Ixthos Posted June 24, 2018 Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 (edited) Sometimes, when I read something, the image that the author wanted to show and the image I see are not the same. When I first started to read the Wheel of Time, I had a rather disturbing mental image of Mat "throwing up his hands". No matter what Cosmere story it happens in, when the phrase "a cool Breeze" is used, I picture Breeze walking through the room and wearing shades. When "Ash fell from the sky", I wonder how the herald got to Scadrial :-P Does anyone else have similar experiences either with Cosmere novels, or novels other authors have written? Edited June 24, 2018 by Ixthos 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruthlessofShinovar Posted June 24, 2018 Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 Wow! Interesting (and hilarious) post. No, that sort of thing rarely happens to me, but I think a few things may be intentional. Such as the "Honor Is Dead" chapter title in The Way of Kings that takes on multiple meanings (honor as a concept, and Honor as a Shard). Though, the saying "throwing up" in relation to tossing something upward always puts a nasty image in my head as well 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teknopathetic Posted June 25, 2018 Report Share Posted June 25, 2018 (edited) I always giggle whenever somone says "gaze" in an audiobook.: "Her gaze fell upon the city" becomes "her gays fell upon the city"; it is amazing thinking of an army of gays destroying Luthadel. Another example i heard recently that made me laugh was "she yearned to keep his attention, to hold his gays". Edited June 25, 2018 by teknopathetic 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goody153 Posted June 26, 2018 Report Share Posted June 26, 2018 This thread reminds me of one scene from Oathbringer when Spoiler Dalinar cursed "Stormfather" and Stormfather actually replied. which was basically a common joke about the Stormfather and i can't believe Sanderson actually did it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyRioter Posted June 26, 2018 Report Share Posted June 26, 2018 On 6/24/2018 at 11:37 AM, TruthlessofShinovar said: Wow! Interesting (and hilarious) post. No, that sort of thing rarely happens to me, but I think a few things may be intentional. Such as the "Honor Is Dead" chapter title in The Way of Kings that takes on multiple meanings (honor as a concept, and Honor as a Shard). Though, the saying "throwing up" in relation to tossing something upward always puts a nasty image in my head as well The "Honor is Dead" chapter was absolutely intentional, I guarantee it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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