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Originally Posted by Bookpossum
[...]That embellishing detracts from the story she has to tell, because it is so unnecessary. Looking at the notes at the end certainly suggests that Moore wasn't making up anything else, but it unfortunately does raise the question of whether anything else was the work of her imagination rather than verifiable fact. [...]
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Originally Posted by astrangerhere
[...] This sort of fluffing does more harm than good as it makes real people into characters (or charicatures in some cases). I think that contributed to the villany of certain characters and the sainthood of others.
(At the end of the conversation, my wife - who is the human half of this house - reminded me that she was sure the method affects all people differently  ) |
I'm only 50 pages in and I, too, have found the embellishments quote annoying ... and condescending. All these bright, cheerful, attractive girls; what, they didn't employ any dull, boring, ugly girls? Or, as I guess is the case, is the assumption that the reader will have maximum sympathy if the victims are all made as likeable as possible? ... I like my non-fiction to be less transparently manipulative.
But I am interested and will keep reading as much as time permits.