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book talk

Post 5

I think that a book should be at least 70% true to be considered non-fiction. I think it should be 70% because non-fiction is a true story, and if you have half the book made up then it’s not true. I think 30% is a good percent to be made up because it allows the author to be creative and make their story a bit more interesting than a bunch of facts all piled together. For example The Glass Castle is considered creative non-fiction because there are stories she tells that are not all the way true because she adds creativity to them to make them sound more interesting to read and for the readers to fully understand her childhood and the things she went through.  I believe that it’s okay if a story is only half true but a good read. Who cares if the person added fiction to their stories, they just wanted to make their life sound more interesting and not sound boring. I don’t think it matters that Frey and Mortenson bent the truth to tell their stories because again they wanted to make their lives and the whole story more interesting. I don’t think we need fine lines between genres because if it’s a good story then it’s a good story, who cares if it’s true or not, if it was written well and has a good plot line then that’s perfectly fine with me.