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A Goodreads user asked this question about A Flicker in the Dark:
Spoiler please: Does the "unreliable narrator" have a supposed mental illness? I'm getting really damned tired of "schizophrenic" characters that don't have a single symptom of the illness being used by ignorant authors.
Judith To me, an unreliable narrator is biased, misconstrues, or knowingly misrepresents for a specific purpose or intent. But when a character's actions & m…moreTo me, an unreliable narrator is biased, misconstrues, or knowingly misrepresents for a specific purpose or intent. But when a character's actions & motives are attributed to "mental illness," it feels like a copout...nothing has to make sense or happen for a valid reason. (less)
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A Flicker in the Dark
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