Post #5

In my mind a book has to be 90% true to be considered non-fiction. I think that a non-fiction book has to have the main important events but added with detail to make them better. It cannot have huge events that are complete lies. I think that if an author has to add a little more to make it a better book its okay. For example in my personal narrative I Had to do for English I had the main parts of my story but added small details that didn’t happen but made my story great. I think half-truths are different then just adding detail. Half-truths could cross the line on if its okay or not. It really depends how the half-truth affects the story. I think that Frey did nothing wrong but maybe it shouldn't have been called a memoir because think if you bend the truth as much as he did it’s not really a memoir anymore. I don't think David Shields is right. I think we should label genres. Without labeling genres you wouldn't know if it’s real or not, and I think if  I'm reading a book I would want to know if it really happened or if it’s made up.