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TIL our book club's hottest debate was about a travel memoir's accuracy
We could not agree if the writer's tales of Japan were true or just made up. This led to half the group planning a visit to see the places for themselves.
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josephcampbell8h ago
You know, it's funny how readers can get so caught up in whether a story is true. Like @oliviaellis said about her cousin in Greece, sometimes the magic is in the telling, not the facts. But hey, if a book sends half your club to Japan, maybe the author did something right, even if they made it all up.
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oliviaellis8h ago
That bit about half the group planning a visit just to check is wild. It reminds me of my cousin who spent a whole vacation in Greece trying to find a specific taverna from a novel, only to learn the author made the place up. Some people take their book research very, very seriously.
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