Sometimes words don’t come up or it’s just hard to convey an idea. So well done for trying and doing it anyway! Imao, reading is an intimate process between the reader and the writer when you get to go under someone else’s skin and perspective on things and life; even in fiction stories. And unlike movies, you get to make your own pictures of how things could be or look like. Definitely a healthy and inspirational thing to do ! :)
Yes, thank you very much for that, I appreciate what you are saying. I figured it was better to communicate rather than not communicate. That's right, with reading you can go really deep into the inner thoughts of a character, the universe,... and you build your own images in your head. I think what makes it really intimate as well is how you can see a lot of the writer's personality in the way they describe the universe, the characters, the write dialogues,... there are reasons why the universe and the rest was written in a certain way.
I do like books! I also believe that a good book is better than watching a good film for the reason that you create your own images instead of looking at the images that are there already created for you.
Books are really great, aren't they? I agree, I also think it's a very intimate process because it's like a direct communication between the reader and the writer through the words chosen by the writer, deeply connected to his/her thoughts. I love movies too actually, I think we need them as well, they also offer things that books can't offer, but we need both. It's interesting because I really wanted to make that video but didn't know how to express myself and consider it one of the worst videos of the channel, but it still lead to amazing discussions, so it ended up proving me right in my decision to make that video. It also reminds me of the great timebI had reading that book "Ayesha", what an amazing book.
@ThePatchUniverse Indeed, i also like movies and we do need both! Your video could have been worse but I think I understand what you mean. I enjoyed it ❤
@mariannewaser2419 That's right! I agree, it could have been worse and I'm glad you enjoyed my video. It was good that I made it because it lead to great conversations like this one.
I would enjoy hearing a few examples of how authors have transported you to the universe they've created. How do you envision the imagery of their words? I see vague pictures sometimes of environments, like loose concept art. I get a feeling of character and when they're well presented in prose they feel real enough that they could be real, making me care about what happens. And the reverse is true, when a character or event seems cliche then it's like i see the edges of the page, they feel paper thin and discardable.
I'm really happy that you are asking this question. That's the main reason why I make videos, to open up discussions and learn more about others and myself. I also see vague pictures lf the environment, and I also need to connect to the character to care about the story, otherwise it's really hard for me to turn the pages. It's not so about cliche or not, but whether they feel real to you or not, if you can communicate with them in other words. After that the world is seen through their eyes and that's how we can enjoy or appreciate it. Ayesha, the book I showed there is a very good example of that, I found myself really caring about what happened to the characters and therefore I feel transported by the story. The characters felt really alive, their evolution felt natural and I recognized myself in it, which made me care. There was another book I read years ago, where crazy injustices happen from the beginning of the book, but everything seemed to make sense within the framework of the universe, and while there were characters being absolutely awful, others had a protective attitude and were full of good intentions..the contrast I saw there, which can be observed in the real world, made me connect so deeply to the whole universe. I remember reading a hundred pages every night. I will give a last example, because I could give quite a few actually, the robot trilogy from Isaac Asimov, with Elijah Bailey and R.Daneel Olivaw, the building of this incredible yet improbable friendship, which made them both evolve as characters and which really serve the story, made it incredible to me. Do you have examples like that? Or maybe examples of books you couldn't connect with?
It's great to find a true page turner, a story that draws us back to it to find out more. It really does revolve around caring about the characters but for me the world also is a character and the connection between the characters and the world has to be there. The world needs to feel like it continues living after the character has passed through, not just something to see the character or the immediate story. If it is uninteresting or generic then i lose interest as well.
