Does this book prove real-life is stranger than fiction?
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Re: Does this book prove real-life is stranger than fiction?
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I would recommend you reading Nick Hornby's novels High Fidelity or About a Boy to see how the protagonists are middle-aged men who still have no families of their own and continue to act as if they were still teenagers. In feminist criticism, Gary would be the representative of the New Man, who emerges as a reaction to the first and second feminist waves and who rebels against feminist claims and tries to regain his masculinity.kfwilson6 wrote: ↑10 May 2018, 14:56 "Based on true events" always makes me wonder. When I read one BOTD, I saw that the Amazon reviews indicated some of the reviewers knew the author and barely any of the story was true. How much has to be true for a book to be labeled "based on true events?" I have no idea where the line is between being "based on" and being "inspired by."
I think the most shocking moment was the second helicopter lift. I kept thinking "NO DUKE, you don't know this pilot!!!" I was terrified but people do those type of stunts and there has to be a starting point.
I think most of the story of Duke is likely true. Gary's portion just aggravated me. 35 years old and still behaving as he was. I think the most difficult to believe aspect of the book was Gary's quick turn around upon Duke's death. Of all the years and experiences he had, why would the death of someone he had spent so little time with been so integral for him? Also, Angel's willingness to be with Gary was hard to comprehend. I just couldn't imagine anyone going after a man who allowed money to be stapled to his chest!!!!
Yup lots of surprises in this book.
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The attempts to normalize and rationalize strange choices and behaviors indicates to me that this is a case of an unreliable narrator.
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