Do you like reading books about places you've never been?

gali · Post by **gali** » 08 Jul 2017, 00:13

Kovna Louis wrote:Yes, I love it when authors describe places I have dreamed of visiting since I'm always dreaming of visiting them all. Yes, I'm a traveller at heart.

I love it too! I probably wouldn't visit all the places I dream of visiting, but at least I can read about them.

Happy0003 · Post by **Happy0003** » 08 Jul 2017, 04:54

Absolutely yes. That's the easiest way to learn about other people. Even after reading, if its a place you would love to visit sometime in the future, it gives you a perfect imagination of what to expect.

Chepkemoi95 · Post by **Chepkemoi95** » 08 Jul 2017, 06:49

Yes I love reading about places I've never been, in a way it makes me travel to those places through fantasy.

Mahsa Martin · Post by **Mahsa Martin** » 08 Jul 2017, 07:26

Yes, I enjoy books that take you to new places. Off the top of my head, I can mention Eat, Pray, Love (the parts about Rome, Bali and India), the novel, Chocolat with its little French village and The Forty Rules of Love (the parts about Konya, Turkey in 13th century) were so vividly and beautifully described which made them so interesting to read.

Gravy · Post by **Gravy** » 08 Jul 2017, 08:15

New Orleans.
So many authors have such a love for New Orleans. I love when they can make you feel like you're walking through the French Quarter, or visiting Marie Laveau's grave.

thiefqueenftw · Post by **thiefqueenftw** » 08 Jul 2017, 09:47

I very much enjoy reading about places I've never been as long as it feels real. That may sound odd as, if I haven't been there, how can I know how realistic the details are, but if the description of the foreign place feels too touristy or like a Wikipedia article, I can't get into it. I love things like snippets of local politics, people milling about speaking the language, descriptions of local businesses and small cities. Anything that can make it feel as alive as possible.

When an author succeeds in doing this, it makes me feel excited and like I want to go there, even if it is somewhere I had never considered going before. Even if the place the author is describing they clearly have a negative opinion of, it still makes me want to visit if the description is good enough!

I guess I'm just a sucker for well written setting details

Donnavila Marie01 · Post by **Donnavila Marie01** » 08 Jul 2017, 09:52

Lest92 wrote:Yes, I love reading about places I've never been to before, especially if the author can transport the reader to the setting, and even better, grafts it into the imagination.

There are great authors who can encourage or persuade people to visit the place personally because of how these great authors described them in a crafted detail.

gali · Post by **gali** » 08 Jul 2017, 09:53

thiefqueenftw wrote:I very much enjoy reading about places I've never been as long as it feels real. That may sound odd as, if I haven't been there, how can I know how realistic the details are, but if the description of the foreign place feels too touristy or like a Wikipedia article, I can't get into it. I love things like snippets of local politics, people milling about speaking the language, descriptions of local businesses and small cities. Anything that can make it feel as alive as possible.

When an author succeeds in doing this, it makes me feel excited and like I want to go there, even if it is somewhere I had never considered going before. Even if the place the author is describing they clearly have a negative opinion of, it still makes me want to visit if the description is good enough!

I guess I'm just a sucker for well written setting details

It doesn't sounds odd at all and I feel the same.

Donnavila Marie01 · Post by **Donnavila Marie01** » 08 Jul 2017, 11:09

I love to read about places not because they are tourist destinations but because they are places of good and peace loving people.

Amagine · Post by **Amagine** » 08 Jul 2017, 13:55

I personally love reading about places that I know I'll never go because they are purely fictional. Hogwarts is a great example of that. I love just using my imagination and imagining that it's a place that I would be able to visit.

Magomepacha · Post by **Magomepacha** » 08 Jul 2017, 15:57

Readers are Leaders.Reading about new people and places gives you an insight about the unknown.It gives you a chance to be a better person.

Londera · Post by **Londera** » 08 Jul 2017, 16:09

I love reading books about places I've never been before. It's the next best thing besides actually being there for someone who plans on travelling alot in the future. My favourite book that describes a place I've never been is Life of Pi. It just depicted India so beautifully, it just made me want to go there even more.

Barrack15 · Post by **Barrack15** » 08 Jul 2017, 16:12

My favourite book is Escape by Belle Ami, the way she describes Iran mostly the touristic festures in Tehran like the Grand Bazaar located on the Arg Square, makes you feel like your already in that place. Though I haven't gone.

Emilyflint · Post by **Emilyflint** » 08 Jul 2017, 16:42

I absolutely love reading books about places I ha e never been. It is cool to see it described through someone else's eyes. To read what they are seeing is an amazing experience.