Quote:
Originally Posted by tompe
Yes, but recalling is not the same things as experiencing the book.
|
That is a pretty nebulous statement. How would I know what someone else experiences? Their are many things in life I don't appreciate or value or experience in the same way as some people I know. My mother will go on for hours about the intricacies of needle work in a quilt, a friend goes out and watches the sunset most nights until the sun goes down, while other friends spend a fair chunk of their free time watching movies, sports or even soap operas.
One of my main sources of enjoyment is reading and while I may not experience books exactly as you or anyone else I do experience them. Why else would I read several a week every week. My enjoyment is high enough that I experience an endorphin release prior to even starting a book I am looking forward to.
Many people read more and faster than I do, but I am not presumptuous enough to think that they are not deriving as much pleasure and/or experiencing the book as much or even possibly more than I am. Why else would they read so much? Just to store meaningless streams of words in their brains perhaps? Not like reading fast or a lot will win any popularity contests. More than likely it will only earn them thinly veiled contempt from the very slow and therefore 'better' readers.
Helen