Reading creates vivid and imaginative dreams?

I don't read nearly as much as I used to, but since I totaled a car on the freeway in 1972 I haven't remembered most of my dreams, in fact, it was almost 5 years before I remembered any of them. But my mother and then my roommates in college, said I would cry out in my sleep, so I'm probably just as happy not to remember those dreams!

I like to read lots of different types of books. I do think reading makes me dream more. I never actually thought about it until I read this discussion but everytime I am reading a book I will dream. The dream will usallu tie into the book somehow, maybe one of the characters will be in my dream, or my dream will take place from a place in the book. I would say my dreams are inspired in someway by what I am reading. I dont read enough though...I wish I had more time for a good book. I havent been able to read a book since I was pregnant with my son who is now almost 9 months old. That is way to long...I must find a good book soon and take some me time...and then get to dream again! Great discussion!!

I wish I had more time to read. Do more reading on mylot than elsewhere. Anne Rice books have given me some unusual dreams.

"Reading maketh a man". That was a great saying of old. Sadly, not may read these days apart from newspapers. The advent of TV and movies pre-occupies most of today's youth and so now they are having problems even with spelling and sentence construction. There is nothing like reading. It broadens the horizon and fattens our vocabulary bank. Yes, it brings imagination to the fore and we relive our lives in that make-believe world of reading.

I'm a reader too and I dream a lot and yes like you my dreams are very vivid and detailed that I remember each and every one of them when I wake up. This is the first time that I've heard of that saying and now I know why I have vivid dreams. I usually dream of stories that I've read from the book and also my frustrations in life. I always dream. There's never a day that I don't dream in my sleep.

i enjoy reading... and i do have vivid dreams. although my dreams tend to be about whats been going through my mind. Whatever it is that im dwelling on is usually what i dream about. and if i read before i go to bed i tend to dream about that. i guess it has to do with concentration.

I totally agree that reading a book will make our dreams often very vivid and have intricate and imaginative plots. Mythical creatures, good vs. evil are often the factors in our dreams. We imagine the characters and give a shape to that character while reading. That will be in our mind somewhere and when we sleep these come in the form of dreams.

I read a lot and while I do not normally dream about the books that I am reading, sometimes I do. I think that reading does give my dreams more information to work with and to incorporate into my dreams so that they are more detailed and have more plot twists. After all, if you do not know that something exists or is possible how can you dream about these things. Reading is one way of broadening your mind and enriching your life, both in dreams and out of dreams.