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There was no "..wink, wink" to the da vinci code. The author specifically claimed that certain parts of the book - he listed exactly which parts - were documen
by fenomas 5y ago
There was no "..wink, wink" to the da vinci code.
The author specifically claimed that certain parts of the book - he listed exactly which parts - were documented historical truth. Isn't that "purporting to communicate factual reality"?
- ashtonkem 5y agoIf some people thought that a fictional book sold as such contained true things, then they are gullible fools likely to fall for anything. I wouldn’t read too much into that.
- fenomas 5y agoYou're welcome to think so, but that doesn't change the fact that Dan Brown was unambiguously purporting to communicate factual reality. More so that Gladwell, in fact - I don't think any of Gladwell's books ever had a "the following parts of this book are historical fact" preface! (though a few of them could arguably have used one...)