Do you bother if it's base on facts?
By regal_aeros
@regal_aeros (2605)
Singapore
August 17, 2009 8:06am CST
Whilst reading a book, do you care if the events that take place in the plot is totally fiction?
I come to realize that for some books, the author does have a note at the end that states what really happened during that time period.. blah blah blah.
Honestly, for me, all i go for is the story. Not really the historical facts.
What about you?
Would you rather a book coincide with historical events?
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4 responses
@Masssko (238)
• Estonia
17 Aug 09
Sometimes it really matters for me. Not only historical facts but also laws of physics in sci-fi. For example in Stanislaw Lem's books there is always a lot of information about laws of physics, and although all the book is totally fictional, still some facts seem to be true in our world also. I'm always interested in where is that border between fiction and reality.
@regal_aeros (2605)
• Singapore
17 Aug 09
hmmm... yea.. i know where you're coming from.
but what about historical facts? Do they hold as much "value" as laws of physics and stuff?
@cripfemme (7698)
• United States
18 Aug 09
If I'm reading a novel, I'm reading a novel. If it's supposed to be realistic, I do expect some realism. I have problems with novels that are supposed to be fact but turn out not to be. A good example is the book Forbidden Love which was made into a movie called Forbidden Lies. The author claimed her best friend was killed in an honor killing in Iran. Turned out that said friend did not exist and the woman was wanted by the FBI. I don't think based on the movie that the woman would have known the truth if it had bite her in the behind. Sources in the movie say that the lying book set back work to increase the rights of women in Iran by a decade or so.
@regal_aeros (2605)
• Singapore
18 Aug 09
well.. but that's because she lied by saying that it's based on true experience right?
but in normal circumstances i guess it should be alright yes?
