Does reading bring out strong emotions in you?

[Airam Velarde]

I always get really attached to the characters of the book I am reading. So, yes books do bring out strong emotions in me. I find myself laughing, crying, or even blowing up in a rage. I think the hardest part is finishing the book. I tend to feel a bit sad afterwards now that this particular journey is over.

[andybellum]

Not as much as it used to. I suppose that's a function of the aging process and life experiences. I was once brought to tears by an account of a man who had just found out
one of his best friends had died. It was part of a radio transmission detailing the KIA's
(men killed in action) in his unit that day. Neither he nor the man who gave him the
information knew each other. The information was pertinent to The Marine Corps and
was the cold, impersonal "just the facts ma'am" received of the victim of a stick up. The recipient broke off the transmission and began a eulogy of his departed friend,
enconsced solely in the pages of the book. It was filled with kind remembrances. I don't know the men in question, but it drove strong emotions to the forefront of my
consciousness. That was 35 years ago when my heart was younger.

[lisateb]

If the books I'm reading doesn't bring out some sort of strong emotion, then it's not a very good book.

[Anna Meyer]

Yes. Sometimes I might get offended and stop reading the book, but it hasn't happened so often.

[Radhika_17]

Everyone who enjoys reading feels emotionally connected to the book. It also depends on the beauty of the writing of a certain author. How he makes his readers feel connected with the book. Authors like Cecilia Ahern focus on the emotional instincts of readers while authors like Sidney Sheldon focus on the adrenalin. So it basically depends on the author's writing style!

[Savedmyheart]

Yes, I have gotten so wrapped up in stories and with the characters that I have cried while reading a story. Some stories just have a way of becoming a part of you.

[shameca120]

Yes!
I prefer to read at home for that reason. When I'm really into a book I let it be known. Example : you know how certain people are loud and vocal in movie theaters? That's me all the way reading a book.

[Jess8702]

Yes! My mood usually goes along with my book. I love Nicholas Sparks books but (as some of you may know), his books don't always have the happiest story-lines so I usually end up picking something else. I enjoy reading all kinds of books but because of the emotions that I have when reading, I tend to read more fun/funny/non serious books.

[WinterCandyMints]

Oh, my goodness. I can't count the times I've just about lost all emotional control over a book. It's an endless cycle.

[LSWS07]

If a scene gets to me, I have to read it aloud. I feel it and understand it all the more.

[MrsBak0n]

One series I read I felt so connected with the characters that I felt like I'd see them in heaven when I died. Now, that'd good writing!

[WinterCandyMints]

I can't even begin to explain the emotions invoked by a book. I'd be here all day. To save time, I'm just going to say, I have just full blown ranted to my entire class about how upset and hurt a book I read made me feel.

[Fiction_Fanatic]

I sobbed uncontrollably after finishing Me Before You by Jojo Moyes...

[TammyO]

Definitely! If a book does not evoke emotions the author did not do his or her job. Therefore, the book is not worth reading.It is very similar to a movie that fails to evoke emotions. It is not worth seeing.

[Amna Khalid]

Yes. Reading brings out strong emotions in me. Anger, cry, frustration, sadness etc. Also, my emotions change with the change of genre.