On Mon, Nov 08, 2004 at 04:07:31PM -0500, Michele Riccio wrote: > On 8 Nov 2004 at 12:02, Joy Jennifer Nicholson wrote > > > Did you actually dream that you were reading a book? I've never > > found someone else who did that. > > I was told or read somewhere that it was not possible to read in > dreams (I think because the portion of the brain responsible for > reading is off-line during the REM state - I could be wrong). > However, shortly after I heard this, I began having dreams in which > I could pick up a book and read it. I distinctly remember "reading" _Whuthering Heights_ in a dream in high school. I also remember being bitterly disappointed when I realized that I still had to _actually_ finish reading it. :) -Jot -- Jot Powers <books at bofh.com> http://www.bofh.com/books/ "I'm upping my standards, so up yours!" -Pat Paulsen (1927-1997), Presidential Campaign Slogan