I don’t really have an opinion on how accurate it is, I wouldn’t be surprised if it was embellished/exaggerated. I disagree though that it would be impossible for him to remember enough to write it. Some people have better memories than others and I definitely think it’s possible to write a more accurate memoir. He’s not even a little kid in the book, isn’t he around 12-14? If he was keeping a journal at the time, which I think he mentioned in the book, that would help too. And going through some major events and changes in his life that he’d be more likely to remember for that reason.
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I don’t really have an opinion on how accurate it is, I wouldn’t be surprised if it was embellished/exaggerated. I disagree though that it would be impossible for him to remember enough to write it. Some people have better memories than others and I definitely think it’s possible to write a more accurate memoir. He’s not even a little kid in the book, isn’t he around 12-14? If he was keeping a journal at the time, which I think he mentioned in the book, that would help too. And going through some major events and changes in his life that he’d be more likely to remember for that reason.