Sometimes when I read a book, I find myself either mouthing out words that are in th book, having weird facial expressions. Like if it said "Then she grinned at him" I will start to smile slightly. How come we do this?
2006-12-05 04:39:55 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Ah... yes. This is something I find too.
Well, you know the expression 'I was lost IN a good book'? That is the point; a really good book makes you feel as though you are IN the book, and makes all the characters real.
When a real person smiles, you smile too, right? Laugh and the world laughs with you; emotions are infectious. Normally we do not do this with books because they are not good enough to make us feel that they are real, but sometimes you come across the right book and it really DOES make you smile. =D
2006-12-05 04:50:19 · answer #1 · answered by Roachster 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it's because you imagine yourself as that character in the book, and you are acting out the part without thinking about it. You must have a vivid imagination. I've done similar things myself.
2006-12-05 12:51:46 · answer #2 · answered by thebowfin 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't do that; the most I do is smile at something if it's amusing or happy and maybe tear up if something REALLY sad happens. It's just getting into the story.
2006-12-05 12:49:28 · answer #3 · answered by Christina 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It just means you are really into the story. You become part of the story...maybe even the heroine. That's the magic of books...you become part of it!
P.S. I do the very same thing!
2006-12-05 12:49:43 · answer #4 · answered by blondee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋