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Metafiction

overall review score: 4.5
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Metafiction is a literary genre that self-consciously addresses the devices of fiction, blurring the line between fiction and reality.

Key Features

  • Self-referentiality
  • Breaking the fourth wall
  • Playing with narrative conventions
  • Interrogating the act of storytelling

Pros

  • Challenges traditional storytelling norms
  • Encourages active reader engagement
  • Provides a platform for exploring complex themes and ideas

Cons

  • Can be confusing or alienating for some readers
  • May come across as pretentious or overly intellectual

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