Fictional characters make 'experiential crossings' into real life, study finds

A fifth of readers report characters from novels cropping up in their daily lives, hearing their voices even after putting books asideIt’s a cliche to claim that a novel can change your life, but a recent study suggests almost a fifth of readers report that fiction seeps into their daily existence.Researchers at Durham University conducted a survey of more than 1,500 readers, with about 400 providing detailed descriptions of their experiences with book. Nineteen per cent of those responden