If there is a song in a book, do you read it?

[Robin Hood]

Okay, I'm curious, if there is a song written in a book, do you read it all the way? I'm reading thg Ballad of songbirds and snakes and there are a lot of songs, but I personally do read them.

[Robin Hood]

And if so, how do you read it? Plain, or do you come up with a melody?

[Kasi]

I usually skip them unless they're related to the plot or if I have the impulse to,

[Lilly]

It depends if I know the song or book's themes

[Diane]

I would normally skip them!🤔

[Karen]

If I am listening to the audio book, usually the narrator will do the honors but I don't think I really get a melody in my head when looking at the words on the page.

[MUKUL]

Can't skip i gotta read it very carefully to put myself in the pov of the characters .

[Bella(✨❤️Hopeful Romantic❤️✨)]

Sometimes. If I’m enjoying the book, I’ll read the song but if I find the rest of the book boring, I won’t.

[Greta]

I usually skip it.
Like in The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes I read it of course💕 but in The Hobbit I didn’t (and the great amount of songs was one of the reasons I DNFd The Lord of The Rings).

[Paul (Stephen King's version)]

never

[Izzy ✨]

I usually will read them like a poem because sometimes there are hidden meanings within them

[Amelie]

If i know the song, i most certainly sing it, if not i'll read them plain

[Rissa (rissasreading)]

if I'm enjoying the book if not then no loool

[Ayeshi]

It depends on the context

[Madaline]

I read them then try to ding them

[Violet]

I normally read them. sometimes I just read them at first and then go back and sing them. most of the time though you don't need to

[Sam]

Usually,yes. Unless the song is really long then ill probably just read part of it and then move on.

[The Book Paradox]

if am enjoying the book. sometimes I do skip if I think the song might disturb the flow emotionally.

[Maia]

If the song packs an emotional punch it will have me in tears. example the song from Red Rising.

[Payal]

Nope. Not unless it’s pertinent to the story, like a code hidden in it or something. Same with poetry.

[Lauren ♡︎]

context is a big one here. sometimes yh sometimes no. mostly no.

[Natalia]

I usually skip them, but there are books where it is important or a declaration of love or so, and then I really love it

[Jeanine]

Yes, I read them.

[karissa m]

I skim through them but if they don't seem like they will have any importance to the book or are long I will skip them

[Ryebread]

Yes sometimes I try and sing the words. It usually sounds... interesting. :)

[Amanda’s counting the days 🐾]

That’s too funny! I was not into all those songs. I bought “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” when it first came out and completely forgot about it….until it was time to see the movie. I knew I had to read it in the back of my mind, but I just didn’t and essentially did a speed-read before I went with my younger cousins. I skimmed the songs, but if you haven’t seen the movie, some of them are thematically important.

[summer]

Unless it is really long and sometimes the fonts for the poems may be difficult and small then I skip them. Otherwise, I always read them.

[Mathangi]

I do. I even make up my own melodies for them.

[Tanja]

depends on the mood and on the book. But often, I skip them

[hazelnut]

Greta wrote: "I usually skip it.
Like in The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes I read it of course💕 but in The Hobbit I didn’t (and the great amount of songs was one of the reasons I DNFd The Lord of The Rings)."

Haha, the songs are something I really love about The Lord of the Rings. I think they make the world seem so much deeper and more authentic. Some of them are quite funny, others just pretty epic. But I do understand if you didn't like them. Though, you can just skip them, so they shouldn't keep you from reading the book, it's amazing

[hazelnut]

I read the songs, I think they add to the ambiance and depth of a story (at least if they're good xd). And I sometimes add a melody, but usually it's a really simple one (cause I'm don't have musical talent). But I love to listen to musicians who set songs from books to music. As you were talking of "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes" I can recommend Maiah Wynne's interpretations of the Songs

[Janine]

I liked the songs in The Hobbit a whole lot (esp the one about smashing the plates), but Lord of the Rings lost me at Tom Bombadill's song. That was literally where I put the book down and I never got back to them.

[Yvonne]

I skip them, especially when they are quoted at the beginning of the chapter. If the lyrics turn out to be crucial for story development I might go back to read them.

[Bellaaa (jeremiah's version!)]

Nope. Absolutely skip it. no matter what. songs aren't worth my time reading if I can finish the book faster