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Originally Posted by guthmund
I'm smart enough to realize that although there may be facts in the book, it is not a book of facts.
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That's the whole point.
It's not that "the critics" are complaining about the veracity or liklihood of the events depicted in the book; everyone agrees it's fiction.
But what grates is the fact that so many people believe it and that the book purported to relate certain things as fact, when they are simply untrue.
So it's a combination of basic dishonesty (or remarkable ignorance) on the part of the author combined with breathtaking gullibility on the part of a vast number of readers.
Mr Mephisto