Comments on: Vengeance is Mine!

By: J.S. Peyton

J.S. Peyton — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:24:47 +0000

Jena: That’s a pretty cool trick. I don’t think I’ve ever been able to not imagine something once I’ve read it. Although, I will say that if I know something bad (as in disgusting) is about to come up I’ll conveniently skip those few lines.

By: J.S. Peyton

J.S. Peyton — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:16:29 +0000

Andi: You know I found I did that as well when I was a student. It would frustrate me to no end when I felt that I couldn’t really fall into a story because I was so worried about missing details I might be tested on later. It’s what always bothered me about reading for leisure as opposed to for work.

By: Jena

Jena — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:05:05 +0000

But what’s better about books: if you don’t want to imagine a certain detail, you can just read the words without allowing yourself the images. The ability to do this was especially helpful while I read The Gargoyle (which I loved). In movies, everything is in your face–and not necessarily how you would have imagined it were you reading it.

By: Andi

Andi — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:31:33 +0000

Yep, I’ve always said a book is a movie in my head. However, the sad part is that many of my students don’t have this movie scenario playing through their heads. They’re so worried about reading the words on the page that the images are lost.