Blog post #5 (Truth in Memoir)

Blog Post #5

While it's certainly misleading for a memoir to contain exaggerated or completely false details, it makes a lot of sense. Books are told in a manor utilized to attract attention. While people may live interesting lives, there's details that lead up to those interesting parts in memoirs that people just seem to disregard, or not care about. While I'd rather read a really compelling book that's completely true, that doesn't mean I have no interest in reading the book at all. Most books are completely made up, so having elements that are realistic only makes the book a regular book that in my eyes, is slightly more interesting. I like to believe memoirs are completely real, but i'd be lying if I told you I believed everything in memoirs. I still enjoy reading them a lot for that reason, the fact that it's just like any other book, but the actual majority of it is true.

Because I enjoy reading any memoir, I accept a few faulty lines as long as it's mostly true, but at least enjoyable to read.