I have some small thoughts on this! They are mostly anecdotal but I will offer them anyway.
I found out a while back that some folk, when they read do not have a physical response to what it is they are reading. There is no imagining of a scene, there is no lockstep of empathy. It's just... words.
It makes me wonder if stories that are more cinematic in nature help bridge that gap. And stories that are a bit more abstract appeal to those that are not interested in image-based narrative or are more interested in the complexities of things?
Couldn't be sure either way, but my own experience with reading is very somatic. if I can focus, sometimes my breathing and heartrate respond to the illusory threat of a book. I gasp, I hold my breath. It is strange to think about the fact that some folk do not have that kind of an immersive book-coma experience.
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Date: 2019-02-02 01:38 am (UTC)I found out a while back that some folk, when they read do not have a physical response to what it is they are reading. There is no imagining of a scene, there is no lockstep of empathy. It's just... words.
It makes me wonder if stories that are more cinematic in nature help bridge that gap. And stories that are a bit more abstract appeal to those that are not interested in image-based narrative or are more interested in the complexities of things?
Couldn't be sure either way, but my own experience with reading is very somatic. if I can focus, sometimes my breathing and heartrate respond to the illusory threat of a book. I gasp, I hold my breath. It is strange to think about the fact that some folk do not have that kind of an immersive book-coma experience.