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Originally Posted by 4691mls
I think I mostly read the words. I do usually have a mental picture of the characters' appearance, houses, etc. That said, I read fairly quickly, and if the descriptive passages are too long, I tend to skim them, so it is possible my mental pictures are not entirely as the author intended  |
That pretty much is me. I don't skim much, but am likely to actually skip long descriptive passages. I can always go back and sometimes do.
I don't see video like scenes or hear the words spoken but I often have strong opinions as to the appearance of the characters, and even stronger ones as to voice type. How I arrive at those opinions I do not know. Rarely are they overridden by a movie adaptation, but occasionally. Martin Shaw is George Gently!
I do see still images of characters, animals and even houses or trees but not all of the time. If the description is detailed I am less likely to visualize, although who knows what my brain is really doing. If I don't understand the description then I may actually try to visualise.
The movie in the head thing sounds lovely, but I don't seem to have the right mental prowess for it. I can't decorate worth a damn either
Helen