Lucy Burroughs answered
I don’t think that’s necessarily true!
Sure, it’s easier to watch TV than it is to read a book – there’s no denying that. You don’t have to concentrate as much or imagine anything, as it’s all done for you.
On TV, every detail that you need is already there, and you can see what the characters look like and how they sound. When you read, you have to imagine all of this.
It’s for this reason that TV is a good choice when you’re tired - it’s easy entertainment.
However, when compared to books, TV’s strength is also its weakness – television is less engaging because you’re not using your imagination. When you read a really good book, you can imagine the world and characters beyond what’s written on the page, but this doesn’t tend to happen with TV.
A lot of people think that watching TV is better than reading books purely because they haven’t read many books. The more you read, the better you get at using your imagination – and if you’ve read a lot of books, it’s more likely that you’ll have found more that you like!
Sure, it’s easier to watch TV than it is to read a book – there’s no denying that. You don’t have to concentrate as much or imagine anything, as it’s all done for you.
On TV, every detail that you need is already there, and you can see what the characters look like and how they sound. When you read, you have to imagine all of this.
It’s for this reason that TV is a good choice when you’re tired - it’s easy entertainment.
However, when compared to books, TV’s strength is also its weakness – television is less engaging because you’re not using your imagination. When you read a really good book, you can imagine the world and characters beyond what’s written on the page, but this doesn’t tend to happen with TV.
A lot of people think that watching TV is better than reading books purely because they haven’t read many books. The more you read, the better you get at using your imagination – and if you’ve read a lot of books, it’s more likely that you’ll have found more that you like!
