Originally posted by eulerfan
He really romanticised how he felt about his characters and stuff. He used his appearance to pull at your heart strings.

So, as far as metafiction goes, I found it really disingenuous.
I dunno, isn't it only disingenuous if he doesn't actually feel that way about his characters? If he sincerely feels that way, it's not disingenuous, even if it seems a bit over the top.

I don't really feel comfortable making the assumption, is all.