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Originally Posted by DixieGal
I can't imagine not imagining. Characters have voices, scenery has texture. Those worlds become real.
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I agree.
I don't like to just read, I like to immerse myself in the story. I want to be right there in the think of it, in the plot, beside the characters. For me, visualising it is a large part of that. I appreciate that others might not need to do that for the immersion effect, but I do. As DixieGal said, I can't imagine not imagining it.
Many times, I would even modify the scene a little in my mind, to suit my preferences. Not a lot, just small differences, like a slight change in the dialogue or the 'look' of the scene. I don't know why I do that; it's not that I think I know better than the author. But sometimes, I can't help myself. I wonder if anyone else does that, too?
Of course, my approach does result in my taking longer than usual to finish a novel.