Newcastle University

Does the experience of reading affect the way you feel in any way? It’s a bit of vague question, that one, isn’t it?

No, sometimes … I think, yes, some books do … Some books, certainly, I think, leave you feeling … you know, sort of touch your emotions and make you view things a bit differently. As I say, I suppose any books, any literature that kind of opens up other lives – you take a little bit of that away with you, and you know, several years later you might remember, you know, something that reminds you of something in a previous, in a book you read a while back. So yes, I think it … Not … Some books, definitely, I think. And I suppose, just generally being open to reading different things would just open your mind to new ideas and thoughts and ways of looking at the world.