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...find both the responses of Little Brown and their author Kaayva [sic] Viswanathan deeply troubling and disingenuous. Ms. Viswanathan's claim that similarities in her phrasing were 'unconscious' or 'unintentional' is suspect. We have documented more than forty passages from Kaavya Viswanathan's recent publication 'How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life' that contain identical language and/or common scene or dialogue structure from Megan McCafferty's first two books, 'Sloppy Firsts' and 'Second Helpings.' This extensive taking from Ms. McCafferty's books is nothing less than an act of literary identity theft...
...confirmed that she has read McCafferty’s novels “Sloppy Firsts” and “Second Helpings,” though she said she “wasn’t aware of how much I may have internalized Ms. McCafferty’s words...
...While the central stories of my book and hers are completely different, I wasn't aware of how much I may have internalized Ms. McCafferty's words. I am a huge fan of her work and can honestly say that any phrasing similarities between her works and mine were completely unintentional and unconscious. My publisher and I plan to revise my novel for future printings to eliminate any inappropriate similarities...
...confirmed that she has read McCafferty’s novels "Sloppy Firsts" and "Second Helpings," though she said she "wasn’t aware of how much I may have internalized Ms. McCafferty’s words...
...editors: In her comment on Christianity at Harvard (“Goodness Gracious,” Apr. 17), Ms. Caldwell identifies a phenomenon that should not be seen as a problem. Bemoaning what she sees as an insufficient level of anger on the part of Christian students reacting to the Owl Club’s “Catholic Schoolgirl Party,” she points out that “most of Harvard’s Christians turned the other cheek despite the offensive nature of such an event.” While Ms. Caldwell longingly observes that...