I believe that it is perfectly okay to bend the truth a little to tell stories. There are always cases in which it's completely necessary. For example, the focus of Lincoln was about the abolishment of slavery so the director changed the voting results of one state to put emphasis on this focal point. The directors intentions were completely honorable, and in this scenario, it was acceptable.
But in other cases, some authors try to push their books as memoirs after changing a mulititude of scenes. If an author is constantly adding and deleting from reality, then it shouldn't even be considered a memoir. When a book reaches that extent of falsity, then the personal experience isn't even what the story is about, but instead, it merely serves as inspiration for a fictional story.
Writers who try to push their books as memoirs when doing this are frauds. Minuscule details and huge scenes being added are two completely different things.
If these writers still try to push their books as memoirs then there should at least be a note on the inside cover, informing the reader of the changes. Nobody likes being lied to: not in person and most certainly not through a book. If authors continue to falsify reality then - at some point - they will be in for a disturbing awakening by their revenge-seeking readers.
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