Do you think people who read too many books can lose touch with reality?

Answer 1

No, not at all. I think reading opens our minds to how others think and feel. We get exposed to opinions and different cultures that we may never be exposed to in any other way, not to mention, if you read really old books you are exposed to how people in your own culture thought and reacted to things 100's of years ago. It's interesting to see how things have changed between now and then.

Answer 2

Yes. At least on specific topics. For example I have been in the business world for a long time and, even though I have done well in my career, I started working around a lot of people with fancy business degrees and I started to worry about my lack of formal training in business. So I started reading a lot of business books. At a certain point I think all that reading made me spend too much time thinking about theoretical issues and I lost touch with the common sense that had helped me succeed in the first place. In the long run I think my reading has been helpful but I guess I would summarize by saying that, as with most things, moderation is a good idea.

Answer 3

Definitely. That's the definition of 'too many.' It means the person has gone overboard. Much like an addict who overdoses (or has 'too many' drugs) will die, the reader who over-reads (reads 'too many' books) will lose touch with reality.
Problem with this statement: 'too many' is not a concrete amount. It is subjective. And nobody can read too many books, anyway.
By definition alone, the answer is yes, but in principle, the term can never be reached.

Answer 4

Only other people would think so. I read about 400 books every year and have for the last 40 or so and I am still rooted in reality. I enjoy a good read, mystery, sci-fi/fantasy, thriller, horror, comedy, whatever. Good reading makes my days and nights and reality is what you make of it not what you read unless it is non-fiction and you apply what you read to your everyday lives.

Answer 5

It can depend on what they read, how much they read, and how easily influenced they are by what they read. A person with a strong sense of self could read anything all day long, day after day, and still be very in tune with themselves and with reality. However, a person who has very weak self-esteem or other psychological problems could easily lose themselves and lose touch with reality if they did nothing but read.

Answer 6

That was a major theme in Don Quixote, and naturally it's not impossible.
But compared to being over exposed to "reality" TV, and celebrity, fashion and headline obsessed mass-media, the person who reads is more likely to be grounded in the depth and breadth of reality, avoiding the danger of be fooled by the glamourised, ephemeral, and superficial presentation of it in the media, or of taking as universal the local reality available by personal experience.

"Read to live!"

Answer 7

I really doubt that, since im one of those people. Maybe your eyesight, if you don't wear glasses while reading without light.
No I think they'll have an extreme sense of imagination, or probably will be creative writers

Answer 8

Absolutely.

Answer 9

No. But I think it helps them cope with reality.

Answer 10

No, but I think people who write insane amounts of fan fiction can. lol