tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post8038980641874184865..comments2024-02-22T07:47:22.661-05:00Comments on The Bathroom Monologues: Stop Calling Fiction a LieJohn Wiswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-47974414406333546712016-05-01T04:32:18.705-04:002016-05-01T04:32:18.705-04:00Hello John,
Speaking of Stephen King, it was he ...Hello John, <br /><br />Speaking of Stephen King, it was he who said "Fiction is the truth inside the lie."Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00912167351889969855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-34389743740129027702016-04-19T13:32:32.048-04:002016-04-19T13:32:32.048-04:00Fiction often carries more weight than non-fiction...Fiction often carries more weight than non-fiction. Most non-fiction books can be distilled down to a few bullet points and the rest is there to lay a foundation. After we read it goes somewhere in our mind and we keep a few talking points. Whereas when we read good fiction the story stays with you and you think of the ways it reflects life. <br /><br />Think about it. Even Jesus Christ taught using parables because he knew the power of story.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11839801331220689192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-72567690462837920162016-04-19T03:17:40.877-04:002016-04-19T03:17:40.877-04:00I don't like when fiction is referred to as a ...I don't like when fiction is referred to as a lie, either. It's not the same. Fiction holds too many truths.Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-90024123621906571882016-03-28T19:09:53.811-04:002016-03-28T19:09:53.811-04:00I read to escape reality for a little while. Even ...I read to escape reality for a little while. Even then, fiction is a lie that can help us examine the truth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-5951774815371457962016-03-28T14:31:56.332-04:002016-03-28T14:31:56.332-04:00Sometimes the 'lies' of fiction articulate...Sometimes the 'lies' of fiction articulate truth for us all. Or for those of us who are prepared to listen.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-32387494136081091632016-03-28T12:04:25.642-04:002016-03-28T12:04:25.642-04:00[shudder] People who only want to deal with "...[shudder] People who only want to deal with "facts" have no imagination and no ability to deal with metaphor.<br /><br />I've noticed this in a lot of people who work in the sciences. The odd thing is, the people who decry novels as lies the most are also some of the biggest sitcom addicts I've ever encountered -- the cornier, the better. <br /><br />At least with the people I've met, it's like they're determined to live shallow lives. And they get very angry when you point out the exercises in empathy fiction-reading allows might lead to a different perspective. Katherine Hajerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08270232675026751342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-76839095419284460732016-03-28T12:03:42.153-04:002016-03-28T12:03:42.153-04:00[shudder] People who only want to deal with "...[shudder] People who only want to deal with "facts" have no imagination and no ability to deal with metaphor.<br /><br />I've noticed this in a lot of people who work in the sciences. The odd thing is, the people who decry novels as lies the most are also some of the biggest sitcom addicts I've ever encountered -- the cornier, the better. <br /><br />At least with the people I've met, it's like they're determined to live shallow lives. And they get very angry when you point out the exercises in empathy fiction-reading allows might lead to a different perspective. Katherine Hajerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08270232675026751342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-23265845004625891662016-03-28T09:19:43.615-04:002016-03-28T09:19:43.615-04:00I read to be transported. Fiction spurs the imagin...I read to be transported. Fiction spurs the imagination and what isn't a reality now can become a reality thanks to that imagination. It's sad that people like your grandfather can't see beyond the obvious and realize the potential possibilities.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com