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Unreliable narrator: make the reel for your book

An unreliable narrator is a storyteller whose account the reader learns not to trust, because they lie, forget or misread what happened.

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Opening lines for your unreliable narrator video

  • do not believe a word she says
  • you will want to reread it from the start
  • the narrator is hiding one thing

Tropes that go with unreliable narrator

Questions and answers

What is the unreliable narrator trope?

An unreliable narrator is a storyteller whose account the reader learns not to trust, because they lie, forget or misread what happened.

How long should a book video about unreliable narrator be?

A trope reel made with Tropereel runs about eight seconds with five lines, which suits TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts.

Which tropes go well with unreliable narrator?

Books with unreliable narrator often also have locked room mystery, hidden identity, amnesia and morally grey hero.