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That's a load of crap... fionwe1987 Send a noteboard - 02/12/2010 06:03:13 AM
There are a lot of stories which can be enjoyed precisely because you refuse to suspend disbelief. They don't even have to be fantasies, or contain fantastical elements.

For example, reading a Dan Brown novel like the Da Vinci code, I don't even try to suspend disbelief. I'm completely clued into the fact that all this is a load of hooey. And that is the only reason I can enjoy the book as popcorn. The moment I'm expected to buy into the ridiculous premise of the book in any way, I'll toss it into the waste paper basket and move on to another book.

I'd also argue that any surrealist fiction, far from requiring or encouraging suspension of disbelief, continuously attempts to create a disconnect between the reader and the created world.
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*facepalm* - good point, not sure how I missed that. *NM* - 29/11/2010 03:12:00 AM 810 Views
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+1 *NM* - 29/11/2010 07:18:13 PM 728 Views
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Doublethink for the win! *NM* - 30/11/2010 07:35:20 AM 768 Views
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You are absolutely wrong. - 02/12/2010 04:53:52 AM 1333 Views
You are incorrect - you should read the definition you reference before posting it. - 02/12/2010 04:19:16 PM 1472 Views
No, I read the ENTIRE article, unlike you. You have to scroll down a bit. - 02/12/2010 05:47:13 PM 1248 Views
No, you need to read and comprehend. That was a THEORY. - 02/12/2010 07:11:01 PM 1179 Views
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mk, I think I understand more what you meant now after reading this exchange - 05/12/2010 05:42:47 AM 1365 Views
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That's a load of crap... - 02/12/2010 06:03:13 AM 1501 Views
Sure - 01/12/2010 01:30:03 AM 1304 Views
Black Tower - 30/11/2010 01:50:29 AM 1271 Views
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I agree with everything. - 30/11/2010 01:37:11 PM 1604 Views
Hopper's death... oh god... - 01/12/2010 01:00:12 AM 1551 Views
while i miss hopper - 02/12/2010 04:19:28 AM 1304 Views
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Hopper wasn't that important, either, though. - 03/12/2010 02:32:10 PM 1216 Views
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It would be awesome if it were, though. - 03/12/2010 04:41:42 PM 1395 Views
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