Do you 'hear' and 'see' what you read?

[seashell]

Whenever I read a novel or a poem, I actually try to 'hear' and 'see' what I am reading (I am sure we all do that). This helps me to 'hear' my parents through their words in the letters and books they wrote. Does anyone have similar experience?

Seashell

[shortysweetp]

i often get confused about whether i was watching a movie or reading a book i really visualize when i read

[Nightshade]

Yeah I hear and see and smell. I couldnt read Tale of two cities because\ I could smell the bloodand it made me feel sick!

[mono]

I think I understand what you mean, seashell, and, yes, I often do 'see' and 'hear,' or attempt, the contents of a book.
I especially 'see' and 'hear' any work printed as poetry, particularly poetry in a rhythmic pattern with set types or number of syllables, rhyme, or beat poetry. The same goes with plays; while reading them, I often visualize and hear some of the characters, as if on stage, which made recently producing Arthur Miller's The Crucible, and other plays in the past, a fascinating experience.

[Bongitybongbong]

I am reading The Night Trilogy and I actually as able to imagine on a very low level that I was in the camp.

[Monica]

I'm always imagining the characters and places. That's part of the fun when you read. The writer creates his/her own world when he/she writes and you create your own when reading.

[seashell]

Thank you all. I really enjoyed reading your comments. As we can almost see, smell or hear the story, poem or a play, we can possibly say if a director has chosen the right actors, spot and setting when a film is made out of a book.

Seashell

[mono]

During certain times of life, I wish I had synesthesia (http://web.mit.edu/synesthesia/www/synesthesia.html), though I doubt it seems always a pleasant experience. :eek:

[Snukes]

I often find the images in my mind evolve as I read, so that the canvas of my imagination starts out with a skeletal form, which is then shaped as I gather more detail. When I saw the hypnosis sequence in some movie with Kevin Bacon whose name no longer comes to mind (in which a theater changes every time the woman adds information), I was amazed to see imagery do on screen exactly what it does in my brain when I read. I thought it was really neat.

[mono]

When I saw the hypnosis sequence in some movie with Kevin Bacon whose name no longer comes to mind (in which a theater changes every time the woman adds information)
I think Stir of Echoes? :confused: Excellent film, anyway.

[Beaumains]

I can usually come up with a vivid mental picture of the books I read, but occasionally I will forget a detail about a character's appearance and I wind up changing them completely (e.g. A character with black hair and no facial hair becomes in my mind a guy with blond hair and a beard).

[faith]

I don't know about the hearing, but I do definitely see what I read. Allthou it's not that detailed. Not like film or anything, but I always have some idea about the people and places I read about.

[Gadget Girl]

Yup! I'm always using my 'senses' (i.e. hear, see, smell) when I read. I visualize them in my head, which brings me more interested in reading. :)

[Pensive]

Yes, a lot!

[Bakiryu]

No. I can get lost on words but i can only visualize very vivid images and them only fleetingly.

[Granny5]

When reading good books or poetry, I see it like watching a movie. That's how I know it's something really great.

[motherhubbard]

I do too. I love to be transported like that

[Weisinheimer]

Yes, I hear and see what I read. Not so much scenery and surroundings, but the characters. I have an image in my mind of what they look like, what their voice sound like, how they dress, how they move.

[Virgil]

For the most part I do to.

[DeathAngel]

when reading anything sometimes, an image comes, and i have to pause to let it flow, images, sometimes mini movies, it's awesome,
it helps with inspiration sometimes,

hearing it, odd, but yeah sometimes...

[Bakiryu]

I see things no one sees.

I hear things no one hear.

I must have a mental illness.

Now wait, I'm just reading!

:lol: