This book feels different from other texts we have read because its a memoir. this means that the events in the stories told are actual event and not just a figment of the author’s imagination. the places are real places that one can visit, and the characters are real life people. i think this helps the reader draw a better, faster or a stronger connection to the stories being told, it also gives us a better idea about who the author is and their feelings and emotions having the stories be non-fictional. the photographs from the author’s personal life also add a more authentic touch and a more realistic feeling to the stories being told, thats another difference between this book and the other fictional novels we have read.
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i agree with you. definitely felt close to the text.
I think that a memoir does make readers feel closer to the author. However, I think that because itis a memoir it is primarly subjective and only gives us as readers their point of view and perspective, which can be bias. It also lacks reliability because as we see in the novel, the author’s memeory isn’t reliable because she can’t remember and she doesn’t really know her family hsitory, so even though a memoir is much personal and let’s us know that the story is based on their lives, it can still leave inaccuracies.
Yes there is a stronger connection when pictures and real life experiences are involved. This gives you a stronger image of what the author is explaining.
yes i agree with you guys a memoir does make the reader feel closer to the author, those pictures of real life experiences those take our attention , we could relate to them, i definitely felt close/ connected to the text