My opinion of non-fiction cheaters

Personally, I don’t like non-fiction. Every time I try to read non-fiction, after the first few sentences of “when I was a young lad” or “I was at the store when my aunt bought a new car” it tends to limp onward at a horribly slow pace. There is nothing wrong with writing a true story about something boring, it’s how you write about the boring true stuff that makes or breaks it. A little bit of exaggeration is okay, but don’t over exaggerate to the point where you are lying. Fact falsification isn’t okay. David Shields wasn’t exactly wrong. But he wasn’t right either. He wrote a memoir and added fiction into it. In my mind that would then be deemed a fiction novel. But in his mind I guess it’s still labeled as non-fiction(?).  But hey, if it makes it more interesting to read, or should I say easier to read, go for it. But don’t say that all of it really happened if it didn’t. If I were to tell you that right now I am seriously sitting on the Eiffel Tower with a plate of waffles in front of me, you might believe me. Even though it’s not true (wish it was. I love waffles) I said that I was seriously there. Wish I was, heck you probably wish you were too, but I’m not. So if I were to write a memoir with that it in it, I would say that it’s LOOSELY based on real persons and events. Not that it IS based on real happenings. Come on people…there’s a difference between lying and stretching the truth.  Shesh…

# 5 why genre fiction should be used in schools

Genre fiction should definitely be added to the class room. Literary fiction is good and all but a lot of the time, for a high school student, it’s not exactly the most riveting thing to read. Adding more genre fiction would make students actually want to read. I mean honestly, how often do you actually finish a required reading for school? Not very often. Why? Because it’s boring. We should use books that people will actually want to read, like hunger games, books that give a life lesson in a more interesting way. Just because the characters turn into wolves or they don’t live like you and me doesn’t mean that their story is any less meaningful. There are no guild lines for great writing; great writing is defined by what we think of it. It’s not great because someone else said it was its great because it moves people to think differently. Makes them imagine new places, takes them to different worlds. It makes the reading more interesting. I’m not saying literary fiction is bad, it’s good, but it just lacks excitement. I believe an even share of both literary fiction and genre fiction should be taught in the classroom. That way we are still being taught about an older fashion of living but being introduced to more popular titles. It’s important to incorporate reading in your lifestyle. It’s a learning tool and a good source of entertainment. There are so many kids in this school who have actually called me out for how much I read, saying its odd. Telling me things like movies are easier to watch and I would rather watch a movie. My response was simply that I would rather turn another page than stare blankly at a screen for 2 hours. It’s the truth, most of the time.