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Is imagining shit while read a meme?
I dont imagine shit when I read.
Is this a sign I'm retarded or do people just meme about ""VIVID DESCRIPTIONS"" in books

>> No.17787248

>>17787237
you might be suffering from the mental retardation of aphantasia

>> No.17787260

Huxley didn't visualize.
It doesn't necessarily mean you're retarded, you just absorb information differently.
I've never been on the other side, so I can't comment on the difference between visualizing and not visualizing, but for me the movie that plays in my head only adds to the book, so, probably stiff shit for you.

>> No.17787264

>>17787237
The most “vivid” descriptions in literature are never the product of direct address, but rather derived almost syllogistically.
Scene descriptions are like the decorations on a roller coaster that let you know it’s pirate themed. The actual “vivid” shit gets filled in by the reader. It doesn’t always happen. It’s not supposed to happen the whole time, but some images should smear themselves on your memory if we’re talking about literature.

>> No.17787268

>>17787248
>>17787260
survey says im retarded i guess

>> No.17787328

>>17787237
I sometimes get reminded (for some undeterminable reason) of some place/scenery/scene from a book and then I feel the urge to find out which book it was. It's similar to having a muscial phrase/melody stuck in your head.
For me, however, too explicit/detailed descriptions kill this imagining, since my brain can't work with such rigorous orders, it needs to be vague or between the lines.

>> No.17787373

>>17787328
>too explicit/detailed descriptions kill this imagining
This. I can't stand overly detailed descriptions , especially of background superfluous imagery. It's already been filled in by my mind.

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>>17787373
It's this and shit that doesn't exist that I cant imagine. For example, I would have a brain aneurism if I tried reading star wars before watching it, and then comparing the two images.

>> No.17787457

>>17787237
i have this too anon i think its over for us no imagination-cels

>> No.17787582

>>17787237
I can imagine and view scenes mentally when I read but I don't really find it useful or helpful most of the time so don't do it. It rarely improves my enjoyment of a work

>> No.17787788

>>17787582
>he didn't imagine the ferry scene from Mort à Credit or maybe it was from Voyage
NGMI

>> No.17787811

>>17787237
Just do what I do: imagine whatever you want, completely ignoring visual descriptions of things. All I bother with picking up from the text are the general actions and words spoken in the plot so that I can construct my own scenes. Characters and scenes look and pose the way I want them to at all times.