Comments on: Stranger Than Fact: Why We Need Fiction in a World of Memoirs http://fictionwritersreview.com/essays/stranger-than-fact-why-we-need-fiction-in-a-world-of-memoirs fiction matters Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:57:32 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Justin Gaynor http://fictionwritersreview.com/essays/stranger-than-fact-why-we-need-fiction-in-a-world-of-memoirs/comment-page-1#comment-11290 Justin Gaynor Sun, 04 Dec 2011 02:58:25 +0000 http://fictionwritersreview.com/?p=277#comment-11290 Such a wonderful book 'Waterland' is....And if memory serves, I read parts of it while riding the Light Rail (public transit). I can judge a book by how many times I failed to get off at the correct stop while reading it. I missed my stop at least twice reading 'Waterland,' but the all-time champion in this regards was Anne Fadiman's 'The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down'. Of the first, I completely believed it could happen, and of the latter, I'd find it hard to believe it didn't happen exactly as described. Such a wonderful book ‘Waterland’ is….And if memory serves, I read parts of it while riding the Light Rail (public transit). I can judge a book by how many times I failed to get off at the correct stop while reading it.

I missed my stop at least twice reading ‘Waterland,’ but the all-time champion in this regards was Anne Fadiman’s ‘The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down’. Of the first, I completely believed it could happen, and of the latter, I’d find it hard to believe it didn’t happen exactly as described.

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]]> By: Silvana http://fictionwritersreview.com/essays/stranger-than-fact-why-we-need-fiction-in-a-world-of-memoirs/comment-page-1#comment-148 Silvana Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:43:07 +0000 http://fictionwritersreview.com/?p=277#comment-148 Well said. Well said.

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