Ive been reading many posts in this thread about historical inaccuracies , and I just wanted to respond to all of them, so I thought to create this thread
In the "Revival" thread, I pointed out how inaccurate to say "A rhythm guitarist always works" is because Im a life-time working musician and I know this to be false, BUT I also added that I grant Creative License to Mr King
I think readers granting Creative License to Mr King - or any author, for that matter - is an important responsibility for us readers, otherwise its going to detract from enjoying what can be potentially great story-telling
Its one thing if an author writes about something that's physically impossible - such as a gas giant planet orbiting between Venus and Earth - that can deter a reader, but when it comes to nitpicking-- such as saying "Rhythm Guitarists always work" in a field I have personal expertise in -- I have to let it slide, take it as a story-based "Truth" and go from there
I dont think its fair to any author to nitpick inaccuracies, especially one so clouded in controversy as the JFK Assasination: its impossible for any one man or woman to know the details about every subject in the Encyclopedia Universica, and I think you are just setting yourself up for "Reader Failure" if you cant let it go
Just my $.02
In the "Revival" thread, I pointed out how inaccurate to say "A rhythm guitarist always works" is because Im a life-time working musician and I know this to be false, BUT I also added that I grant Creative License to Mr King
I think readers granting Creative License to Mr King - or any author, for that matter - is an important responsibility for us readers, otherwise its going to detract from enjoying what can be potentially great story-telling
Its one thing if an author writes about something that's physically impossible - such as a gas giant planet orbiting between Venus and Earth - that can deter a reader, but when it comes to nitpicking-- such as saying "Rhythm Guitarists always work" in a field I have personal expertise in -- I have to let it slide, take it as a story-based "Truth" and go from there
I dont think its fair to any author to nitpick inaccuracies, especially one so clouded in controversy as the JFK Assasination: its impossible for any one man or woman to know the details about every subject in the Encyclopedia Universica, and I think you are just setting yourself up for "Reader Failure" if you cant let it go
Just my $.02