I caught myself doing this last night. Reading a bit of erotica (although I've been known to do it with non-adult genre fiction as well) and since I had just watched True Blood, a character in the book I was reading became the face and body of Russell from T.B. in my head. Since you can't see the character in a book, I tend to use a face and body I've already seen instead of imagining a whole new body. Anyone else?
Do you associate known faces with faceless characters?
08/23/2010
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No, but I always seem to choose a house I know when I read fiction. I have no idea why. I don't have control over it, I read the book and some house I know or an other becomes the house in the book.
Weird. I have also had a number of people tell me that my own house comes to mind as the Weasly's House in the Harry Potter books. We have a rabbit warren of many little rooms, less than immaculate housekeeping, interesting items all over the place and several levels.
But, I don't usually have faces come to mind when I read. I TRY to, but it usually doesn't happen.
Weird. I have also had a number of people tell me that my own house comes to mind as the Weasly's House in the Harry Potter books. We have a rabbit warren of many little rooms, less than immaculate housekeeping, interesting items all over the place and several levels.
But, I don't usually have faces come to mind when I read. I TRY to, but it usually doesn't happen.
08/23/2010
Sometimes, especially if they have the same name - 'Taking Terri Mueller' comes to mind (YA book). I had a friend at school named Terri whom I kept seeing as the protagonist.
Another is 'Stranger in a Strange Land' (Heinlein); it's ridiculous, but I kept seeing Leo Kern (Rumpole of the Bailey) as Jubal Harshaw.
Another is 'Stranger in a Strange Land' (Heinlein); it's ridiculous, but I kept seeing Leo Kern (Rumpole of the Bailey) as Jubal Harshaw.
08/23/2010
Yes. I never really thought about it before this post, but I do associate some image.
08/23/2010
I do that sometimes
08/23/2010
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I've done that too...and it always seems that, when feasible, I use my childhood best friend's house from when I was growing up, but never somewhere I've actually lived. Odd.
Originally posted by
P'Gell
No, but I always seem to choose a house I know when I read fiction. I have no idea why. I don't have control over it, I read the book and some house I know or an other becomes the house in the book.
Weird. I have also had a number of ... more
Weird. I have also had a number of ... more
No, but I always seem to choose a house I know when I read fiction. I have no idea why. I don't have control over it, I read the book and some house I know or an other becomes the house in the book.
Weird. I have also had a number of people tell me that my own house comes to mind as the Weasly's House in the Harry Potter books. We have a rabbit warren of many little rooms, less than immaculate housekeeping, interesting items all over the place and several levels.
But, I don't usually have faces come to mind when I read. I TRY to, but it usually doesn't happen. less
Weird. I have also had a number of people tell me that my own house comes to mind as the Weasly's House in the Harry Potter books. We have a rabbit warren of many little rooms, less than immaculate housekeeping, interesting items all over the place and several levels.
But, I don't usually have faces come to mind when I read. I TRY to, but it usually doesn't happen. less
08/24/2010
I know I've done it, but I can't think of any at the moment.
08/26/2010
Yea sometimes. I hate when books become movies sometimes because I have certain ideas of what the characters should look like.
08/26/2010
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I am in complete agreement.
Originally posted by
~LaUr3n~
Yea sometimes. I hate when books become movies sometimes because I have certain ideas of what the characters should look like.
I'm actually usually offended that they've portrayed the characters that way because...
HELLO
That is not how they are meant to look.
08/26/2010
I do sometimes. It depends on the descriptions given in the book. It's like my mind automatically associates the description with someone I've seen.
09/06/2010
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