If you had silvertongues' ability, which book would you read out loud?
And why?
Lord of the Rings/The Silmarillion. But first, I'd build a bomb shelter, and observe from there ;D It would be the greatest thing ever.
shareWell only observe?? Not part of the action?
Imagine if you read the Ring out... would that just solve the Sauron problem?
I'd probably try to read a dragon (or a dragon egg) out of the Dragonriders of Pern series. Telepathy, teleportation and time travel! Then again, it might be better to read objects out than people or big creatures that probably couldn't live on this planet. Certain objects from Harry Potter come to mind: the time-turner, invisibility cloak, and philosopher's stone, to begin with- assuming that wands and brooms wouldn't work for me as a muggle, and that I could figure out what to do with a philosopher's stone. But poor Harry without his cloak and things!
If I could read myself into a book, I would definitely choose Pern. At least they have plumbing, and plenty of feasible career options. If I read myself into Middle Earth, I'd probably end up doing laundry and washing dishes or whatever random women who can't fight do until they get eaten by orcs. Some other worlds I'd like to visit are in Robin Hobb's Farseer trilogy, Raymond Feist's Riftworld saga, and of course Narnia (during a peaceful time). Many books are wonderful to read, but I wouldn't ever want to visit them!
What happens if you read yourself into a nonfiction, contemporary, or historical fiction book? Do you end up in a different world where those characters are real, but is otherwise a complete replica of this one, or do you stay in the same world but teleport to wherever the book is set? Inkworld (in Inkheart's sequels) is pretty detailed, but we never find out how extensive it is. If you get beyond the borders of the story, is there anything there? Where do these worlds even exist? The whole concept is pretty weird.