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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle

Which are more like life, novels or films?

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Getting real … are films actually more realistic than novels? Photograph: Posed by models; Vincent Besnault/Getty Images

Most films are limited in how they display thought – often just through the facial expressions and actions of actors. Most novels, though, describe in great detail characters’ inner thoughts. So films, in a way, are more mysterious, because you don’t exactly know what people are thinking. So doesn’t that make them in fact more realistic? Ash Ahmed, by email

Post your answers (and new questions) below or send them to nq@theguardian.com by Thursday after publication. A selection will be published next Sunday.


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