> This is a pretty vague statement especially as OP mentioned fiction. Not some book espousing his political views.

The book in question is a memoir by Antonio Garcia Martinez from what I’ve read. While there’s an argument to be made that even memoir and non-fiction are in a way fiction, this wasn’t an outright work of fiction. It contained misogynistic statements you’d expect to be true to how the author thinks because of the context of the work.

> there’s an argument to be made that even memoir and non-fiction are in a way fiction

What argument is that? I don't see how you can even say that with a straight face.

Unreliable narrators are a known literary concept for a reason. Combine that with, isn't all fiction reflective of the author and thus narrative in some capacity? And you're about halfway there.

I'm still not buying it, especially when it comes to non-fiction. Any argument that attempts to define "non-X" as "X" is something I can't swallow.

Flammable and inflammable mean the same thing so ...

In the US, people drive on parkways and park on driveways. So what?

We're talking about a particular person and a particular book -- Chaos Monkeys -- and it was non-fiction, and a memoir. Fiction I would imagine would be given more leeway, but I guess we'll have to see when it comes up.

I feel like I get to enjoy the works of great authors at a distance. Most of them won’t be managing me at work.