I do always see the action, it's colored, but silent. Even when 'wind whistles', I see the character hearing it; but the sound is like unheard alarm clock - I *know* it must have been there when I slept. It stays word on the paper. Visualization is for me totally unvoluntary and I can't turn it off even if I wanted to, in whatever language I read - if I understand it, I see it.
When I'm thinking back to some book, I remember the pictures I visualized and overall feeling.
But I think that I enjoy turn of phrase at least as much or even more. I laugh and feel with the story, but enyoy more *how* it is said.
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