Universe Jump

First thing is first! I wrote four reviews in my tumblr blog and if you'd like to check them out, feel free to do so! They are books reviews over, The Short Second Life Of Bree Tanner, wtf, The Time Machine, and The Invisible Man. Click on the link below:
BOOK REVIEWS

And now back to what this post is dedicated to...

For me, when it comes to reading and assigning roles to characters...my Character Bin is pretty limited. You see, after I started watching anime, I began to see them much more clearly in my imaginations eye than just...making up real life characters myself. I take character's from animes and place them into books now; making them character books. It's the only way that I read now and believe me when I say it can get a little messy. There are a good five or seven characters that I use over and over again...and for the most, it's alright. I usually try to switch around the main characters to be different anime characters.

Let me try to explain. If anyone has ever watched FullMetal Alchemist, then they know who Edward Elric is. Edward Elric is a character who is often the male protagonist of many books that I read. But it's difficult to keep picturing him, and only him, as the only protagonist of each and every different story. Anyone know of Fruits Basket or Spiral? Kyo Sohma or Ayumu Narumi? They are my other males that I use often if I feel like Edward has been used too much (confusing, I know x.x).

But it's just how I read. I can no longer picture real, living people. I don't know exactly when this began...but I do know that when it did, my interest in reading skyrocketed. So...it can't be a bad thing all in all. And I figured out recently that I am NOT the only person who does it.

I'm always careful when I read books, though. And usually, when I finish one, I don't start another till the next day. I always give myself time to think about what I've just read. Ponder over it. Cry over it. Or laugh over it. It's just another thing that I've always done. If I try starting a book that same day, I always feel like I'm cheating the previous novel of it's magnificence. I feel like I'm already gutting it out of my system, smoothing over the soil, and planting something new before giving the previous seeds any time to blossom. It's sort of a rule of mine to give myself the rest of the day to just not read. And even if I finish the book late at night, the whole next day I won't read anything new either. It makes my life a little simpler. And more thoughtful, it seems.

After reading H. G. Wells books and diving headlong into a modern book, it's rather hard to grasp the cultural change. I go from the 1800s in England to the new millennium of New York (I think), and it's quite different. I still love the book that I'm reading now, but you know.

Reading is sort of my life these days. Nothing wrong with that. Nothing that I can see at least. I don't let them affect me in the long run unless it's a good affect. Like listening more intently or loving everyone you meet...I'll pay attention to those things but not the destructive characteristics. Instead of embracing those, I ponder them. Break them down and try to understand them. I'll tell you, the only reason I ever read Stephen King's The Shining was because I wanted to see how the dad went crazy. I wanted to understand his insanity. And at the end of that novel, I did. I understood it all. I can't say that I blame him, either. But I do think he had more power within him to stop. But a character already proclaimed in text and print can hardly change once the end has been met. There is only acceptance.

I sometimes fear creating my own book. My characters come alive often and I always have to wonder what they plan. I put my trust in them though. And if they cease to exist at a certain page...I guess I won't be able to change that, will I? I'll let them do as they please (for the most part), and interject when it feels necessary.

I feel like I've typed enough for today.

*~[Endlessly]~*