What is a reliable narrator?

[David Morris]

Would you like to describe the meaning/difference? GR has a narrator (maybe
numerous ones), but Slothrup isn't one of them.

David Morris

On Wednesday, April 6, 2016, Gary Webb <gwebb8686 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Maybe Narrator isn't the right word, how about interlocutor...?
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Apr 6, 2016, at 6:32 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','fqmorris at gmail.com');>> wrote:
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> The current thread has provided no examples of Slothrup narrating, as far
> as I can tell.  Can you provide some text as example?
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> David Morris
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> On Wed, Apr 6, 2016 at 5:28 PM, ish mailian <ishmailian at gmail.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','ishmailian at gmail.com');>> wrote:
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>> see current thread under this subject where examples are provided and
>> the question of reliability is discussed.
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>> BtZ42, 21: Slothrop backstory in UK
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>> On Wed, Apr 6, 2016 at 4:45 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','fqmorris at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>> > Please show an example of Slothrup narrating.  Then we can discuss the
>> > reliablility of said narration.  Otherwise, this is a worthless
>> question.
>> >
>> > David Morris
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>> > On Wed, Apr 6, 2016 at 3:36 PM, ish mailian <ishmailian at gmail.com
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','ishmailian at gmail.com');>> wrote:
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>> >> Anyone care to explain?
>> >> What do posters mean when thy say Slothrop is a reliable narrator?
>> >>
>> >> Hard to find anything we can rely on in this book, so if have a
>> >> reliable narrator in Slothrop, if, we have something to hang our hats
>> >> on. Right?
>> >>
>> >> Papa wasa rolling stone.....
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