Originally Posted by cvchtchbck92

I'm a be a little skeptical. I know its fictional. But I think the author intentionally combines fact and fiction in the book to make a good portion of readers believe that some stuff in the book is fact. Or the combination just "accidently" makes readers believe it as fact. Come on, if you read a fictional book, but portions are factual, the facts from the fictional statements start to become distorted.

Originally Posted by clickwir

I believe we are smarter now than we used to be. Imagine if people were given this book, oh say 2000 years ago. It would be incredably easy for them to accept it as fact and give no idea to it being at all fiction. It's something so far beyond their comprehension, seemingly given to them by someone of a parental figure, they accept it as fact and know no better. Who knows, they might take it as such a fact that they might even start a religion out of it. Then teach it to their kids, who of course don't know any better and accept it as fact, this goes on for generations... oh ... wait... that's very likely what really happened.

Originally Posted by mayonaise

i think clickwir said it pretty well. you can't have a fictional book without some facts in it. some of the best novels are the ones that make you seriously wonder whether some of the things in the book are true or not. but take it with a grain of salt. i really don't see why people have to get their panties all bunched up about this book. sure, it made me think, and made me question some things a lot more than i would have. but in the end, i know that it's fiction, and not to interpret any of it as history. that some people perceive it to be factual literature is their own problem.

Originally Posted by mayonaise

i really don't see why people have to get their panties all bunched up about this book. sure, it made me think, and made me question some things a lot more than i would have. but in the end, i know that it's fiction, and not to interpret any of it as history. that some people perceive it to be factual literature is their own problem.

Originally Posted by DakarM

ever read the first page or what ever that page is before the story begins in his book? he makes it sound like it's all true :rofl: no one why people think it's true.