When you read a novel...

[chris11]

do you emotionaly invest yourself into character(s)?

 

[durda_dan]

sometimes, i tend to cry if it's sad so i guess i do...

 

[ljwwriter]

Yes. There's nothing like a good novel for escapism. Sometimes I really do feel connected to the characters, and I'm sad when I finish the book and have to face the fact that I haven't made any real friends.

 

[chris11]

yeah... I can relate to that.

 

[bleach]

Why would you read a novel if you could not find some emotional common ground with the characters presented?

 

[lyricalliaisons]

I've always gotten incredibly emotionally involved in what I was reading.. even as a kid. I used to be the same way with movies, but not so much anymore.

 

[enmascarado]

i'm flying...

There is always one particular character that I imagine as myself. I visualize when I read and it plays out in my head. Sometimes I will think back to something and I can't remember if it was a book or movie...which might be some kind of memory problem.

 

[jiujitsu]

I read around 60 books this past summer. I didn't usually get a strong emotional attachment to the characters. Only in some of the books I did. I'm very judgmental of the characters and the author and I often find something about them that bothers me and it interferes with enjoyment. It's very hard for me to truly enjoy anything anymore.

 

[Lea]

I don´t think I get emotionally attached to the characters, but once a book made me cry. It was just moving, the end.

 

[Predacon]

Depends on the story and it depends on the characters.