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Pj asked this question about Diary of a Misfit: A Memoir and a Mystery:
We all need to know: Did “Roy” consent to being in this book or having his life investigated by Casey Parks? If anyone can verify “Roy’s” consent or lack of it, you’re welcome to reply to my question.
Rebecca Martin This question was dealt with so thoroughly in the book that it's hard to understand why the question is being asked here. Maybe I am misunderstanding …moreThis question was dealt with so thoroughly in the book that it's hard to understand why the question is being asked here. Maybe I am misunderstanding the question. It's a good one, of course.

Again and again the author returns to the question of what Roy's intentions were. She and others raise the point countless times. Toward the end of the book in her last discussions with Cheryl and Mark, she comes to her own conclusions about this, along with examining what she now realizes the project meant for her.

So, it's a good question--and one that is faced by anyone who writes a biography, or a memoir, or an autobiography in which lives besides their own may be exposed--but it's not as if it was ignored in this book. It is thoroughly explored and answered.(less)
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Pj Yeah, I didn’t ask for the “conclusions” about consent that were “reached” by the muckraker who wanted to grab “Roy’s” story. Or input from the couple ...more
Sep 09, 2022 03:29PM · flag
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