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playnejaynedoe's review
2.0
It is now clear to me that I prefer fiction over friction.
The premise of f(r)iction is intriguing, but I found the actual thematic content to be dry. My favourite essays were "Trickle-Down Timeline," by Cris Mazza, "Beyond the Border of Love," by Maryanne O'Hara, and "Interrupted Reading," by Lance Olsen.
The premise of f(r)iction is intriguing, but I found the actual thematic content to be dry. My favourite essays were "Trickle-Down Timeline," by Cris Mazza, "Beyond the Border of Love," by Maryanne O'Hara, and "Interrupted Reading," by Lance Olsen.
karend's review
3.0
This anthology explores the territory between non-fiction and fiction, including short stories and autobiographical essays and mixes of the the two. As someone who likes non-fiction to be factual, I wasn't so sure about this concept, but the author commentary on each piece helped out greatly in shining a light on what was true (as the author saw it) and what was fictionalized. A couple commentaries did stray too far into high falutin' academic analysis for my taste, so I skimmed those.
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