09-08-2013, 03:57 PM
I'll read it with trepidation born of the expectation of tortured prose.
Tosh -- and, I'm guessing, his readers -- would have been better served had he chosen to write non-fiction.
But of course I'll reserve judgment. For now.
Jan is right: history as fiction enjoys the powers to enlighten, persuade, and stimulate deep emotions that are unique to art and that no documentarian, regardless of medium, could ever hope to match.
But the technical and creative challenges inherent in all artistic expressions are almost always beyond the abilities of non-fiction writers to overcome.
Typing isn't writing.
Time will tell.
Tosh -- and, I'm guessing, his readers -- would have been better served had he chosen to write non-fiction.
But of course I'll reserve judgment. For now.
Jan is right: history as fiction enjoys the powers to enlighten, persuade, and stimulate deep emotions that are unique to art and that no documentarian, regardless of medium, could ever hope to match.
But the technical and creative challenges inherent in all artistic expressions are almost always beyond the abilities of non-fiction writers to overcome.
Typing isn't writing.
Time will tell.