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HOW MUCH DOES YOUR CONTEXT INFLUENCE HOW YOU READ A NOVEL? CURIOUS AUSTRALIAN WANTS TO KNOW.

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[theGreenaffect]

I dont tend to read books about the world we live in. i dont liek the concept of the term and word 'if'. Id rather get a book set on another world (scie fi or fantasy) as you are free to picture it as you like with images of your own experiences and i just think they have more depth....im not sure this answers your question per se but hey, i wanted to comment :) How about yourself? real world or fantasy immersion?

[lilydreamer]

@theGreenaffect I'm a massive fan of both - fantasy is great because it gives the author freedom to construct a whole new reality, however it's more challenging to create a realistic plot/characters/story when there's magic involved, I think.

[321ishan]

Random question, but is that a picture of you with Tim Minchen behind you?

If so, that's AWESOME. :D

[lilydreamer]

@321ishan It is! Although I'm actually on the other side of him, the girl you can see is my best friend. :)

[nerimon]

Ooooh picture of us! Picture of us! The Australian cover of Twilight is odd. The Hunger Games is amazing. Amy Pond is win. The end :D

[thewormiest]

I'm American and I've read the first book, but I don't know of anyone else who has. I think I understood the book perfectly well, but I don't think I connected with it very much because the entire story revolves around a coed camping trip, which a 17-year-old weould never be allowed to participate in without adult supervision. Plot-wise, I think it was a lot like Pretties (by Scott Westerfeld) in that they all go out in the wilderness and try not to get caught.

[starrify191]

the tags lols

[zwingo336]

COME BACK. WE MISS YOU.

[nerddancer101]

Tomorrow When The War Began is such an amazing book!

[KKFABZ]

OMG did u go to st ritas????

[caseymusicify]

I've read The Hunger Games. I'm guessing you know they're being made into movies (: Ummm TWTWB. I've read 5 of them. I love them. From an outsiders perspective I think it's probably the same as reading them in Australia ?

[tishtashsmash]

i only have the 1st 3 books!! they arent available in th uk! :(:(:(:(

[iwanttwoofwhatheshad]

Hey, I'm an auzzie living in England and came to this site after been linked here by Nerimon (surprise surprise) and I was so pleased you asked this question as I love TWTWB. I got my english friend to try reading it and they loved learning about and kinda being able to get a look into Auzzie culture. I have exactly the same enthusiasm for the book and I'm also a fake Ranga/ Amy Pond look-a-like Hoorah! Awesome vlog. Tim Minchin, Doctor Who and John Marsden; what more could you ask for?

[WilleOfNie]

I read books about other places all the time and I don't really think my context influences them. But that might be because I'm not the kind of person who pictures the whole thing in my head. I never do, so it doesn't matter if I know what it looks like in real life... Although when I'm reading a book that takes place which I know, in my mind I go like, o yeah, i know that building or something likewise...

[learnwalkrun]

Just wanted to say I'm 16, I read there series when I was 13, sexual stuff included (lost a bit of innocence as far as that one goes) And I'm from New Zealand. I loved the series and my dad had read the first couple of chapter to my brother and I ( loved to read but my brother no so much) And after that I stole the book and finished reading it in a couple of days, still listening to my dad read. I <3 This seireis and read the ellie series afterwards. I always wondered who had invaded Oz...

[ilikeyouwhenyousmile]

You're a fan of Tim Minchin :D