Quote- "I think  we're to pedantic about "reality". My idea of what's real (fact) may not be the same as your's, but we can still live quite happily together."

I'd say that depends on what your version of reality is. In reality you might not be happy with the conditions. Even for somebody who never gets overly concerned. Some people put more value on truth than others. Suppose the book had been written about the Jewish holocaust?