Haha. Ha.

It’s just different prices by different sellers.

This is like that movie Blast From The Past where Brendan Fraser comes out of the bunker and doesn’t know how things work.

So where should I start with Chekhov? Them’s some pretty strong words, pardner.

Sooooooo what is SMP?

Do you know if StoryGraph can import from GoodReads?

I’ve read 179 books so far this year and The Deluge is a top 10 for me. Glad to see it on this list.

Yes, if you’ll read further, I admitted this was a dumb question.

House of Leaves might fit the bill. It’s a pretty controversial book, on this sub. People tend to either love it or despise it.

I thought it was fantastic. The book is almost like a documentary in novel form. Sorta. Kinda.

Like when you read the phrase “Toe the line”, do you imagine runners inching their toes forward to get the most minimal of advantages? Or you do understand it as just a figure of speech, meant to denote anticipation of something?

Depends on the context and how it’s being used. If it’s used as a figure of speech, I would not visualize the literal act of someone toeing a line. If the author used that particular phrase to describe the physical actions of a runner getting ready to go, then I think I would visualize that.

I’m hesitant to expand on the Moby Dick example without seeing the full text of that scene.

I can’t even really comprehend this. Is it just fiction or any kind of reading? Does it apply to anything, regardless of reading level?

If someone sent you directions via text message saying something like “turn left after you pass the big purple house,” would you be able to understand that?

I guess I don’t really understand the question. Isn’t visualizing what you’re reading kind of the default thing to do when reading fiction?