tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517117560667669058.post256945564867348195..comments2024-03-21T18:19:25.626-07:00Comments on The View from the Third Floor: A to Z Challenge: Bookish Thoughts: BElliptical Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02516754757484718622noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517117560667669058.post-48600351297712929442017-04-04T19:12:35.282-07:002017-04-04T19:12:35.282-07:00It's definitely a blurry line. There are novel...It's definitely a blurry line. There are novels that are obviously biographical, like Kerouac's On the Road. But there are bios and memoirs that include embellishment or playing loose with the truth. <br /><br />There are two parts to Maus. I read them both. But it might be better if you can find them both in one book. <br /><br /> Elliptical Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516754757484718622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517117560667669058.post-45397586350702492452017-04-04T07:48:53.220-07:002017-04-04T07:48:53.220-07:00I just finished a biographical book that said “bas...I just finished a biographical book that said “based on a true story” on the cover. What does that even mean?! Does it mean it’s NOT a true story? If it’s not true, then is it a biography? This is all very confusing.<br /><br />Maus is on my TBR list. I’m waiting to find a cheap copy of it because I like to buy my books.<br /><br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a>Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517117560667669058.post-81836216244131954242017-04-03T18:27:59.727-07:002017-04-03T18:27:59.727-07:00We have a movie about Chaplin. :) We have a movie about Chaplin. :) Elliptical Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516754757484718622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517117560667669058.post-81221941337282677532017-04-03T17:48:17.151-07:002017-04-03T17:48:17.151-07:00I do read quite a few bios and autobiographies. Ov...I do read quite a few bios and autobiographies. Over time I can figure out not only what is well written but what is quite biased. Chaplin' s autobiography I would not read because he left out key points like his 2 nod marriage. I wouldn't read George Wells ' bio on John Wayne because I read only snippets and I was laughing. Another bad autobiography is Joan Fontaine's No Bed of Roses....I just wanted to slap her. A great biography is Maria Riva's bio on her mother Marlene Dietrich and the bio on San Goldwyn written by his sonBirgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.com