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Writing Excuses Season 3 Episode 30: Unreliable Narrators

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Exploring Unreliable Narrators in Storytelling

This chapter delves into the role of unreliable narrators in storytelling, drawing examples from 'Player of Games,' 'Lemony Snicket books,' 'The Hobbit,' 'Unusual Suspects,' and 'The Prestige.' It discusses how unreliable narrators can introduce plot twists and deeper layers of meaning, contrasting them with omniscient narrators in terms of reliability.

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