I think that in order for a book to be considered
non-fiction or a memoir, they need to be 100% true. I don’t want to hear an
exaggerated story or the twisted truth, when all along I thought it was real.
If it wants that title, it should stick to the facts.
I think half-truths can make great stories. I think that’s
where a lot of books come from- something happened to the author but they
changed it to make it more exciting and worth the read. Books shouldn’t be
considered non-fiction, if this is the case because the author is lying to the
audience.
There should be a break between fiction and non-fiction. It’s
like in the movies when they say, “based on a true story.” You can tell when
that’s said, not everything is going to be true. In the book world, they could
create a subsection under non-fiction, informing the reader what they’re about
to get in to. It lets you know that
while some things did in fact happen- others did not.
It can still be a
great story despite the added scenes or lies - it’s just a matter of clarifying
where the information came from.
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