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Marthe48

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Fri May 26, 2023, 09:26 AM May 2023

When someone reads a book [View all]

and there is a description of the setting, such as the interior layout of the house, I just wondered how much people rely on their memories to picture the setting they are reading about? And how much do they rely on their imagination?

I guess with television and movies, it is far easier for readers to imagine what the setting might look like.

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