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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2008-12-18 12:00 pm
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I have wondered this for a while

What's the point of the subtitle "a novel"?
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[identity profile] tiger-spot.livejournal.com 2008-12-18 06:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Presumably to keep it from being mistaken for biography, history, or memoir (or other less-likely sorts of nonfiction).

Although I like that "Chosen title is too short; needs ballast" idea too.
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