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Yes. Cockatiel of Doom Send a noteboard - 17/03/2010 05:01:31 PM

The Ackroyd book, wasn't it?


It was.

I haven't read Bayard's take on that.


He does a similar thing. Murderer as named in the story is not actual murderer, etc. I thought it was fun, even if it was hard to take seriously.


He loses me when he start talking about independent action from characters and deep animosity on the part of the author, but his theory otherwise is sound.


I had trouble with the whole "author does not know what his characters are really doing" type of thing. Bit odd. But interesting all the same.
Taking a break from being Ella

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