Very interesting to me how both of you talk about experiencing humor in novels. I actually laugh out loud at books I read all the time, but perhaps I'm just easily amused. Most recently I was rereading Kate Atkinson's A God in Ruins, which is a pretty serious book compared to the Jackson Brodie novels, but had a few of her cynical, wry asides that always make me laugh out loud.
In my head, I'm laughing, it's the sensation of laughter, but I don't know why that doesn't translate to an actual LOL. I'm not sure I laugh out loud all that much at movies and TV either, particularly if I'm alone. It's like I'm conditioned to see out loud laughter as a social act. I'd have to think about it more.
Very interesting to me how both of you talk about experiencing humor in novels. I actually laugh out loud at books I read all the time, but perhaps I'm just easily amused. Most recently I was rereading Kate Atkinson's A God in Ruins, which is a pretty serious book compared to the Jackson Brodie novels, but had a few of her cynical, wry asides that always make me laugh out loud.
In my head, I'm laughing, it's the sensation of laughter, but I don't know why that doesn't translate to an actual LOL. I'm not sure I laugh out loud all that much at movies and TV either, particularly if I'm alone. It's like I'm conditioned to see out loud laughter as a social act. I'd have to think about it more.