An author using a specific date for a fictional world event.
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Re: An author using a specific date for a fictional world ev
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It bothered me a little at first but then I just put it in the - this is fiction - category and I was OK with it. I would agree that leaving the specific date out might have appealed more to me. Since the book was written with time sequences being important having a date to build toward seems logical though.Julie Ditton wrote:In this book, we are told that if Henry does not push the button by a specific date, the world will end. But the book was published just a few days before that date, so people are reading the book after the deadline has passed. I find that distracting from my enjoyment of the book. If the event only effects a few people, it doesn't bother me. But, in my oppinion, if it's world news or world changing, the year should not be mentioned. How do you feel?
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I guess if a date is mandatory then a year should not be included. However, if the book is set relatively far in the future (like a minimum of 100 years from now then it would be ok). I think a date that is too close to the current date would have me looking at the calendar and especially if I am reading the story after the date has already passed I won't be nearly as invested in the story. I hate to sound that superficial, but I guess it is partly out of the idea that it could happen or it could be based on truth in some regard. I guess it comes from having a number of authors point out that the only way you can believe the fiction is if it is as accurate as possible for the believable things (for example in paranormal books, if it is a shapeshifter and one does the research on the animal the character becomes it makes it more believable).Julie Ditton wrote:In this book, we are told that if Henry does not push the button by a specific date, the world will end. But the book was published just a few days before that date, so people are reading the book after the deadline has passed. I find that distracting from my enjoyment of the book. If the event only effects a few people, it doesn't bother me. But, in my oppinion, if it's world news or world changing, the year should not be mentioned. How do you feel?
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