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Kaybee
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24 Feb 2011, 6:10 pm

Wombat wrote:
Once I get into a book I am gone.
I don't see the pages and I don't see the words.

I see the scene that the book describes and actually hear the voices of the characters.
It isn't like watching a movie but it is like a vivid dream.

That sounds very interesting. I have the capacity to become completely absorbed in books to this degree, not seeing pages or words, but I don't visualize (or imagine the sounds, smells, etc, of) much of anything. Even when there are descriptions of what characters look like, I don't usually "see" them. The worlds of books, to me, are pure concepts with little sensory input. I don't find it unsatisfying, but your way sounds like it would be nice to try.


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24 Feb 2011, 7:58 pm

depends on my state of mind.
if im worn down and tired even the slightest distraction, besides meditative, music is really disturbing.
but if i look forward to something and read to pass the time, usually in public transport, it works as a tool for ignoring my surroundings, here i hear all of kinds of music.


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