 out of 10,237 in reading  4 months ago

Precisely!!! My husband when he sees me engrossed in a book, he says I would just be aborbed into the book and become a an important character all on a sudden!!! Yes it happens with me too, most of the time, I will have to be happy with something I got in the kitchen, mostly some snack or some biscuit, but it sure does kill my appetite... there is no time to make something elaborate...I have to go back to the story u know...And it is difficult to get exactly what they describe.

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3. myLot reputation of 83/100. sissi320 (292)   4 months ago

Yes, I will be attaracted by the story, and in their position.
That is why my husband always said that I often cry or smile when I read the book.

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4. myLot reputation of 95/100. animegirl334 (1646)   4 months ago

Yes, that's the characteristics of a good book but you can feel yourself inside, seeing what a character is seeing and feeling what a character is feeling. The first book that did that for me was Harry Potter where I could practically feel Harry Potter and all his experiences at his school.


myLot reputation of 98/100. suesan35 (183)   ranked 1,447 out of 10,237 in reading  4 months ago

How true! When I too was reading Harry Potter books I used to always imagine those weird and wonderful places that Harry and his friends got to go. One of my favorite scenes is when Ron and Harry take Ron's father's old car and fly away to school because they missed the train and when it comes to the part where the car bangs down on the tree and tree gets really angry....etc. everytime I read that part (yes, I've read the book many times)I burst into laughter.

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5. myLot reputation of 100/100. horsesrule (1791)   ranked 761 out of 10,237 in reading   4 months ago

Oh yes definitely! When an author is a good writer, the book really comes to life for me. Sometimes I have to put the book aside for a minute or two just to think about what's happening in it. Then once I'm done reading the book, I have to wind down too. In fact that's one of the reasons that I love a good series because each book gives more insight into the characters and their world and I love that! You get to live through their adventures, visit the places they get to visit, visit friends with them, solve mysteries, meet a new romantic interest or continue a long term relationship. It's great. I also like to re-read my books because I always find something I missed the first time.


myLot reputation of 98/100. suesan35 (183)   ranked 1,447 out of 10,237 in reading  4 months ago

Everything you have stated is so true. Like you, I too re read my books many times over and everytime I find something new which always adds a new perspective to the story. When you love to read, you're never lonely. You might be the only person for miles around, but you would not feel it as long as you are immersed in a book and the characters in it are there to keep you company.

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6. keishap (10)   4 months ago

When I'm reading a very good book, it's easy to picture in your mind eactly what is going on in with the characters in the book. Usually you'll pick the character you most love in a story and picture yourself as them.


myLot reputation of 98/100. suesan35 (183)   ranked 1,447 out of 10,237 in reading  4 months ago

I know keishap, especially if that character is young and beautiful with a heart of gold etc. I bet you never imagine yourself as a bad bad witch? Well neither do I. That shows does it not that we all want to be thought as good and beautiful?

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7. myLot reputation of 94/100. sunita64 (5595)   ranked 2,136 out of 10,237 in reading   4 months ago

I also become very engrossed in reading but I read and feel that whole story is like a drama which I am seeing in an interesting way. But I remain only audience and do not dissolve in the story.


myLot reputation of 98/100. suesan35 (183)   ranked 1,447 out of 10,237 in reading  4 months ago

You have the correct perspective my dear. It shows that you do not get emotionally involved unnecessarily. You look at it from the outside and take it or leave it. Good for you.

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8. myLot reputation of 96/100. dodo19 (4147)   ranked 1,389 out of 10,237 in reading   4 months ago

This actually happens to me too. For some reason, I can just enter the story. My mind just enters the world of the story of the book that I'm reading that point. It's something that I've done since I was a kid. I've always a good imagination, which is probably why I can easily enter the world of the book that I'm reading. It's just the way that I've always been, the way that it's always been.


myLot reputation of 98/100. suesan35 (183)   ranked 1,447 out of 10,237 in reading  4 months ago

Welcome to the Club Dodo. The whole trouble is we have too much imagination. I don't know whether its good or bad. But too much imagination makes us dreamers, living other peoples dreams and not really getting on with our own lives. But what's to be done? We are, what we are.

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9. myLot reputation of 84/100. GADHISUNU (1094)   ranked 1,426 out of 10,237 in reading   4 months ago

Yes!!! That would make me accompany the characters invisibly.

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10. myLot reputation of 98/100. jonjee0203 (1624)   ranked 1,392 out of 10,237 in reading   4 months ago

It depends on the author's writing style. Some writers have a knack of putting you right into the story as if you are the hero or heroine of the story.Every paragraph flows into another and you move along with the story to the final end. Then, you heave a sigh or relief that all the good people are safe and sound.As you rightly put it, some have such powerful descriptive capabilities that you can imagine the elements of nature and the sense of urgency of the plot.Believe me, it takes two hands to clap. You, the reader must also have a fertile imagination to capture the imagination of the author and the magic of the story being told.


myLot reputation of 98/100. suesan35 (183)   ranked 1,447 out of 10,237 in reading  4 months ago

What a lovely way to put it. Yes I believe we accompany the characters on their journey and when something bad happens we feel the same emotion and vice versa. When you fear the worst is about to happen to your most loved character, don't you quickly turn the page and take a peek to see if he's still alive or not? I do and if he or she has overcome the worst, then and only then I breathe a sigh of relief as if I myself have escaped a dreadful fate.


lxbboy326 (1)  4 months ago

I agree with your point of view. Each read novels or moives,i will become the character's imagination can not help.

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