I'm reading "The Magician" by Michael Scott and he describes what places and characters look like every couple of times they're mentioned. I have absolutely 0 ability to see images in my head; I didn't even know that people did until recently. Every time he describes what something physically looks like I can grasp it for a fleeting moment and it helps me stay grounded in the book.
I also have a tendency to skim a future paragraph and just… skip it? I have to force myself to slow down my reading and focus on the words. But when I miss an entire description, it helps seeing it later in the text.
But if an author repeats how moody and angsty and so cool a character is, or how jealous they are of someone, it annoys me so much.
I'd love to hear others thoughts on this.
by anteaters_anonymous