Tracking the ever-elusive Great American Novel

[jd]

Oh and for the record, I didn't think Warrior Woman was neccessarily a
bad book, I just took issue with it being portrayed as non-fiction.  I
would imagine that those who have read it would understand, but am
certainly open to interpretation as to why it should be considered
such.

I think there's a lot of fiction out there that mirrors the author's
life as closely as this does, and yet they're content to call it
fiction and let it stand as is... my argument is that calling
something non-fiction gives it, in a way, a certain slant that makes
those who question it seem unreliable, since, hey, it's non-fiction.
So while the book might be solid enough I interpret either her, or her
publisher's, need to portray it as non-fiction (even though it
comprises of fantasy and conversations long past told to her by a
one-sided, family, source) as, in a way, an admission of weakness, and
a belief that it couldn't stand on it's own as fiction (though I think
it could).

Perhaps I am too touchy.