Till Human Voices Wake Us

[poliphilo]

I've been finding recently that when I walk away from a work of fiction- a film or a book- its atmosphere briefly clings to me- so that I find myself having to remind myself that such and such an issue belongs to the characters I've left behind and not to me.  It's not unlike the adjustment one has to make on waking from a vivid dream.  I asked Ailz if she had ever had the same experience and she said, yes, all the time and for as long as she can remember. For me, though,  it's a novelty. 

Comments

[steepholm.livejournal.com]

I'm with Ailz on this one - though it's not always 'brief'. Some of the damn things hang around for years!

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I've always kept fiction in a watertight compartment till now, but it seems to have sprung a leak...

[heleninwales.livejournal.com]

Just wanted to second what you said. I've always had that hangover effect. It's not just books either, it can be films or TV programmes too.

[red-girl-42.livejournal.com]

Me too!